Publications by authors named "Rosa Rodriguez Torres"
Objectives: Body composition and strength of cisgender (cis) individuals are well established. However, those for transgender women (trans women) undergoing gender-affirming hormone therapy remain unclear. This study aimed to detect possible body composition and strength variations related to sarcopenia.
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- Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, lead to chronic inflammation, resulting in symptoms like diarrhea, malnutrition, and weight loss, potentially linked to disruptions in the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor-1 (GH-IGF-1) axis.
- A study showed that long-term adalimumab treatment in adult Crohn’s disease patients decreased serum IGF-1 levels without affecting the binding protein levels, leading to further investigation of IGF-1's effects.
- Preclinical tests on rats with induced colitis demonstrated that IGF-1 treatment improved various biochemical parameters, preserved colon health, and restored the mucosal barrier while inhibiting apoptosis markers,
Aging induces changes in bone. Growth hormone (GH) is reduced by aging, and age-related changes observed in old bones might be due to a decrease in the GH/insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) axis. GH administration on aged individuals is controversial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe effects of truncal adiposity in forced spirometry: Sex differences.
Respir Physiol Neurobiol
January 2018
The aim of the current paper is to establish the influence of truncal fat accumulation on the spirometric results of a group of healthy individuals. A cross-sectional study of 305 healthy, non-smoking adult subjects (144 males, 161 females) was conducted. Forced spirometry and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to quantify body fat were performed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Muscle mass maybe a determining factor in the variability of spirometry results in individuals of the same sex and age who have similar anthropometric characteristics. The aim of this study was to determine the association between spirometric results from healthy individuals and their muscle mass assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA).
Methods: A sample of 161 women and 144 men, all healthy non-smokers, was studied.
Purpose: The achievement of primary stability in porous and soft bone, where implants are more likely to fail, is one of the unresolved challenges of implant dentistry. Therefore, the aim of the study was to validate an osteoporotic animal model for analysis of poor-quality bone.
Materials And Methods: Sixteen female New Zealand rabbits, each 6 months old and weighing 4 to 5 kg, were used in this study.