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Inflammaging: disturbed interplay between autophagy and inflammasomes.
Aging - 1 Mar 2012
Salminen Antero, Kaarniranta Kai, Kauppinen Anu
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Inflammaging refers to a low-grade pro-inflammatory phenotype which accompanies aging in mammals. The aging process is associated with a decline in autophagic capacity which impairs cellular housekeeping, leading to protein aggregation and accumulation of dysfunctional mitochondria which provoke reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and oxidative stress. Recent studies have clearly indicated that the ROS...
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