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Machluf Y, Chaiter Y, Tal O. Gender medicine: Lessons from COVID-19 and other medical conditions for designing health policy. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8:3645-3668. [PMID: 32953842 PMCID: PMC7479575 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i17.3645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Gender-specific differences in the prevalence, incidence, comorbidities, prognosis, severity, risk factors, drug-related aspects and outcomes of various medical conditions are well documented. We present a literature review on the extent to which research in this field has developed over the years, and reveal gaps in gender-sensitive awareness between the clinical portrayal and the translation into gender-specific treatment regimens, guidelines and into gender-oriented preventive strategies and health policies. Subsequently, through the lens of gender, we describe these domains in detail for four selected medical conditions: Asthma, obesity and overweight, chronic kidney disease and coronavirus disease 2019. As some of the key gender differences become more apparent during adolescence, we focus on this developmental stage. Finally, we propose a model which is based on three influential issues: (1) Investigating gender-specific medical profiles of related health conditions, rather than a single disease; (2) The dynamics of gender disparities across developmental stages; and (3) An integrative approach which takes into account additional risk factors (ethnicity, socio-demographic variables, minorities, lifestyle habits etc.). Increasing the awareness of gender-specific medicine in daily practice and in tailored guidelines, already among adolescents, may reduce inequities, facilitate the prediction of future trends and properly address the characteristics and needs of certain subpopulations within each gender.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yossy Machluf
- Shamir Research Institute, University of Haifa, Kazerin 1290000, Israel
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- The Israeli Center for Emerging Technologies in Hospitals and Hospital-based Health Technology Assessment, Shamir (Assaf Harofeh) Medical Center, Zerifin 7030100, Israel
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- The Israeli Center for Emerging Technologies in Hospitals and Hospital-based Health Technology Assessment, Shamir (Assaf Harofeh) Medical Center, Zerifin 7030100, Israel
- Shamir (Assaf Harofeh) Medical Center, Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Zerifin 7030100, Israel
- Department of Management, Program of Public Health and Health System Administration, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel
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Lecocq M, Bernard C, Felix MS, Linares JM, Chaves-Jacob J, Decherchi P, Dousset E. Biocompatibility of Four Common Orthopedic Biomaterials Following a High-Salt Diet: An In Vivo Study. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18071489. [PMID: 28696371 PMCID: PMC5535979 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18071489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Revised: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Nowadays, salt consumption appears to be drastically above the recommended level in industrialized countries. The health consequences of this overconsumption are heavy since high-salt intake induces cardiovascular disease, kidney dysfunction, and stroke. Moreover, harmful interaction may also occur with orthopaedic devices because overconsumption of salt reinforces the corrosive aspect of biological tissues and favors bone resorption process. In the present study, we aimed to assess the in vivo effect of three weeks of a high-salt diet, associated (or not) with two weeks of the neuro-myoelectrostimulation (NMES) rehabilitation program on the biocompatibility of four biomaterials used in the manufacture of arthroplasty implants. Thus, two non-metallic (PEEK and Al2O3) and two metallic (Ti6Al4V and CrCo) compounds were implanted in the rat tibial crest, and the implant-to-bone adhesion and cell viability of two surrounded muscles, the Flexor Digitorum (FD) and Tibialis Anterior (TA), were assessed at the end of the experiment. Results indicated lower adhesion strength for the PEEK implant compared to other biomaterials. An effect of NMES and a high-salt diet was only identified for Al2O3 and Ti6Al4V implants, respectively. Moreover, compared to a normal diet, a high-salt diet induced a higher number of dead cells on both muscles for all biomaterials, which was further increased for PEEK, Al2O3, and CrCo materials with NMES application. Finally, except for Ti6Al4V, NMES induced a higher number of dead cells in the directly stimulated muscle (FD) compared to the indirectly stimulated one (TA). This in vivo experiment highlights the potential harmful effect of a high-salt diet for people who have undergone arthroplasty, and a rehabilitation program based on NMES.
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- Mathieu Lecocq
- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Institut des Sciences du Mouvement: Etienne-Jules MAREY (UMR 7287), Equipe Plasticité des Systèmes Nerveux et Musculaire (PSNM), Faculté des Sciences du Sport, CC910, 163, Avenue de Luminy, 13288 Marseille CEDEX 09, France.
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Institut des Sciences du Mouvement: Etienne-Jules MAREY (UMR 7287), Equipe Plasticité des Systèmes Nerveux et Musculaire (PSNM), Faculté des Sciences du Sport, CC910, 163, Avenue de Luminy, 13288 Marseille CEDEX 09, France.
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Institut des Sciences du Mouvement: Etienne-Jules MAREY (UMR 7287), Equipe Plasticité des Systèmes Nerveux et Musculaire (PSNM), Faculté des Sciences du Sport, CC910, 163, Avenue de Luminy, 13288 Marseille CEDEX 09, France.
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Institut des Sciences du Mouvement: Etienne-Jules MAREY (UMR 7287), Equipe Conception Bio-Inspirée (CBI), IUT d'Aix-en-Provence 413, avenue Gaston Berger, 13625 Aix-en-Provence CEDEX, France.
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Institut des Sciences du Mouvement: Etienne-Jules MAREY (UMR 7287), Equipe Conception Bio-Inspirée (CBI), IUT d'Aix-en-Provence 413, avenue Gaston Berger, 13625 Aix-en-Provence CEDEX, France.
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Institut des Sciences du Mouvement: Etienne-Jules MAREY (UMR 7287), Equipe Plasticité des Systèmes Nerveux et Musculaire (PSNM), Faculté des Sciences du Sport, CC910, 163, Avenue de Luminy, 13288 Marseille CEDEX 09, France.
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Institut des Sciences du Mouvement: Etienne-Jules MAREY (UMR 7287), Equipe Plasticité des Systèmes Nerveux et Musculaire (PSNM), Faculté des Sciences du Sport, CC910, 163, Avenue de Luminy, 13288 Marseille CEDEX 09, France.
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Hayashi T, Joki N, Tanaka Y, Iwasaki M, Kubo S, Asakawa T, Matsukane A, Takahashi Y, Imamura Y, Hirahata K, Hase H. The FRAX ® as a predictor of mortality in Japanese incident hemodialysis patients: an observational, follow-up study. J Bone Miner Metab 2015; 33:674-83. [PMID: 25691284 DOI: 10.1007/s00774-014-0631-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The World Health Organization Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX(®)) was recently developed to estimate the 10-year absolute risk of osteoporotic fracture among the general population. However, the evidence for its use in chronic kidney disease patients has been lacking, and the association between the FRAX(®) and mortality is unknown. Therefore, a hospital-based, prospective, cohort study was conducted to evaluate the predictive ability of the FRAX(®) for mortality in hemodialysis patients. A total of 252 patients who had been started on maintenance hemodialysis, 171 men and 81 women, with a mean age of 67 ± 14 years, was studied. The endpoint was defined as all-cause death. The Cox proportional hazards model was used to calculate hazard ratios and 95 % confidence intervals. During the mean follow-up period of 3.4 ± 2.7 years, 61 deaths occurred. The median (interquartile range) of the FRAX(®) for major osteoporotic fracture was 6.9 (4.6-12.0) % in men and 19.0 (7.6-33.0) % in women. Cumulative survival rates at 5 years after starting dialysis, with the FRAX(®) levels above and below the median, were 51.9 and 87.9 %, respectively, in men and 67.4 and 83.7 %, respectively, in women. Overall, in men, the multivariate Cox regression analyses revealed that the log-transformed FRAX(®) remained an independent predictor of death after adjusting by confounding variables. However, in women, the significant association between the FRAX(®) value and the outcome was eliminated if age was put into these models. Among Japanese hemodialysis patients, the FRAX(®) seems to be useful for predicting death, especially in men.
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- Toshihide Hayashi
- Division of Nephrology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, 2-17-6 Ohashi, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, 153-8515, Japan.
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- Division of Nephrology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, 2-17-6 Ohashi, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, 153-8515, Japan.
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- Division of Nephrology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, 2-17-6 Ohashi, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, 153-8515, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, 2-17-6 Ohashi, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, 153-8515, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, 2-17-6 Ohashi, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, 153-8515, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, 2-17-6 Ohashi, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, 153-8515, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, 2-17-6 Ohashi, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, 153-8515, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, 2-17-6 Ohashi, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, 153-8515, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, 2-17-6 Ohashi, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, 153-8515, Japan
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Zelenchuk LV, Hedge AM, Rowe PSN. Age dependent regulation of bone-mass and renal function by the MEPE ASARM-motif. Bone 2015; 79:131-42. [PMID: 26051469 PMCID: PMC4501877 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2015.05.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Revised: 05/07/2015] [Accepted: 05/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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CONTEXT Mice with null mutations in matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein (MEPE) have increased bone mass, increased trabecular density and abnormal cancellous bone (MN-mice). These defects worsen with age and MEPE overexpression induces opposite effects. Also, genome wide association studies show that MEPE plays a major role in bone mass. We hypothesized that the conserved C-terminal MEPE ASARM-motif is chiefly responsible for regulating bone mass and trabecular structure. DESIGN To test our theory we overexpressed C-terminal ASARM-peptide in MN-mice using the Col1α1 promoter (MNAt-mice). We then compared the bone and renal phenotypes of the MNAt-mouse with the MN-mouse and the X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets mouse (HYP). The HYP mouse overexpresses ASARM-peptides and is defective for the PHEX gene. RESULTS The MN-mouse developed increased bone mass, bone strength and trabecular abnormalities that worsened markedly with age. Defects in bone formation were chiefly responsible with suppressed sclerostin and increased active β-catenin. Increased uric acid levels also suggested that abnormalities in purine-metabolism and a reduced fractional excretion of uric acid signaled additional renal transport changes. The MN mouse developed a worsening hyperphosphatemia and reduced FGF23 with age. An increase in the fractional excretion of phosphate (FEP) despite the hyperphosphatemia confirms an imbalance in kidney-intestinal phosphate regulation. Also, the MN mice showed an increased creatinine clearance suggesting hyperfiltration. A reversal of the MN bone-renal phenotype changes occurred with the MNAt mice including the apparent hyperfiltration. The MNAt mice also developed localized hypomineralization, hypophosphatemia and increased FGF23. CONCLUSIONS The C-terminal ASARM-motif plays a major role in regulating bone-mass and cancellous structure as mice age. In healthy mice, the processing and release of free ASARM-peptide are chiefly responsible for preserving normal bone and renal function. Free ASARM-peptide also affects renal mineral phosphate handling by influencing FGF23 expression. These findings have implications for understanding age-dependent osteoporosis, unraveling drug-targets and developing treatments.
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- Lesya V Zelenchuk
- The Kidney Institute, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- The Kidney Institute, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- The Kidney Institute, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
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Maditz KH, Smith BJ, Miller M, Oldaker C, Tou JC. Feeding soy protein isolate and oils rich in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids affected mineral balance, but not bone in a rat model of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease. BMC Nephrol 2015; 16:13. [PMID: 25886405 PMCID: PMC4357150 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-015-0005-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a genetic disorder characterized by multiple cysts and renal failure at an early age. In children, kidney disease is often accompanied by disordered mineral metabolism, failure to achieve peak bone mass, and reduced adult height. Optimizing bone health during the growth stage may preserve against bone loss associated with early renal dysfunction in PKD. Dietary soy protein and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 PUFA) have been reported to ameliorate PKD and to promote bone health. The study objective was to determine the bone effects of feeding soy protein and/or n-3 PUFAs in a rat model of PKD. Methods Weanling female PCK rats (n = 12/group) were randomly assigned to casein + corn oil (Casein + CO), casein + soybean oil (Casein + SO), soy protein isolate + soybean oil (SPI + SO) or soy protein isolate + 1:1 soybean oil:salmon oil blend (SPI + SB) for 12 weeks. Results Rats fed SPI + SO diet had shorter (P = 0.001) femur length than casein-fed rats. Rats fed SPI + SO and SPI + SB diet had higher (P = 0.04) calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) retention. However, there were no significant differences in femur and tibial Ca, P or bone mass between diet groups. There were also no significant difference in bone microarchitecture measured by micro-computed tomography or bone strength determined by three-point bending test between diet groups. Conclusions Early diet management of PKD using SPI and/or n-3 PUFAs influenced bone longitudinal growth and mineral balance, but neither worsened nor enhanced bone mineralization, microarchitecture or strength.
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- Kaitlin H Maditz
- Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, West Virginia University, 1038 Agricultural Sciences Bldg, P.O. Box 6108, Evansdale Campus, Morgantown, West Virginia, 26505, USA.
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA.
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- Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, West Virginia University, 1038 Agricultural Sciences Bldg, P.O. Box 6108, Evansdale Campus, Morgantown, West Virginia, 26505, USA.
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- Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, West Virginia University, 1038 Agricultural Sciences Bldg, P.O. Box 6108, Evansdale Campus, Morgantown, West Virginia, 26505, USA.
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- Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, West Virginia University, 1038 Agricultural Sciences Bldg, P.O. Box 6108, Evansdale Campus, Morgantown, West Virginia, 26505, USA.
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Estimating glomerular filtration rate in older people. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:916542. [PMID: 24772439 PMCID: PMC3977451 DOI: 10.1155/2014/916542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2013] [Accepted: 02/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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We aimed at reviewing age-related changes in kidney structure and function, methods for estimating kidney function, and impact of reduced kidney function on geriatric outcomes, as well as the reliability and applicability of equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in older patients. CKD is associated with different comorbidities and adverse outcomes such as disability and premature death in older populations. Creatinine clearance and other methods for estimating kidney function are not easy to apply in older subjects. Thus, an accurate and reliable method for calculating eGFR would be highly desirable for early detection and management of CKD in this vulnerable population. Equations based on serum creatinine, age, race, and gender have been widely used. However, these equations have their own limitations, and no equation seems better than the other ones in older people. New equations specifically developed for use in older populations, especially those based on serum cystatin C, hold promises. However, further studies are needed to definitely accept them as the reference method to estimate kidney function in older patients in the clinical setting.
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