Correlation between NADPH oxidase and protein kinase C in the ROS production by human granulocytes related to age.

abstract：:Alzheimer neurofibrillary changes and senile plaques were found in a variety of distribution patterns and intensities in 50 brains of patients older than 73 years who had been carefully examined for signs of organic dementia in a geriatric unit. As noted by earlier observers, the severity of dementia usually correspon...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Ulrich J,Stähelin HB

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The usual features of Paget's disease of bone, e.g. large head, deafness due to involvement of the 8th cranial nerve and bowing of the legs are all well described in text books of medicine. However, some features such as platybasia with neurological deficit, involvement of the 2nd, 5th and 7th cranial nerves, hydrocep...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Chakravorty NK

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article discusses some aspects demonstrating that a decrease in acetylcholine synthesis in senile dementia of the Alzheimer type (SDAT) is a consequence of the strong decline in glucose turnover in the brain. This becomes obvious by the fact that acetylcoenzyme A, the key substrate of acetylcholine synthesis, is e...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Meier-Ruge W,Bertoni-Freddari C,Iwangoff P

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of clinical senile dementia patients underwent a series of cerebrovascular examinations. Some of them were standard examinations (fundus oculi, electroencephalogram, rheoencephalogram, cerebral angiogram and pneumonencephalogram) while the others were studying regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and modificati...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Dekoninck WJ,Collard M,Noel G

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate acceptance and usage issues in relation to Telehealth products as used by frail older clients of the Transition Care Program and their carers. METHOD:The study design was a quasi-randomised controlled clinical trial. A stratified random sample of participants was allocated to one of five groups usin...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Wade R,Shaw K,Cartwright C

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Typically, subjective memory assessments (be it in form of single items or questionnaires) in old age only weakly correlate with the performance in objective memory tests at cross-section. It thus appears as if individual differences in subjective memory assessments hardly reflect individual differences in memory in o...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Zimprich D,Kurtz T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dementia is a symptom of a variety of specific structural brain diseases as well as several system degenerations. Alzheimer's disease presently is the commonest cause in the developed world, causing a cortical-subcortical degeneration of ascending cholinergic neurons and large pyramidal cells in the cerebral cortex. C...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Plum F

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related changes of muscle fiber and collagen content of the diaphragm (DIA) and rectus abdominis (RA) muscles were examined in rats aged 1, 4, 8 and 18 months. The cross-sectional areas of all muscle fiber types (I, IIa, IIb) and the amount of collagen in both DIA and RA increased up to the age of 8 months after w...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Rodrigues CJ,Rodrigues Júnior AJ,Bohm GM

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although cross-sectional studies have demonstrated associations between visual contrast sensitivity and cognitive test performance, it remains unclear whether peripheral visual or perceptual factors explain the association. OBJECTIVE:We aimed at determining whether reducing static contrast of the study stim...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Anstey KJ,Butterworth P,Borzycki M,Andrews S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a multifactorial memory training program designed for normal older adults. The multifactorial program involved the training of three components that are critical to memory functioning: recoding operations, attentional functions and relaxation. Two controls groups...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Stigsdotter A,Bäckman L

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Moderate physical exercise, dietary restriction as well as enriched environment in separate studies have been reported to delay some of the adverse effects of aging on brain function, parallel to an increase in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). In order to elucidate these influences in a com...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Strasser A,Skalicky M,Hansalik M,Viidik A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Receptor activator of nuclear factor x03BA;B (RANK) and its ligand (RANKL) have originally been described for their key roles in bone metabolism and the immune system. Subsequently, it has been shown that the RANKL-RANK system is critical in the formation of mammary epithelia in lactating females and the thermoregulat...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Nagy V,Penninger JM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial abnormality in the skeletal muscles of 13 patients with myotonic dystrophy was analyzed by both histochemical and molecular biologic methods. Nine of 13 patients had ragged-red fibers (50 +/- 116 per 10,000 muscle fibers, mean +/- SD), and 10 patients had cytochrome c oxidase-negative fibers (41 +/- 90 p...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Sahashi K,Tanaka M,Tashiro M,Ohno K,Ibi T,Takahashi A,Ozawa T

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：:The vascular system of 30 old asymptomatic patients (average age 62.5 years) was studied by reflection plethysmography. The plethysmogram (PTG) was recorded from the forefinger of the left hand at rest, during two postural tests (+45 degrees arm-up and -45 degrees arm-down), after physical work, and during the infusio...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Strozzi C,Cocco G,Destro A,Padovan G,Abbasciano V,Tosatti S

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We review findings on spousal interrelations in old age in such key domains as cognition, well-being, and health. Therein, we demonstrate that spousal interrelations may extend developmental options but may also make an individual vulnerable to the experience of loss. We address theoretical questions concerning possib...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Hoppmann C,Gerstorf D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclic AMP-dependent and -independent protein kinase have been isolated from livers of rats at 3, 9, 18 and 30 months of age. A preliminary characterization reported here reveals that in addition to a decrease in their activities due to ageing and a likely shift to cyclic AMP-independent casein kinase activity at 30 m...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Kumar R,Chiero L,Rodriguez D

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In Germany, there is an ongoing concern about the high prevalence of underweight on admission to health-care institutions. In order to assess possible sex-specific differences, the aim of this study is to provide valid figures about the prevalence and risk factors of underweight of men and women in German nur...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Strube-Lahmann S,Müller-Werdan U,Norman K,Skarabis H,Lahmann NA

更新日期：2021-01-20 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：:The biological rhythms of rectal temperature were documented in young (circadian variations) and elderly (circadian and seasonal variations) human subjects either in apparent good health or suffering from senile dementia of Alzheimer type (SDAT). All the subjects were synchronized. Data obtained showed a decrease of t...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Touitou Y,Reinberg A,Bogdan A,Auzéby A,Beck H,Touitou C

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both ageing and vitamin C (VC) deficiency result in immune defect. Since low serum and tissue levels of VC are found in the elderly, we have in a placebo-controlled study, tested the effect of VC supplements (500 mg/day i.m. for 1 month) on various immune parameters. Indeed, VC enhances the proliferative response of T...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Kennes B,Dumont I,Brohee D,Hubert C,Neve P

更新日期：1983-01-01 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:Early emergency readmissions is a common and important problem in the elderly patient. Identification of the risk factors for early emergency readmissions is needed to prevent this occurring. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to study the risk factors for early emergency readmission in the elderly medical...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Chu LW,Pei CK

更新日期：1999-07-01 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：:Historically, family ties have been understood as the primary source of support for aging adults, and past empirical and theoretical work has highlighted the tendency of older adults to focus on close family. However, in line with demographic changes and historical increases in the diversity of social structures, frie...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Fiori KL,Windsor TD,Huxhold O

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The common cause account suggests that there is a third factor causing aging effects in both sensory and cognitive functioning, hypothesized to be the integrity of the central nervous system [Lindenberger and Baltes; Psychol Aging 1994;9:339-355]. Importantly, the common cause account was developed based on ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Sternäng O,Jonsson B,Wahlin A,Nyberg L,Nilsson LG

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research on the relationship between vestibular function and falls in older people is sparse. The perception of the postural vertical (PPV) provides an indicator measure of vestibular (otolith) function in the absence of visual input and diminished somatosensory feedback. OBJECTIVE:This study examined wheth...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Menant JC,St George RJ,Fitzpatrick RC,Lord SR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the western world. To prevent what will certainly be a tremendous health and economic burden, effective therapeutics for AMD are urgently needed. To develop these agents in a timely fashion, the molecular pathways that cause disease ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Barnett BP,Handa JT

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Phagocytically stimulated canine leukocyte suspensions obtained from 12 young adult and 43 aged individuals were examined for several physiological manifestations of the phagocytically induced respiratory burst. There was considerable variation in levels of oxygen consumption, glucose oxidation via the hexose monophos...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Johnson DD,Renshaw HW,Warner DH,Browder EJ,Williams JD

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00