Causal roles of mitochondrial dynamics in longevity and healthy aging

A Sharma, HJ Smith, P Yao, WB Mair - EMBO reports, 2019 - embopress.org
Mitochondria are organized in the cell in the form of a dynamic, interconnected network.
Mitochondrial dynamics, regulated by mitochondrial fission, fusion, and trafficking, ensure …

Mitochondria damage and kidney disease

P Duann, PH Lin - Mitochondrial Dynamics in cardiovascular medicine, 2017 - Springer
The kidney is a vital organ that demands an extraordinary amount of energy to actively
maintain the body's metabolism, plasma hemodynamics, electrolytes and water …

[HTML][HTML] Nicotinamide provides neuroprotection in glaucoma by protecting against mitochondrial and metabolic dysfunction

JR Tribble, A Otmani, S Sun, SA Ellis, G Cimaglia… - Redox biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is a REDOX cofactor and metabolite essential for
neuronal survival. Glaucoma is a common neurodegenerative disease in which neuronal …

Sirtuins in renal health and disease

M Morigi, L Perico, A Benigni - Journal of the American Society of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Sirtuins belong to an evolutionarily conserved family of NAD+-dependent deacetylases that
share multiple cellular functions related to proliferation, DNA repair, mitochondrial energy …

Human mesenchymal stromal cells transplanted into mice stimulate renal tubular cells and enhance mitochondrial function

L Perico, M Morigi, C Rota, M Breno, C Mele… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are renoprotective and drive regeneration following
injury, although cellular targets of such an effect are still ill-defined. Here, we show that …

SIRT3 promotes antimycobacterial defenses by coordinating mitochondrial and autophagic functions

TS Kim, YB Jin, YS Kim, S Kim, JK Kim, HM Lee… - Autophagy, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT SIRT3 (sirtuin 3), a mitochondrial protein deacetylase, maintains respiratory
function, but its role in the regulation of innate immune defense is largely unknown. Herein …

Melatonin mitigates mitochondrial meltdown: interactions with SIRT3

RJ Reiter, DX Tan, S Rosales-Corral, A Galano… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Melatonin exhibits extraordinary diversity in terms of its functions and distribution. When
discovered, it was thought to be uniquely of pineal gland origin. Subsequently, melatonin …

Diabetic nephropathy: novel molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets

C Zoja, C Xinaris, D Macconi - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the major microvascular complications of diabetes
mellitus and the leading cause of end-stage kidney disease. The standard treatments for …

Sirtuin 3 regulates mitochondrial protein acetylation and metabolism in tubular epithelial cells during renal fibrosis

Y Zhang, P Wen, J Luo, H Ding, H Cao, W He… - Cell death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Proximal tubular epithelial cells (TECs) demand high energy and rely on mitochondrial
oxidative phosphorylation as the main energy source. However, this is disturbed in renal …

The role of SIRT3-mediated mitochondrial homeostasis in osteoarthritis

Y He, Z Wu, L Xu, K Xu, Z Chen, J Ran, L Wu - Cellular and Molecular Life …, 2020 - Springer
Osteoarthritis is the most common degenerative joint disease and causes major pain and
disability in adults. It has been reported that mitochondrial dysfunction in chondrocytes is …