Authors: Ito K, Barnes PJ There is increasing evidence for a close relationship between aging and chronic inflammatory diseases. COPD is a chronic inflammatory disease of the lungs, which progresses very slowly and the majority of patients are therefore elderly. We here review the evidence that accelerating aging of lung in response to oxidative stress is involved in the pathogenesis and progr
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Klotho gene, phosphocalcic metabolism, and survival in dialysis.
Authors: Torres PU, Prié D, Beck L, De Brauwere D, Leroy C, Friedlander G The discovery that two recently identified molecules, klotho and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), played an important role in calcium, phosphate, and vitamin D metabolism has transformed our traditional physiological view in which bone and mineral homeostasis was mainly regulated by parathyroid hormone, vitamin
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Ascorbigen: chemistry, occurrence, and biologic properties.
Authors: Wagner AE, Rimbach G Ascorbigen (ABG) belongs to the glucosinolate family and occurs mainly in Brassica vegetables. It is formed by its precursor glucobrassicin. Glucobrassicin is enzymatically hydrolyzed to indole-3-carbinol, which in turn reacts with L-ascorbic acid to ABG. The degradation of glucobrassicin is induced by plant tissue disruption. The ABG formation depends on pH and t
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The Role of Cosmeceuticals in Antiaging Therapy
This article examines common cosmeceutical ingredients found in treatments. Skin Therapy Letter (Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines)
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Retracted: Antiaging effect of purslane herb aqueous extracts and its mechanism of Action
The following article from Phytotherapy Research, Antiaging effect of purslane herb aqueous extracts and its mechanism of Action by Huang Hao, Yu Nancai, Fu Lei, Su Wen, Huang Guofu, Wu Yanxia, Huang Hanju, Liu Qian published online on 15th April 2009 in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com) has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Elizabeth Williamson and Jo
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