Sentences with phrase «damaging cellular waste»

They found that by attaching to a mitochondrial protein called TOM20, alpha - synuclein prevented the mitochondria from functioning optimally, which resulted in the production of less energy and more damaging cellular waste.

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First of all, it promotes an important cellular process called autophagy or cellular cleansing, which helps the cells get rid of all their waste, consisting mainly of damaged molecules.

Consisting of vessels, spleen, thymus, and fluid - filled lymph nodes, the lymphatic system plays an integral role in absorbing excess fats and fluids, fighting infection by addressing toxins that are introduced to the body from both external means (food, air, personal care products, environmental pollution, and water) as well as internal ones (damaged proteins and cellular / metabolic waste), making it a crucial detoxification pathway.

Autophagy converts proteins from damaged mitochondria and other forms of cellular waste into free amino acids.

In the mitochondria, which are easily damaged due to their role as the energy production factories in cells and can themselves become a key source of cellular damage, adequate autophagic waste recycling is critical for rejuvenation but diminishes in aging cells.

Antioxidants fight cellular damage caused by free radicals, which are waste products of metabolism.