Biomarkers of oxidative damage as a tool to investigate frailty syndrome in older women (opens in new tab)

Frailty syndrome (FS) is a critical factor associated with several oxidative stress and age-related diseases. In this work, we investigated the connection between frailty, defined at early stages using a new cut-off value of the Frailty Trait Scale (FTS-5), and plasma biomarkers of oxidative stress. Plasma samples of 76 older women were analyzed to determine free and protein-bounded tryptophan (Trp), kynurenine (Kyn), N-formylKynurenine (N-Kyn), advanced glycation end products, and protein ca...