Antibody blockade of activin type II receptors preserves skeletal muscle mass and enhances fat loss during GLP-1 receptor agonism by Elizabeth Nunn, Natasha Jaiswal, Matthew Gavin, Kahealani Uehara, Megan Stefkovich, Karima Drareni, Ryan Calhoun, Michelle Lee, Corey D. Holman, Joseph A. Baur, Patrick Seale, Paul M. Titchenell

“…In this manuscript, we test the hypothesis that combined ActRII blockade and GLP-1 receptor agonism will preserve muscle mass, leading to improvements in skeletomuscular and metabolic function and enhanced fat loss. …”
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Comparison of Muscle Mass, Total Body Water and Total Body Protein in Type II Diabetics with Healthy Matched Adults by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis by Parsa Jahanlou, Alireza Shahab Jahanlou

“…Results: Diabetic women aged 50-60 years showed that their body weight, total protein, total muscle, right-hand muscle mass, left-hand muscle mass, right foot muscle mass, left foot muscle mass, and trunk muscle mass were higher than healthy matched women, and the differences were significant. …”
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Predictive value of skeletal muscle mass for immunotherapy with nivolumab in non‐small cell lung cancer patients: A “hypothesis‐generator” preliminary report by Alessio Cortellini, Lucilla Verna, Giampiero Porzio, Federico Bozzetti, Pierpaolo Palumbo, Carlo Masciocchi, Katia Cannita, Alessandro Parisi, Davide Brocco, Nicola Tinari, Corrado Ficorella

“…A computed tomography scan is an easy modality to estimate the skeletal muscle mass through cross‐sectional image analysis at the level of the third lumbar vertebra (L3). …”
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Effect of High-Intensity Interval Resistance Training on Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass Index Measured by Bioelectric Impedance Analysis in Sarcopenic Elderly Women by Zeinab Hooshmandi, Farhad Daryanoosh, Javad Nemati, Reza Jalli

“…Background: Aging is an inevitable physiological process leading to a progressive decrease in muscle mass and function, which is called sarcopenia. …”
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Effect of Intradialytic Oral Nutritional Supplementation with or without Exercise Improves Muscle Mass Quality and Physical Function in Hemodialysis Patients: A Pilot Study by Geovana Martin-Alemañy, Monserrat Perez-Navarro, Kenneth R. Wilund, Gloria García-Villalobos, Irma Gómez-Guerrero, Guillermo Cantú-Quintanilla, Miguel Angel Reyes-Caldelas, Angeles Espinosa-Cuevas, Galileo Escobedo, Mara Medeiros, Paul N. Bennett, Rafael Valdez-Ortiz

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Low muscle mass and high visceral fat mass predict mortality in patients hospitalized with moderate-to-severe COVID-19: a prospective study by Fabyan Esberard de Lima Beltrão, Daniele Carvalhal de Almeida Beltrão, Giulia Carvalhal, Fabyo Napoleão de Lima Beltrão, Igor Motta de Aquino, Thaíse da Silva Brito, Barbara Costa Paulino, Elisa Aires, Diana Viegas, Fabio Hecht, Bruno Halpern, Liana Clebia De Morais Pordeus, Maria da Conceição Rodrigues Gonçalves, Helton Estrela Ramos

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Effects of Milk or Soy Milk Combined with Mild Resistance Exercise on the Muscle Mass and Muscle Strength in Very Old Nursing Home Residents with Sarcopenia by Feng-YI Chiang, Jiun-Rong Chen, Wei-Ju Lee, Suh-Ching Yang

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the beneficial effects of milk or soy milk combined with resistance exercise on the muscle mass and muscle strength of individual elderly nursing home residents with sarcopenia. …”
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U-Shaped Association of Standardized Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D with Risk of Low Muscle Mass: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Zhang G, Wang X, Tong M, Chen J, Ji Q

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Association of Physical Activity and Exercise with Physical Performance and Muscle Mass in Older Adults: Results from the Longevity Check-Up (Lookup) 7+ Project by Hélio José Coelho-Júnior, Riccardo Calvani, Anna Picca, Matteo Tosato, Francesco Landi, Emanuele Marzetti

“…Lower-limb muscle power and appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) were estimated through validated equations. …”
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Muscle mass change using linear measurement analysis after nephrectomy for pT3 and pT4 renal cell carcinoma is associated with mortality by Alexandra Medline, Eric Midenberg, Dattatraya Patil, Sean Evans, Nikhil Vettikattu, Fatima Kamal, Kenneth Ogan, Sarah P. Psutka, Mehmet Asim Bilen, Viraj A. Master

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Activation of adiponectin receptors has negative impact on muscle mass in C2C12 myotubes and fast-type mouse skeletal muscle. by Rika Ito, Masaki Higa, Ayumi Goto, Megumi Aoshima, Akihiro Ikuta, Kazuya Ohashi, Shingo Yokoyama, Yoshitaka Ohno, Tatsuro Egawa, Hirofumi Miyata, Katsumasa Goto

“…This study investigated the effects of AdipoRon, which is an agonist for adiponectin receptor 1 (AdipoR1) and AdipoR2, on the protein content, myotube diameter, and number of nuclei per myotube of C2C12 cells and skeletal muscle mass in C57BL/6J mice. AdipoRon suppressed the protein content, myotube diameter, and number of nuclei per myotube of C2C12 cells of C2C12 myotubes in a dose-dependent manner. …”
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Association between skeletal muscle mass or percent body fat and metabolic syndrome development in Japanese women: A 7-year prospective study. by Yosuke Yamada, Haruka Murakami, Ryoko Kawakami, Yuko Gando, Hinako Nanri, Takashi Nakagata, Daiki Watanabe, Tsukasa Yoshida, Yoichi Hatamoto, Eiichi Yoshimura, Kiyoshi Sanada, Nobuyuki Miyatake, Motohiko Miyachi

“…The aim of this longitudinal study was to investigate the association between low absolute or relative skeletal muscle mass, leg muscle power, or percent body fat and the development of MetS in Japanese women in a 7-y prospective study. …”
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Associations of ADL Disability With Trunk Muscle Mass and Muscle Quality Indicators Measured by Opportunistic Chest Computed Tomography Imaging Among Older Inpatients by Xiaofan Jing, Lingling Tan, Hongbo Fu, Ling Yang, Ming Yang, Ming Yang

“…We aimed (1) to assess the feasibility of measuring trunk muscle mass and muscle quality by chest CT images; and (2) to explore the possible associations of ADL disability with these muscle mass and muscle quality indicators among older inpatients.Methods: We included older patients in an acute care ward. …”
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Low skeletal muscle mass index and all-cause mortality risk in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. by Yahai Wang, Donglin Luo, Jiahao Liu, Yu Song, Binggang Jiang, Haichao Jiang

“…<h4>Objective</h4>The relationship between low skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) and all-cause mortality risk in the general adults remains unclear. …”
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Leptin administration favors muscle mass accretion by decreasing FoxO3a and increasing PGC-1alpha in ob/ob mice. by Neira Sáinz, Amaia Rodríguez, Victoria Catalán, Sara Becerril, Beatriz Ramírez, Javier Gómez-Ambrosi, Gema Frühbeck

“…Absence of leptin has been associated with reduced skeletal muscle mass in leptin-deficient ob/ob mice. The aim of our study was to examine the effect of leptin on the catabolic and anabolic pathways regulating muscle mass. …”
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Circulating Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha May Modulate the Short-Term Detraining Induced Muscle Mass Loss Following Prolonged Resistance Training by Gerard McMahon, Gerard McMahon, Christopher I. Morse, Keith Winwood, Adrian Burden, Gladys L. Onambélé

“…IntroductionTumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that has been shown to modulate muscle mass, and is responsive to exercise training. …”
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Comparisons of Two Bioelectrical Impedance Devices and Manual versus Sensor-Based Short Physical Performance Batteries for Assessment of Muscle Mass and Physical Performance by Jin-Young Min, Kyoung-Bok Min

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Transgenic Expression of <i>Bmp3b</i> in Mesenchymal Progenitors Mitigates Age-Related Muscle Mass Loss and Neuromuscular Junction Degeneration by Tamaki Kurosawa, Keitaro Minato, Madoka Ikemoto-Uezumi, Jun Hino, Kunihiro Tsuchida, Akiyoshi Uezumi

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Association between skeletal muscle mass or percent body fat and metabolic syndrome development in Japanese women: A 7-year prospective study by Yosuke Yamada, Haruka Murakami, Ryoko Kawakami, Yuko Gando, Hinako Nanri, Takashi Nakagata, Daiki Watanabe, Tsukasa Yoshida, Yoichi Hatamoto, Eiichi Yoshimura, Kiyoshi Sanada, Nobuyuki Miyatake, Motohiko Miyachi

“…The aim of this longitudinal study was to investigate the association between low absolute or relative skeletal muscle mass, leg muscle power, or percent body fat and the development of MetS in Japanese women in a 7-y prospective study. …”
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Effect of Yijinjing combined with elastic band exercise on muscle mass and function in middle-aged and elderly patients with prediabetes: A randomized controlled trial by Yunda Huang, Junhua Han, Qing Gu, Yanwei Cai, Jingyuan Li, Shasha Wang, Suijun Wang, Ru Wang, Xiangyun Liu

“…IntroductionThis study investigated the effect of Yijinjing combined with elastic band exercise on muscle mass and muscle function in patients with prediabetes.MethodsThis study was a randomized controlled trial designed in parallel (Chinese Clinical Trial Registry: ChiCTR2000039049). …”
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