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ReviewAge (Dordrecht, Netherlands)2015

The renin-angiotensin system and prevention of age-related functional decline: where are we now?

Corey B Simon, Brittany Lee-McMullen, Dane Phelan, Janine Gilkes, Christy S Carter, Thomas W Buford

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In one paragraph

Review in Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Serum Concentrations of Losartan Metabolites Correlate With Improved Physical Function in a Pilot Study of Prefrail Older Adults.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2022
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  7. Angiotensin (1-7) Delivered Orally via Probiotic in Combination With Exercise: Sex-Dependent Influence on Health Span.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2023
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  14. The Gut Microbiome as a Therapeutic Target for Cognitive Impairment.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2020
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  15. Therapeutic Delivery of Ang(1-7) via Genetically Modified Probiotic: A Dosing Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2020
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  18. Frontiers in medicine · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Corey B SimonPain Research and Intervention Center of Excellence, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Brittany Lee-McMullen
Dane Phelan
Janine Gilkes
Christy S Carter
Thomas W Buford

Funding

University of Florida Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC)P30AG028740 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI CHRISTIAAN LEEUWENBURGH · 2007 to 2026
$22.8M
UF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE AWARDUL1RR029890 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI NELSON, DAVID R · 2009 to 2011
$14.4M
UF Clinical and Translational Science AwardUL1TR000064 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI NELSON, DAVID R · 2012 to 2014
$12.2M
Training In Rehabilitation and Neuromuscular PlasticityT32HD043730 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI DAVID D FULLER · 2003 to 2026
$5.3M
UF Clinical and Translational Science AwardKL2RR029888 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI NELSON, DAVID R · 2009 to 2011
$1.8M
UF Clinical and Translational Science AwardTL1TR000066 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI NELSON, DAVID R · 2012 to 2014
$345k
NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR000066NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000064NCRR NIH HHS KL2 RR029888NCRR NIH HHS KL2RR029888NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR029890NCRR NIH HHS UL1RR029890NIA NIH HHS P30 AG028740NIA NIH HHS P30AG028740NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD043730
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Declining physical function is a major health problem for older adults as it is associated with multiple comorbidities and mortality. Exercise has been shown to improve physical function, though response to exercise is variable. Conversely, drugs targeting the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) pathway, including angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), are also reported to improve physical function. In the past decade, significant strides have been made to understand the complexity and specificity of the RAS system as it pertains to physical function in older adults. Prior findings have also determined that interactions between antihypertensive medications and exercise may influence physical function above and beyond either factor alone. We review the latest research on RAS, exercise, and physical function for older adults. We also outline future research aims in this area, including genetic influences and clinical phenotyping, for the purpose of maintaining or improving physical function through tailored treatments.

Indexed as

Health StatusAgingExerciseExercise ToleranceHumansRenin-Angiotensin System

Identifiers

PMID25663422
PMCPMC4320995

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