- |||||||||| Review, Journal: Sarcopenia and Frailty in Liver Cirrhosis. (Pubmed Central) - May 1, 2021
Both sarcopenia and frailty can be adverse predictors for cirrhotic patients. In this review article, we will summarize the current knowledge of sarcopenia and frailty in LC patients.
- |||||||||| Clinical, Journal: Dysphagia Prevalence, Time Course, and Association with Probable Sarcopenia, Inactivity, Malnutrition, and Disease Status in Older Patients Admitted to an Emergency Department: A Secondary Analysis of Cohort Study Data. (Pubmed Central) - May 1, 2021
Signs of dysphagia at 56-week follow-up were significantly (p < 0.05) associated with probable sarcopenia (low handgrip strength (OR = 3.79), low leg muscle strength (OR = 8.14), and low physical performance (OR = 5.68)) and with baseline swallowing inactivity (OR = 5.61), malnutrition (OR = 4.35), and systemic inflammation (OR = 1.33). Signs of dysphagia in older patients admitted to an ED was prevalent, persisted 56 weeks after discharge, and was associated with probable sarcopenia and related conditions; all modifiable targets for management of dysphagia in older patients.
- |||||||||| Review, Journal: Non-Pharmacological Interventions in Osteosarcopenia: A Systematic Review. (Pubmed Central) - Apr 30, 2021
Chronic RT is safe and effective at potentiating gains in muscle mass, strength, and quality, and increasing or maintaining BMD in older osteosarcopenic adults. No RCT has examined the effects of protein, vitamin D, calcium, or creatine against a control/placebo in this high-risk population.
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In the treatment of osteosarcopenia non-pharmacological measures must be initiated in addition to pharmacological measures. It is particularly important to clarify and if necessary to resolve the cause of falls resulting in fractures as well as to regularly reevaluate the treatment goals.
- |||||||||| Clinical, Journal: Low bone mineral density in adults with complex congenital heart disease. (Pubmed Central) - Apr 29, 2021
The risk of osteoporosis is low in our relatively young population, but it is assumed to increase with ageing. We recommend that clinicians pay close attention to risk factors for osteoporosis, and are generous in administering DXA-measurements in order to prevent future fractures among adults with complex CHD.
- |||||||||| Clinical, Journal: Practical applications of whey protein in supporting skeletal muscle maintenance, recovery, and reconditioning. (Pubmed Central) - Apr 29, 2021
Ongoing research efforts continue to refine our understanding of how protein quality, quantity and meal timing can be optimized to support retention of muscle mass and function during aging. Priority research areas include supplementation with high quality protein during illness/injury to stimulate anabolism by targeting molecular mechanisms that regulate skeletal muscle metabolism.
- |||||||||| Trial completion date, Trial primary completion date: MNOP: Mirror Neurons in Older Participants (clinicaltrials.gov) - Apr 29, 2021
P=N/A, N=25, Recruiting, Priority research areas include supplementation with high quality protein during illness/injury to stimulate anabolism by targeting molecular mechanisms that regulate skeletal muscle metabolism. Trial completion date: Apr 2021 --> Apr 2022 | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2020 --> Dec 2021
- |||||||||| Enrollment closed: Insect Protein and Muscle Protein Signaling (clinicaltrials.gov) - Apr 28, 2021
P=N/A, N=60, Active, not recruiting, Trial completion date: Apr 2021 --> Apr 2022 | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2020 --> Dec 2021 Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting
- |||||||||| Journal: Increased nuclear permeability is a driver for age-related motoneuron loss. (Pubmed Central) - Apr 28, 2021
Findings suggest that the loss of nuclear barrier integrity in combination with previously described defects in nucleocytoplasmic transport may drive increased nuclear permeability and contribute to age-related motoneuron death. These events may be significant indirect drivers of skeletal muscle loss.
- |||||||||| Biomarker, Review, Journal: Inflammatory biomarkers of frailty. (Pubmed Central) - Apr 28, 2021
Furthermore, exercise training and nutritional counselling could be implemented in the standard care of the elderly in order to prevent, delay, or ameliorate frailty and to reduce the levels of blood inflammatory biomarkers. Such tools and decision-making outcomes would improve selection and treatment of the elderly and contribute to the ultimate goal - healthy ageing.
- |||||||||| Clinical, Journal: Prognostic impact of low muscle mass and low muscle density in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. (Pubmed Central) - Apr 28, 2021
The combination of LMM and LMD is an independent prognostic factor for survival in DLBCL patients. This may guide clinical decision-making in patients with suspected insufficient performance to benefit from chemo-immunotherapy in standard doses.Key pointsPatients with DLBCL have low muscle mass (LMM) and low muscle density (LMD) compared to healthy counterparts.The combination of LMM and LMD is a negative prognostic factor for survival, independent of comorbidities and unfavorable lymphoma characteristics.
- |||||||||| Journal: Superoxide-mediated oxidative stress accelerates skeletal muscle atrophy by synchronous activation of proteolytic systems. (Pubmed Central) - Apr 28, 2021
Furthermore, an increase in oxidative stress-induced muscle atrophy was also strongly coupled with simultaneous activation of two major proteolytic systems, the ubiquitin-proteasome and lysosomal autophagy pathways. Collectively, our data suggest that chronic oxidative stress in Sod1 mice accelerates age-dependent muscle atrophy by enhancing coordinated activation of the proteolytic systems, thereby resulting in overall protein degradation.
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