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ReviewBiomedicines2025

Age-Related Decline of Gastric Secretion: Facts and Controversies.

Francisco Vara-Luiz, Ivo Mendes, Carolina Palma, Paulo Mascarenhas, Gonçalo Nunes, Marta Patita, Jorge Fonseca

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Review in Biomedicines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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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

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Francisco Vara-LuizGastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3757-6172
Ivo MendesGastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.
Carolina PalmaGastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.ORCID 0009-0002-3749-4342
Paulo MascarenhasAging Lab, Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, 2829-511 Almada, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6584-1199
Gonçalo NunesGastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4920-9158
Marta PatitaGastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.
Jorge FonsecaGastroenterology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, 2805-267 Almada, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6477-7028

Funding

FCT/MCTES 10.54499/UIDB/04585/2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging is associated with structural and functional changes in the gastrointestinal tract; however, its impact on gastric secretion remains unclear. This scoping review examines whether gastric secretion declines with age and explores its clinical implications. Following the PRISMA guidelines, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Google Scholar were systematically searched from inception to December 2024. Fifteen studies (both animal and human) met the inclusion criteria: they were written in English, directly relevant to aging and gastric secretion, and had a clearly stated methodology. Evidence strength was assessed using the GRADE framework, revealing predominantly low to moderate certainty due to small sample sizes and observational study designs. Animal studies have demonstrated reduced acid secretion in older rats, which is attributed to mucosal atrophy and diminished responsiveness to gastrin. Recent human studies suggest that aging does not directly reduce acid output, as reduced acid secretion may result from a higher prevalence of atrophic gastritis,

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agingchronic atrophic gastritisgastric secretionHelicobacter pyloriprecision medicine

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PMID40722622
PMCPMC12292447

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