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Abstract
Cells have their own mechanisms to maintain the homeostasis. Autophagy is based on self-destruction and selective elimination of dysfunctional intracellular components, in which the cell relocates unneeded nutrients to more essential processes. Mitophagy is the sequestration of the mitochondria by the autophagosome followed by its degradation in the lysosomes. Both autophagy and mitophagy…