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- Title
Ocena zmian zachodzących wraz z wiekiem w jelitowym układzie nerwowym i ich wpływ na perystaltykę przewodu pokarmowego.
- Authors
Szymaszkiewicz, Agata; Szymaszkiewicz, Kamil; Fichna, Jakub; Zielińska, Marta
- Abstract
Constipation occurs more often in old patients, because the intestinal peristalsis decreases with aging. Constipation is caused due to impaired motility of the intestines, intestinal barrier damage and the imbalance between the absorption and secretion of water and electrolytes, as well as disturbed production and release of intestinal hormones, infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract with immune cells, excessive production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and the alterations in the functions of enteric nervous system. In this review we will discuss the most important issues associated with the process of aging of the digestive tract, focusing on the enteric nervous system.
- Publication
Advances in Biochemistry / Postepy Biochemii, 2021, Vol 67, Issue 1, p34
- ISSN
0032-5422
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18388/pb.2021_367