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Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Age-Related Metabolic Disorders
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Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Age-Related Metabolic Disorders

Venkateswaran Natarajan, Ritu Chawla, Tania Mah, Rajesh Vivekanandan, Shu Yi Tan, Priscila Y Sato and Karthik Mallilankaraman
Proteomics (Weinheim), v 20(5-6), pp e1800404-n/a
Mar 2020
PMID: 32131138

Abstract

Aging Animals Energy Metabolism Humans Metabolic Diseases - etiology Metabolic Diseases - metabolism Metabolic Diseases - pathology Mitochondria - metabolism Mitochondria - pathology Reactive Oxygen Species - metabolism Signal Transduction
Aging is a natural biological process in living organisms characterized by receding bioenergetics. Mitochondria are crucial for cellular bioenergetics and thus an important contributor to age-related energetics deterioration. In addition, mitochondria play a major role in calcium signaling, redox homeostasis, and thermogenesis making this organelle a major cellular component that dictates the fate of a cell. To maintain its quantity and quality, mitochondria undergo multiple processes such as fission, fusion, and mitophagy to eliminate or replace damaged mitochondria. While this bioenergetics machinery is properly protected, the functional decline associated with age and age-related metabolic diseases is mostly a result of failure in such protective mechanisms. In addition, metabolic by-products like reactive oxygen species also aid in this destructive pathway. Mitochondrial dysfunction has always been thought to be associated with diseases. Moreover, studies in recent years have pointed out that aging contributes to the decay of mitochondrial health by promoting imbalances in key mitochondrial-regulated pathways. Hence, it is crucial to understand the nexus of mitochondrial dysfunction in age-related diseases. This review focuses on various aspects of basic mitochondrial biology and its status in aging and age-related metabolic diseases.

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