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Oxidants, oxidative stress and the biology of ageing

Finkel, Toren, Holbrook, Nikki J.·2000·Nature

Abstract

Living in an oxygenated environment has required the evolution of effective cellular strategies to detect and detoxify metabolites of molecular oxygen known as reactive oxygen species. Here we review evidence that the appropriate and inappropriate production of oxidants, together with the ability of organisms to respond to oxidative stress, is intricately connected to ageing and life span.

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  • During aging and neurodegeneration, there is a decrease in normal antioxidant and anti-inflammatory defense mechanisms, making the brain more susceptible to detrimental effects of oxidative stress.

    “During aging and neurodegeneration, there is a decrease in normal antioxidant and anti-inflammatory defense mechanisms, making the brain more susceptible to the detrimental effects of oxidative stress [44,45,46].”

    From Beneficial Effects of Spirulina Consumption on Brain Health (2022) · cites this paper as [45]

  • Most neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, inflammatory injuries and senility are the result of age-linked inflammation and/or oxidative stress increase.

    “Indeed, most neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), inflammatory injuries and senility are the result of age-linked inflammation and/or oxidative stress increase [44,45].”

    From Beneficial Effects of Spirulina Consumption on Brain Health (2022) · cites this paper as [45]

  • Inflammation and oxidative stress play a fundamental role in the onset and progression of neurodegenerative diseases.

    “There is considerably strong evidence to clarify that inflammation and oxidative stress play a fundamental role in the onset and progression of neurodegenerative diseases [45],”

    From Beneficial Effects of Spirulina Consumption on Brain Health (2022) · cites this paper as [45]

  • A complex antioxidant defense system including endogenous and exogenous antioxidants protects cells from ROS-induced toxicity.

    “A complex antioxidant defense system, including both endogenous and exogenous antioxidants, protect cells from ROS-induced toxicity (Finkel and Holbrook 2000).”
  • One of the hallmarks of aging is elevated oxidative stress and inflammation.

    “One of the hallmarks of aging is elevated oxidative stress and inflammation (Finkel and Holbrook, 2000).”

    From Microglia Priming with Aging and Stress (2017) · cites this paper as Finkel and Holbrook, 2000

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Authors
Finkel, T., & Holbrook, N. J.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
  • Finkel, Toren
  • Holbrook, Nikki J.
Venue
Nature
Published
2000-11
Volume
408
Issue
6809
Pages
239-247
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W2101861123
Cited by
9,413
References
104
Citations by year
2026: 194 · 2025: 337 · 2024: 330 · 2023: 384 · 2022: 413 · 2021: 447 · 2020: 488 · 2019: 502 · 2018: 487 · 2017: 510 · 2016: 464 · 2015: 428 · 2014: 475 · 2013: 457 · 2012: 478
FWCI
10.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Redox biology and oxidative stress
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry › Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
Keywords
oxidizing agents, oxidative stress, aging, reactive oxygen species, lifespan, oxygen metabolism, cellular detoxification
MeSH terms
Aging, Animals, Energy Intake, Humans, Longevity, Signal Transduction, Oxidants, Cellular Senescence, Reactive Oxygen Species, Oxidative Stress

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