ReviewCalcified tissue international2024
Mitophagy Activation by Urolithin A to Target Muscle Aging.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Urolithin A supplementation on muscle health outcomes in humans from randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Exploring the Impact of Urolithins A and B on Muscle Health: A Transcriptomic Analysis in Human Myotubes.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2026Article
- Strengthening muscle for healthy ageing: innovative treatments for sarcopenia.Nature reviews. Drug discovery · 2026Review
- The microbiome-mitochondria axis: the context-dependent role of urolithin A in aging and cancer via mitophagy.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
- Natural Bioactive Compounds Targeting Key Hallmarks of Aging: Functional Food Potential of Spermidine, Fisetin, Berberine, and Urolithin A.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Observational
- Health Benefits and Molecular Mechanisms of Urolithin A: From a Gut Microbiota-Derived Metabolite to Translational Applications.Food science & nutrition · 2026Review
- Revision of Energy Metabolism Adaptations in High-Level Athletes: From Physical Performance Enhancement to Potential Therapeutic Targets in Mental Disorders.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026Review
- Medicinal Plants and the Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Chronic Diseases Modulation: A Structured Mechanistic and Translational Review.Current microbiology · 2026Review
- Dietary Polyphenols in Aging: A Systems-Level Perspective on Mitochondrial Quality Control and Microbiome Interactions.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- The Polyphenol-Microbiota Axis: Molecular Mechanisms, Metabolic Pathways, and Therapeutic Perspectives in Human Health.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
- Microglia Mitochondrial Metabolism in Neurological Diseases.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Review
- Understanding cardiovascular aging as a disorder of mitochondrial network.The journal of cardiovascular aging · 2026Article
- Mitophagy in the pathogenesis and management of disease.Cell research · 2026Review
- A review of autophagy in the pancreas: normal physiology and pathophysiology.Autophagy reports · 2026Review
- The presence and induction of regioselective dehydroxylases dictate urolithin metabolism by Enterocloster species.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2025Article
- Mechanisms Underlying Muscle-Related Diseases and Aging: Insights into Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Strategies.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Mitophagy is required to protect against excessive skeletal muscle atrophy following hindlimb immobilization.Journal of biomedical science · 2025Article
- Unveiling the potential of Urolithin A in Cancer Therapy: Mechanistic Insights to Future Perspectives of Nanomedicine.Nanotheranostics · 2025Review
- Mitochondrial defects in sporadic inclusion body myositis-causes and consequences.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024Review
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Abstract
The age-related loss of skeletal muscle function starts from midlife and if left unaddressed can lead to an impaired quality of life. A growing body of evidence indicates that mitochondrial dysfunction is causally involved with muscle aging. Muscles are tissues with high metabolic requirements, and contain rich mitochondria supply to support their continual energy needs. Cellular mitochondrial health is maintained by expansing of the mitochondrial pool though mitochondrial biogenesis, by preserving the natural mitochondrial dynamic process, via fusion and fission, and by ensuring the removal of damaged mitochondria through mitophagy. During aging, mitophagy levels decline and negatively impact skeletal muscle performance. Nutritional and pharmacological approaches have been proposed to manage the decline in muscle function due to impaired mitochondria bioenergetics. The natural postbiotic Urolithin A has been shown to promote mitophagy, mitochondrial function and improved muscle function across species in different experimental models and across multiple clinical studies. In this review, we explore the biology of Urolithin A and the clinical evidence of its impact on promoting healthy skeletal muscles during age-associated muscle decline.
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