Insights on the role of L-lactate as a signaling molecule in skin aging.

Salvatore Chirumbolo, Dario Bertossi, Pierre J. Magistretti

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Abstract

L-lactate is a catabolite from the anaerobic metabolism of glucose, which plays a paramount role as a signaling molecule in various steps of the cell survival. Its activity, as a master tuner of many mechanisms underlying the aging process, for example in the skin, is still presumptive, however its crucial position in the complex cross-talk between mitochondria and the process of cell survival, should suggest that L-lactate may be not a simple waste product but a fine regulator of the aging/survival machinery, probably via mito-hormesis. Actually, emerging evidence is highlighting that ROS are crucial in the signaling of skin health, including mechanisms underlying wound repair, renewal and aging. The ROS, including superoxide anion, hydrogen peroxide, and nitric oxide, play both beneficial and detrimental roles depending upon their levels and cellular microenvironment. Physiological ROS levels are essential for cutaneous health and the wound repair process. Aberrant redox signaling activity drives chronic skin disease in elderly. On the contrary, impaired redox modulation, due to enhanced ROS generation and/or reduced levels of antioxidant defense, suppresses wound healing via promoting lymphatic/vascular endothelial cell apoptosis and death. This review tries to elucidate this issue.
Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalBiogerontology
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StatePublished - Jan 28 2023

Bibliographical note

KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2023-01-31
Acknowledgements: Open access funding provided by Università degli Studi di Verona within the CRUI-CARE Agreement. No funding to be declared.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Gerontology
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Aging

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