The SarcoEndoplasmic Reticulum Calcium ATPase (SERCA) pump: a potential target for intervention in aging and skeletal muscle pathologies

H Xu, H Van Remmen - Skeletal Muscle, 2021 - Springer
As a key regulator of cellular calcium homeostasis, the Sarcoendoplasmic Reticulum
Calcium ATPase (SERCA) pump acts to transport calcium ions from the cytosol back to the …

Mitochondrial dysfunction in intensive care unit-acquired weakness and critical illness myopathy: a narrative review

F Klawitter, J Ehler, R Bajorat, R Patejdl - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are key structures providing most of the energy needed to maintain
homeostasis. They are the main source of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), participate in …

Muscle mitochondrial catalase expression prevents neuromuscular junction disruption, atrophy, and weakness in a mouse model of accelerated sarcopenia

H Xu, R Ranjit, A Richardson… - Journal of Cachexia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Oxidative stress and damage are associated with a number of ageing
phenotypes, including age‐related loss of muscle mass and reduced contractile function …

[HTML][HTML] Neuronal deletion of MnSOD in mice leads to demyelination, inflammation and progressive paralysis that mimics phenotypes associated with progressive …

S Bhaskaran, G Kumar, N Thadathil, KM Piekarz… - Redox Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Neuronal oxidative stress has been implicated in aging and neurodegenerative disease.
Here we investigated the impact of elevated oxidative stress induced in mouse spinal cord …

Redox signaling and sarcopenia: searching for the primary suspect

NA Foreman, AS Hesse, LL Ji - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sarcopenia, the age-related decline in muscle mass and function, derives from multiple
etiological mechanisms. Accumulative research suggests that reactive oxygen species …

Scavenging mitochondrial hydrogen peroxide by peroxiredoxin 3 overexpression attenuates contractile dysfunction and muscle atrophy in a murine model of …

B Ahn, R Ranjit, P Kneis, H Xu, KM Piekarz… - Aging …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Age‐related muscle atrophy and weakness, or sarcopenia, are significant contributors to
compromised health and quality of life in the elderly. While the mechanisms driving this …

Impact of aging and oxidative stress on specific components of excitation contraction coupling in regulating force generation

H Xu, B Ahn, H Van Remmen - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
Muscle weakness associated with sarcopenia is a major contributor to reduced health span
and quality of life in the elderly. However, the underlying mechanisms of muscle weakness …

Cancer cachexia in a mouse model of oxidative stress

JL Brown, MM Lawrence, B Ahn, P Kneis… - Journal of Cachexia …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cancer is associated with muscle atrophy (cancer cachexia) that is linked to up
to 40% of cancer‐related deaths. Oxidative stress is a critical player in the induction and …

Targeting mitochondria and oxidative stress in cancer-and chemotherapy-induced muscle wasting

JR Huot, D Baumfalk, A Resendiz… - Antioxidants & Redox …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Cancer is frequently associated with the early appearance of cachexia, a
multifactorial wasting syndrome. If not present at diagnosis, cachexia develops either as a …

Neuron‐specific deletion of CuZnSOD leads to an advanced sarcopenic phenotype in older mice

S Bhaskaran, N Pollock, PC Macpherson, B Ahn… - Aging …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Age‐associated loss of muscle mass and function (sarcopenia) has a profound effect on the
quality of life in the elderly. Our previous studies show that CuZnSOD deletion in mice …