The scientific basis of caloric restriction leading to longe... : Current Opinion in Gastroenterology
The scientific basis of caloric restriction leading to longer life : Current Opinion in …

Acute inflammation is usually a self-limited life preserving response, triggered by pathogens
and/or traumatic injuries. This transient response normally leads to removal of harmful …

Aged mice treated peripherally with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) show an exaggerated
neuroinflammatory response and cognitive deficits compared to adults. Considerable …

Background and Objective: Systemic levels of C‐reactive protein and interleukin‐6 have
been reported to be elevated in patients with periodontitis compared with periodontally …

The aim of this present review is to describe the pathogenesis and mechanisms behind
mucosal pathologies in the elderly including a description of the risk factors for these …

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine commonly used in studies as a means of
assessing chronic inflammatory status. Despite the use of plasma IL-6 as a marker of chronic …

Sex hormones impact a number of aspects of immunity. As a result of the aging process,
dramatic changes occur in the endocrine system, including the levels of sex hormones …

RESUMO ALVAREZ-PEREZ, Mario Castro. Epidemiologia, diagnóstico, marcadores de
imunocompetência e prognóstico da sepse. 2009. 106 f. Tese (Doutorado em Ciências …

Purpose Surgical procedures are being performed on elderly people with increasing
frequency, but accordingly, postoperative complications and mortality rates are higher than …

Introduction decline, however, is not of sufficient magnitude or duration to account for the
increased incidence of cancer in old people. 12, 13 In fact, we14 and others15–17 have …