Mechanisms of cardiovascular aging /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hagen, Tory
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2002.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Advances in cell aging and gerontology. v. 11.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Overview of cardiovascular aging
  • Lipoprotein metabolism and molecular pathogenesis of artherosclerosis
  • Cytokines and the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis
  • Endothelium-mediated signaling and vascular aging
  • Nitric oxide, gender and hypertension in humans
  • Alterations of ion channels in vascular muscle cells and endothelial cells during hypertension and aging
  • Extracellular matrix changes and vascular smooth muscle signaling
  • Mitochondrial electron transport and aging in the heart
  • Superoxide, superoxide dismutases, and cardiovascular dysfunction
  • Aging and the red cell
  • Hyperhomocysteinemia and cardiovascular aging
  • Interactions of selenium, vitamin E, and vitamin C in atherosclerosis
  • Dietary antioxidants and cardiovascular disease
  • Extension of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular healthspan by dietary restriction : molecular mechanisms