Chapter title |
H2S: A New Approach to Lifespan Enhancement and Healthy Ageing?
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Chapter number | 14 |
Book title |
Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology of Hydrogen Sulfide
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Published in |
Handbook of experimental pharmacology, January 2015
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DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-18144-8_14 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-918143-1, 978-3-31-918144-8
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Authors |
Qabazard, Bedoor, Stürzenbaum, Stephen R, Bedoor Qabazard, Stephen R. Stürzenbaum, Stürzenbaum, Stephen R. |
Abstract |
Ageing, a progressive structural and functional decline, is considered to be a major risk factor for virtually all ageing-associated pathologies and disabilities, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke, diabetes, atherosclerosis and certain cancers. Biogerontology research has now been largely directed towards finding novel drug targets to decelerate the ageing process and attain healthy ageing in order to delay the onset of all ageing-related diseases. H2S has been reported to exert vasodilatory, antioxidant, antiapoptotic and anti-inflammatory actions and has been shown to act as a signalling molecule, neuromodulator and cytoprotectant. Intriguingly, H2S has been reported to regulate cell cycle and survival in healthy cells which suggests that it may regulate cell fate and hence the ageing process. This chapter sets out to provide an overview of the current knowledge regarding the involvement of H2S in ageing, with a specific focus on the invertebrate model nematode C. elegans. |
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