Does the Protective Effect of Zinc on Telomere Length Depend on the Presence of Hypertension or Type 2 Diabetes? Results from the Iwaki Health Promotion Project, Japan

Telomeres, repeated TTAGGG sequences at chromosomal ends, shorten with age and indicate cellular lifespan. Zinc can protect against telomere damage through its anti-oxidative effect. Meanwhile, telomere shortening was correlated with metabolic diseases of hypertension and type 2 diabetes. The object...

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Autores principales: Sato, Mahiro, Wai, Kyi Mar, Itoh, Ken, Yang, Yichi, Uchikawa, Yuka, Ito, Yukihiko, Nakaji, Shigeyuki, Ihara, Kazushige
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10609662/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37892448
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15204373

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10609662/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37892448
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15204373

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