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 …

DNA damage-induced neurodegeneration in accelerated ageing and Alzheimer's disease

H Wang, S Lautrup, D Caponio, J Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
DNA repair ensures genomic stability to achieve healthy ageing, including cognitive
maintenance. Mutations on genes encoding key DNA repair proteins can lead to diseases …

NAD+ augmentation restores mitophagy and limits accelerated aging in Werner syndrome

EF Fang, Y Hou, S Lautrup, MB Jensen, B Yang… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Metabolic dysfunction is a primary feature of Werner syndrome (WS), a human premature
aging disease caused by mutations in the gene encoding the Werner (WRN) DNA helicase …

[HTML][HTML] Spermidine inhibits neurodegeneration and delays aging via the PINK1-PDR1-dependent mitophagy pathway in C. elegans

X Yang, M Zhang, Y Dai, Y Sun, Y Aman, Y Xu… - Aging (Albany …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aging is the primary driver of various diseases, including common neurodegenerative
diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). Currently there is …

WRN promotes bone development and growth by unwinding SHOX-G-quadruplexes via its helicase activity in Werner Syndrome

Y Tian, W Wang, S Lautrup, H Zhao, X Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Werner Syndrome (WS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by premature
aging due to mutations of the WRN gene. A classical sign in WS patients is short stature, but …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting NAD+ in translational research to relieve diseases and conditions of metabolic stress and ageing

BC Gilmour, R Gudmundsrud, J Frank, A Hov… - Mechanisms of Ageing …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) plays a fundamental role in life and health
through the regulation of energy biogenesis, redox homeostasis, cell metabolism, and the …

Mitophagy regulation in aging and neurodegenerative disease

TA Banarase, SS Sammeta, NL Wankhede… - Biophysical …, 2023 - Springer
Mitochondria are the primary cellular energy generators, supplying the majority of
adenosine triphosphate through oxidative phosphorylation, which is necessary for neuron …

The NAD+-mitophagy axis in healthy longevity and in artificial intelligence-based clinical applications

Y Aman, J Frank, SH Lautrup, A Matysek, Z Niu… - Mechanisms of ageing …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is an important natural molecule involved in
fundamental biological processes, including the TCA cycle, OXPHOS, β-oxidation, and is a …

Phylogenic determinants of cardiovascular frailty, focus on hemodynamics and arterial smooth muscle cells

JB Michel - Physiological reviews, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
The evolution of the circulatory system from invertebrates to mammals has involved the
passage from an open system to a closed in-parallel system via a closed in-series system …

Establishment and application of a zebrafish model of Werner syndrome identifies sapanisertib as a potential antiaging drug

J Ma, Y Chen, J Song, Q Ruan, L Li, L Luo - Proceedings of the National …, 2025 - pnas.org
Aging is a complex process that affects multiple organs, and the discovery of a
pharmacological approach to ameliorate aging is considered the Holy Grail of medicine …