Smoking, health and ageing

On March 19, 2008 a Symposium on Pathophysiology of Ageing and Age-Related diseases was held in Palermo, Italy. Here, the lecture of V. Nicita-Mauro on Smoking, health and ageing is summarized. Smoking represents an important ageing accelerator, both directly by triggering an inflammatory responses,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nicita-Mauro, Vittorio, Basile, Giorgio, Maltese, Giuseppe, Nicita-Mauro, Claudio, Gangemi, Sebastiano, Caruso, Calogero
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2564903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18796145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-4933-5-10
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Sumario:On March 19, 2008 a Symposium on Pathophysiology of Ageing and Age-Related diseases was held in Palermo, Italy. Here, the lecture of V. Nicita-Mauro on Smoking, health and ageing is summarized. Smoking represents an important ageing accelerator, both directly by triggering an inflammatory responses, and indirectly by favoring the occurrence of several diseases where smoking is a recognized risk factor. Hence, non-smokers can delay the appearance of diseases and of ageing process, so attaining longevity.

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