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Cells, Volume 9, Issue 1

January 2020 - 259 articles

Cover Story: As we age, failure to maintain the structural interface between muscle fibers and the motoneuron known as the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) leads to muscle fiber denervation, which in turn precipitates many of the most severe consequences of aging in skeletal muscle, including the decline in muscle mass and strength. Mitochondria are strongly implicated in aging biology and are particularly enriched on both sides of the NMJ. Here, we focus on the role of the mitochondrion in the age-related deterioration of the NMJ, taking account of the impact of aging on mitochondrial structure and function in muscle fibers and motoneurons. We also review the role of mtDNA alterations, mitochondrial dynamics, and the related maintenance of the mitochondrial number and quality known as mitostasis, in the mitochondrial changes occurring at the aging NMJ. View this paper.
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Articles (259)

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
5,948 Views
22 Pages

19 January 2020

Oxidative stress and insulin resistance play major roles in numerous neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD). A high-fat diet induces obesity-associated oxidative stress, neuronal insulin resistance, microglial activation...

  • Review
  • Open Access
40 Citations
7,680 Views
21 Pages

19 January 2020

Disseminated metastatic cancer cells represent one of the most relevant causes of disease relapse and associated death for cancer patients, and a therapeutic target of the highest priority. Still, our understanding of how disseminated cancer cells su...

  • Review
  • Open Access
275 Citations
33,511 Views
22 Pages

Cellular and Molecular Differences between HFpEF and HFrEF: A Step Ahead in an Improved Pathological Understanding

  • Steven J. Simmonds,
  • Ilona Cuijpers,
  • Stephane Heymans and
  • Elizabeth A. V. Jones

18 January 2020

Heart failure (HF) is the most rapidly growing cardiovascular health burden worldwide. HF can be classified into three groups based on the percentage of the ejection fraction (EF): heart failure with reduced EF (HFrEF), heart failure with mid-range&m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,077 Views
19 Pages

Pathogenic Carboxyl Ester Lipase (CEL) Variants Interact with the Normal CEL Protein in Pancreatic Cells

  • Monica Dalva,
  • Ida K. Lavik,
  • Khadija El Jellas,
  • Anny Gravdal,
  • Aurelia Lugea,
  • Stephen J. Pandol,
  • Pål R. Njølstad,
  • Richard T. Waldron,
  • Karianne Fjeld and
  • Bente B. Johansson
  • + 1 author

18 January 2020

Mutations in the gene encoding the digestive enzyme carboxyl ester lipase (CEL) are linked to pancreatic disease. The CEL variant denoted CEL-HYB predisposes to chronic pancreatitis, whereas the CEL-MODY variant causes MODY8, an inherited disorder of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,873 Views
20 Pages

Aspirin Enhances the Protection of Hsp90 from Heat-Stressed Injury in Cardiac Microvascular Endothelial Cells Through PI3K-Akt and PKM2 Pathways

  • Xiaohui Zhang,
  • Bixia Chen,
  • Jiaxin Wu,
  • Junzhou Sha,
  • Bo Yang,
  • Jie Zhu,
  • Jiarui Sun,
  • Jörg Hartung and
  • Endong Bao

18 January 2020

Heat stress (HS) often causes sudden death of humans and animals due to heart failure, mainly resulting from the contraction of cardiac microvasculature followed by myocardial ischemia. Cardiac microvascular endothelial cells (CMVECs) play an importa...

  • Review
  • Open Access
83 Citations
10,921 Views
13 Pages

18 January 2020

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. TBIs, which range in severity from mild to severe, occur when a traumatic event, such as a fall, a traffic accident, or a blow, causes the brain to move rapidly within...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
7,763 Views
33 Pages

Novel Approaches for Identifying the Molecular Background of Schizophrenia

  • Arkadiy K. Golov,
  • Nikolay V. Kondratyev,
  • George P. Kostyuk and
  • and Vera E. Golimbet

18 January 2020

Recent advances in psychiatric genetics have led to the discovery of dozens of genomic loci associated with schizophrenia. However, a gap exists between the detection of genetic associations and understanding the underlying molecular mechanisms. This...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,042 Views
22 Pages

Intragenic MicroRNAs Autoregulate Their Host Genes in Both Direct and Indirect Ways—A Cross-Species Analysis

  • Maximilian Zeidler,
  • Alexander Hüttenhofer,
  • Michaela Kress and
  • Kai K. Kummer

17 January 2020

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) function as master switches for post-transcriptional gene expression. Their genes are either located in the extragenic space or within host genes, but these intragenic miRNA::host gene interactions are largely enigmatic. The aim of...

  • Review
  • Open Access
47 Citations
10,997 Views
23 Pages

Dysregulated Interorganellar Crosstalk of Mitochondria in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease

  • Lara Sironi,
  • Lisa Michelle Restelli,
  • Markus Tolnay,
  • Albert Neutzner and
  • Stephan Frank

17 January 2020

The pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, is complex and involves the impairment of crucial intracellular physiological processes. Importantly, in addition to abnormal α-synuclein agg...

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Cells - ISSN 2073-4409