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Mitophagy

Pathway41 papers14 findingsGO 0000423

Studies in mice, worms, and human or mouse cells show that diverse pharmacological agents and fatty acids activate mitophagy, whilst specific mutations and factors impair it. Reviews link impaired mitophagy to chronic inflammation in humans.

  • Humans1
  • Animals6
  • Model organisms3
  • Cells6

Interventions

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D-allose

upin human cells1

1 study
  1. D-allose activates mitophagy in human cells.

    Cellsnucleus pulposus cell

    D-allose attenuates intervertebral disc degeneration by targeting a mitochondrial stress pathway · Experimental & molecular medicine · 1 Oct 2026

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Icariin

upin mice1

1 study
  1. Icariin activates mitophagy in mice.

    Animals

    Icariin improves cognition and reduces neuroinflammation by promoting mitophagy in mice · Chinese journal of natural medicines · 1 Oct 2026

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Natural products

upin reviews1

1 study
  1. Natural products induce mitophagy.

    ReviewPINK1/Parkin- or BNIP3-mediatedkidney

    The Role of Natural Products in Ameliorating Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Diabetic Kidney Disease and the Underlying Mechanisms · Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry · 30 Sep 2026

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Unsaturated fatty acids

upin worms1

1 study
  1. Unsaturated fatty acids activate mitophagy in worms.

    Model organisms

    Lipid metabolism regulators and snoRNPs control mitochondrial surveillance and mitophagy · GeroScience · 26 Sep 2026

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SEPHIN1

upin mice1

1 study
  1. SEPHIN1 activates mitophagy in mice.

    Animalsin A53T mice

    Sephin1 promotes mitophagy and reduces alpha-synuclein toxicity in Parkinson models · Biochemical pharmacology · 25 Sep 2026

SEPHIN1 →

Src inhibitor

upin mouse cells1

1 study
  1. Src inhibitor induces mitophagy in mouse cells.

    Cellsmicroglia

    Blocking Src kinase reduces neuroinflammation by activating microglial mitophagy in mice · Biochemical pharmacology · 25 Sep 2026

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Aerobic exercise

upin reviews1

1 study
  1. Aerobic exercise activates mitophagy.

    Review

    Autophagy in sarcopenic obesity: muscle-adipose crosstalk, metabolic regulation, and exercise-based interventions · Metabolism: clinical and experimental · 24 Sep 2026

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Mitoq

upin mice1

1 study
  1. Mitoq activates mitophagy in mice.

    Animals5XFAD mice with established Alzheimer's disease pathology

    Mitochondrial antioxidant MitoQ reduces Alzheimer's pathology in symptomatic mice · Aging and disease · 22 Sep 2026

Mitoq →

Nobiletin

upin reviews1

1 study
  1. Nobiletin activates mitophagy.

    “The focus is placed on its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, cardioprotective, and metabolic regulatory effects, as well as its capacity to enhance mitophagy”

    Review

    Nobiletin as a Geroprotective Flavonoid: Mechanisms of Action, Therapeutic Potential, and Challenges of Bioavailability · Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 7 Sep 2026

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Tardbp G376D mutation

downin human cells1

1 study
  1. Tardbp G376D mutation impairs mitophagy in human cells.

    “We show that TDP-43 G376D impairs mitophagic flux, as evidenced by reduced delivery of damaged mitochondria to lysosomes.”

    Cellsdermal fibroblast

    Mitochondrial Quality Control Impairment Is a Hallmark of TDP-43G376D ALS Patient-Derived Fibroblasts · Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 22 Aug 2026

Tardbp G376D mutation →

Upstream

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SMPD1

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1 study
  1. SMPD1 impairs mitophagy in human cells.

    Cellsin PD models

    Disrupted sphingolipid metabolism drives lysosomal and mitochondrial failure in Parkinson's disease · bioRxiv · 28 Sep 2026 · Preprint

SMPD1 →

CCN1

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1 study
  1. CCN1 inhibits mitophagy in human cells.

    Cellsdecompensated hypoxic conditionsdermal fibroblast

    CCN1 upregulation in diabetic wounds suppresses PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy in dermal fibroblasts by regulating HIF-1α protein stability under decompensated hypoxic conditions · Cellular signalling · 27 Sep 2026

CCN1 →

Associations

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Chronic inflammation

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2 studies
  1. Chronic inflammation is associated with mitophagy in human cells.

    Cellsin high proinflammatory response THP-1 cybridsTHP-1

    Increased mtDNA Polymorphism Level and Defective Mitophagy are Associated With Proinflammatory Activation in THP-1-Based Cybrids · Frontiers in bioscience (Elite edition) · 1 Sep 2026

  2. Mitophagy is associated with chronic inflammation in humans.

    “Mitochondrial dysfunction and impaired mitophagy remain fundamental, yet incompletely understood, mechanisms driving pancreatic β-cell failure, chronic inflammation, insulin resistance and diabetic complications.”

    Reviewimpaired mitophagy

    Mitophagy and Noncoding RNA Regulation in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Molecular Mechanisms, Tissue-Specific Evidence and Translational Perspective · Biomedicines · 24 Aug 2026

Chronic inflammation →

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