Abstract
Aging is generally interpreted according to two opposing paradigms: 1) as a non-adaptive phenomenon, caused by the age-related failure of homeostatic mechanisms; 2) as a specific function, favored by natural selection, which determines the self-destruction of the organism, namely explaining aging as phenoptosis. This interpretation requires genetically determined and regulated age-specific mechanisms, now well documented by an impressive and growing scientific evidence. It follows that, in principle, aging is modifiable even up to the condition, already existing for many species, of "negligible senescence", alias unlimited longevity.
Keywords: Aging, apoptosis, evolutionary gerontology, phenoptosis, cell turnover, telomere.
Current Aging Science
Title:The Concept of Phenoptosis and its Usefulness for Controlling Aging
Volume: 7 Issue: 1
Author(s): Giacinto Libertini
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Keywords: Aging, apoptosis, evolutionary gerontology, phenoptosis, cell turnover, telomere.
Abstract: Aging is generally interpreted according to two opposing paradigms: 1) as a non-adaptive phenomenon, caused by the age-related failure of homeostatic mechanisms; 2) as a specific function, favored by natural selection, which determines the self-destruction of the organism, namely explaining aging as phenoptosis. This interpretation requires genetically determined and regulated age-specific mechanisms, now well documented by an impressive and growing scientific evidence. It follows that, in principle, aging is modifiable even up to the condition, already existing for many species, of "negligible senescence", alias unlimited longevity.
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Libertini Giacinto, The Concept of Phenoptosis and its Usefulness for Controlling Aging, Current Aging Science 2014; 7 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874609807666140521103706
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874609807666140521103706 |
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Online ISSN 1874-6128 |
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