Research

Atovaquone impedes muscle wasting in pancreatic cancer by AMPK modulation.

Cancer-induced cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome characterized by systemic inflammation and progressive skeletal muscle and fat wasting. More than 80% pancreatic cancer patients exhibit a cachectic phenotype, which significantly contributes to the overall mortality of cancer patients. Till now, there...

🗓️ 2026-11-08
📰 Publication: Cancer Letters
Read MoreAtovaquone impedes muscle wasting in pancreatic cancer by AMPK modulation.

3,3'-Diindolylmethane ameliorates muscle atrophy by modulating mitochondrial function and calcium homeostasis.

BACKGROUND

Sarcopenia is a chronic degenerative condition characterized by the progressive loss of muscle mass and function. Current therapeutic strategies exhibit limited therapeutic efficacy and present substantial challenges in ensuring sustained patient compliance. Although mitochondrial dysfunction is a confirmed biomarker of...

🗓️ 2026-06-18
📰 Publication: Phytomedicine
Read More3,3'-Diindolylmethane ameliorates muscle atrophy by modulating mitochondrial function and calcium homeostasis.

Food-derived bioactive peptides in gut-muscle Axis regulation: Potential and challenges from microbiota homeostasis to muscle metabolism remodeling.

The global population is aging at an accelerating pace, and sarcopenia has emerged as a central challenge to elderly health. Food-derived bioactive peptides, as natural functional compounds, can interact significantly with the gut microbiota, thereby indirectly influencing muscle metabolism and...

🗓️ 2026-05-22
📰 Publication: Food Research International
Read MoreFood-derived bioactive peptides in gut-muscle Axis regulation: Potential and challenges from microbiota homeostasis to muscle metabolism remodeling.

Why Osteosarcopenia Matters: Clinical and Investigative Implications.

BACKGROUND

Osteosarcopenia, the combination of osteoporosis and sarcopenia, is a geriatric syndrome linked to functional decline, falls, and fragility fractures. The interaction among bone, muscle, and their shared pathophysiology is driven by mechanical, metabolic, and hormonal factors. With global population aging...

🗓️ 2026-05-15
📰 Publication: European Journal Of Clinical Investigation
Read MoreWhy Osteosarcopenia Matters: Clinical and Investigative Implications.

Independent validation of the Mosamatic deep learning automated skeletal muscle and adipose tissue segmentation tool in an external Chinese cancer patient cohort.

OBJECTIVES

Deep learning neural network (DLNN)-based tools can automate body composition analysis for cancer cachexia research. We aimed to evaluate a DLNN tool trained on a European population of Chinese cancer patients.

METHODS

Computed tomography (CT) images at the 3rd lumbar vertebral (L3)...

🗓️ 2026-05-01
Read MoreIndependent validation of the Mosamatic deep learning automated skeletal muscle and adipose tissue segmentation tool in an external Chinese cancer patient cohort.

Sarcopenic obesity: Call to action and nutritional agenda from the international clinical nutrition community.

Sarcopenic obesity (SO; defined as obesity with low skeletal muscle function and mass) has been recently recognized as a relevant obesity phenotype, with substantial negative clinical impact. The prevalence of SO is likely increasing, due to the growing prevalence of...

🗓️ 2026-04-17
📰 Publication: Clinical Nutrition
Read MoreSarcopenic obesity: Call to action and nutritional agenda from the international clinical nutrition community.

Cancer Cachexia Prevalence Is Underestimated in Medical Records of Patients in a Regional Tertiary Hospital.

BACKGROUND

Widespread lack of awareness and limited real-world prevalence evidence have impeded cachexia care and research. We hypothesized that healthcare professionals may identify the term cachexia, leading to International Classification of Diseases (ICD) coding for this term, with or without records...

🗓️ 2026-02-18
📰 Publication: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreCancer Cachexia Prevalence Is Underestimated in Medical Records of Patients in a Regional Tertiary Hospital.

Microbes and ageing beyond the gut: the oral microbiome and frailty, sarcopenia and neurocognitive disorders in the elderly – a scoping review protocol.

INTRODUCTION

Population ageing is a global phenomenon that has resulted in an increase in the number of patients with chronic diseases and geriatric syndromes. Frailty, sarcopenia and neurocognitive disorders are among the most prevalent conditions affecting older adults and have a...

🗓️ 2026-01-29
📰 Publication: Bmj Open
Read MoreMicrobes and ageing beyond the gut: the oral microbiome and frailty, sarcopenia and neurocognitive disorders in the elderly – a scoping review protocol.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and muscle strength changes in older adults: Risks beyond muscle mass reductions.

Gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP)/Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are increasingly prescribed for the management of obesity and type 2 diabetes, yet research pertinent to their effects on muscle health is limited. Considering the central role of muscle strength as a...

🗓️ 2026-01-24
📰 Publication: British Journal Of Pharmacology
Read MoreGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and muscle strength changes in older adults: Risks beyond muscle mass reductions.

Consensus statement on vitamin D role in metabolic health.

The 8th International Conference Controversies in Vitamin D, held in September 2024, convened leading experts to address the multifaceted role of vitamin D in human health. Key discussions focused on its influence on metabolic health, including effects on sarcopenia, muscle...

🗓️ 2025-12-24
📰 Publication: Metabolism-Clinical And Experimental
Read MoreConsensus statement on vitamin D role in metabolic health.

Mitochondrial stress bridge: Could muscle-derived extracellular vesicles be the missing link between sarcopenia, insulin resistance, and chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity?

Sarcopenia is currently considered a systemic condition that goes beyond muscle atrophy to include multifunctional metabolic and cardiovascular dysfunction. The mediators between skeletal muscle loss and entire body insulin resistance and increased vulnerability to cardiotoxicity caused by chemotherapy are not...

🗓️ 2025-11-21
📰 Publication: Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
Read MoreMitochondrial stress bridge: Could muscle-derived extracellular vesicles be the missing link between sarcopenia, insulin resistance, and chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity?

Advancing Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis to Reveal Age-Related Skeletal Muscle Changes: A Systematic Review.

Population aging has become a widespread health problem that leads to huge socioeconomic burden. Skeletal muscle as an important component of motor system, gradually degenerates with age. Age-related muscle disorders, such as sarcopenia is associated with higher risks of falls,...

🗓️ 2025-10-24
📰 Publication: Aging And Disease
Read MoreAdvancing Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis to Reveal Age-Related Skeletal Muscle Changes: A Systematic Review.

Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography of Skeletal Muscle Unveils Microcirculation and Oxygen Metabolism Alterations in Sarcopenia.

BACKGROUND

Sarcopenia, a significant geriatric syndrome, faces challenges in accurate diagnosis due to limitations of current imaging techniques. This study explores the novel application of multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT) in evaluating sarcopenia, focusing on quantifying oxygen dynamics and collagen distribution in...

🗓️ 2025-10-21
📰 Publication: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreMultispectral Optoacoustic Tomography of Skeletal Muscle Unveils Microcirculation and Oxygen Metabolism Alterations in Sarcopenia.

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