کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1948072 1054674 2009 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Mitochondrial DNA mutations and ageing
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی زیست شیمی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Mitochondrial DNA mutations and ageing
چکیده انگلیسی

The mechanism by which we age has sparked a huge number of theories, and is an area of intense debate. As the elderly population rises, the importance of elucidating these mechanisms is becoming more apparent as age is the single biggest risk factor for a number of diseases such as cancer, diabetes and neurodegenerative disease. Mitochondrial DNA (MtDNA) mutations have been shown to accumulate in cells and tissues during the ageing process; however the question as to whether these mutations have a causal role in the ageing process remains an area of uncertainty. Here we review the current literature, and discuss the evidence for and against a causal role of mtDNA mutations in ageing and in the pathogenesis of age-related disease.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects - Volume 1790, Issue 10, October 2009, Pages 1015–1020
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