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Aging Cast As Autophagy Disorder
By | September 6, 2008
Enhanced autophagy is clearly important in most - possibly all - of the demonstrated ways to extend healthy longevity in mammals. I noticed this paper today: “Many macromolecules under degradation inside lysosomes contain iron that [makes] lysosomes sensitive to oxidative stress. … Apart from being an essential turnover process, autophagy is also a mechanism for cells to repair inflicted damage, and to survive temporary starvation. The inevitable diffusion of hydrogen peroxide into iron-rich l
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