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ReviewNutrients2020

Uremic Sarcopenia: Clinical Evidence and Basic Experimental Approach.

Hiroshi Nishi, Koji Takemura, Takaaki Higashihara, Reiko Inagi

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Review in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hiroshi NishiDivision of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
Koji TakemuraDivision of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
Takaaki HigashiharaDivision of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
Reiko InagiDivision of CKD Pathophysiology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7032-7736
The University of Tokyo · JP

Funding

Descente and Ishimoto Memorial Foundation for the Promotion of Sports Science Descente and Ishimoto Memorial Foundation for the Promotion of Sports ScienceJapan Society for the Promotion of Science 18K08232, 15KT0088, 16K15465, 18H02727Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd Kyowa Kirin Co. LtdMitsui Sumitomo Insurance Welfare Foundation Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Welfare FoundationNakatomi Foundation Nakatomi FoundationSuzuken Memorial Foundation Suzuken Memorial Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sustained physical activity extends healthy life years while a lower activity due to sarcopenia can reduce them. Sarcopenia is defined as a decrease in skeletal muscle mass and strength due not only to aging, but also from a variety of debilitating chronic illnesses such as cancer and heart failure. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), who tend to be cachexic and in frail health, may develop uremic sarcopenia or uremic myopathy due to an imbalance between muscle protein synthesis and catabolism. Here, we review clinical evidence indicating reduced physical activity as renal function deteriorates and explore evidence-supported therapeutic options focusing on nutrition and physical training. In addition, although sarcopenia is a clinical concept and difficult to recapitulate in basic research, several in vivo approaches have been attempted, such as rodent subtotal nephrectomy representing both renal dysfunction and muscle weakness. This review highlights molecular mechanisms and promising interventions for uremic sarcopenia that were revealed through basic research. Extensive study is still needed to cast light on the many aspects of locomotive organ impairments in CKD and explore the ways that diet and exercise therapies can improve both outcomes and quality of life at every level.

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AnimalsExercise TherapyHumansMiceNutritional StatusRatsSarcopeniaUremiakidneysarcopeniaskeletal muscleuremia

Identifiers

PMID32570738
PMCPMC7353433
OpenAlexW3036948739

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