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The Complexity of Oxidative Stress in Human Age-Related Diseases-A Review.

Alicja Płóciniczak, Ewelina Bukowska-Olech, Ewa Wysocka

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Review in Metabolites, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Alicja PłóciniczakDepartment of Laboratory Diagnostics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 84 Szamarzewskiego Str., 60-569 Poznań, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5303-4904
Ewelina Bukowska-OlechDepartment of Laboratory Diagnostics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 84 Szamarzewskiego Str., 60-569 Poznań, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0509-1696
Ewa WysockaDepartment of Laboratory Diagnostics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 84 Szamarzewskiego Str., 60-569 Poznań, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4101-7656

Funding

Poznań University of Medical Science JAK0000035
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aging process is a complex and dynamic phenomenon influenced by genetic, environmental, and biochemical factors. One of the key contributors to aging and age-related diseases is oxidative stress, resulting from an imbalance between the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the efficiency of antioxidant defense systems. In this review, we introduce the concept of the oxidative stress complexity-a network encompassing ROS-generating systems, enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, and genetic determinants that collectively shape redox homeostasis. Emerging research highlights the significant influence of genetic variability on the activity and expression of selected and most examined antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), paraoxonase 1 (PON1), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPX), thereby modulating individual susceptibility to oxidative damage, disease onset, and the pace of aging. Particular attention is paid to the interplay among oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, and metabolic dysfunction in the pathogenesis of various age-related disorders. By integrating findings from molecular studies, clinical research, and population genetics, we discuss the diagnostic and prognostic potential of antioxidant enzymes as biomarkers of aging and explore strategies for redox-modulating interventions. Understanding these interrelations is essential for identifying biomarkers of biological aging and developing personalized strategies aimed at promoting healthy aging and reducing the risk of chronic disease.

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age-related disordersantioxidant activitygenetic predispositionoxidative stressreactive oxygen species

Identifiers

PMID40710578
PMCPMC12299016

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