Is coenzyme Q a key factor in aging?

G López-Lluch, JC Rodríguez-Aguilera… - Mechanisms of ageing …, 2010 - Elsevier
Coenzyme Q (Q) is a key component for bioenergetics and antioxidant protection in the cell.
During the last years, research on diseases linked to Q-deficiency has highlighted the …

Mitochondrial responsibility in ageing process: innocent, suspect or guilty

G López-Lluch, C Santos-Ocaña, JA Sánchez-Alcázar… - Biogerontology, 2015 - Springer
Ageing is accompanied by the accumulation of damaged molecules in cells due to the injury
produced by external and internal stressors. Among them, reactive oxygen species …

Relative importance of redox buffers GSH and NAD (P) H in age‐related neurodegeneration and Alzheimer disease‐like mouse neurons

D Ghosh, KR Levault, GJ Brewer - Aging cell, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aging, a major risk factor in Alzheimer's disease (AD), is associated with an oxidative redox
shift, decreased redox buffer protection, and increased free radical reactive oxygen species …

Aging-induced impairment of vascular function: mitochondrial redox contributions and physiological/clinical implications

EP Tracy, W Hughes, JE Beare, G Rowe… - Antioxidants & Redox …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Significance: The vasculature responds to the respiratory needs of tissue by modulating
luminal diameter through smooth muscle constriction or relaxation. Coronary perfusion …

NAD+, Sirtuins and PARPs: enhancing oocyte developmental competence

CL Pollard, Z Gibb, A Swegen… - Journal of Reproduction …, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Oocyte quality is the limiting factor in female fertility. It is well known that maternal nutrition
plays a role in reproductive function, and manipulating nutrition to improve fertility in …

Dynamic mitochondrial proteome under polyamines treatment in cardiac aging

H Zhang, M Yan, T Liu, P Wei, N Chai, L Li… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Age-related alteration of mitochondria causes impaired cardiac function, along with cellular
and molecular changes. Polyamines can extend life span in mice. However, whether …

Coenzyme Q homeostasis in aging: Response to non-genetic interventions

G López-Lluch - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Coenzyme Q (CoQ) is a key component for many essential metabolic and antioxidant
activities in cells in mitochondria and cell membranes. Mitochondrial dysfunction is one of …

Nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase is required for brain mitochondrial redox balance under hampered energy substrate metabolism and high‐fat diet

A Francisco, JA Ronchi, CDC Navarro… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Among mitochondrial NADP‐reducing enzymes, nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase
(NNT) establishes an elevated matrix NADPH/NADP+ by catalyzing the reduction of NADP+ …

Membrane-bound CYB5R3 is a common effector of nutritional and oxidative stress response through FOXO3a and Nrf2

E Siendones, S SantaCruz-Calvo… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Aims: Membrane-bound CYB5R3 deficiency in humans causes recessive
hereditary methaemoglobinaemia (RHM), an incurable disease that is characterized by …

Enzyme trafficking and coclustering precede and accurately predict human breast cancer recurrences: an interdisciplinary review

HR Petty - American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Although great effort has been expended to understand cancer's origins, less attention has
been given to the primary cause of cancer deaths—cancer recurrences and their sequelae …