Autophagy in healthy aging and disease

Y Aman, T Schmauck-Medina, M Hansen, RI Morimoto… - Nature aging, 2021 - nature.com
Autophagy is a fundamental cellular process that eliminates molecules and subcellular
elements, including nucleic acids, proteins, lipids and organelles, via lysosome-mediated …

Natural products for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus: Pharmacology and mechanisms

L Xu, Y Li, Y Dai, J Peng - Pharmacological research, 2018 - Elsevier
Epidemiological studies have implied that diabetes mellitus (DM) will become an epidemic
accompany with metabolic and endocrine disorders worldwide. Most of DM patients are …

New insights for oxidative stress and diabetes mellitus

K Maiese - Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The release of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the generation of oxidative stress are
considered critical factors for the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus (DM), a disorder that is …

Targeting molecules to medicine with mTOR, autophagy and neurodegenerative disorders

K Maiese - British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Neurodegenerative disorders are significantly increasing in incidence as the age of the
global population continues to climb with improved life expectancy. At present, more than 30 …

Metformin alleviates hyperglycemia-induced endothelial impairment by downregulating autophagy via the Hedgehog pathway

C Niu, Z Chen, KT Kim, J Sun, M Xue, G Chen, S Li… - Autophagy, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Studies regarding macroautophagic/autophagic regulation in endothelial cells (ECs) under
diabetic conditions are very limited. Clinical evidence establishes an endothelial protective …

Molecular mechanisms associated with diabetic endothelial–erectile dysfunction

A Castela, C Costa - Nature Reviews Urology, 2016 - nature.com
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common complication of diabetes, affecting up to 75% of all
diabetic men. Although the aetiology of diabetic ED is multifactorial, endothelial dysfunction …

Cellular metabolism: A fundamental component of degeneration in the nervous system

K Maiese - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
It is estimated that, at minimum, 500 million individuals suffer from cellular metabolic
dysfunction, such as diabetes mellitus (DM), throughout the world. Even more concerning is …

FoxO proteins in the nervous system

K Maiese - Analytical cellular pathology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Acute as well as chronic disorders of the nervous system lead to significant morbidity and
mortality for millions of individuals globally. Given the ability to govern stem cell proliferation …

[HTML][HTML] Nicotinamide as a foundation for treating neurodegenerative disease and metabolic disorders

K Maiese - Current neurovascular research, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neurodegenerative disorders impact more than one billion individuals worldwide and are
intimately tied to metabolic disease that can affect another nine hundred individuals …

Cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis

K Maiese - Bioengineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Almost three million individuals suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS) throughout the world, a
demyelinating disease in the nervous system with increased prevalence over the last five …