Age-related mitochondrial dysfunction as a key factor in COVID-19 disease

DJM Fernández-Ayala, P Navas… - Experimental gerontology, 2020 - Elsevier
SARS-CoV-2 causes a severe pneumonia (COVID-19) that affects essentially elderly
people. In COVID-19, macrophage infiltration into the lung causes a rapid and intense …

Autophagy in aging-related diseases and cancer: Principles, regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic potential

N Wu, W Zheng, Y Zhou, Y Tian, M Tang, X Feng… - Ageing Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Macroautophagy/autophagy is primarily accountable for the degradation of damaged
organelles and toxic macromolecules in the cells. Regarding the essential function of …

METTL3-mediated m6A modification of ATG7 regulates autophagy-GATA4 axis to promote cellular senescence and osteoarthritis progression

X Chen, W Gong, X Shao, T Shi, L Zhang… - Annals of the …, 2022 - ard.bmj.com
Objective The aim of the study was to investigate the role and regulatory mechanisms of
fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) and their senescence in the progression of osteoarthritis …

[HTML][HTML] Sirt3-mediated mitophagy regulates AGEs-induced BMSCs senescence and senile osteoporosis

Y Guo, X Jia, Y Cui, Y Song, S Wang, Y Geng, R Li… - Redox biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Senile osteoporosis (SOP) is widely regarded as one of the typical aging-related diseases
due to a decrease in bone mass and the destruction in microarchitecture. The inhibition of …

Sirtuin 1 in endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular aging

S Ministrini, YM Puspitasari, G Beer, L Liberale… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) is a histone deacetylase belonging to the family of Sirtuins, a class of
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)-dependent enzymes with multiple metabolic …

The influence of circular RNAs on autophagy and disease progression

Y Wang, Y Mo, M Peng, S Zhang, Z Gong, Q Yan… - Autophagy, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are non-coding RNAs that have attracted considerable attention
in recent years. Owing to their distinct circular structure, circRNAs are stable in cells …

The target of rapamycin signalling pathway in ageing and lifespan regulation

I Bjedov, C Rallis - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ageing is a complex trait controlled by genes and the environment. The highly conserved
mechanistic target of rapamycin signalling pathway (mTOR) is a major regulator of lifespan …

The role of rapamycin in healthspan extension via the delay of organ aging

Y Zhang, J Zhang, S Wang - Ageing Research Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Aging can not only shorten a healthy lifespan, but can also lead to multi-organ dysfunction
and failure. Anti-aging is a complex and worldwide conundrum for eliminating the various …

The mitochondrial permeability transition: nexus of aging, disease and longevity

H Rottenberg, JB Hoek - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The activity of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore, mPTP, a highly regulated multi-
component mega-channel, is enhanced in aging and in aging-driven degenerative …

Fine-tuning autophagy maximises lifespan and is associated with changes in mitochondrial gene expression in Drosophila

I Bjedov, HM Cochemé, A Foley, D Wieser… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Increased cellular degradation by autophagy is a feature of many interventions that delay
ageing. We report here that increased autophagy is necessary for reduced insulin-like …