Is Intermittent Hypoxia A Cause of Aging?

Abstract

Insufficient tissue oxygenation occurs in a wide range of physiological and pathological conditions. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are physiological products of aerobic life and their accumulation affects aging. Chronic intermittent hypoxia can lead to oxidative stress that could predispose the organism to cumulative acceleration of the aging process.

Keywords :

• Hypoxia
• aging
• ROS