Mitophagy inducing compound

Intervention

1 paper5 findings

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funder: National Institute on Aging
  • Animals1

Outcomes

5

Spatial learning and memory

upin mice1

1 study
  1. Mitophagy inducing compound improves spatial learning and memory in mice.

    “At 15 months, MIC diet also improved spatial learning and memory in aged NonTg controls”

    AnimalsNonTg controls

    A compound enhancing lysosomal function reduces tau pathology, microglial reactivity and rescues working memory in 3xTg AD mice

    GeroScience6 Mar 2026

Working memory

upin mice1

1 study
  1. Mitophagy inducing compound improves working memory in mice.

    “in younger 8 month-old 3xTgAD mice, MIC restored working memory performance to NonTg levels”

    Animals3xTgAD mice

    A compound enhancing lysosomal function reduces tau pathology, microglial reactivity and rescues working memory in 3xTg AD mice

    GeroScience6 Mar 2026

Amyloid-beta

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1 study
  1. Mitophagy inducing compound has no effect on amyloid-beta in mice.

    “although Aβ burden remained unchanged”

    Animals3xTgAD micebrainfrom age 4 months until 20 months on alternating weeks

    A compound enhancing lysosomal function reduces tau pathology, microglial reactivity and rescues working memory in 3xTg AD mice

    GeroScience6 Mar 2026

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Microglial reactivity

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1 study
  1. Mitophagy inducing compound decreases microglial reactivity in mice.

    “3xTgAD mice fed an MIC-supplemented diet had a significant reduction in pTau accumulation and microglial reactivity”

    Animals3xTgAD micebrainfrom age 4 months until 20 months on alternating weeks

    A compound enhancing lysosomal function reduces tau pathology, microglial reactivity and rescues working memory in 3xTg AD mice

    GeroScience6 Mar 2026

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Phosphorylated tau

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1 study
  1. Mitophagy inducing compound decreases phosphorylated tau in mice.

    “3xTgAD mice fed an MIC-supplemented diet had a significant reduction in pTau accumulation”

    Animals3xTgAD micebrainfrom age 4 months until 20 months on alternating weeks

    A compound enhancing lysosomal function reduces tau pathology, microglial reactivity and rescues working memory in 3xTg AD mice

    GeroScience6 Mar 2026

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