This innovative reference explores a wide selection of topics associated with aging, providing a solid understanding of the significance and molecular basis of the aging process and charting the course of future research in the area.
Stresses the interplay of mitochondria, mitochondrial DNA, oxidants, and antioxidants!
Featuring the research of over 55 experts in the area, Understanding the Process of Aging
covers the functions of nitric oxide and peroxynitrite in mitochondria
integrates several views on the role of mitochondria in the development of apoptosis
gives a quantitative analysis of mutations of mitochondrial DNA during human aging
highlights mitochondrial free radical production
introduces new roles of ubiquinone in mitochondrial functions
offers new antioxidant-based complementary therapeutic strategies
details aspects of intact cells and whole organisms in health and disease
and more!
Featuring over 1800 references, tables, drawings, and photographs, Understanding the Process of Aging benefits nutritionists and dieticians, geriatricians, cell and molecular biologists, chemists and biochemists, pharmacologists, biotechnologists, neurologists, cardiologists, oncologists, dermatologists, and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.The Mitochondrial Production of Oxygen Radicals and Cellular Aging,
Alberto Boveris, Lidia E. Costa, and Enrique Cadenas
Walking a Tightrope: The Balance Between Mitochondrial Generation and
Scavenging of Superoxide Anion, David M. Guidot and Joe M. McCord
The Biochemistry of Nitric Oxide and Peroxynitrite: Implications for
Mitochondrial Function, Rakesh P. Patel, Trudy Cornwell, and Victor M.
Darley-Usmar
Oxygen-Dependent Regulation of Biological Functions by Nitric Oxide, Kozo
Utsumi, Yoshiki Takehara, Yoko Inai, Munehisa Yabuki, Tomoko Kanno, Manabu
Nishikawa, Eisuke F. Sato, and Masayasu Inoue
Production of Reactive Oxygen Species in Mitochondria and Age-Associated
Pathophysiology: A Reality Check, Henry Jay Forman and Angelo Azzi
Functional Roles of Ubiquinone, Jeffery R. Schultz and Catherine Freitag
Clarke
Mitochondrial Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species and Oxidative Damage
During Aging: Roles of Coenzyme Q and Tocopherol, Rajindar S. Sohal, Achim
Lass, Liang-Jun Yan, and Linda K. Kwong
Mitochondria and Aging: The Mouse's Tale, Steve Esworthy
Mitochondria and Apoptosis, Bernard M. Babior, Roberta A. Gottlieb, and
Christoph Richter
Role of Mitochondria in Oxidative Stress Associated with Aging and Apoptosis:
Studies in Intact Cells, Juan Sastre, Federico V. Pallardó, José Garcķa de la
Asunción, Miguel A. Asensi, Juan M. Esteve, and José Vińa-Ribes
The Role of Iron and Mitochondria in Aging, Patrick B. Walter, Kenneth B.
Beckman, and Bruce N. Ames
The Mitochondrial-Lysosomal Axis Theory of Cellular Aging, Ulf T. Brunk and
Alexei Terman
Quantitative Analysis of Mutations of Mitochondrial DNA During Human Aging,
Jörg Napiwotzki, Annette Reith, Andreas Becker, Sandra Leist, and Bernhard
Kadenbach
Oxidative Damage and Fragility of Mitochondrial DNA, Takayuki Ozawa
Mitochondria in Cellular Aging and Degeneration, Gino A. Cortopassi and Alice
Wong
Mitochondrial Alteration in Aging and Inflammation: A Possible Site of A
Enrique Cadenas, Lester Packer
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