Pulmonary function changes in older adults with and without metabolic syndrome

Abstract The low-grade inflammation associated with metabolic syndrome (MS) triggers functional and structural alterations in several organs. Whereas lung function impairment is well reported for older adult population, the effect of MS on functional and immunological responses in the lungs remains...

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Main Authors: Maysa Alves Rodrigues Brandao-Rangel, Renilson Moraes-Ferreira, Manoel Carneiro Oliveira-Junior, Alana Santos-Dias, André Luis Lacerda Bachi, Giovana Gabriela-Pereira, Simone de Oliveira Freitas, Amanda Cristina Araújo-Rosa, Luis Vicente Franco Oliveira, Claudio Ricardo Frison, Wagner Luiz do Prado, Raghavan Pillai Raju, P Babu Balagopal, Rodolfo P Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96766-x