The high neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in critically ill patients, the intense neutrophil infiltration in pulmonary capillaries and into pulmonary alveoli, and the increased levels of circulating neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) clearly show neutrophil involvement/activation favoring intense ROS production and oxidative damage caused by lipid peroxidation, and protein and DNA oxidation (Komaravelli and Casola, 2014
It plays a central role in the recognition, conjugation, and neutralization of potentially harmful endogenous and exogenous compounds before they can induce cellular damage
Inflammation is another important factor, which we cover in more detail in our article on how inflammation accelerates ageing
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5. Ubiquinone (Coenzyme Q10)