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Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 268: G772-G779, 1995;
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AJP - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol 268, Issue 5 772-G779, Copyright © 1995 by American Physiological Society

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Effect of aging on the secondary esophageal peristalsis: presbyesophagus revisited

J. Ren, R. Shaker, M. Kusano, B. Podvrsan, N. Metwally, K. S. Dua and Z. Sui
Medical College of Wisconsin Dysphagia Institute, Milwaukee 53226, USA.

In this study we determined the effect of aging on the capability of the human esophagus to generate secondary peristalsis. We studied nine healthy young (35 +/- 2 yr, 25-45 yr) and nine healthy elderly (74 +/- 3 yr, 70-83 yr) volunteers. We stimulated secondary peristalsis by intraesophageal air injection and balloon distension. All young volunteers exhibited secondary esophageal peristalsis. In four elderly volunteers, secondary peristalsis could not be elicited with injection of any of the tested air volumes. Frequency of stimulation of secondary peristalsis and lower esophageal sphincter (LES) relaxation in response to intraesophageal air distension in the elderly was significantly lower than that in the young (P < 0.01). Stimulation of secondary peristalsis by balloon distension was less consistent compared with the air injection. In conclusion, 1) in the elderly, compared with the young, secondary esophageal peristalsis is either absent or is evoked less frequently after esophageal distension, and complete LES relaxation in response to esophageal air distension is less frequent, and 2) in both young and elderly, secondary esophageal peristalsis is induced more frequently after generalized esophageal distension by air than its segmental distension by a balloon.


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