Kynurenine pathway, NAD+ synthesis, and mitochondrial function: Targeting tryptophan metabolism to promote longevity and healthspan

R Castro-Portuguez, GL Sutphin - Experimental gerontology, 2020 - Elsevier
Aging is characterized by a progressive decline in the normal physiological functions of an
organism, ultimately leading to mortality. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is an …

Mitochondrial fragmentation in neurodegeneration

AB Knott, G Perkins, R Schwarzenbacher… - Nature Reviews …, 2008 - nature.com
Mitochondria are remarkably dynamic organelles that migrate, divide and fuse. Cycles of
mitochondrial fission and fusion ensure metabolite and mitochondrial DNA mixing and …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial fusion is required for mtDNA stability in skeletal muscle and tolerance of mtDNA mutations

H Chen, M Vermulst, YE Wang, A Chomyn, TA Prolla… - Cell, 2010 - cell.com
Mitochondria are highly mobile and dynamic organelles that continually fuse and divide.
These processes allow mitochondria to exchange contents, including mitochondrial DNA …

Oxidant stress evoked by pacemaking in dopaminergic neurons is attenuated by DJ-1

JN Guzman, J Sanchez-Padilla, D Wokosin… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Parkinson's disease is a pervasive, ageing-related neurodegenerative disease the cardinal
motor symptoms of which reflect the loss of a small group of neurons, the dopaminergic …

Drosophila melanogaster in the study of human neurodegeneration

F Hirth - CNS & Neurological Disorders-Drug Targets (Formerly …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Human neurodegenerative diseases are devastating illnesses that predominantly affect
elderly people. The majority of the diseases are associated with pathogenic oligomers from …

Mitochondria in cancer: in the aspects of tumorigenesis and targeted therapy

N Badrinath, SY Yoo - Carcinogenesis, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Mitochondria play pivotal roles in most eukaryotic cells, ranging from energy production to
regulation of apoptosis. As sites of cellular respiration, mitochondria experience …

Functional and morphological impact of ER stress on mitochondria

K Vannuvel, P Renard, M Raes… - Journal of cellular …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past years, knowledge and evidence about the existence of crosstalks between
cellular organelles and their potential effects on survival or cell death have been constantly …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic features and regulation in cell senescence

SM Kwon, SM Hong, YK Lee, S Min, G Yoon - BMB reports, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Organismal aging is accompanied by a host of progressive metabolic alterations and an
accumulation of senescent cells, along with functional decline and the appearance of …

Telomerase, mitochondria and oxidative stress

G Saretzki - Experimental gerontology, 2009 - Elsevier
Telomerase plays an important role in cellular proliferation capacity and survival under
conditions of stress. A large part of this protective function is due to telomere capping and …

Mitochondrial function and lifespan of mice with controlled ubiquinone biosynthesis

Y Wang, D Oxer, S Hekimi - Nature communications, 2015 - nature.com
Ubiquinone (UQ) is implicated in mitochondrial electron transport, superoxide generation
and as a membrane antioxidant. Here we present a mouse model in which UQ biosynthesis …