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ReviewPhysiological reviews2026

Fueling the fire: metabolic dysfunction and senescence as drivers of lung aging and disease.

Corrine R Kliment, Aditi U Gurkar, Nayra Cárdenes, Richard P Ramonell, Toren Finkel, Melanie Königshoff

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Review in Physiological reviews, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Corrine R KlimentDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3815-9370
Aditi U GurkarAging Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Nayra CárdenesDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Richard P RamonellDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Toren FinkelAging Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
Melanie KönigshoffDivision of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9414-5128

Funding

TriState SenNET (Lung and Heart) Tissue Map and Atlas consortiumU54AG075931 · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · 2025 to 2025
$2.7M
Mapping the cell specific DNA damage-induced molecular and bioelectrical responses in the 3D cardiac unitR01HL161106 · NHLBI · CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY · 2022 to 2025
$2.5M
Inhaled Stressors and Lung AgingR61AG095927 · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · 2025 to 2025
$668k
The Role of Adenine Nucleotide Translocase in Mitochondrial Dysfunction Associated Senescence in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)R01HL168050 · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · 2025 to 2025
$630k
American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)HHS | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R61AG095927HHS | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) R01HL168050HHS | NIH | National Institute on Aging (NIA) R01HL161106HHS | NIH | National Institute on Aging (NIA) U54AG075931NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL141380NIA NIH HHS R61 AG095927NIA NIH HHS U54 AG075931NRC | National Academy of Medicine (NAM) CATALYST GRANTParker B Francis FellowshipRichard King Mellon Foundation (RKMF)VA | Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With a rapidly expanding human population at advanced ages and age as the main driver for chronic diseases, we face the challenge of understanding tissue aging and devising new therapeutic interventions. Cellular senescence is an important hallmark of all aging tissues and has emerged as a potential key driver of chronic lung diseases, including pulmonary fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and asthma. This comprehensive review recapitulates current knowledge of pathways and processes involved in cellular senescence with emphasis on the role of mitochondrial dysfunction and the "4 Ms" (morphology, mitophagy, metabolism, and metabolites). We review our current knowledge of healthy lung aging, discuss which pathomechanisms in chronic lung disease are characterized by senescence, and summarize current target therapeutics and their impact on lung disease. Within this exponentially growing field, we propose emerging concepts and current gaps in knowledge that need to be addressed to develop better opportunities for therapeutic strategies and future investigations.

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AgingCellular SenescenceLungLung DiseasesAnimalsHumansMitochondriaaginglungmetabolismmitochondriasenescence

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PMCPMC13091605

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