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ReviewMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2020

Mini-Review on Lipofuscin and Aging: Focusing on The Molecular Interface, The Biological Recycling Mechanism, Oxidative Stress, and The Gut-Brain Axis Functionality.

Ovidiu-Dumitru Ilie, Alin Ciobica, Sorin Riga, Nitasha Dhunna, Jack McKenna, Ioannis Mavroudis, Bogdan Doroftei, Adela-Magdalena Ciobanu, Dan Riga

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In one paragraph

Review in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. 2-Methoxystypandrone fromAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  3. Photosensitivity of an aging brain.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  4. ε-Viniferin Rejuvenates Senescence viaPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  12. Impact of aging on the GABAbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024
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  13. Review
  14. Mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegenerative disorders.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2024
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Ovidiu-Dumitru IlieDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Biology, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University, Carol I Avenue, no 20A, 700505 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-4023-1765
Alin CiobicaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Biology, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University, Carol I Avenue, no 20A, 700505 Iasi, Romania.
Sorin RigaAcademy of Romanian Scientists, Splaiul Independentei, no. 54, sector 5, 050094 Bucharest, Romania.
Nitasha DhunnaMid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield WF1 4DG, UK.
Jack McKennaYork Hospital, Wigginton road Clifton, York YO31 8HE, UK.
Ioannis MavroudisLeeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Great George St, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.
Bogdan DorofteiFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", University Street, no 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-6618-141X
Adela-Magdalena CiobanuDiscipline of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dionisie Lupu Street, no 37, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Dan RigaAcademy of Romanian Scientists, Splaiul Independentei, no. 54, sector 5, 050094 Bucharest, Romania.

Funding

UEFISCDI PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2016-1210
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intra-lysosomal accumulation of the autofluorescent "residue" known as lipofuscin, which is found within postmitotic cells, remains controversial. Although it was considered a harmless hallmark of aging, its presence is detrimental as it continually accumulates. The latest evidence highlighted that lipofuscin strongly correlates with the excessive production of reactive oxygen species; however, despite this, lipofuscin cannot be removed by the biological recycling mechanisms. The antagonistic effects exerted at the DNA level culminate in a dysregulation of the cell cycle, by inducing a loss of the entire internal environment and abnormal gene(s) expression. Additionally, it appears that a crucial role in the production of reactive oxygen species can be attributed to gut microbiota, due to their ability to shape our behavior and neurodevelopment through their maintenance of the central nervous system.

Indexed as

LipofuscinOxidative StressBrainLysosomesLipofuscinagingautophagygut–brain axislipofuscinmolecular biologyoxidative stress

Identifiers

PMID33228124
PMCPMC7699382

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