Lourenço Ana Patrícia, Freitas Catarina, Timóteo Maria Helena, Soares Maria, Figueiredo João Paulo, Osório Nádia, Valado Ana, Trapali Maria, Pereira Telmo, Caseiro Armando
Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Coimbra Health School, Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, Rua 5 de Outubro, S. Martinho do Bispo, 3046-854 Coimbra, Portugal.
Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Coimbra Health School, Social and Human Sciences, Rua 5 de Outubro, S. Martinho do Bispo, 3046-854 Coimbra, Portugal.
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Feb 21;12(5):509. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12050509.
In recent years, the world's aging population has increased, contributing to the development of age-related pathologies, which have been aggravated by physical inactivity and excessive fat intake. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of implementing a nutritional program (control group-CG) combined with exercise (intervention group-IG) on the inflammatory profile, MMPs, and TIMPs in a group of 34 elderly participants (IG, = 18; CG, = 16). Participants underwent a full multidisciplinary diagnostic evaluation (T0), with the gathering of clinical information and biochemical and hematological determinations being re-evaluated eight weeks later (T1). A diet manual was made, which provided a selection of different types of diets resulting from the nutritional needs of the different users at the center. The aerobic exercise consisted of two sessions per week with a total duration of 1 h. The laboratory evaluation was performed by slot blot. Statistical analysis included a paired sample -test and Spearman's correlation coefficient. We observed that in the IG, there was a significant increase at T1 of TNF-α ( < 0.05) and MMP-2 ( < 0.05), without changes in IL-6 and MMP-9, showing that the intervention did not cause an exacerbated inflammatory response in exercised elderly people. The intervention program implemented showed potential to contribute to better active aging strategies, taking advantage of the known benefits of exercise without inducing a harmful inflammatory response in elderly participants.
近年来,全球老龄化人口增加,导致与年龄相关的疾病不断发展,而身体活动不足和脂肪摄入过多又加剧了这些疾病。本研究旨在评估实施营养计划(对照组-CG)结合运动(干预组-IG)对34名老年参与者(IG,n = 18;CG,n = 16)的炎症指标、基质金属蛋白酶(MMPs)和基质金属蛋白酶组织抑制因子(TIMPs)的影响。参与者接受了全面的多学科诊断评估(T0),八周后(T1)再次收集临床信息并进行生化和血液学检测。制定了一份饮食手册,根据中心不同使用者的营养需求提供了多种不同类型的饮食选择。有氧运动包括每周两次,每次持续1小时。实验室评估采用狭缝印迹法。统计分析包括配对样本t检验和Spearman相关系数。我们观察到,在IG组中,T1时TNF-α(P < 0.05)和MMP-2(P < 0.05)显著增加,而IL-6和MMP-9没有变化,这表明该干预措施并未在运动的老年人中引起炎症反应加剧。实施的干预计划显示出有助于制定更好的积极老龄化策略的潜力,利用运动的已知益处,同时不会在老年参与者中引发有害的炎症反应。