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ey0017.9-9 | Premature Aging, Cardiometabolic Fitness and Cardiovascular Damage | ESPEYB17

9.9. Advanced glycation end products and chronic inflammation in adult survivors of childhood leukemia treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

F Felicetti , AS Cento , P Fornengo , M Cassader , R Mastrocola , F D’Ascenzo , F Settanni , A Benso , E Arvat , M Collino , F Fagioli , M Aragno , E Brignardello

To read the full abstract: Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 Mar;67(3):e28106. ebrignardello@cittadellasalute.to.itPremature aging has been proposed as a paradigm to explain the early cardiovascular disease (CVD) that affects young-adult childhood cancer survivors (CCS). Protein glycation is recognized as one of the main factors contributing to aging. Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are a...