[HTML][HTML] Risk factors of severe COVID-19: a review of host, viral and environmental factors

L Zsichla, V Müller - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The clinical course and outcome of COVID-19 are highly variable, ranging from
asymptomatic infections to severe disease and death. Understanding the risk factors of …

The role of mitochondria in phytochemically mediated disease amelioration

YC Koh, CT Ho, MH Pan - Journal of agricultural and food …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Mitochondrial dysfunction may cause cell death, which has recently emerged as a cancer
prevention and treatment strategy mediated by chemotherapy drugs or phytochemicals …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging evidence on the use of probiotics and prebiotics to improve the gut microbiota of older adults with frailty syndrome: a narrative review

BEM Carrillo, JFA Garrido, RM Méndez… - The Journal of nutrition …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The gut microbiota can impact older adults' health, especially in patients with
frailty syndrome. Understanding the association between the gut microbiota and frailty …

Nutritional and physical activity issues in frailty syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic

MC Massari, VM Bimonte, L Falcioni… - Therapeutic …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
'Frailty'has been described as 'a state of increased vulnerability of the individual caused by
an impairment of homeostasis as a result of endogenous or exogenous stress'. Frail …

Frailty trajectories in community‐dwelling older adults during COVID‐19 pandemic: The PRESTIGE study

A Pilotto, C Custodero, S Zora, S Poli… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Frailty has been recognized as potential surrogate of biological age and
relevant risk factor for COVID‐19 severity. Thus, it is important to explore the frailty …

Factors related to malnutrition and their association with frailty in community-dwelling older adults registered at a geriatric clinic

ES de Lima, MS Zukeran, JV Neto, CV Romanini… - Experimental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background We hypothesized that factors related to malnutrition, namely low muscle mass,
appetite loss, and adiposity, are associated with frailty and pre-frailty in community-dwelling …

[HTML][HTML] Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet Mitigates Inflammation and Hospital Stay in Frail Elderly Patients: A Moderation Analysis

A Lo Buglio, F Bellanti, RM Carapellese, C Capurso… - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
Understanding the interaction between dietary patterns and nutritional status in influencing
health outcomes is crucial, especially in vulnerable populations. Our study investigates the …

[HTML][HTML] Association between Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) Score and Body Composition, Inflammation and Frailty in Hospitalized Elderly Patients

A Lo Buglio, F Bellanti, DFP Carmignano, G Serviddio… - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score has demonstrated its ability to identify
patients with poor nutritional status and predict various clinical outcomes. Our objective was …

Is COVID-19 really a geriatric syndrome?

MA Akbarzadeh, MS Hosseini - Ageing Research Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Geriatric syndromes are a group of medical conditions, such as cognitive impairment,
delirium, frailty, dizziness, syncope, and incontinence, associated with age increase. Many …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in nutritional metabolic therapy to impede the progression of critical illness

W Chen, J Song, S Gong - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2024 - frontiersin.org
With the advancement of medical care and the continuous improvement of organ support
technologies, some critically ill patients survive the acute phase of their illness but still …