Visceral Adiposity, Inflammation, and Testosterone Predict Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Mass and Activity in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury

Visceral Adiposity, Inflammation, and Testosterone Predict Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Mass and Activity in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury

BackgroundMitochondrial health is an important predictor of several health-related comorbidities including obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. In persons with spinal cord injury (SCI), mitochondrial health has been linked to several important body composition and metabolic...

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Main Authors: Jacob A. Goldsmith, Raymond E. Lai, Ryan S. Garten, Qun Chen, Edward J. Lesnefsky, Robert A. Perera, Ashraf S. Gorgey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
spinal cord injury
visceral adipose tissue
mitochondria
inflammation
growth factors
testosterone
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2022.809845/full

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