Autophagy in major human diseases

DJ Klionsky, G Petroni, RK Amaravadi… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Autophagy is a core molecular pathway for the preservation of cellular and organismal
homeostasis. Pharmacological and genetic interventions impairing autophagy responses …

Molecular mechanisms and physiological functions of mitophagy

M Onishi, K Yamano, M Sato, N Matsuda… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Degradation of mitochondria via a selective form of autophagy, named mitophagy, is a
fundamental mechanism conserved from yeast to humans that regulates mitochondrial …

[HTML][HTML] Biological functions of autophagy genes: a disease perspective

B Levine, G Kroemer - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
The lysosomal degradation pathway of autophagy plays a fundamental role in cellular,
tissue, and organismal homeostasis and is mediated by evolutionarily conserved autophagy …

Mitophagy and quality control mechanisms in mitochondrial maintenance

S Pickles, P Vigié, RJ Youle - Current Biology, 2018 - cell.com
The maintenance of a healthy and functional mitochondrial network is critical during
development as well as throughout life in the response to physiological adaptations and …

Mitochondrial dynamics and its involvement in disease

DC Chan - Annual review of pathology: mechanisms of disease, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The dynamic properties of mitochondria—including their fusion, fission, and degradation—
are critical for their optimal function in energy generation. The interplay of fusion and fission …

Mechanisms of mitophagy in cellular homeostasis, physiology and pathology

K Palikaras, E Lionaki, N Tavernarakis - Nature cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
Mitophagy is an evolutionarily conserved cellular process to remove dysfunctional or
superfluous mitochondria, thus fine-tuning mitochondrial number and preserving energy …

Parkin and PINK1 mitigate STING-induced inflammation

DA Sliter, J Martinez, L Hao, XI Chen, N Sun… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Although serum from patients with Parkinson's disease contains elevated levels of
numerous pro-inflammatory cytokines including IL-6, TNF, IL-1β, and IFNγ, whether …

Autophagy and neurodegeneration: pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

FM Menzies, A Fleming, A Caricasole, CF Bento… - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
Autophagy is a conserved pathway that delivers cytoplasmic contents to the lysosome for
degradation. Here we consider its roles in neuronal health and disease. We review …

The mitochondrial basis of aging

N Sun, RJ Youle, T Finkel - Molecular cell, 2016 - cell.com
A decline in mitochondrial quality and activity has been associated with normal aging and
correlated with the development of a wide range of age-related diseases. Here, we review …

Mitochondrial quality control in health and in Parkinson's disease

MA Eldeeb, RA Thomas, MA Ragheb… - Physiological …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
As a central hub for cellular metabolism and intracellular signaling, the mitochondrion is a
pivotal organelle, dysfunction of which has been linked to several human diseases including …