Sentences with phrase «damaged cellular components»

Like jewels in a vault, our precious genetic material is stored in the nucleus of a cell — sequestered away from potentially damaging cellular components and toxins so that no harm can come to it.

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.

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Autophagy is also used for self - cleaning to eliminate other proteins as well as damaged or unneeded cellular components.

This metabolic demand makes brain cells particularly vulnerable to damage from oxidative stress, in which reactive oxygen species (ROS), sometimes called free radicals, exert toxic effects on cellular components.

Glutathione is a well - known antioxidant that prevents damage to important cellular components by ROS.

(9) Indeed, the degenerative aging process is by definition one in which the organism progressively accumulates damage to its cellular and molecular components over time, so any genetic or environmental factor that leads to a greater burden of such damage will bear some resemblance to the aging phenotype, irrespective of the causal origin of the defect or its relationship to «normal» aging.

The point of this program is to «allow the body to enter a full ketogenic mode, meaning it will break down and kill damaged cells and cellular components, activate stem cells, and preferentially decrease visceral and abdominal fat.»

The danger comes from the damage they can do when reacting with cellular components like our DNA and cell membranes.

According to many studies, besides keeping you awake for longer, late - night caffeine consumption can damage core components of the cellular circadian clock and have negative health consequences, especially in the form of cardiovascular problems.

When the cell is damaged or no longer necessary, it undergoes an orderly disposal of its cellular contents, which are reabsorbed and its components may be reused for other purposes.

This process was initially thought to be non-selective, but was later shown to be able to selective target damaged organelles (sub cellular components) and invading pathogens.

Mitochondrial damage further drains cellular energy by creating a disproportionate need for repair, perpetuating a vicious cycle.21 Mitochondrial dysfunction can affect immunity, digestion, cognition and any energy - intensive system within the body and is a key component of many chronic illnesses.