TY - JOUR
T1 - Smoking, health and ageing
AU - Caruso, Calogero
AU - Nicita-Mauro, Claudio
AU - Maltese, Giuseppe
AU - Nicita-Mauro, Vittorio
AU - Gangemi, Sebastiano
AU - Basile, Giorgio
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Smoking
KW - ageing
KW - health
KW - Smoking
KW - ageing
KW - health
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/46629
M3 - Article
VL - 5
JO - IMMUNITY & AGEING
JF - IMMUNITY & AGEING
SN - 1742-4933
ER -