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Autophagy in healthy aging and disease

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Aman, Yahyah, Schmauck-Medina, Tomas, Hansen, Malene, Morimoto, Richard I., Simon, Anna Katharina, Bjedov, Ivana, Palikaras, Konstantinos, Simonsen, Anne +7 more·2021·Nature Aging

Abstract

Autophagy is a fundamental cellular process that eliminates molecules and subcellular elements, including nucleic acids, proteins, lipids and organelles, via lysosome-mediated degradation to promote homeostasis, differentiation, development and survival. While autophagy is intimately linked to health, the intricate relationship among autophagy, aging and disease remains unclear. This Review examines several emerging features of autophagy and postulates how they may be linked to aging as well as to the development and progression of disease. In addition, we discuss current preclinical evidence arguing for the use of autophagy modulators as suppressors of age-related pathologies such as neurodegenerative diseases. Finally, we highlight key questions and propose novel research avenues that will likely reveal new links between autophagy and the hallmarks of aging. Understanding the precise interplay between autophagy and the risk of age-related pathologies across organisms will eventually facilitate the development of clinical applications that promote long-term health.

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  • Autophagy is a highly conserved metabolic degradation process that maintains cellular homeostasis by delivering intracellular protein aggregates and damaged organelles to lysosomes for degradation and recycling.

    “Autophagy, a highly conserved metabolic degradation process, maintains cellular homeostasis by delivering intracellular protein aggregates and damaged organelles to lysosomes for degradation and recycling.220,221”
  • CCF formation is associated with autophagy, specifically autophagic degradation of Lamin B1 in senescent cells.

    “CCF formation is also associated with autophagy, a collection of cellular homeostatic processes for trafficking and degradation of macromolecules and cellular components (Aman et al., 2021), and specifically autophagic degradation of Lamin B1 in senescent cells.”

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Aman, Y., Schmauck-Medina, T., Hansen, M., Morimoto, R. I., Simon, A. K., Bjedov, I., Palikaras, K., Simonsen, A., Johansen, T., Tavernarakis, N., Rubinsztein, D. C., Partridge, L., Kroemer, G., Labbadia, J., & Fang, E. F.
Affiliations
  • University of Oslo (NO)
  • Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (US)
  • Northwestern University (US)
  • University of Oxford (GB)
  • University College London (GB)
  • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
  • Oslo University Hospital (NO)
  • UiT The Arctic University of Norway (NO)
  • University of Crete (GR)
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing (DE)
  • Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
Corresponding author
Labbadia, John
Venue
Nature Aging
Published
2021-08-12
Volume
1
Issue
8
Pages
634-650
ISSN
2662-8465 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3190631166
Cited by
1,313
References
250
Citations by year
2026: 210 · 2025: 312 · 2024: 364 · 2023: 253 · 2022: 151 · 2021: 21 · 2019: 1 · 2013: 1
FWCI
30.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Aging (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • MDC Repository (Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine) (submittedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge) (submittedVersion)
  • Apollo
Funders
  • American Federation for Aging Research (GM117466)
  • Larry L. Hillblom Foundation
  • Kreftforeningen (190214, 207819, 249884, 171318)
  • Kenneth Rainin Foundation (KRA000116)
  • Wellcome Trust (FP7/2007–2013, ISSF3, 103830/Z/14/Z, 098565/Z/12/Z, 220784/Z/20/Z)
  • Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research (KENN161708)
  • Alzheimer's Society
  • International Seafood Sustainability Foundation
  • Cancer Research UK (FP7/2007-2013, A28990, C7893/ A28990, 28990)
  • Academy of Medical Sciences (SBF004\1051)
  • European Commission (262652, 2007–2013, FP7 2007-2013, FP7/2007, 233655)
  • Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-21-ESRE-0028, ANR-17-CE14-0030, ANR-18-IDEX-0001)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (#81971327, FP7/2007-2013, 2021-021, FP7/2007)
  • Ligue Contre le Cancer
  • Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (UMS3655)
  • Norges Forskningsråd (#262652, #262175, 277813, 221831, 249884)
  • Akershus Universitetssykehus (#269901, 261973)
  • UK Dementia Research Institute (UKDRI-2002)
  • National Institutes of Health (FP7/2007-2013, AG054407)
  • Tau Consortium
  • Medical Research Council (MR/M02492X/1)
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/P005535/1, BB/T013273/1, ISSF3)
  • Helse Sør-Øst RHF (2020001)
  • National Institute on Aging (RF1AG057296, R37AG026647, P01AG054407, P01AG049665, R01AG038664)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM117466)
  • H2020 European Research Council (695190, 842174)
  • FP7 Ideas: European Research Council (268739)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Physiology › Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
Keywords
autophagy, healthy aging, age-related diseases, lysosomal degradation, cellular homeostasis, autophagy modulators, neurodegenerative diseases, hallmarks of aging
MeSH terms
Healthy Aging, Aging, Autophagy, Humans, Lysosomes, Neurodegenerative Diseases

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