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ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Physical Activity and Oxidative Stress in Aging.

Rosamaria Militello, Simone Luti, Tania Gamberi, Alessio Pellegrino, Alessandra Modesti, Pietro Amedeo Modesti

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Review in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

50 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. The effects of physical activity on female fertility: a narrative review.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2026
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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

6 authors.

Rosamaria MilitelloDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3333-1618
Simone LutiDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7050-6590
Tania GamberiDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1489-8934
Alessio PellegrinoDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3768-8630
Alessandra ModestiDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1290-2285
Pietro Amedeo ModestiDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9511-2173

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biological aging, characterized by changes in metabolism and physicochemical properties of cells, has an impact on public health. Environment and lifestyle, including factors like diet and physical activity, seem to play a key role in healthy aging. Several studies have shown that regular physical activity can enhance antioxidant defense mechanisms, including the activity of enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, and glutathione peroxidase. However, intense or prolonged exercise can also lead to an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production temporarily, resulting in oxidative stress. This phenomenon is referred to as "exercise-induced oxidative stress". The relationship between physical activity and oxidative stress in aging is complex and depends on various factors such as the type, intensity, duration, and frequency of exercise, as well as individual differences in antioxidant capacity and adaptation to exercise. In this review, we analyzed what is reported by several authors regarding the role of physical activity on oxidative stress in the aging process as well as the role of hormesis and physical exercise as tools for the prevention and treatment of sarcopenia, an aging-related disease. Finally, we reported what has recently been studied in relation to the effect of physical activity and sport on aging in women.

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aginghormesisoxidative stresssarcopenia

Identifiers

PMID38790662
PMCPMC11117672

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