Opinions of elderly people on treatment for end-stage renal disease.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myostatin has been proposed as a candidate biomarker for frailty and sarcopenia. However, the relationship of myostatin with these conditions remains inconclusive. OBJECTIVE:To determine the association of serum myostatin concentration with body composition, physical fitness, physical activity level, and fr...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Arrieta H,Hervás G,Rezola-Pardo C,Ruiz-Litago F,Iturburu M,Yanguas JJ,Gil SM,Rodriguez-Larrad A,Irazusta J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disturbance of vertical eye movement and ocular convergence is often observed in elderly people, but little is known about its frequency. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to investigate age-associated changes in vertical eye movement and convergence in healthy elderly people, using a digital video ca...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Oguro H,Okada K,Suyama N,Yamashita K,Yamaguchi S,Kobayashi S

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogen breath testing (HBT) is frequently used as an alternative to small bowel aspiration in the diagnosis of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). The role of the glucose HBT was assessed in 30 elderly patients. A positive HBT was recorded in 15 of 20 SIBO cases and 7 of 10 culture negatives (sensitivity 7...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Mac Mahon M,Gibbons N,Mullins E,O'Moore RR,Keane CT,Walsh JB,Coakley D

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We quantitated the skin elastic fibers of the papillary and reticular dermis using specific staining procedure followed by automated computerized image analysis. Fifty skin biopsies of patients consulting for cardiovascular risk factors were studied. The following parameters were estimated: surface area (% of total su...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Robert C,Lesty C,Robert AM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrolytes and/or amino acids were determined in leg skeletal muscle biopsies from elderly (age range 57-75 years) and young (age range 20-35 years) apparently healthy women. When compared to the young group, the elderly one was characterized by increased levels of muscular Na+ and Cl-, while the calculated intracel...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Möller P,Alvestrand A,Bergström J,Fürst P,Hellström K

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paratonia is a distinctive form of hypertonia, causing loss of functional mobility in early stages of dementia to severe high muscle tone and pain in the late stages. For assessing and evaluating therapeutic interventions, objective instruments are required. OBJECTIVE:Determine the psychometric properties o...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Drenth H,Zuidema SU,Krijnen WP,Bautmans I,van der Schans C,Hobbelen H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this work was to study patients' self-appraisal of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) 6 and 12 months postoperatively, and to establish which factors determine dissatisfaction from surgery. The study group consisted of 79 patients subjected to TKA who underwent rehabilitation in a specialized institution f...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Dickstein R,Heffes Y,Shabtai EI,Markowitz E

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:L-tryptophan (L-T) was added at a dose of 150-450 mg daily to eight Parkinsonian patients who developed visual hallucinations with paranoidal features under L-dopa (L-D) treatment (112.5-75 mg daily) in combination with alpha-methyldopa hydrazine (12.5-75 mg daily). In six patients L-T ameliorated the symptomatology b...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Rabey JM,Vardi J,Askenazi JJ,Streifler M

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is concern that people living in residential care in Australia make significant and often inappropriate use of acute in-patient hospital services. To date, no factual information has been collected in Australia and its absence may allow myths and negative stereotypes to proliferate. OBJECTIVE:To deter...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Finucane P,Wundke R,Whitehead C,Williamson L,Baggoley C

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the United States, an increasing proportion of all forms of reactivation tuberculosis occurs in patients over the age of 60 years. Atypical presentations and presence of chronic illness obscure the diagnosis of tuberculosis in the elderly. Prompt diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion and aggressive procedure...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Nagami P,Yoshikawa TT

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During development and aging, as well as under hypoxia, many cells can adapt to a stressful environment, while others are damaged and die by apoptosis. In particular, intermittent hypoxia, i.e., hypoxia followed by reoxygenation, determines different responses in young and adult myocardia. OBJECTIVE:In the ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Bianchi G,Di Giulio C,Rapino C,Rapino M,Antonucci A,Cataldi A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic, endocrine and biochemical variables of female hamsters were studied to define age-related alterations in their characteristics. Endurance performance, aerobic capacity and metabolic fuels and hormones were measured and compared in young-adult (2-3 months) and old (16-17 months) hamsters to determine if the ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Nichols JF,Borer KT

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The chronic stress of providing care for a spouse suffering from Alzheimer's disease has been associated with an increased risk for coronary artery disease and overall mortality. Procoagulant changes are kindled by mental stress, and they are prospectively associated with atherothrombotic events. OBJECTIVE:...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： von Kanel R,Dimsdale JE,Adler KA,Patterson TL,Mills PJ,Grant I

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A profound influence of steroidal (and possibly growth) hormone change during aging on the P-450 functions has been found in male rats. Direct and rapid autonomic nervous controls on glycogen metabolism in the liver is also greatly affected by aging. However, neither the responses of isolated rat hepatocyte preparatio...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Kitani K

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the two-point discrimination test of the skin is a simple test of the sensory nerve function, there have been few studies on age-related changes in the ability to discriminate between two points in a large noninstitutionalized population. In this study we attempted (1) to determine normal values on the two-po...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Shimokata H,Kuzuya F

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaerobic bacteremia occurred in 68 patients over the age of 60 in a university hospital. These elderly patients were more likely than younger patients to have an underlying malignancy. Anaerobes involved included Bacteroides fragilis group (64 isolates), Bacteroides melaninogenicus group (11) and Clostridium species ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Terpenning MS

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The link between longevity and diet is of great interest to biological and gerontological research. The fact that relevant knowledge has generally been available for many centuries is often not remarked upon. OBJECTIVE:This article examines three aspects of early modern Western medicine which thematize the ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Schafer D

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anion exchange (AE) proteins are present in human neurons in the brain. Immunohistochemical data indicate that their apparent expression level increases with age, and especially with degeneration in Alzheimer's disease-affected brain areas. The increase in immunoreactivity is probably caused by changes in AE structure...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Bosman GJ,Renkawek K,Van Workum FP,Bartholomeus IG,De Grip WJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various parameters of copulatory behavior were examined in intact and castrated testosterone-(T-)treated male rats of various ages ranging from 3 to 27 months. Serum T levels were controlled by subcutaneous implantation of different sizes of T-filled Silastic capsules at the time of castration. In intact male rats, sc...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Hsu HK,Hsu C,Yu JY,Peng MT

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The maximal glucocorticoid responsiveness and the adaptation degree are reduced in old rat liver as demonstrated by cortisol stimulation of RNA polymerases. Nevertheless the concentration of unoccupied 3H-dexamethasone binding sites in molybdate-stabilized cytosol of adrenalectomized old animals is significantly incre...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Martin H,Martin R

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Each year, influenza and its complications account for 10,000-40,000 excess deaths in the United States. Over 80% of these deaths occur among the elderly. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for the US Public Health Service and others recommend that all persons 65 years of age and older as well a...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Nichol KL,Margolis KL,Wouremna J,von Sternberg T

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alteration in lipid peroxidation products such as lipid peroxides, lipid hydroperoxides were studied in different regions of CNS of ageing rats (13, 26, 52, 78 and 104 weeks). The levels of lipid peroxide and lipid hydroperoxide were increased in various regions of brain and spinal cord. However, the activity of super...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Gupta A,Hasan M,Chander R,Kapoor NK

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infections due to Streptococcus pneumoniae are the major cause of adult community-acquired pneumonia, especially in elderly persons with chronic medical conditions. Despite their well-documented efficacy against bacteraemic disease and deaths in the elderly population, pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines ar...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Wagner C,Popp W,Posch M,Vlasich C,Rosenberger-Spitzy A

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past decade, controversy has raged about the necessity of renal biopsy for the management of the idiopathic nephrotic syndrome. The debate has centered on whether a precise diagnosis is imperative for steroid treatment or whether such therapy can be given blindly. The above question has not been addressed i...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Moran D,Korzets Z,Bernheim J,Bernheim J,Yaretzky A

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The oral cavity is a reservoir for colonization and infection of systemic organs by pathogenic bacteria. It is understood that aging, tooth eruption, hormonal changes, active disease, oral hygiene, and other factors have an influence on biofilm formation and bacterial accumulation in the oral cavity. OBJECT...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Senpuku H,Sogame A,Inoshita E,Tsuha Y,Miyazaki H,Hanada N

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aging changes in different body system are well described, but few studies have considered the relationship between them. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was, therefore, to investigate the interrelationships between markers of aging in different parts of the body. METHODS:A cross-sectional study design...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Aihie Sayer A,Osmond C,Briggs R,Cooper C

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal circulating red blood cells (RBCs) and platelets have been shown to have small amounts of IgG on their membranes. The cell-bound IgG may be cytophilic (IgG nonspecifically adsorbed from the plasma) and/or IgG autoantibody. It has been suggested that most of the RBC-bound IgG is on older RBCs and is an autoantib...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Garratty G

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of ovine corticotropin releasing factor (o-CRF) on the secretions of ACTH, cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) were studied in the healthy young and elderly male individuals. o-CRF caused significant elevations of plasma ACTH, cortisol and DHEA concentrations...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Ohashi M,Fujio N,Kato K,Nawata H,Ibayashi H

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Creatine phosphokinase (CPK) has been shown to provide the initial ATP for muscle contraction. The effect of wheel running on CPK levels was compared in hindleg and cardiac muscles of young, intermediate-age and old outbred CW-1 and inbred C57BL mice. Short-term (5 weeks) and long-term (over 12 months) regimens were u...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Steinhagen-Thiessen E,Reznick AZ

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Relationships between alcohol consumption and risks for metabolic syndrome in general populations are very controversial. It is unknown whether age influences the relationship between alcohol intake and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine whether age in...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Wakabayashi I

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00