Mitophagy in human health, ageing and disease

A Picca, J Faitg, J Auwerx, L Ferrucci, D D'Amico - Nature Metabolism, 2023 - nature.com
Maintaining optimal mitochondrial function is a feature of health. Mitophagy removes and
recycles damaged mitochondria and regulates the biogenesis of new, fully functional ones …

Measuring biological aging in humans: A quest

L Ferrucci, M Gonzalez‐Freire, E Fabbri… - Aging cell, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The global population of individuals over the age of 65 is growing at an unprecedented rate
and is expected to reach 1.6 billion by 2050. Most older individuals are affected by multiple …

Impact of aging and exercise on skeletal muscle mitochondrial capacity, energy metabolism, and physical function

L Grevendonk, NJ Connell, C McCrum… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The relationship between the age-associated decline in mitochondrial function and its effect
on skeletal muscle physiology and function remain unclear. In the current study, we …

Plasma proteomic signature of age in healthy humans

T Tanaka, A Biancotto, R Moaddel, AZ Moore… - Aging cell, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
To characterize the proteomic signature of chronological age, 1,301 proteins were
measured in plasma using the SOMAscan assay (SomaLogic, Boulder, CO, USA) in a …

Connecting aging biology and inflammation in the omics era

KA Walker, N Basisty, DM Wilson… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Aging is characterized by the accumulation of damage to macromolecules and cell
architecture that triggers a proinflammatory state in blood and solid tissues, termed …

Measuring aging and identifying aging phenotypes in cancer survivors

JL Guida, TA Ahles, D Belsky, J Campisi… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Observational data have shown that some cancer survivors develop chronic conditions like
frailty, sarcopenia, cardiac dysfunction, and mild cognitive impairment earlier and/or at a …

[HTML][HTML] Age-related changes in gait biomechanics and their impact on the metabolic cost of walking: Report from a National Institute on Aging workshop

KA Boyer, KL Hayes, BR Umberger… - Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in old age that contribute to the complex issue of an increased metabolic
cost of walking (mass-specific energy cost per unit distance traveled) in older adults appear …

Quantitative MRI for evaluation of musculoskeletal disease: cartilage and muscle composition, joint inflammation, and biomechanics in osteoarthritis

BL Eck, M Yang, JJ Elias, CS Winalski… - Investigative …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a valuable tool for evaluating musculoskeletal disease
as it offers a range of image contrasts that are sensitive to underlying tissue biochemical …

Physical activity unveils the relationship between mitochondrial energetics, muscle quality, and physical function in older adults

G Distefano, RA Standley, X Zhang… - Journal of cachexia …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background The concept of mitochondrial dysfunction in ageing muscle is highly
controversial. In addition, emerging evidence suggests that reduced muscle oxidative …

Muscle mitochondrial energetics predicts mobility decline in well‐functioning older adults: The baltimore longitudinal study of aging

Q Tian, BA Mitchell, M Zampino, KW Fishbein… - Aging …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Muscle mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with poor mobility in aging.
Whether mitochondrial dysfunction predicts subsequent mobility decline is unknown …