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ReviewNature cell biology2026

Lysosomes and lysosomal dysfunction in ageing biology.

Matthew L Steinhauser, Yuan Liu, Stacey J Sukoff Rizzo, Bill B Chen, Toren Finkel, Jay Xiaojun Tan

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Review in Nature cell biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Matthew L SteinhauserAging Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. msteinhauser@pitt.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5287-9246
Yuan LiuAging Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. yul119@pitt.edu.
Stacey J Sukoff RizzoAging Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. RIZZOS@pitt.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1460-8127
Bill B ChenAging Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. bec31@pitt.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2695-5107
Toren FinkelAging Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. finkelt@pitt.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0726-3546
Jay Xiaojun TanAging Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Jay.Tan@pitt.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3300-2240

Funding

Host Defense Small Molecule Development for COVID-19 Treatment by Targeting LysosomeR01AI172935 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Simon M Barratt-Boyes, Yuan Liu · 2023 to 2026
$3.1M
Lysosomal quality control through lipid remodelingR35GM150506 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Xiaojun Tan · 2023 to 2026
$1.8M
Defining the molecular regulation and physiological role of a novel lysosomal mechanism of adipocyte lipolysisR01DK137913 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Matthew Steinhauser · 2024 to 2026
$1.6M
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) 1R35HL139860; U01AG079828U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) 1U54AG065181; 1U54AG065187U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) 5U54AG075931; P30AG024827;U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) P30AG024827; U01AG079828U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01AI172935U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01DK137913U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R35GM150506U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) U19AG074866; R01AG067289U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) U54AG054345; R13AG060708
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lysosomes are essential regulators of cellular homeostasis. Emerging evidence positions lysosomes as both vulnerable targets and active drivers of ageing biology. During ageing, lysosomes exhibit impaired biogenesis, defective acidification, reduced hydrolytic activity and compromised membrane integrity. These defects impair the clearance of damaged organelles and macromolecules and promote cellular stress responses, inflammageing and senescence, causing age-dependent functional decline across tissues. Lysosomal dysfunction has been increasingly linked to age-related diseases, including neurodegeneration, cardiometabolic disorders and increased susceptibility to infection, among others. Thus, lysosomal dysfunction is a hallmark of ageing that drives age-related pathology. Here we review recent progress in lysosomal biogenesis and quality control, discuss how lysosomes intersect with fundamental ageing mechanisms and evaluate emerging therapeutic strategies that target lysosomes to promote healthy ageing and potentially ameliorate age-associated pathologies.

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AgingLysosomesAnimalsCellular SenescenceHomeostasisHumans

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