Oxidative stress and genetic markers of suboptimal antioxidant defense in the aging brain: a theoretical review

LE Salminen, RH Paul - Reviews in the Neurosciences, 2014 - degruyter.com
Normal aging involves a gradual breakdown of physiological processes that leads to a
decline in cognitive functions and brain integrity, yet the onset and progression of decline …

Frailty markers comprise blood metabolites involved in antioxidation, cognition, and mobility

M Kameda, T Teruya, M Yanagida… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
As human society ages globally, age-related disorders are becoming increasingly common.
Due to decreasing physiological reserves and increasing organ system dysfunction …

Increased glutathione levels in neurochemically identified fibre systems in the aged rat lumbar motor nuclei

V Ramírez‐León, S Kullberg, OP Hjelle… - European Journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The spinal cord motor nuclei have been the focus of a number of investigations exploring
neurodegenerative mechanisms, eg excitotoxicity mediated by glutamate and oxidative …

Oxidative damage and cognitive dysfunction: antioxidant treatments to promote healthy brain aging

E Head - Neurochemical research, 2009 - Springer
Oxidative damage in the brain may lead to cognitive impairments in aged humans. Further,
in age-associated neurodegenerative disease, oxidative damage may be exacerbated and …

Glutathione as a biomarker in Parkinson's disease: Associations with aging and disease severity

LK Mischley, LJ Standish, NS Weiss… - Oxidative medicine …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. Oxidative stress contributes to Parkinson's disease (PD) pathophysiology and
progression. The objective was to describe central and peripheral metabolites of redox …

Depletion of glutathione does not affect electron transport chain complex activity in brain mitochondria: Implications for Parkinson disease and postmortem studies

SJR Heales, A Menzes, GP Davey - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
Glutathione is an important antioxidant in the brain that appears to be decreased, in
conjunction with mitochondrial complex I activity, in Parkinson disease patients. In …

Normal cerebrospinal fluid glutathione concentrations in Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and multiple system atrophy

CH Konings, MA Kuiper, T Teerlink, C Mulder… - Journal of the …, 1999 - Elsevier
We measured total glutathione concentrations in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of non-
demented Parkinson's disease patients (PD; n= 71), demented PD patients (PDD; n= 13) …

Heritability of the aged glutathione phenotype is dependent on tissue of origin

RL Gould, Y Zhou, CL Yakaitis, K Love, J Reeves… - Mammalian …, 2018 - Springer
Glutathione is a ubiquitous antioxidant that protects cells against reactive oxygen species
and other chemical stressors. Despite its functional importance, the impact of genetics on the …

Longitudinal quantification of metabolites and macromolecules reveals age-and sex-related changes in the healthy Fischer 344 rat brain

CF Fowler, D Madularu, M Dehghani, GA Devenyi… - Neurobiology of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Normal aging is associated with numerous biological changes, including altered brain
metabolism and tissue chemistry. In vivo characterization of the neurochemical profile during …

Higher physiological vulnerability to hypoxic exposure with advancing age in the human brain

MB Vestergaard, MLF Jensen… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The aging brain is associated with atrophy along with functional and metabolic changes. In
this study, we examined age-related changes in resting brain functions and the vulnerability …