Epistemis

Clinical Biochemistry of Cellular Aging | Molecular Gerontology Treatise

Biochemistry · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Estudio en profundidad de los mecanismos moleculares del envejecimiento, integrando inestabilidad genómica, biología de telómeros, estrés oxidativo, colapso de la proteoestasis, epigenética y remodelación de la matriz extracelular, con sus correspondientes correlaciones de diagnóstico clínico y dianas terapéuticas emergentes.

What it covers

  1. Cellular Aging
  2. The Senescent Phenotype and Genomic Instability
  3. · 1.1 · Genomic Stressors and the DNA Damage Response (DDR)
  4. · 1.2 · Types of DNA Damage and Specific Repair Pathways
  5. · 1.3 · Systemic Consequences of Genomic Instability
  6. Telomere Biology and the Shelterina Complex
  7. · 2.1 · Structure of Telomeres and the Shelterina Protective Complex
  8. · 2.2 · Biochemistry of Telomerase and Ribonucleoprotein Structure
  9. · 2.3 · The G-Quadruplex Transition Phenomenon
  10. Signaling Pathways for the Stop of the Cellular Cycle
  11. · 3.1 · The p53-p21 CIP1 Axis: G1/S Transition Control
  12. · 3.2 · Formation of Senescence-Associated Heterochromatin Foci (SAHF)
  13. Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Insufficiency (Mito-Aging)
  14. · 4.1 · Dynamics of Electron Leakage and Production of Free Radicals
  15. · 4.2 · Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) vulnerability
  16. Proteostasis Collapse and Loss of Proteolysis
  17. · 5.1 · The Ubiquitin-Proteasome System (UPS) in Aging
  18. · 5.2 · Accumulation of Lipofuscin and Advanced Glycation Products (AGEs)
  19. The Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype (SASP)
  20. · 6.1 · Biochemical Architecture of the SASP Components
  21. Epigenetic Alterations and Horvath's Clocks
  22. · 7.1 · DNA Methylation and Architectural Changes
  23. · 7.2 · Biostatistics of Epigenetic Aging Clocks
  24. Sensory Nutrient Dysregulation
  25. · 8.1 · The Anabolic Nutritional Axis: IIS Signaling and mTOR Complex
  26. · 8.2 · The Catabolic Axis of Longevity: AMPK and Sirtuins (NAD + Axis)
  27. Stem Cell Exhaustion
  28. · 9.1 · Alterations in Key Tissue Niches
  29. · 9.2 · Dynamics of Asymmetric Self-Renewal Loss
  30. Transposons and the cGAS-STING Pathway
  31. · 10.1 · Derepression of Transposons and LINE-1 Elements
  32. Lipid Metabolism and Cell Membranes
  33. · 11.1 · Biochemistry of Membrane Lipid Peroxidation
  34. · 11.2 · Imbalance in the Composition of Lipid Rafts
  35. Biochemistry of Extracellular and Interstitial Aging
  36. · 12.1 · Collagen Glycation and Maillard Cross-Link Formation
  37. · 12.2 · Imbalance in the Activity of Metalloproteinases (MMPs)
  38. Immunosenescence and the Inflammaging Phenomenon
  39. · 13.1 · Thymic Involution and Remodeling of the T Lymphocyte Repertoire
  40. · 13.2 · The Dual Role of Macrophages in Peripheral Senescence
  41. Biomarkers of Senescence and Diagnosis
  42. · 14.1 · Kinetics and Histochemistry of Senescence-Associated β-Galactosidase (SA-β-gal)
  43. · 14.2 · Molecular Markers for Immunohistochemistry and Protein Profiling
  44. Accelerated Aging Syndromes
  45. · 15.1 · Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome: The Defect in Nuclear Lamination
  46. · 15.2 · Molecular Physiopathology of Werner, Cockayne and Ataxia-Telangiectasia
  47. Senolithic and Senomorphic Strategies
  48. · 16.1 · Mechanisms of Action of Senolytic Drugs
  49. · 16.2 · Pharmacology of Senomorphic Agents
  50. · 16.3 · Key Principles in Clinical Biochemistry of Cellular Aging

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Subject
Biochemistry
Category
Basic Sciences
Type
Study Guide
Sections
50
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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