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 …

Autophagy and the cell biology of age-related disease

AM Leidal, B Levine, J Debnath - Nature cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
Macroautophagy (autophagy) is a conserved lysosomal degradation process essential for
cellular homeostasis and adaption to stress. Accumulating evidence indicates that …

NAD+ in aging: molecular mechanisms and translational implications

EF Fang, S Lautrup, Y Hou, TG Demarest… - Trends in molecular …, 2017 - cell.com
The coenzyme NAD+ is critical in cellular bioenergetics and adaptive stress responses. Its
depletion has emerged as a fundamental feature of aging that may predispose to a wide …

Aging and autophagy in the heart

A Shirakabe, Y Ikeda, S Sciarretta, DK Zablocki… - Circulation …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
The aging population is increasing in developed countries. Because the incidence of
cardiac disease increases dramatically with age, it is important to understand the molecular …

Autophagy and aging

DC Rubinsztein, G Mariño, G Kroemer - Cell, 2011 - cell.com
Genetic inhibition of autophagy induces degenerative changes in mammalian tissues that
resemble those associated with aging, and normal and pathological aging are often …

Dietary restriction and lifespan: Lessons from invertebrate models

P Kapahi, M Kaeberlein, M Hansen - Ageing research reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Dietary restriction (DR) is the most robust environmental manipulation known to increase
active and healthy lifespan in many species. Despite differences in the protocols and the …

Senescence and aging: the critical roles of p53

A Rufini, P Tucci, I Celardo, G Melino - Oncogene, 2013 - nature.com
Abstract p53 functions as a transcription factor involved in cell-cycle control, DNA repair,
apoptosis and cellular stress responses. However, besides inducing cell growth arrest and …

Role of autophagy in aging: The good, the bad, and the ugly

S Tabibzadeh - Aging Cell, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Autophagy (self‐eating) is a conserved catabolic homeostatic process required for cellular
metabolic demands by removal of the damaged molecules and organelles and for …

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 …

The role of protein clearance mechanisms in organismal ageing and age-related diseases

D Vilchez, I Saez, A Dillin - Nature communications, 2014 - nature.com
The ability to maintain a functional proteome, or proteostasis, declines during the ageing
process. Damaged and misfolded proteins accumulate with age, impairing cell function and …