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J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle   2020 Jan 31   

Astaxanthin stimulates mitochondrial biogenesis in insulin resistant muscle via activation of AMPK pathway.

Nishida Y, Nawaz A, Kado T, Takikawa A, Igarashi Y, Onogi Y, Wada T, Sasaoka T, Yamamoto S, Sasahara M, Imura J, Tokuyama K, Usui I, Nakagawa T, Fujisaka S, Kunimasa Y, Tobe K

Skeletal muscle is mainly responsible for insulin-stimulated glucose disposal. Dysfunction in skeletal muscle metabolism especially during obesity con ... Read More

Source: PubMed
J Nutr Health Aging      

Cachexia and Cognitive Function in the Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Mediation Effects of Oral Health.

Kwan RYC, Kwan CW, Bai X, Chi I

Cognitive impairment and poor oral health are common problems in older adults and are associated with malnutrition. However, it is unclear how they ar ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Curr Treat Options Oncol      

Chemotherapy-Induced Sarcopenia.

Bozzetti F

Sarcopenia is being consistently recognized as a condition not only associated with the presence of a malignancy but also induced by the oncologic the ... Read More

Source: PubMed
J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle   2020 Jan 30   

A counterintuitive perspective for the role of fat-free mass in metabolic health.

Lagacé JC, Brochu M, Dionne IJ

Fat-free mass (FFM) has long been recognized to play a role in metabolic homeostasis. Over the years, it has become widely accepted by the scientific ... Read More

Source: PubMed
J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle   2020 Jan 30   

Muscle loss during primary debulking surgery and chemotherapy predicts poor survival in advanced-stage ovarian cancer.

Huang CY, Yang YC, Chen TC, Chen JR, Chen YJ, Wu MH, Jan YT, Chang CL, Lee J

Sarcopenia is commonly observed in patients with advanced-stage epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). However, the effect of body composition changes-durin ... Read More

Source: PubMed

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