Int J Environ Res Public Health
September 2022
Background: Frailty is a serious physical disorder affecting the elderly all over the world. However, the frail elderly have low physical fitness, which limits the effectiveness of current exercise programs. Inspired by this, we attempted to integrate Baduanjin and strength and endurance exercises into an exercise program to improve the physical fitness and alleviate frailty among the elderly.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Sarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome characterized by decreased skeletal muscle mass and function with age. It is well-established that resistance exercise and Yi Jin Jing improve the skeletal muscle mass of older adults with sarcopenia. Accordingly, we designed an exercise program incorporating resistance exercise and Yi Jin Jing to increase skeletal muscle mass and reverse sarcopenia in older adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Due to the low physical fitness of the frail elderly, current exercise program strategies have a limited impact. Eight-form Tai Chi has a low intensity, but high effectiveness in the elderly. Inspired by it, we designed an exercise program that incorporates eight-form Tai Chi, strength, and endurance exercises, to improve physical fitness and reverse frailty in the elderly.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhonghua Nan Ke Xue
February 2020
Objective: To study the expression of cluster of differentiation 74 (CD74) in PCa and its clinical significance.
Methods: Using immunohistochemical staining, we detected the expression of CD74 in 56 samples of PCa tissue and 55 samples of the adjacent BPH tissue.
Results: The rates of CD74 expression in the epithelial and stromal cells were 48.