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Theories and Mechanisms of Aging

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Cell Aging: Molecular Mechanisms and Implications for Disease

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The more one learns about single processes and genes known to be involved in aging, the more it becomes evident that these are connected and there is no unifying theory of aging. The individual theories put individual factors and processes in focus and for each theory there are direct links to life span or to age-related disorders. In the following chapter, the key theories of aging focusing on telomeres, DNA damage, oxidative stress as well as possible roles of nutrition, the interplay between genes and environment (epigenetics) and cellular protein homeostasis are presented. In animal models the life span can be altered by targeting specific genes, proteins and signalling pathways. After reviewing all these different mechanisms and factors obviously involved in the aging process of cells and organisms it becomes clear that aging is a multifactorial process where various intimate mutual interactions can be identified. Consequently, at the end of this chapter the idea of a molecular aging matrix composed of the major players affecting and triggering the aging process is developed.

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