Do older adults exhibit a reduced ability to fully activate their biceps brachii muscle?
The loss of voluntary strength in older adults is a mixed result of muscle atrophy and a reduced ability to fully activate muscle.
Our results suggest that sevoflurane inhalation at clinical related concentration before, during, or after ischemia protects against IR-induced intestinal injury. The pretreatment-induced protection was partly mediated by inhibiting intestinal mucosal epithelial apoptosis via activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway.