PMID- 31324048 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 2077-0383 (Print) IS - 2077-0383 (Electronic) IS - 2077-0383 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 7 DP - 2019 Jul 9 TI - Emerging Roles of Sestrins in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Counteracting Oxidative Stress and Beyond. LID - 10.3390/jcm8071001 [doi] LID - 1001 AB - Low levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) are critical for the operation of regular neuronal function. However, heightened oxidative stress with increased contents of oxidation markers in DNA, lipids, and proteins with compromised antioxidant capacity may play a harmful role in the brain and may be implicated in the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases. Sestrins, a family of evolutionarily-conserved stress-inducible proteins, are actively regulated by assorted stresses, such as DNA damage, hypoxia, and oxidative stress. Three highly homologous genes that encode sestrin1, sestrin2, and sestrin3 proteins exist in the genomes of vertebrates. Under stressful conditions, sestrins are activated with versatile functions to cope with different types of stimuli. A growing body of evidence suggests that sestrins, especially sestrin2, can counteract oxidative stress, lessen mammalian/mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) expression, and promote cell survival, thereby playing a critical role in aging-related disorders including neurodegeneration. Strategies capable of augmenting sestrin expression may; thus, facilitate cell adaptation to stressful conditions or environments through stimulation of antioxidant response and autophagy process, which may carry clinical significance in neurodegenerative diseases. FAU - Chen, Shang-Der AU - Chen SD AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7879-2579 AD - Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung City 83301, Taiwan. AD - Institute for Translation Research in Biomedicine; Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung City 83301, Taiwan. FAU - Yang, Jenq-Lin AU - Yang JL AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9897-8087 AD - Institute for Translation Research in Biomedicine; Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung City 83301, Taiwan. FAU - Lin, Tsu-Kung AU - Lin TK AD - Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung City 83301, Taiwan. AD - College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan. FAU - Yang, Ding-I AU - Yang DI AD - Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan. diyang@ym.edu.tw. AD - Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan. diyang@ym.edu.tw. AD - Taipei City Hospital, Taipei 10629, Taiwan. diyang@ym.edu.tw. LA - eng GR - MOST 106-2314-B-010-018-MY3, MOST 107-2314-B-010-020-MY3, MOST 106-2314-B-182-031, MOST 107-2314-B-182A-001/Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan/ GR - CMRPG8F1891, CMRPG8F1892, CMRPG8F1513/Chang Gung Medical Foundation/ GR - 10601-62-003, 10801-62-003/Department of Health in Taipei City Government, Taiwan/ GR - 107BRC-B408, 108BRC-B407/Ministry of Education, Taiwan/ GR - 107F-M01/Development and Construction Program for School of Medicine in National Yang-Ming University in Taiwan/ PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20190709 PL - Switzerland TA - J Clin Med JT - Journal of clinical medicine JID - 101606588 PMC - PMC6678886 OTO - NOTNLM OT - autophagy OT - mTOR OT - neurodegenerative diseases OT - oxidative stress OT - sestrins COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2019/07/22 06:00 MHDA- 2019/07/22 06:01 PMCR- 2019/07/09 CRDT- 2019/07/21 06:00 PHST- 2019/06/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/07/01 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/07/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/07/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/07/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/07/22 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/07/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jcm8071001 [pii] AID - jcm-08-01001 [pii] AID - 10.3390/jcm8071001 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Clin Med. 2019 Jul 9;8(7):1001. doi: 10.3390/jcm8071001.