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ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences2015

Respirometric Profiling of Muscle Mitochondria and Blood Cells Are Associated With Differences in Gait Speed Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

Daniel J Tyrrell, Manish S Bharadwaj, Cynthia G Van Horn, Stephen B Kritchevsky, Barbara J Nicklas, Anthony J A Molina

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Article in The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07642869 (The Impacts of Multivitamin and Mineral Supplementation on Cellular Metabolism and Healthy Aging), which is not on this map. Cited by 62 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07642869 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

The Impacts of Multivitamin and Mineral Supplementation on Cellular Metabolism and Healthy Aging

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, San DiegoRan2025 to 2026Enrolled150ConditionsHealthy Aging, Multivitamin and Mineral SupplementationArmsMVM Core Blend, MVM Gold Blend, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  9. A Pilot Trial of Nicotinamide Riboside and Coenzyme Q10 on Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in CKD.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2025
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  14. Skeletal Muscle Energetics Explain the Sex Disparity in Mobility Impairment in the Study of Muscle, Mobility and Aging.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Daniel J TyrrellSticht Center on Aging and Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatrics, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Manish S BharadwajSticht Center on Aging and Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatrics, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Cynthia G Van HornSticht Center on Aging and Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatrics, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Stephen B KritchevskySticht Center on Aging and Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatrics, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Barbara J NicklasSticht Center on Aging and Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatrics, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Anthony J A MolinaSticht Center on Aging and Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatrics, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. amolina@wakehealth.edu.

Funding

Wake Forest Claude D. Pepper OAIC - RenewalP30AG021332 · NIA · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Jamie Nicole Justice · 2002 to 2026
$36.4M
Loss of fat tissue and functional responses to exercise in older, obese adultsR01AG020583 · NIA · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI NICKLAS, BARBARA J · 2002 to 2013
$4.0M
NIA NIH HHS 3R01-AG020583-09S1NIA NIH HHS 5R01-AG020583NIA NIH HHS P30 AG021332NIA NIH HHS P30-AG21332NIA NIH HHS R01 AG020583
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGait speed provides an integrated measure of physical ability that is predictive of morbidity, disability, and mortality in older adults. Energy demands associated with walking suggest that mitochondrial bioenergetics may play a role in gait speed. Here, we examined the relationship between gait speed and skeletal muscle mitochondrial bioenergetics, and further evaluated whether blood-based bioenergetic profiling might have similar associations with gait speed.

methodsParticipants in this study were comprised of two subsets (n = 17 per subset) and were overweight/obese (body mass index, 30.9 ± 2.37), well-functioning, community-dwelling older adults (69.1 ± 3.69 years) without major comorbidity. Gait speeds were calculated from a fast-paced 400 m walk test. Respiratory control ratios were measured from mitochondria isolated from leg skeletal muscle biopsies from one subset. Maximal respiration and spare respiratory capacity were measured from peripheral blood mononuclear cells from the other subset.

resultsIndividual differences in gait speed correlated directly with respiratory control ratio of mitochondria isolated from skeletal muscle (r = .536, p = .027) and with both maximal respiration and spare respiratory capacity of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (r = .585 and p = .014; r = .609 and p = .009, respectively).

conclusionsThe bioenergetic profile of mitochondria isolated from skeletal muscle is associated with gait speed in older adults. Blood-based bioenergetic profiling is also associated with gait speed and may provide an alternative measure of mitochondrial function.

Indexed as

AgedAge FactorsCell RespirationEnergy MetabolismFemaleGaitGeriatric AssessmentHumansLeukocytes, MononuclearMaleMitochondria, MuscleMuscle, SkeletalOxygen ConsumptionBioenergetics.BiomarkersGaitMusclePhysical function

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PMID25030980
PMCPMC4731403

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