Hallmarks of Aging: An Autophagic Perspective

Autophagy is a major protein turnover pathway by which cellular components are delivered into the lysosomes for degradation and recycling. This intracellular process is able to maintain cellular homeostasis under stress conditions, and its dysregulation could lead to the development of physiological...

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Published in:Frontiers in endocrinology (Lausanne) 2019-01, Vol.9, p.790-790
Main Authors: Barbosa, María Carolina, Grosso, Rubén Adrián, Fader, Claudio Marcelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aging
autophagy
Endocrinology
hallmarks of aging
mitophagy
ROS
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Summary:Autophagy is a major protein turnover pathway by which cellular components are delivered into the lysosomes for degradation and recycling. This intracellular process is able to maintain cellular homeostasis under stress conditions, and its dysregulation could lead to the development of physiological alterations. The autophagic activity has been found to decrease with age, likely contributing to the accumulation of damaged macromolecules and organelles during aging. Interestingly, failure of the autophagic process has been reported to worsen aging-associated diseases, such as neurodegeneration or cancer, among others. Likewise, it has been proposed in different organisms that maintenance of a proper autophagic activity contributes to extending longevity. In this review, we discuss recent papers showing the impact of autophagy on cell activity and age-associated diseases, highlighting the relevance of this process to the hallmarks of aging. Thus, understanding how autophagy plays an important role in aging opens new avenues for the discovery of biochemical and pharmacological targets and the development of novel anti-aging therapeutic approaches.
ISSN:1664-2392
1664-2392
DOI:10.3389/fendo.2018.00790