ReviewNature reviews. Endocrinology2021
Autophagy in metabolic disease and ageing.
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228 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 376 citations in OpenAlex.
- Frontiers and emerging trends in research on metabolic syndrome and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: a bibliometric analysis (2005-2024).Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Pooled it
- Scientific landscape of oxidative stress in sarcopenia: from bibliometric analysis to hotspots review.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Lipophagy: A key regulator in oxidative stress and metabolic disorders.Genes & diseases · 2026Review
- Fluorogenic Autophagic Vesicle-Engaging Probe Enables High-Contrast and Homogeneous Imaging of Autophagic Flux in Live Cells.Chemical & biomedical imaging · 2026Article
- Restoration of circadian rhythm as novel targets against sarcopenia.Chinese medical journal · 2026Review
- Elucidating the neuropathological and molecular heterogeneity of amyloid beta and tau in Alzheimer's disease through machine learning and transcriptomic integration.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Article
- Ferroptosis and aging: Inducing and catalyzing neurodegenerative diseases.Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- The pyruvate transporter hermes regulates autophagy and health by modulating ROS production.Cell reports · 2026Article
- Lycium barbarum polysaccharides alleviate PVC microplastic-induced ferroptosis and fibrosis in duck kidneys by attenuating NCOA4-mediated ferritinophagy: an in vivo study.Poultry science · 2026Article
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- Polygonatum sibiricum polysaccharides regulate chondrocyte inflammation and metabolism via S100A9 inhibition-mediated autophagy promotion to ameliorate osteoarthritis.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Article
- Weight loss and alcohol reduction synergize for hepatic steatosis remission in elderly patients with metabolic alcohol-associated liver disease (MetALD): a retrospective cohort study.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Article
- Retrograde axonal transport of autophagic vesicles and dynein-dynactin protein interaction are attenuated during aging in the rat optic nerve in vivo.Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Improve Aging-Related Changes in Liver Lipid Metabolism by Enhancing Autophagy.Aging cell · 2026Article
- A Biomimetic Nanoparticle System Intercepts and Degrades Thrombospondin-1 to Restore Vascular Homeostasis After Ischemic Injury.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Obesity- and Glucose-Dependent Differential Autophagy Marker Expression in Adipose Tissues and Adipocytes.Obesity science & practice · 2026Article
- Quantitative analysis of autophagic flux reveals radiation-induced activation of SQSTM1-mediated degradation of protein aggregates and ER-phagy.Journal of radiation research · 2026Article
- Zika virus: unraveling the complex interplay between viral pathogenesis and host immune defenses.Virology journal · 2026Review
- XopA: a novel type III secretion system effector inMicrobiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Targeting ULK1 and USP20 to modulate autophagy and chemosensitivity in cancer cell lines.Biomedical reports · 2026Article
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Abstract
Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved, lysosome-dependent catabolic process whereby cytoplasmic components, including damaged organelles, protein aggregates and lipid droplets, are degraded and their components recycled. Autophagy has an essential role in maintaining cellular homeostasis in response to intracellular stress; however, the efficiency of autophagy declines with age and overnutrition can interfere with the autophagic process. Therefore, conditions such as sarcopenic obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) that are characterized by metabolic derangement and intracellular stresses (including oxidative stress, inflammation and endoplasmic reticulum stress) also involve the accumulation of damaged cellular components. These conditions are prevalent in ageing populations. For example, sarcopenia is an age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength that is involved in the pathogenesis of both insulin resistance and T2DM, particularly in elderly people. Impairment of autophagy results in further aggravation of diabetes-related metabolic derangements in insulin target tissues, including the liver, skeletal muscle and adipose tissue, as well as in pancreatic β-cells. This Review summarizes the role of autophagy in the pathogenesis of metabolic diseases associated with or occurring in the context of ageing, including insulin resistance, T2DM and sarcopenic obesity, and describes its potential as a therapeutic target.
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