The hundreds of mitochondria present in every cell in the body undertake the essential duty of producing chemical energy store molecules, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), used to power the cell. With age, mitochondria become less efficient and more damaged, generating oxidative stress and triggering inflammation while producing less ATP than is optimal. This is thought to be a major contribution to degenerative aging, though as for all contributions to aging, it requires a highly targeted way to improve mitochondrial function in order to determine just how important it is. That highly targeted therapy doesn’t yet exist in a useful form. The most plausible near future…
Mitochondrial Epigenetics in Age-Related Mitochondrial Dysfunction
The hundreds of mitochondria present in every cell in the body undertake the essential duty of producing chemical energy store molecules, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), used to power the cell. With age, mitochondria become less efficient and more damaged, generating oxidative stress and triggering inflammation while producing less ATP than is optimal. This is thought to be a major contribution to degenerative aging, though as for all contributions to aging, it requires a highly targeted way to improve mitochondrial function in order to determine just how important it is. That highly targeted therapy doesn’t yet exist in a useful form. The most plausible near future…