Sentences with phrase «cellular damage is caused»

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In schizophrenia, excessive oxidation — which involves the same type of chemical reaction that causes metal to corrode into rust — is widely thought to cause inflammation and cellular damage.
A common feature of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or Huntington's disease are deposits of aggregated proteins in the patient's cells that cause damage to cellular functions.
In this case, he was testing the idea that a buildup of cellular damage caused by oxidation — technically, the chemical removal of electrons from a molecule by highly reactive compounds, such as free radicals — is the main mechanism behind aging.
«Lots of things bind to heparan sulfate to trigger various cellular responses, but when active heparanase levels are high, the receptors become degraded, so bound molecules are released and can cause damage to the local tissues,» said Agelidis.
But until he understands how the cells are stressed in the first place, he won't know much: «We frankly don't have a clue as to how much microwave radiation is needed to cause irreversible damage to cellular proteins.
What happens over time is that those free radicals, they can accumulate and then cause cellular damage.
«TDP43 is a «Goldilocks» protein: too much, or too little, can cause cellular damage,» says first author Sami Barmada, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of neurology at the University of Michigan Medical School and former post-doctoral fellow at Gladstone.
P16: P16 is perhaps best known as an indicator of cellular senescence, a part of the mechanisms that cause damaged cells or those at the Hayflick limit to become senescent or self - destruct.
Researchers have uncovered that CT scans can cause cellular damage, saying that it will be in a patient's best interest if their doctor explored dose reduction strategies.
New research by scientists shows that when cellular barriers are exposed to metal nanoparticles, cellular messengers are released that may cause damage to the DNA of developing brain cells.
The consensus position in the research community is that tracing back the biochemical chains of cause and effect to root causes, something that is not yet possible for many common medical conditions, will show that all age - related conditions and their complexities are the consequences of a comparatively small number of types of cellular and molecular damage.
Regulatory reform will be necessary to adopt a system based on treating existing pathology to one based on repair of the cellular and molecular damage that causes it, with the outcome being the delay and eventual indefinite postponement of the very onset of such pathology with age.
The damage that it will repair is the one that is causal in senenscence of DNA pathway (such x-ray radiation causing senescence) and oncogenic activated senescence; but not of the type of replicative senescence (that's the domain of telomeres / telomerase / sub-telomeres and epigenetics) and cellular replication / proliferation.
Despite the protection offered by the cellular environment, the integrity of DNA is continuously challenged by a variety of endogenous and exogenous agents (e.g. ultraviolet light, cigarette smoke, environmental pollution, oxidative damage, etc...) that cause DNA lesions, interfering with proper cellular functions, such as transcription, inducing premature cellular death and finally premature ageing and organs dysfunctions.
Peroxynitrates results in lipid peroxidation of membranes and cause disturbances in tissue homeostasis that is severe enough to cause cellular damage and eventually cell death (Beattie et al., 2000).
Brussels sprouts (and other members of the cabbage family) promote the production of glutathione, a great antioxidant to help minimize cellular damage caused by free radicals that are formed from exposure to infectious organisms.
He Shou Wu stimulates the production of Superoxide Dismutase (SOD), the most powerful antioxidant in the human body, which works to protect to cellular DNA from oxidative damage, which is widely believed to be one of the primary causes of aging.
Free radical damage caused by electron - seeking, highly reactive, oxidative molecules has been identified as the source of many maladies through mechanisms such as inhibition of telomerase, changes to cellular permeability and DNA damage.
According to the theory, the resulting cellular damage is what essentially causes aging.
Previous research has also shown that short - term fasting can produce molecules called free radicals, which are highly reactive chemicals that can cause damage to the body at a cellular and may be associated with impaired organ function, cancer risk and accelerated aging.
DNA damage is repairable, but PARPS consume up to 80 % of available NAD + in older humans, meaning it is a major cause of NAD + shortage, leaving less NAD + for cellular respiration, fighting inflammation, and disease (21)
They are highly reactive radicals that can start a chain reaction in the body, such as damaging cellular components, like DNA or the cell membrane, causing cells to function poorly or die.
Electrolytes (a fancy name for micronutrients) are depleted rapidly, while antioxidants (such as vitamins A, C, E, CoQ10 and alpha lipoic acid) are utilized more quickly, in order to reduce the cellular oxidative damage caused by exercise.
Papaya is also an excellent source of antioxidants, such as beta carotene, a precursor of vitamin A (retinol) and vitamin C (ascorbic acid) that prevents the cellular damage caused by free radicals and promote cardiovascular health.
Furthermore, it is known that older follicles have fewer defenses against cellular damage caused by oxidative stress, and that this is related to poorer IVF outcomes.
Antioxidants are touted for their ability to help the body eliminate free radicals, which over time cause cellular damage that can lead to a variety of health problems.
Normal blood sugar levels have been continually revised downward over the past several decades as it's determined that current levels cause cellular damage.
Antioxidants fight cellular damage caused by free radicals, which are waste products of metabolism.
Oil extracted from pumpkin seeds contains about 50 % vitamin E, which shields the skin from damage caused by free radicals and is used for the necessary cellular communication the skin needs to heal itself.
A review published in «Antioxidants Sport Nutrition» in 2015 also notes that green tea's antioxidant activity may be especially beneficial for preventing cellular damage caused by exercise, since your body burns more calories and creates more free radicals during exercise.
Additionally, scots pine's antioxidant action have been shown some influence in preventing cellular damage caused by free radicals, which have been linked to many age - related, degenerative diseases.
One of the main causes of inflammation is an excess amount of free radicals within the body, which causes cellular damage.
Oxidative damage can be caused by several factors, especially by those factors on the cellular level.
When we are exposed to pollutants and toxins, free radicals cause cellular damage, which in turn contributes to inflammation that can exacerbate conditions like allergies and asthma.
Free radicals are able to deform other biological molecules, causing the damage to the cellular structure and ultimately obstructing cellular function.
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It damages cellular DNA and worse, it can cause death by activating latent viral infections (thought to be carried by nearly all phytoplankton).
The cellular damage caused by the organism brings about inflammation, which is thought to increase the host's risk for HIV infection.
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