Key result
Inflammaging drives atherosclerosis via oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction, serving as a modifiable target.
Why the study?
Aging-related inflammaging contributes to a pro-inflammatory environment that drives atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, but the underlying mechanisms and lifestyle influences require comprehensive analysis.
Inflammaging is a central driver of age-related vascular changes and atherosclerosis, emphasizing the importance of lifestyle modifications such as diet and exercise in mitigating cardiovascular risk in older adults.
Should not yet change clinical management of atherosclerosis; hypothesis-generating for senolytics and anti-inflammatory strategies in aging.
Aging is a key risk factor for atherosclerosis & cardiac diseases, subject to continued structural & physiological fluctuations in the walls of arteries. With growing age, vascular ossification, endothelial dysfunction & lipid accumulation form a pro-inflammatory environment that is more augmented by ongoing, substandard sensitivity known as inflammaging. This review analyzes the biological & curative links between aging, atherosclerosis & inflammaging, traumatized causal molecular mechanisms & their implications for cardiovascular health. Pivotal pathogenic processes under discussion include immunological dysregulation, oxidative stress, cellular senescence, and altered lipid metabolism, all of which contribute to the initiation and progression of atherosclerotic lesions. This review analyzes impact of routine factors—such as regime, bodily activity, smoking, use of alcohol, sleep patterns, and social anxiety—on inflammatory problem and vascular aging. Emerging studies on restorative approaches directing inflammaging with anti-inflammatory mediators, digestive tract microbiota variation, caloric constraint, and Seno-lytic interpositions, is also studied. Studying the interaction between age-linked irritation, life determining factors & vascular pathology may offer opportunities for initial anticipation and tailored supervision of age-linked atherosclerosis, eventually refining cardiovascular consequences in the aged people.
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Malik et al. (2026) conducted a review in Age-related atherosclerosis and inflammaging. Inflammaging and lifestyle determinants was evaluated. Age-related chronic inflammation, or inflammaging, drives atherosclerosis through oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction, which can be mitigated by specific lifestyle and therapeutic interventions.
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