Bioactive milk-derived nutrient MFG-E8 ameliorates skeletal muscle atrophy induced by mitochondria damage in aging rats via activating the MAPK/ERK signaling pathway by Kaifang Guan, Xiaolin Liu, Weihong Lu, Yuhao Mao, Yirong Mao, Ying Ma, Rongchu Wang, Qiming Li

“…This in vivo experiment showed that MFG-E8 can improve the antioxidant status and increase soleus muscle mass (35.61%) and fiber diameter (39.72%) in the aging rats. …”
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The use of urinary kidney injury molecule-1 and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin for diagnosis of hepato-renal syndrome in advanced cirrhotic patients by Mohamed Adel Abd Elaziz, Asmaa Mustafa Gouda Elewa, Dina Zaki Mohamed Zaki Abdel Hamid, Nohier Essam Soliman Ahmed Hassan, Éva Csongrádi, Emad Hamdy Hamouda Mohammed, Mohammed Abdel Gawad

“…However, the interpretation of serum Cr level can be confounded by malnutrition and reduced muscle mass often observed in patients with severe liver disease. …”
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Yoga Practice as a Potential Sarcopenia Prevention Strategy in Indonesian Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study by Meiliana A, Dewi NM, Latarissa IR, Barliana MI, Alfian SD, Yulianti T, Wijaya A

“…Raya Bandung Sumedang KM. 21, Jatinangor, West Java, 45363, Indonesia, Email anna.meiliana@unpad.ac.idBackground: Sarcopenia is characterized by the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and poses a significant health challenge for older adults by increasing the risk of disability and decreasing quality of life. …”
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Prediction of physiological status, community participation, and daily activity function to sleep quality for outpatient dynapenic older people by Hsiao-Chi Tsai, Shu-Fang Chang

“…Results Findings indicated significant correlations between sleep quality and gender (X2 = 11.340, p < .001), occupational status (X2 = 13.378, p < .05), residence (X2 = 6.265, p < .05), medication intake (X2 = 7.250, p < .05), smoking history (X2 = 6.695, p < .01), instrumental activities of daily living (X2 = 12.556, p < .01), activities of daily living (t = 2.74, p < .01), instrumental activities of daily living (t = 3.60, p < .001), skeletal muscle mass (t = 2.94, p < .01), skeletal muscle index (t = 2.65, p < .01), grip strength (t = 3.61, p < .001), and walking speed (t = 2.09, p < .05). …”
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Bone Mass Loss and Sarcopenia in Ecuadorian Patients by M. Intriago, G. Maldonado, R. Guerrero, O. D. Messina, C. Rios

“…Patients with osteosarcopenia and sarcopenia had lower BMI, handgrip strength, ASM, SMI, and total-body skeletal muscle mass than those with osteopenia/osteoporosis or normal patients. …”
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Sarcopenia in head and neck cancer: A scoping review. by Nedeljko Jovanovic, Tricia Chinnery, Sarah A Mattonen, David A Palma, Philip C Doyle, Julie A Theurer

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Currently, the most effective strategy to assess sarcopenia in HNC depends on several factors, including access to resources, patient and treatment characteristics, and the prognostic significance of outcomes used to represent sarcopenia. Skeletal muscle mass (SMM) measured at C3 may represent a practical, precise, and cost-effective biomarker for the detection of sarcopenia. …”
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Lipid peroxidation and sarcopenia: molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutic approaches by Yifan Lu, Yifan Lu, Tiao Li, Yang Shu, Yang Shu, Chengyin Lu, Chengyin Lu, Zhiqiang Luo, Zhiqiang Luo, Jingrui Wang, Jingrui Wang, Hui Xiong, Wangyang Li, Wangyang Li

“…Sarcopenia is an age-related condition characterized by the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength. With the global aging population, its incidence is rapidly increasing. …”
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The Health Effects of Dietary Nitrate on Sarcopenia Development: Prospective Evidence from the UK Biobank by Jigen Na, Yuefeng Tan, Yanan Zhang, Xiaona Na, Xiaojin Shi, Celi Yang, Zhihui Li, John S. Ji, Ai Zhao

“…The inverse association between nitrate intake and low skeletal muscle mass index was more evident in individuals aged 65 and above. …”
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Formation of strength abilities in students of agricultural university by Antsyperov, Vladimir V., Sychev, Pavel A., Vlasova, Tatyana N., Kozlova, Tatyana N., Popova, Olga M.

“…The obtained results showed that the strength development of students increases from course to course, which is clearly expressed by the average total results of relative strength: the average coefficient according to the GL Points-IPF formula in the first year was 214.0 &plusmn; 6.4, in the second year it was already 219.2 &plusmn; 7.7, and on the third reached 237.6 &plusmn; 7.6 points, which is obviously due to the use of not only strength exercises, but also age related changes, characterized by an increase in muscle mass and its qualitative changes. It should be noted that the use of strength exercises to obtain a positive result requires a long time. …”
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Total Psoas Area Predicts Complications following Radical Cystectomy by Timothy D. Lyon, Nicholas J. Farber, Leo C. Chen, Thomas W. Fuller, Benjamin J. Davies, Jeffrey R. Gingrich, Ronald L. Hrebinko, Jodi K. Maranchie, Jennifer M. Taylor, Tatum V. Tarin

“…To determine whether total psoas area (TPA), a simple estimate of muscle mass, is associated with complications after radical cystectomy. …”
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Exoskeletons as potential devices to support and enhance rescuers’ chest compression performance during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by Seamus Thierry, Cyran Le Guennec, Alexandre Le Falher, Lola Lauby, Laure Boyer, Lucia Vicente Martinez, Alexis Paillet, Willy Allegre

“…This device would combine the advantages of manual and mechanical chest compressions, bypassing anthropometric parameters such as the rescuer’s aerobic capacity and muscle mass to maintain efficient chest compressions, and avoiding the negative issues associated with over-assistance through a servomotor function. …”
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Effect of exercise on kidney-relevant biomarkers in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Paul Welsh, Carlos Celis-Morales, Patrick Mark, Qiaoling Liu, Jennifer Lees

“…It remains unclear if this association is related to impaired kidney function or gain in muscle mass, as data on other kidney biomarkers did not support a certain link.PROSPERO registration number This review has been registered on PROSPERO (CRD42023407820).…”
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The BET inhibitor JQ1 targets fat metabolism and counteracts obesity by Claudia Fornelli, Alessia Sofia Cento, Lorenzo Nevi, Raffaella Mastrocola, Gustavo Ferreira Alves, Giuseppina Caretti, Massimo Collino, Fabio Penna

“…Results: The results showed that JQ1 administration reduces fat mass, preserving skeletal muscle mass and function. A direct JQ1 lipolytic effect was demonstrated on mature adipocyte cultures. …”
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Spontaneous Physical Activity Downregulates Pax7 in Cancer Cachexia by Dario Coletti, Paola Aulino, Eva Pigna, Fabio Barteri, Viviana Moresi, Daniela Annibali, Sergio Adamo, Emanuele Berardi

“…As expected, downregulation of Pax7 expression was associated with a rescue of muscle mass and fiber size. Our findings shed light on the molecular basis of the beneficial effect exerted by a moderate physical exercise on muscle stem cells in cancer cachexia. …”
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Preliminary analysis of patient assessment within a study on the impact of hydrokinetotherapy on body composition and metabolic disease risk in an adult population segment by Claudiu Cobuz, Sînziana Călina Silișteanu, Maricela Cobuz, Andrei-Ioan Costea, Elena Vizitiu Lakhdari

“…Weight loss through diet and physical exercise is proven to be the most effective treatment strategy for obese and overweight elderly subjects, facilitating the maintenance of muscle mass and promoting functional recovery…”
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Body composition changes and clinical outcomes in pediatric cystic fibrosis during 24 months of lumacaftor ivacaftor therapy based on real-world data by Marcell Imrei, Adrienn F. Kéri, Éva Gács, Ildikó Gönczi, Melinda Meláth, Éva Kosaras, Botond Demeter, Csaba Péterfia, Klára Vass, Gyöngyi Székely, Klementina Ocskay, Andrea Párniczky

“…Median BMI z-score increased from − 0.81 (− 1.37–0.49) to − 0.39 (− 0.88 to  − 0.04) (p = 0.288), and the proportion of underweight and overweight children decreased. Skeletal muscle mass remained stable, while fat mass significantly increased (p = 0.011). …”
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Unravelling the transcriptomic symphony of muscle ageing: key pathways and hub genes altered by ageing and caloric restriction in rat muscle revealed by RNA sequencing by Gulam Altab, Brian J. Merry, Charles W. Beckett, Priyanka Raina, Inês Lopes, Katarzyna Goljanek-Whysall, João Pedro de Magalhães

“…Abstract Age-related muscle wasting, sarcopenia is an extensive loss of muscle mass and strength with age and a major cause of disability and accidents in the elderly. …”
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The Impact of Creatine Supplementation on Physical Performance, Cognitive Functions, and Safety – A Literature Review by Adam Sobiński, Matylda Czerwonka, Zuzanna Kościuszko, Katarzyna Kurza, Silvia Ciraolo, Julianna Podolec, Agnieszka Kulczycka-Rowicka, Katarzyna Lesiczka-Fedoryj, Joanna Wojda, Anna Walczak

“…It examines its mechanism of action, impact on muscle mass and strength, and role in brain health. …”
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Prevalence of sarcopenia and its associated factors in patients attending geriatric clinics in Vietnam: a cross-sectional study by Tam Ngoc Nguyen, Tu Ngoc Nguyen, Anh Trung Nguyen, Thanh Xuan Nguyen, Huong Thu Thi Nguyen, Thu Thi Hoai Nguyen, Thang Pham, Huyen Thanh Thi Vu

“…Whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry was applied to measure the appendicular skeletal muscle mass. Sarcopenia was defined by the criteria proposed by the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS 2019) and by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Sarcopenia Project.Results There were 600 participants, mean age 70.0±8.0, 60.8% female. …”
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Enhancing older adults’ gait: a systematic review of multicomponent exercises for fall prevention by Diego Brum Allendorf, Ana Júlia de Azevedo Ferrony, Sarah Giulia Bandeira Felipe, Rafael Reimann Baptista

“…Physical capacity changes during the aging process and some of these changes are present in the daily lives of older people, such as decreased muscle mass, which can cause gait disorders and consequently increase the risk of falls. …”
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