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Review
. 2017 Jul 4;8(5):571-576.
doi: 10.1080/21505594.2017.1305532. Epub 2017 Mar 13.

Aging metabolism: intervention strategies

Esteban Martinez  1
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Review

Aging metabolism: intervention strategies

Esteban Martinez. Virulence. .

Abstract

Human beings are subjected to aging and age-associated diseases. Life expectancy has improved impressively in the last century due to social and economic development, but despite increasing improvement is still more limited than average in those ones with chronic diseases such as treated HIV infection. There has been a substantial research on the underlying factors responsible for aging both in the general and the HIV-infected populations. Several specific targets for potential intervention have been identified but studies so far have been limited to small experiments in cultured cells or living beings other than humans such as mice or flies. Time has come for designing and developing human studies with those candidate therapies showing most promising benefits and least potential toxicities to treat age-related diseases.

Keywords: HIV infection; aging; intervention; metabolism; strategies.

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