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. 2008 Sep 16:5:10.
doi: 10.1186/1742-4933-5-10.

Smoking, health and ageing

Vittorio Nicita-Mauro  1 , Giorgio Basile, Giuseppe Maltese, Claudio Nicita-Mauro, Sebastiano Gangemi, Calogero Caruso
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Smoking, health and ageing

Vittorio Nicita-Mauro et al. Immun Ageing. .

Abstract

On March 19, 2008 a Symposium on Pathophysiology of Ageing and Age-Related diseases was held in Palermo, Italy. Here, the lecture of V. Nicita-Mauro on Smoking, health and ageing is summarized. Smoking represents an important ageing accelerator, both directly by triggering an inflammatory responses, and indirectly by favoring the occurrence of several diseases where smoking is a recognized risk factor. Hence, non-smokers can delay the appearance of diseases and of ageing process, so attaining longevity.

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Figure 1
General outline of ageing. Smoking represents an important exogenous accelerator of ageing process.
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Figure 2
Cigarette smoking is an important risk factor for many diseases and an accelerator of ageing, it compromises not only life expectancy but also the quality of life.
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