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Biophysics of aging and therapeutic interventions by entropy-variation systems.

Authors :
Marineo G
Marotta F
Source :
Biogerontology [Biogerontology] 2005; Vol. 6 (1), pp. 77-9.
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

The cell is thermodynamically an open system and aging is characterized by an increasingly higher structural disorder (increase of entropy) and functional loss. If a variation of negative entropy is introduced by an external source, an anti-clockwise effect leading to regenerative processes and/or increase of the functional reserve supporting regenerative tissue changes is theoretically expected. The achievement of a negative variation of entropy is the main principle of a new technology which implies an exogenous delivery of energy with higher performance than the physiological production. Promising clinical experiences in liver cirrhosis and in long-standing scarring lesions seem to confirm the clinical applicability of the theoretical model.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1389-5729
Volume :
6
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Biogerontology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
15834666
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10522-004-7387-6