Nutritional habits, lifestyle, and genetic predisposition in cardiovascular and metabolic traits in Turkish population
Karaca S, Erge S, Cesuroglu T, Polimanti R. Nutritional habits, lifestyle, and genetic predisposition in cardiovascular and metabolic traits in Turkish population. Nutrition 2015, 32: 693-701. PMID: 26856649, DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2015.12.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDietary habitsCausative relationshipGenetic predispositionTurkish populationDifferent cardiometabolic diseasesGenetic factorsCardiometabolic diseasesRisk factorsNutritional habitsDisease riskDifferent biological mechanismsMetabolic traitsSignificant correlationCausative networkGenetic variantsBiological mechanismsGenetic associationCMTPresent studyPredispositionLifestyleAnthropometric traitsHabitsPopulationFactorsBiological factors and age-dependence of primary motor cortex experimental plasticity
Polimanti R, Simonelli I, Zappasodi F, Ventriglia M, Pellicciari MC, Benussi L, Squitti R, Rossini PM, Tecchio F. Biological factors and age-dependence of primary motor cortex experimental plasticity. Neurological Sciences 2015, 37: 211-218. PMID: 26445942, DOI: 10.1007/s10072-015-2388-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgingBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorElectric StimulationEstradiolEvoked Potentials, MotorFemaleHandHumansInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3Insulin-Like Growth Factor IMaleMedian NerveMotor CortexMuscle, SkeletalNeuronal PlasticitySex Hormone-Binding GlobulinTestosteroneTranscranial Magnetic StimulationTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorSex hormone-binding globulinBlood levelsBrain plasticityInsulin-like growth factor binding proteinInsulin-like growth factorGrowth factor beta 1Growth factor binding proteinAssociative stimulation protocolHormone blood levelsPrimary motor cortexHormone-binding globulinFactor binding proteinAge-related reductionHealthy womenBlood testsHealthy menMotor cortexNeurotrophic factorIGF-1Stimulation protocolBrain functionBeta 1Levels of proteinGrowth factor