Disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy in disease and nondisease states in humans: mechanisms, prevention, and recovery strategies

EA Nunes, T Stokes, J McKendry… - … of Physiology-Cell …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Decreased skeletal muscle contractile activity (disuse) or unloading leads to muscle mass
loss, also known as muscle atrophy. The balance between muscle protein synthesis (MPS) …

[HTML][HTML] Acute sarcopenia secondary to hospitalisation-an emerging condition affecting older adults

C Welch, ZK Hassan-Smith, CA Greig, JM Lord… - Aging and …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There has been increasing interest and research into sarcopenia in community-dwelling
older adults since the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) …

Impact of sedentarism due to the COVID-19 home confinement on neuromuscular, cardiovascular and metabolic health: Physiological and pathophysiological …

M Narici, GD Vito, M Franchi, A Paoli… - European journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented health crisis as entire populations have been
asked to self-isolate and live in home-confinement for several weeks to months, which in …

COVID-19 is associated with clinically significant weight loss and risk of malnutrition, independent of hospitalisation: a post-hoc analysis of a prospective cohort study

L Di Filippo, R De Lorenzo, M D'Amico, V Sofia… - Clinical Nutrition, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & aims Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may associate with clinical
manifestations, ranging from alterations in smell and taste to severe respiratory distress …

Do patients with COVID-19 benefit from rehabilitation? Functional outcomes of the first 100 patients in a COVID-19 rehabilitation unit

V Piquet, C Luczak, F Seiler, J Monaury… - Archives of Physical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To determine the benefits associated with brief inpatient rehabilitation for
coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Design Retrospective chart review. Setting A newly …

Neuromuscular junction instability and altered intracellular calcium handling as early determinants of force loss during unloading in humans

E Monti, C Reggiani, MV Franchi… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Key points Few days of unloading are sufficient to induce a decline of skeletal muscle mass
and function; notably, contractile force is lost at a faster rate than muscle mass. The reasons …

Hearing of Otof-deficient mice restored by trans-splicing of N- and C-terminal otoferlin

H Tang, H Wang, S Wang, SW Hu, J Lv, M Xun, K Gao… - Human Genetics, 2023 - Springer
Mutations to the OTOF gene are among the most common reasons for auditory neuropathy.
Although cochlear implants are often effective in restoring sound transduction, there are …

Sedentary behavior and the biological hallmarks of aging

J Raffin, P de Souto Barreto, AP Le Traon… - Ageing Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
While the benefits of physical exercise for a healthy aging are well-recognized, a growing
body of evidence shows that sedentary behavior has deleterious health effects …

Starring or supporting role? Satellite cells and skeletal muscle fiber size regulation

KA Murach, CS Fry, TJ Kirby, JR Jackson… - …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
Recent loss-of-function studies show that satellite cell depletion does not promote
sarcopenia or unloading-induced atrophy, and does not prevent regrowth. Although …

Defining anabolic resistance: implications for delivery of clinical care nutrition

RW Morton, DA Traylor, PJM Weijs… - Current opinion in …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Insofar as atrophic loss of skeletal muscle mass is concerned, anabolic resistance is a
principal determinant of age-induced losses and appears to be a contributor to critical illness …