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Olfactory Assays for Mouse Models of Neurodegenerative Disease
Published on: August 25, 2014
味覚と嗅覚の喪失は,正常な老化と病気で起こる
1Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. sss@acpub.duke.edu
JAMA
|October 29, 1997
まとめ
味覚や嗅覚を含む化学感覚の低下は,高齢者では一般的です. これは栄養,安全,生活の質に影響を及ぼしますが,味の強化が役立ちます.
科学分野:
- ゲロントロジーはゲロントロジーの学科です.
- 神経科学は神経科学である.
- 感覚科学とは,感覚科学である.
背景:
- 年齢に関連する変化は,味覚と嗅覚に大きく影響します.
- これらの感覚の変化は,高齢者の健康と健康状態に影響を及ぼします.
研究 の 目的:
- 高齢者の味覚と嗅覚の変化に関する科学文献を包括的にレビューする.
- これらの化学感知機能の欠陥の原因,診断,予後,治療を調査する.
主な方法:
- 関連するMeSH用語を用いて,MEDLINE (1966-1997) の広範な文献検索を行いました.
- オリジナルレポートやよく引用されたレビュー記事を含む.
- 品質と臨床的関連性に基づいて抽出したデータの体系的なレビュー,表表化,および要約.
主要な成果:
- 一般的な原因には,正常な老化,病気 (アルツハイマー病など),薬,手術,環境要因などがあります.
- 味覚と嗅覚の欠陥は,食事の楽しみを低下させ,栄養および免疫不全のリスクをもたらします.
- これらの減少は,偶然の食中毒や有害な化学物質への暴露につながる可能性があります.
結論:
- 化学感覚障害は高齢者に多く見られ,日常生活や健康に影響を及ぼします.
- 味覚強化食品の使用などの介入は,食事の摂取,楽しみ,免疫状態を改善することができます.
- 味覚と嗅覚の喪失に対処することは,高齢者の健康と生活の質を維持するために不可欠です.
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