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Open Respiratory ArchivesIntroduction: Muscle dysfunction or sarcopenia is a systemic manifestation of chronic respiratory diseases such as COPD and non-cystic fibrosis (non-CF) bronchiectasis.
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International Journal of General Medicine, 2021 Mulat Mossie Menalu,1 Alebachew Demelash Bayleyegn,1 Michael Amera Tizazu,2 Nakachew Sewnet Amare2 1Department of Nursing, College of Health Science, Institute of Medicine and Health Science, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia; 2Department ...
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Effect of nutrition survey 'cleaning criteria' on estimates of malnutrition prevalence and disease burden: secondary data analysis. [PDF]
, 2014 Tackling childhood malnutrition is a global health priority. A key indicator is the estimated prevalence of malnutrition, measured by nutrition surveys. Most aspects of survey design are standardised, but data 'cleaning criteria' are not.
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Open Respiratory ArchivesIntroduction: Sarcopenia is common in chronic respiratory diseases. Several biological processes are involved in its onset. In the muscles of patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, the underlying mechanisms have not yet been described.
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The Regulation of Muscle Mass by Endogenous Glucocorticoids
Frontiers in Physiology, 2015 Glucocorticoids are highly conserved fundamental regulators of energy homeostasis. In response to stress in the form of perceived danger or acute inflammation, glucocorticoids are released from the adrenal gland, rapidly mobilizing energy from ...
Daniel L Marks, Theodore P. Braun
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Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2022 Stunting, wasting, and being underweight are indicators of malnutrition in a country. The high status reflects the poor nutritional and health status of children under five. We analyzed data from the Demographic and Health Survey conducted in Timor Leste
Rifzul Maulina +4 more
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AIDS-defining illnesses at initial diagnosis of HIV in a large Guatemalan cohort [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundAnecdotal evidence suggests that a high proportion of patients diagnosed with HIV in Guatemala present with AIDS. There remain limited data on the epidemiology of AIDS-defining illnesses (ADIs) in Central America.MethodsWe conducted a ...
Cordon, Andrea Alonzo +6 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) infects the human intestinal epithelium, resulting in severe illness and diarrhoea. In this study, we compared the infection of cancer‐derived cell lines with human organoid‐derived models of the small intestine. We observed a delayed in attachment, inflammation and cell death on primary cells, indicating that host ...
Mastura Neyazi +5 more
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Growing Older, Staying Strong: Preventing Sarcopenia Through Strength Training [PDF]
, 2003 Older people can reduce their frailty, become more mobile and stave off the muscle-wasting condition known as sarcopenia by working out as little as twice a ...
Michael J. Hewitt
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.The Ile181Asn variant of human UDP‐xylose synthase (hUXS1), associated with a short‐stature genetic syndrome, has previously been reported as inactive. Our findings demonstrate that Ile181Asn‐hUXS1 retains catalytic activity similar to the wild‐type but exhibits reduced stability, a looser oligomeric state, and an increased tendency to precipitate ...
Tuo Li +2 more
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