Publications by Sandra Rodriguez Lopez

Effects of Tetrahydroindenoindole Supplementation on Metabolism: a Systematic Review with Meta-analysis of Rodent-based Studies

Identifying novel compounds with therapeutic potential is a main area of interest in biomedical research. Tetrahydroindenoindole (THII) has emerged as a compound of interest due to both its antioxidant properties and its action as a pharmacological activat ...

SPRINGER2025

ACMSD inhibition corrects fibrosis, inflammation, and DNA damage in MASLD/MASH

Johan Auwerx, Xiaoxu Li, Jia Liu, Qi Wang, Sandra Rodriguez Lopez, Keno Strotjohann

Background & Aims: Recent findings reveal the importance of tryptophan-initiated de novo nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) synthesis in the liver, a process previously considered secondary to biosynthesis from nicotinamide. The enzyme α-amino-β-carb ...

2025

Safe and Orally Bioavailable Inhibitor of Serine Palmitoyltransferase Improves Age-Related Sarcopenia

Johan Auwerx, Tanes Imamura de Lima, Sandra Rodriguez Lopez, Alessia De Masi, Jean-David Horacio Morel

The accumulation of ceramides and related metabolites has emerged as a pivotal mechanism contributing to the onset of age-related diseases. However, small molecule inhibitors targeting the ceramide de novo synthesis pathway for clinical use are currently u ...

2024

ACMSD INHIBITION REDUCES HEPATIC INFLAMMATION AND FIBROSIS IN A MURINE THERMONEUTRALITY MODEL OF NASH

Johan Auwerx, Krisztian Homicsko, Xiaoxu Li, Jia Liu, Sandra Rodriguez Lopez, Richardus Houtkooper, Maroun Bou Sleiman, Keno Strotjohann

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins2023

INHIBITING SARM1 IS MORE EFFICACIOUS THAN NICOTINAMIDE RIBOSIDE SUPPLEMENTATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF A MOUSE MODEL WITH NAFLD/NASH

Johan Auwerx, Krisztian Homicsko, Xiaoxu Li, Jia Liu, Sandra Rodriguez Lopez, Richardus Houtkooper, Maroun Bou Sleiman, Keno Strotjohann

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins2023

The genetic background shapes the susceptibility to mitochondrial dysfunction and NASH progression

Johan Auwerx, Sandra Rodriguez Lopez, Giacomo Vincenzo Giorgio Von Alvensleben, Maroun Bou Sleiman, Ludger Jan Elzuë Goeminne, Alexis Maximilien Bachmann, Jean-David Horacio Morel

Mice from different genetic backgrounds have widely diverse responses to the same metabolic challenges. Only PWK/PhJ mice show significant mitochondrial dysfunction and progression to fibrotic NASH that resembles human NASH. The PWK/PhJ strain is a novel N ...

ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS2023

Inhibiting de novo ceramide synthesis restores mitochondrial and protein homeostasis in muscle aging

Johan Auwerx, Xiaoxu Li, Mario Romani, Tanes Imamura de Lima, Sandra Rodriguez Lopez, Hao Li, Martin Rainer Wohlwend, Pirkka-Pekka Untamo Laurila, Ludger Jan Elzuë Goeminne, Dohyun Park

Disruption of mitochondrial function and protein homeostasis plays a central role in aging. However, how these processes interact and what governs their failure in aging remain poorly understood. Here, we showed that cer- amide biosynthesis controls the de ...

AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE2023

COX7A2L genetic variants determine cardiorespiratory fitness in mice and human

Johan Auwerx, Sandra Rodriguez Lopez, Maroun Bou Sleiman, Pooja Jha, Martin Rainer Wohlwend, Pirkka-Pekka Untamo Laurila, Ludger Jan Elzuë Goeminne

Benegiamo et al. identify genetic variants of the mitochondrial supercomplex assembly factor COX7A2L in the skeletal muscle of mice and humans that promote cardiorespiratory fitness. ...

NATURE PORTFOLIO2022

The Genetic Background Shapes Disease Susceptibility And Reveals A Specific Role For Mitochondrial Dysfunction In The Progression From Nafld To Nash

Johan Auwerx, Jia Liu, Sandra Rodriguez Lopez, Giacomo Vincenzo Giorgio Von Alvensleben, Maroun Bou Sleiman, Alexis Maximilien Bachmann, Jean-David Horacio Morel

WILEY2022