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Published in: Immunity & Ageing 1/2007

Open Access 01-12-2007 | Review

Pathophysiology of ageing, longevity and age related diseases

Authors: Alexander Bürkle, Graziella Caselli, Claudio Franceschi, Erminia Mariani, Paolo Sansoni, Angela Santoni, Giancarlo Vecchio, Jacek M Witkowski, Calogero Caruso

Published in: Immunity & Ageing | Issue 1/2007

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Abstract

On April 18, 2007 an international meeting on Pathophysiology of Ageing, Longevity and Age-Related Diseases was held in Palermo, Italy. Several interesting topics on Cancer, Immunosenescence, Age-related inflammatory diseases and longevity were discussed. In this report we summarize the most important issues. However, ageing must be considered an unavoidable end point of the life history of each individual, nevertheless the increasing knowledge on ageing mechanisms, allows envisaging many different strategies to cope with, and delay it. So, a better understanding of pathophysiology of ageing and age-related disease is essential for giving everybody a reasonable chance for living a long and enjoyable final part of the life.
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Metadata
Title
Pathophysiology of ageing, longevity and age related diseases
Authors
Alexander Bürkle
Graziella Caselli
Claudio Franceschi
Erminia Mariani
Paolo Sansoni
Angela Santoni
Giancarlo Vecchio
Jacek M Witkowski
Calogero Caruso
Publication date
01-12-2007
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Immunity & Ageing / Issue 1/2007
Electronic ISSN: 1742-4933
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-4933-4-4

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