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    Association among 1267 A/G HSP70-2, −308 G/A TNF-α polymorphisms and pro-inflammatory plasma mediators in old ZincAge population

    Proinflammatory cytokines and heat shock proteins play relevant roles in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases. We investigated whether Hsp70 1267 A/G and TNF-α −308 G/A polymorphisms are associated with p...

    R. Giacconi, L. Costarelli, M. Malavolta, F. Piacenza, R. Galeazzi in Biogerontology (2014)

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    Antioxidant enzyme activities in healthy old subjects: influence of age, gender and zinc status

    Enzymatic activities of plasma superoxide dismutase (pSOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and erythrocyte superoxide dismutase (eSOD) were assayed in 981 healthy community dwelling old subjec...

    E. Mariani, V. Cornacchiola, M. C. Polidori, F. Mangialasche in Biogerontology (2006)

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    Oxidative stress and brain aging: is zinc the link?

    Zn2+ dyshomeostasis has been strongly linked to neuronal injury in many neurological conditions. Toxic accumulation of intracellular free Zn2+ ([Zn2+]i) may result from either flux of the cation through glutamate...

    V. Frazzini, E. Rockabrand, E. Mocchegiani, S. L. Sensi in Biogerontology (2006)