Aging, physical fitness and endothelial function: are all ultracentenarians marathon runners?
This comment focuses on the background and implications of a study published in this issue of Clinical Science by Franzoni and colleagues showing that physical training improves nitric oxide availability and microvascular distensibility not only in young, but also in elderly, individuals. The main features of the study as well as its potential limitations will be also highlighted.
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Guido
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Clinica Medica, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica, Prevenzione e Biotecnologie Sanitarie, Università Milano-Bicocca, Centro Interuniversitario di Fisiologia Clinica e Ipertensione and Centro Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy. guido.grassi@unimib.it
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000209:etiology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D010809:Physical Fitness; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000502:physiology
D009569:Nitric Oxide