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Presence of age-associated low-grade inflammation does not worsen the body response to bacterial infection in old male rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20924673     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In the field of frailty, there is an underlying hypothesis that chronic low-grade inflammation contributes to bad outcomes in response to a stressor. The host response to an Escherichia coli infection was assessed in 24 month old male rats exhibiting a chronic low-grade inflammation and in non-inflamed control rats. Mortality, weight loss and sarcopenia were the main outcomes measured. The presence of chronic low-grade inflammation did not affect post-infection mortality, body weight loss and tissue mass decreases. Infection-induced modifications of plasma acute phase proteins concentrations were not higher in low-grade inflamed than non-inflamed rats. Absolute synthesis rates of tissue proteins were independent of the initial inflammatory status, except for liver 10 days after infection. Altogether, age-associated chronic low-grade inflammation in male rats did not worsen the body response to bacterial infection. These results suggest that chronic low-grade inflammation is not an aggravating factor of the spiraling process leading to frailty.
Authors:
Gilles Mayot; Karine Vidal; Carole Migné; Denis Breuillé; Stephanie Blum; Christiane Obled; Isabelle Papet
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-10-06
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biogerontology     Volume:  12     ISSN:  1573-6768     ISO Abbreviation:  Biogerontology     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-24     Completed Date:  2011-07-01     Revised Date:  2013-04-24    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100930043     Medline TA:  Biogerontology     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  133-45     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Unité de Nutrition Humaine, INRA, Centre Clermont-Ferrand-Theix, UMR Nutrition Humaine, Saint-Genès-Champanelle, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged, 80 and over
Aging / physiology*
Animals
Bacterial Infections / pathology,  physiopathology*
Chronic Disease
Female
Frail Elderly
Humans
Inflammation / pathology,  physiopathology*
Male
Organ Size
Proteins / metabolism
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I / immunology
Survival Rate
Syndrome
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Proteins; 0/Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I; 0/Tnfrsf1a protein, rat

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