Various diseases can cause skeletal muscle atrophy, usually accompanied by inflammation,
mitochondrial dysfunction, apoptosis, decreased protein synthesis, and enhanced …

The condition of muscle fiber atrophy and weakness that occurs in respiratory muscles along
with systemic skeletal muscle with age is known as respiratory sarcopenia. The Japanese …

Sarcopenia and osteoporosis are common musculoskeletal comorbidities of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that seriously affect the quality of life and prognosis …

Skeletal muscle dysfunction (SMD) is a prevalent extrapulmonary complication and a
significant independent prognostic factor in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Background Diaphragm atrophy is observed in mechanically ventilated patients. However,
the atrophy is not investigated in other respiratory muscles. Therefore, we conducted a two …

Critically ill patients exhibit prominent muscle atrophy, which occurs rapidly after ICU
admission and leads to poor clinical outcomes. The extent of atrophy differs among muscles …

Background Quantification of skeletal muscle using computed tomography (CT) is
accessible using cancer patients' standard oncologic images. Reduced muscle mass may …

Background Computed tomography (CT) is commonly utilized in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) for lung cancer screening and emphysema characterization …

We compared the definitions of respiratory sarcopenia obtained from a model based on
forced vital capacity (FVC) and whole-body sarcopenia, as recommended by the Japanese …