Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Jang, Ji Yong
• Blum, Arnon
• Liu, Jie
• Finkel, Toren

Titel

The role of mitochondria in aging

Ist Teil von

• The Journal of clinical investigation, 2018-09, Vol.128 (9), p.3662-3670

Ort / Verlag

United States: American Society for Clinical Investigation

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The biological basis of human aging remains one of the greatest unanswered scientific questions. Increasing evidence, however, points to a role for alterations in mitochondrial function as a potential central regulator of the aging process. Here, we focus primarily on three aspects of mitochondrial biology that link this ancient organelle to how and why we age. In particular, we discuss the role of mitochondria in regulating the innate immune system, the mechanisms linking mitochondrial quality control to age-dependent pathology, and the possibility that mitochondrial-to-nuclear signaling might regulate the rate of aging.