Sarcopenia: imaging assessment and clinical application

V Chianca, D Albano, C Messina, S Gitto, G Ruffo… - Abdominal …, 2022 - Springer
Sarcopenia is a progressive, generalized skeletal muscle disorder characterized by
reduction of muscle mass and strength. It is associated with increased adverse outcomes …

Rheumatoid sarcopenia: loss of skeletal muscle strength and mass in rheumatoid arthritis

JL Bennett, AG Pratt, R Dodds, AA Sayer… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Sarcopenia, a disorder that involves the generalized loss of skeletal muscle strength and
mass, was formally recognized as a disease by its inclusion in the International …

Sarcopenia in autoimmune and rheumatic diseases: a comprehensive review

HJ An, K Tizaoui, S Terrazzino, S Cargnin… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sarcopenia refers to a decrease in skeletal muscle mass and function. Because sarcopenia
affects mortality, and causes significant disability, the clinical importance of sarcopenia is …

Circulating pro-and anti-inflammatory metabolites and its potential role in rheumatoid arthritis pathogenesis

R Coras, JD Murillo-Saich, M Guma - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease that affects synovial
joints, leading to inflammation, joint destruction, loss of function, and disability. Although …

The prevalence and risk factors of sarcopenia in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis

TH Li, YS Chang, CW Liu, CF Su, HC Tsai… - Seminars in Arthritis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Sarcopenia is an ever-increasingly recognized entity in aging or chronically-ill
individuals. A recent surge of researches came out on sarcopenia in rheumatoid arthritis …

Inflammaging and frailty in immune-mediated rheumatic diseases: how to address and score the issue

F Salaffi, A Di Matteo, S Farah, M Di Carlo - Clinical Reviews in Allergy & …, 2023 - Springer
Frailty is a new concept in rheumatology that can help identify people more likely to have
less favorable outcomes. Sarcopenia and inflammaging can be regarded as the biological …

Prevalence of sarcopenia and its association with antirheumatic drugs in middle-aged and older adults with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta …

T Dao, B Kirk, S Phu, S Vogrin, G Duque - Calcified Tissue International, 2021 - Springer
To examine the prevalence of sarcopenia and its association with antirheumatic drugs in
adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This review was registered on PROSPERO and …

Sarcopenia as an independent predictor of the surgical outcomes of patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a meta-analysis

A Erős, A Soós, P Hegyi, Z Szakács, M Benke, Á Szűcs… - Surgery Today, 2020 - Springer
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at risk of sarcopenia, which is associated
with poor clinical outcomes. We conducted this study to assess whether sarcopenia predicts …

Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging as diagnostic tools for sarcopenia in immune-mediated rheumatic diseases (IMRDs)

F Salaffi, M Carotti, A Di Matteo, L Ceccarelli… - La radiologia …, 2022 - Springer
Sarcopenia is characterized by loss of muscle mass, altered muscle composition, fat and
fibrous tissue infiltration, and abnormal innervation, especially in older individuals with …

Sarcopenia, immune-mediated rheumatic diseases, and nutritional interventions

AJ Cruz-Jentoft, S Romero-Yuste… - Aging clinical and …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Sarcopenia is defined by a loss of muscle mass and function associated with
mortality, decreased physical performance, falls, and disability. Since chronic inflammation …