AMPK: restoring metabolic homeostasis over space and time

E Trefts, RJ Shaw - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
The evolution of AMPK and its homologs enabled exquisite responsivity and control of
cellular energetic homeostasis. Recent work has been critical in establishing the …

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 …

AMPK and the adaptation to exercise

HR Spaulding, Z Yan - Annual review of physiology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Noncommunicable diseases are chronic diseases that contribute to death worldwide, but
these diseases can be prevented and mitigated with regular exercise. Exercise activates …

Mitochondrial dysfunction: roles in skeletal muscle atrophy

X Chen, Y Ji, R Liu, X Zhu, K Wang, X Yang… - Journal of Translational …, 2023 - Springer
Mitochondria play important roles in maintaining cellular homeostasis and skeletal muscle
health, and damage to mitochondria can lead to a series of pathophysiological changes …

Role of AMPK in autophagy

S Wang, H Li, M Yuan, H Fan, Z Cai - Frontiers in physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a significant energy sensor
in the maintenance of cellular energy homeostasis. Autophagy is a highly conserved …

Heavy metals induced mitochondrial dysfunction in animals: Molecular mechanism of toxicity

Q Sun, Y Li, L Shi, R Hussain, K Mehmood, Z Tang… - Toxicology, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution not only poses a serious threat to both animal growth and public
health, but also to aquatic life. Mitochondria are the first target sites for a variety of heavy …

Mitophagy: molecular mechanisms, new concepts on parkin activation and the emerging role of AMPK/ULK1 axis

R Iorio, G Celenza, S Petricca - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are multifunctional subcellular organelles essential for cellular energy
homeostasis and apoptotic cell death. It is, therefore, crucial to maintain mitochondrial …

Mitophagy in human diseases

L Doblado, C Lueck, C Rey, AK Samhan-Arias… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mitophagy is a selective autophagic process, essential for cellular homeostasis, that
eliminates dysfunctional mitochondria. Activated by inner membrane depolarization, it plays …

The protective effect of selenoprotein M on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: the role of the AMPKα1–MFN2 pathway and Parkin mitophagy

J Cai, J Huang, J Yang, X Chen, H Zhang… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is related to a dysregulation of mitophagy, a
process that is not fully understood. Parkin-related mitophagy can sustain mitochondrial …

Mitochondria-localized AMPK responds to local energetics and contributes to exercise and energetic stress-induced mitophagy

JC Drake, RJ Wilson, RC Laker… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Mitochondria form a complex, interconnected reticulum that is maintained through
coordination among biogenesis, dynamic fission, and fusion and mitophagy, which are …