{"id":770,"date":"2017-02-25T22:31:43","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T22:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.progeriaresearch.org\/?page_id=770"},"modified":"2023-09-22T10:22:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T14:22:55","slug":"the-connection-to-other-diseases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.progeriaresearch.org\/es\/the-connection-to-other-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"La conexi\u00f3n con otras enfermedades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 fullwidth=\u201don\u201d deshabilitado_encendido=\u201dapagado|apagado|apagado\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 border_width_bottom=\u201d55px\u201d border_color_bottom=\u201d#29327a\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_fullwidth_header _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 tama\u00f1o_de_fuente_t\u00edtulo=\u201d55\u2033 color_de_fondo=\u201d#29327a\u201d imagen_de_fondo=\u201dhttps:\/\/www.progeriaresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Acerca-del-encabezado.jpg\u201d posici\u00f3n_de_fondo=\u201dcentro_izquierda\u201d relleno_personalizado=\u201d9vw||9vw||verdadero\u201d relleno_personalizado_tablet=\u201d\u201d padding_personalizado_tel\u00e9fono=\u201d|56px||\u201d padding_personalizado_\u00faltima_edici\u00f3n=\u201den|escritorio\u201d tama\u00f1o_fuente_t\u00edtulo_tableta=\u201d45px\u201d tama\u00f1o_fuente_t\u00edtulo_tel\u00e9fono=\u201d40px\u201d tama\u00f1o_fuente_t\u00edtulo_\u00faltima_edici\u00f3n=\u201den|tel\u00e9fono\u201d z_index_tableta=\u201d500\u2033 elemento_principal_css_personalizado=\u201dposici\u00f3n_fondo: centro 18% !importante;\u201d informaci\u00f3n_colores_global=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h1>La conexi\u00f3n a<\/h1>\n<h1>Otras enfermedades<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 use_custom_gutter=\u201don\u201d gutter_width=\u201d1\u2033 specialist=\u201don\u201d padding_left_1=\u201d35px\u201d padding_left_2=\u201d35px\u201d padding_2_tablet=\u201d|||0px\u201d padding_2_phone=\u201d|||0px\u201d padding_2_last_edited=\u201don|desktop\u201d module_class_1=\u201dbarra lateral-navegaci\u00f3n-secundaria\u201d module_class=\u201dhuella-de-mano-bg\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 background_image=\u201dhttps:\/\/www.progeriaresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/huella-de-mano-azul-solamente.png\u201d parallax=\u201don\u201d parallax_method=\u201doff\u201d ancho_interior=\u201d100%\u201d ancho_m\u00e1ximo_interior=\u201d100%\u201d relleno_personalizado=\u201d0|0px|54px|0px|falso|falso\u201d z_index_tablet=\u201d500\u2033 ancho_borde_superior=\u201d10px\u201d color_border_superior=\u201d#8fd2ed\u201d uso_ancho_personalizado=\u201dactivado\u201d unidad_ancho=\u201ddesactivado\u201d porcentaje_ancho_personalizado=\u201d100%\u201d informaci\u00f3n_colores_globales=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column tipo=\u201d1_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 relleno_personalizado=\u201d|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d custom_padding__hover=\u201d|||\u201d][et_pb_sidebar area=\u201det_pb_widget_area_18\u2033 deshabilitado_en=\u201dencendido|encendido|apagado\u201d module_class=\u201dsubpage-sidebars\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 animation_style=\u201dfade\u201d z_index_tablet=\u201d500\u2033 border_width_right=\u201d5px\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column tipo=\u201d3_4\u2033 columnas_especializadas=\u201d3\u2033 _versi\u00f3n_del_constructor=\u201d4.16\u2033 relleno_personalizado=\u201d|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d custom_padding__hover=\u201d|||\u201d][et_pb_row_inner custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 custom_padding=\u201d39.4375px|35px|35px||false|false\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|35px||35px||true\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d animation_direction=\u201dtop\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=\u201d3_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 custom_padding=\u201d|||\u201d Informaci\u00f3n global de colores = &quot;{}&quot; relleno_personalizado__hover = &quot;|||&quot;][et_pb_text _builder_version = &quot;4.16&quot; tama\u00f1o_de_fondo = &quot;inicial&quot; posici\u00f3n_de_fondo = &quot;arriba_izquierda&quot; repetici\u00f3n_de_fondo = &quot;repetir&quot; Informaci\u00f3n global de colores = &quot;{}&quot;]<\/p>\n<h1>Envejecimiento<\/h1>\n<p>Los ni\u00f1os con progeria tienen una predisposici\u00f3n gen\u00e9tica a sufrir enfermedades card\u00edacas prematuras y progresivas. La muerte se produce casi exclusivamente debido a enfermedades card\u00edacas generalizadas, la principal causa de muerte en los EE. UU. y en todo el mundo. Al igual que ocurre con cualquier persona que padece enfermedades card\u00edacas, los eventos m\u00e1s comunes en los ni\u00f1os con progeria son accidentes cerebrovasculares, hipertensi\u00f3n arterial, angina de pecho, agrandamiento del coraz\u00f3n e insuficiencia card\u00edaca, todas ellas afecciones asociadas con el envejecimiento.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial author=\u201dDr. Samer Najjar\u201d job_title=\u201dJefe de la Unidad de Estudios Cardiovasculares Humanos\u201d company_name=\u201dEl Instituto Nacional del Envejecimiento\u201d quote_icon_color=\u201d#00b2e2\u2033 portrait_width=\u201d140px\u201d portrait_height=\u201d140px\u201d admin_label=\u201dCita del Dr. Samer Najjar\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 background_color=\u201d#f7f7f7\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d50px||\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|desktop\u201d z_index_tablet=\u201d500\u2033 custom_css_testimonial_author=\u201dcolor: #00b2e2;||font-size: 19px !important;||font-weight: 700;\u201d custom_css_testimonial_meta=\u201dfont-style: italic;||font-weight: 700;\u201d box_shadow_style_image=\u201dpreset3\u2033 locking=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cEstos ni\u00f1os desarrollan enfermedades card\u00edacas a un ritmo incre\u00edblemente acelerado, generalmente cuando tienen 12, 13 o 14 a\u00f1os. En la comunidad en general, la prevalencia de enfermedades cardiovasculares comienza a aparecer en los 60 y 70 a\u00f1os. Obviamente, hay alg\u00fan proceso que se acelera\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 background_size=\u201dinitial\u201d background_position=\u201dtop_left\u201d background_repeat=\u201drepeat\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>Por lo tanto, es evidente que existe una enorme necesidad de investigaci\u00f3n sobre la progeria. <em>Encontrar una cura para la progeria no s\u00f3lo ayudar\u00e1 a estos ni\u00f1os, sino que puede proporcionar claves para tratar a millones de adultos con enfermedades card\u00edacas y accidentes cerebrovasculares asociados con el proceso natural de envejecimiento.<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progeriaresearch.org\/es\/progeria-101faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Haga clic aqu\u00ed para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre la investigaci\u00f3n que sugiere un v\u00ednculo entre la progeria y el envejecimiento normal.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 background_size=\u201dinitial\u201d background_position=\u201dtop_left\u201d background_repeat=\u201drepeat\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Debido a que el proceso de envejecimiento se acelera en los ni\u00f1os con progeria, ofrecen a los investigadores una oportunidad \u00fanica de observar en apenas unos a\u00f1os lo que de otro modo requerir\u00eda d\u00e9cadas de estudios longitudinales.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial author=\u201dDr. Huber Warner\u201d job_title=\u201dDirector Asociado\u201d company_name=\u201dEl Instituto Nacional sobre el Envejecimiento\u201d quote_icon_color=\u201d#00b2e2\u2033 portrait_width=\u201d140px\u201d portrait_height=\u201d140px\u201d admin_label=\u201dCita del Dr. Huber Warner\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 background_color=\u201d#f7f7f7\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d50px||\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|desktop\u201d z_index_tablet=\u201d500\u2033 custom_css_testimonial_author=\u201dcolor: #00b2e2;||font-size: 19px !important;||font-weight: 700;\u201d custom_css_testimonial_meta=\u201dfont-style: italic;||font-weight: 700;\u201d box_shadow_style_image=\u201dpreset3\u2033 locking=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUna mejor comprensi\u00f3n de las causas de este s\u00edndrome (progeria) podr\u00eda conducir a mejores conocimientos sobre los mecanismos tanto del desarrollo como del envejecimiento\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=\u201dDr. Vilhelm Bohr\u201d job_title=\u201dPresidente de Gerontolog\u00eda Molecular\u201d company_name=\u201dInstituto Nacional del Envejecimiento\u201d quote_icon_color=\u201d#00b2e2\u2033 portrait_width=\u201d140px\u201d portrait_height=\u201d140px\u201d admin_label=\u201dCita del Dr. Vilhelm Bohr\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 background_color=\u201d#f7f7f7\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d50px||\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|desktop\u201d z_index_tablet=\u201d500\u2033 custom_css_testimonial_author=\u201dcolor: #00b2e2;||font-size: 19px !important;||font-weight: 700;\u201d custom_css_testimonial_meta=\u201dfont-style: italic;||font-weight: 700;\u201d box_shadow_style_image=\u201dpreset3\u2033 locking=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEs sorprendente lo mucho que la progeria se parece al proceso normal de envejecimiento. Creo que estas prote\u00ednas vinculadas a la progeria desempe\u00f1an un papel muy importante en el proceso de envejecimiento y creo que ya hemos visto algunos hallazgos bastante importantes en t\u00e9rminos de lo que hacen estas prote\u00ednas\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 background_size=\u201dinitial\u201d background_position=\u201dtop_left\u201d background_repeat=\u201drepeat\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Aterosclerosis<\/h1>\n<p>Los ni\u00f1os con progeria tambi\u00e9n desarrollan y mueren de aterosclerosis y arteriosclerosis (com\u00fanmente conocida como enfermedad card\u00edaca). La aterosclerosis es solo uno de los varios tipos de \u201carterioesclerosis\u201d, que se caracteriza por el engrosamiento y endurecimiento de las arterias, pero los dos t\u00e9rminos se usan a menudo para significar lo mismo. A menudo, se produce cierto endurecimiento de las arterias cuando las personas envejecen.<\/p>\n<p>La aterosclerosis implica dep\u00f3sitos de sustancias grasas en el revestimiento interior de una arteria. Esta acumulaci\u00f3n se denomina placa. Las placas pueden crecer lo suficiente como para reducir significativamente el flujo de sangre a trav\u00e9s de una arteria, o las placas se vuelven fr\u00e1giles y se rompen para formar co\u00e1gulos que pueden bloquear el flujo sangu\u00edneo. Si el bloqueo se produce en una arteria que alimenta el coraz\u00f3n, causa una <em>infarto de miocardio<\/em>Si el bloqueo se produce en una arteria que alimenta el cerebro, provoca una <em>ataque<\/em>La aterosclerosis no s\u00f3lo es la causa de muerte entre los ni\u00f1os con progeria, sino tambi\u00e9n la <em>principal causa de muerte en los Estados Unidos y muchas otras partes del mundo en individuos con envejecimiento normal<\/em>Tenemos la esperanza de que el descubrimiento del gen de la progeria tenga un efecto beneficioso no s\u00f3lo para los pacientes con progeria, sino tambi\u00e9n para los millones de personas afectadas por enfermedades relacionadas con el envejecimiento, incluidos ataques card\u00edacos y accidentes cerebrovasculares causados por la aterosclerosis y la arteriosclerosis.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 clase_m\u00f3dulo=\u201dpie de p\u00e1gina\u201d 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Death occurs almost exclusively due to widespread heart disease, the leading cause of death in the US, and #2 worldwide. As with any person suffering from heart disease, the common events for Progeria children are strokes, high blood pressure, angina, enlarged heart, and heart failure, all conditions associated with aging.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\"These children get heart disease at an incredibly accelerated pace, usually by the time they are 12, 13 or 14. In the general community, the prevalence of cardiovascular disease starts appearing in the 60s and 70s. Obviously, there's some process that's accelerated.\"\r\n\r\n\u2014 Dr. Samer Najjar, head of the Human Cardiovascular Studies Unit at the National Institute on Aging[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Thus there is clearly a tremendous need for research in Progeria. Because <em>finding a cure for Progeria will not only help these children, but may provide keys for treating millions of adults with heart disease and stroke associated with the natural aging process<\/em>.\r\n\r\nBecause the aging process is accelerated in children with Progeria, they offer researchers a rare opportunity to observe in just a few years what would otherwise require decades of longitudinal studies.\r\n\r\n\"A better understanding of the causes of this syndrome (Progeria) could lead to better insights into the mechanisms of both development and aging.\" - National Institute of Aging Associate Director Dr. Huber Warner\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.progeriaresearch.org\/progeria-101faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to find out more about the research that suggests a link between Progeria and normal aging<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\"It's amazing how much Progeria resembles the normal aging process. I think these proteins linked to Progeria play a very profound role in the aging process, and I think we've already seen some pretty big findings in terms of what these proteins do.\r\n\r\n\u2014 Dr. Vilhelm Bohr, chairman of molecular gerontology at the National Institute on Aging[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1>Atherosclerosis<\/h1>\r\nChildren with Progeria also develop and die of atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis (commonly referred to as heart disease). Atherosclerosis is just one of several types of \"arterio\"-sclerosis, which is characterized by thickening and hardening of the arteries, but the two terms are often used to mean the same thing. Some hardening of the arteries often occurs when people grow older.\r\n\r\nAtherosclerosis involves deposits of fatty substances in the inner lining of an artery. This buildup is called plaque. Plaques can grow large enough to significantly reduce the flow of blood through an artery, or plaques become fragile and rupture to form clots that can block blood flow. If the blockage occurs to an artery that feeds into the heart, it causes a <em>heart attack<\/em>. If the blockage occurs to an artery that feeds into the brain, it causes a <em>stroke<\/em>. Atherosclerosis is not only the cause of death among children with Progeria, but also the <em>leading cause of death in the United States and many other parts of the world in normal aging individuals<\/em>. It is our hope that the discovery of the Progeria gene will have a beneficial effect not only for Progeria patients, but also for the millions of people affected by aging-related conditions, including heart attacks and stroke caused by atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\t\t","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-770","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>connection to other diseases | The Progeria Research Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Studies has revealed that Progeria has many connections to other diseases, including aging, heart diseases and atherosclerosis.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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