Smoking, health and ageing

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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Veröffentlicht in:Immunity & ageing 2008-09, Vol.5 (1), p.10-10, Article 10
Hauptverfasser: Nicita-Mauro, Vittorio, Basile, Giorgio, Maltese, Giuseppe, Nicita-Mauro, Claudio, Gangemi, Sebastiano, Caruso, Calogero
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aging
Health aspects
Oxidative stress
Risk factors
Short Report
Smoking
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1742-4933
1742-4933
DOI:10.1186/1742-4933-5-10