Difference in the age-related accumulation of lipopigments in the adrenergic and nonadrenergic peripheral neurons in the male rat.

abstract：:In this paper we asked whether the increased production of two proinflammatory cytokines-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha) and interleukin-6 (IL6) in the absence of the inflammatory stimulus, a phenomenon frequently occurring in the elderly, may contribute to the decrease of natural killer (NK) cytotoxic activit...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Myśliwska J,Bryl E,Zorena K,Balon J,Foerster J,Myśliwski A

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many studies have demonstrated an inverse relationship between gait performance and cognitive impairment. The main purposes of this study were: (1) to design and validate a complex gait test (CGT) in older people, (2) to analyze the effects of age and sex on CGT, and (3) to analyze the association between CG...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Latorre Román PÁ,Muñoz Jiménez M,Salas Sánchez J,Consuegra González P,Moreno Del Castillo R,Herrador Sánchez JA,López Ivanco MDA,Linares Jiménez C,Navas Morales JF,Párraga Montilla JA

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:The activity of ceruloplasmin (CP) increased 3-fold in rat blood between 1 week and 20 months of age, but the difference in CP activity of adult and old rats was only 14%, which still is statistically significant (p less than 0.01). The increase in NaCl and KCl concentrations in vitro resulted in the same exponential ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Semsei I

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the presenting features, clinical course and prognosis in relation to age in 121 patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) for a mean follow-up of 4.6 years. 35 patients (29%) were over age 65 years at presentation/detection. There was a higher proportion of patients asymptomatic of liver disease in th...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Lehmann AB,Bassendine MF,James OF

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relation between carotid blood flow measured by Doppler spectrum analysis and brain atrophy on computed tomography (CT) was studied in 22 subjects with multiple lacunar cerebral infarctions. The subjects were divided into two groups, 7 patients with multi-infarct dementia (MID) (mean age 73 years) and 15 nondement...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Yamashita K,Kobayashi S,Yamaguchi S,Kitani M,Okada K,Fujihara S,Shimode K,Tsunematsu T

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of age on the compositional analysis of human Descemet's membrane was examined. Membranes were obtained from human corneas ranging from 0.5 to 95 years and purified by sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) extraction. Substantial age-related changes were obtained in the amino acid compositions of the SDS-insoluble b...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Freeman IL,Vergnes JP,Brown SI

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurofilament accumulation was produced in neuronal perikarya of the lower brain stem nuclei in the hamster brain by inoculating buffy coat from a patient with Alzheimer's disease. The abnormally proliferated neurofilament was characterized by immunostaining and electron microscopy. The intracytoplasmic neurofilament ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Takeda M,Nishimura T,Kudo T,Tanimukai S,Gotow T,Tanabe H,Miki T,Nakamura Y,Niigawa H,Morita H

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Although white matter changes visible with MRI are generally considered to result from ischemia, it has become clear that these changes also appear in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, their significance in AD is unknown. OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the clinical significance of white matter change...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Kono I,Mori S,Nakajima K,Nakagawa M,Watanabe Y,Kizu O,Yamada K,Sakai Y

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated quantitatively the efficiency and safety of, and influence of either prior arterial injury or immunity against adenovirus on adenovirus-mediated gene transfer into injured arteries of a relatively large animal model, the dog. A replication-defective adenovirus expressing bacterial lacZ was introduced perc...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Ueno H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown links between cognitive impairment and hypertension as well as mortality. However, combined effects of these two conditions on mortality have not been fully explored. OBJECTIVE:To assess the combined effect of cognitive impairment and hypertension on all-cause mortality among the...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Gombojav B,Yi SW,Sull JW,Nam CM,Ohrr H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have demonstrated that measures of lower quality of care and associated adverse health effects are more prevalent in for-profit nursing homes compared to not-for-profit facilities. However, these studies omit persons who receive care in the community setting, and exclusively focus on isolated clinica...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Friedman L,Avila S,Friedman D,Meltzer W

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients over 65 years of age admitted to an ophthalmic ward were routinely screened in a standard way practiced in Geriatric Assessment Units. The previous drug therapy of all patients was particularly noted. A classification of the patients with undetected pathology was made and an attempt to categorise the percenta...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Andrews J,Pandita-Gunawardena ND,Suntharalingham M

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

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 hippocampus is a structure equipped with a high degree of flexibility and adaptation. In contrast to most structures of the adult central nervous system, the hippocampus can rely on a form of plasticity known as neurogenesis. The continuous provision of new neurons derived from resident adult neural stem cells app...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Couillard-Despres S,Iglseder B,Aigner L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of centrophenixine has been studied on the monovalent electrolyte contents of the brain cortical cells of old female Wistar rats by means of energy dispersive x-ray microanalysis. The drug was administered in form of an intraperitoneal injection of 100 mg/kg body weight for 20 days. The treatment decreased ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Zs-Nagy I,Pieri C,Giuli C,Del Moro M

更新日期：1979-01-01 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：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：:The eukaryotic stress response involves translational suppression of non-housekeeping proteins and the sequestration of unnecessary mRNA transcripts into stress granules (SGs). This process is dependent on mRNA-binding proteins (RBPs) that interact with capped mRNA transcripts through RNA recognition motifs, and exhib...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Vanderweyde T,Youmans K,Liu-Yesucevitz L,Wolozin B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Old age has traditionally been considered to begin at age 65. The improving health and functional status observed among older people may necessitate reevaluation of this cut-off point. OBJECTIVE:To present the changing prevalence of common geriatric syndromes, functional parameters, common disease status an...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Jacobs JM,Maaravi Y,Cohen A,Bursztyn M,Ein-Mor E,Stessman J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A brief review is given of the use of fluoride, mithramycin, glucagon, actinomycin D, calcitonins and diphosphonates for treatment of Paget's disease of bone. The decision regarding treatment, effectiveness of the drugs, the incidence of side effects and assessment of clinical, biochemical, histological, radiological ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Chakravorty NK

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The total cholesterol concentration decreases with age in older people. The reasons for this phenomenon are controversial. This study investigated the hypothesis that poor health status is a determinant of the inverse association between age and cholesterol in older persons. METHODS:Cross-sectional study of...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Volpato S,Zuliani G,Guralnik JM,Palmieri E,Fellin R

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As populations age globally, the health of older adults is looming larger on the agendas of public health bodies. In particular, the priority is to ensure that older adults remain healthy, independent, and engaged in their communities. In other words, ensuring that increasing life spans are matched by increasing "heal...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Doherty TM,Di Pasquale A,Michel JP,Del Giudice G

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adults aged 65 years and older stand to benefit from the accumulating wealth of Internet-based health resources, including online interventions to assist in the self-management of chronic health conditions. However, concerns have been expressed that lesser Internet use and familiarity among older adults may ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Crabb RM,Rafie S,Weingardt KR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary intake, sunlight exposure and 25-hydroxy-vitamin D levels were estimated in 62 patients admitted to a geriatric assessment unit. There was a significant correlation between vitamin D intake and 25-hydroxy-vitamin D levels but none between sunlight exposure and these. This suggests that in old age dietary defic...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Nayal AS,MacLennan WJ,Hamilton JC,Rose P,Kong M

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes is common in elderly persons and is highly prevalent in Mexican Americans. Little is known about factors associated with the incidence of diabetes complications. OBJECTIVE:To examine the social, demographic and health factors associated with a 7-year incidence of diabetes complications among older ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Kaushik VP,Al Snih S,Ray LA,Raji MA,Markides KS,Goodwin JS

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prospective surveillance of nosocomial infection was conducted at seven skilled proprietary nursing facilities in Orange County, Calif., USA. The average incidence of facility-acquired infection was 5.2 infections/1,000 patient days. The most common source of infection was urinary tract (47%), followed by respiratory ...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Lee YL,Thrupp LD,Friis RH,Fine M,Maleki P,Cesario TC

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional status in older people is a dynamic situation, which makes it necessary to evaluate functional capacity at different times to determinate their prognostic value. OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between functional status (baseline and change after acute illness) and mortality and functional c...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Baztán JJ,Gálvez CP,Socorro A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acquisition of immunologic self-tolerance by clonal deletion in the thymus is concluded to be a critical process in immune aging and is found to be transiently protected from genetic instability by means of a feedback surveillance which functions at the expense of chronic thymic involution. In the immune control of ma...

journal_title：Gerontology

authors： Hartwig M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00