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ReviewCell regeneration (London, England)2025

Autophagy in adult stem cell homeostasis, aging, and disease therapy.

Ke Zhao, Indigo T C Chan, Erin H Y Tse, Zhiyao Xie, Tom H Cheung, Yi Arial Zeng

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Review in Cell regeneration (London, England), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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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

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

6 authors.

Ke Zhao *Key Laboratory of Systems Health Science of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6097-9431
Indigo T C Chan *Division of Life Science, Center for Stem Cell Research, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Daniel and Mayce Yu Molecular Neuroscience Center, HKUST-Nan Fung Life Sciences Joint Laboratory, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.
Erin H Y TseDivision of Life Science, Center for Stem Cell Research, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Daniel and Mayce Yu Molecular Neuroscience Center, HKUST-Nan Fung Life Sciences Joint Laboratory, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.
Zhiyao XieNew Cornerstone Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China.
Tom H CheungDivision of Life Science, Center for Stem Cell Research, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Daniel and Mayce Yu Molecular Neuroscience Center, HKUST-Nan Fung Life Sciences Joint Laboratory, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China. tcheung@ust.hk.
Yi Arial ZengKey Laboratory of Systems Health Science of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, China. yzeng@sibcb.ac.cn.

Funding

Croucher Foundation CAS24SC02Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases InnoHK, HKSARHong Kong Epigenome Project Lo Ka Chung Charitable FoundationHong Kong Research Grant Council RFS2425-6S01, GRF16100322, GRF16101524, HLCA/M-604/23, AoE/M-604/16, T13-605/18W and T13-602/21NInnovation and Technology Commission ITCPD/17-9National Key Research and Development Program of China 2020YFA0509002Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission 22JC1402202Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission 23J21901400Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project, and New Cornerstone Science Foundation NCI202254Training Program for Excellent Young Innovators of Changsha YSBR-014
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autophagy is a crucial cellular process that facilitates the degradation of damaged organelles and protein aggregates, and the recycling of cellular components for the energy production and macromolecule synthesis. It plays an indispensable role in maintaining cellular homeostasis. Over recent decades, research has increasingly focused on the role of autophagy in regulating adult stem cells (SCs). Studies suggest that autophagy modulates various cellular processes and states of adult SCs, including quiescence, proliferation, self-renewal, and differentiation. The primary role of autophagy in these contexts is to sustain homeostasis, withstand stressors, and supply energy. Notably, the dysfunction of adult SCs during aging is correlated with a decline in autophagic activity, suggesting that autophagy is also involved in SC- and aging-associated disorders. Given the diverse cellular processes mediated by autophagy and the intricate mechanisms governing adult SCs, further research is essential to elucidate both universal and cell type-specific regulatory pathways of autophagy. This review discusses the role of autophagy in regulating adult SCs during quiescence, proliferation, self-renewal, and differentiation. Additionally, it summarizes the relationship between SC aging and autophagy, providing therapeutical insights into treating and ameliorating aging-associated diseases and cancers, and ultimately promoting longevity.

Indexed as

Adult stem cellAgingAutophagyCancerHomeostasis

Identifiers

PMID40208372
PMCPMC11985830

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