ReviewAnnals of geriatric medicine and research2019
Pharmacological Interventions for Treatment of Sarcopenia: Current Status of Drug Development for Sarcopenia.
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- Effects of Leucine Supplementation in Older Adults with Sarcopenia: A Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- The potential of acupuncture in treating sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Health maintenance through home-based interventions for community-dwelling older people with sarcopenia during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Experimental gerontology · 2023Pooled it
- Understanding the gut microbiota and sarcopenia: a systematic review.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2021Pooled it
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- Effects of 16 months of high intensity resistance training on thigh muscle fat infiltration in elderly men with osteosarcopenia.GeroScience · 2021Trial
- Perioperative care in older adults: a narrative review.European geriatric medicine · 2026Review
- The Potential Therapeutic Effects of Testosterone on Sarcopenia: A Thorough Systematic Review.Cureus · 2026Review
- Interplay between sarcopenia and type 2 diabetes: mechanisms, implications, and therapeutic prospects.Nutrition & diabetes · 2026Review
- Active immunization against myostatin and activin A improves skeletal muscle performance in growth hormone-deficient mice.GeroScience · 2026Article
- Body composition and renal cell carcinoma prognosis in elderly patients: a retrospective cohort study.BMC urology · 2026Article
- Probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis DS109-B11 ameliorates age-related muscle weakness via AMPK activation.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Associations between outdoor light exposure and low muscle mass: An NHANES 2011 to 2014 analysis.Medicine · 2026Article
- The effects of resistance training on myostatin in older adults with frailty and/or sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Prognostic impact of sarcopenia and blood biomarkers in advanced non-small cell lung cancer on first-line immune checkpoint inhibitors.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Multimodal intervention for sarcopenia in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients undergoing definitive treatment: a pilot randomized controlled trial protocol.Nutrition journal · 2026Article
- Muscle mass as a resilence factor for endothelial health in obesity.npj metabolic health and disease · 2026Review
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Abstract
Sarcopenia, the loss of skeletal muscle mass and function with age, was first recognized as a disease in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) (M62.84) and has recently attracted attention as aged populations increase. However, the diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia remain controversial and there are as yet no US Food and Drug Administration-approved medications for sarcopenia. Given that both intrinsic and extrinsic factors contribute to sarcopenia onset and development, understanding the mechanism of sarcopenia is important for the development of therapeutic strategies. In this review, we described a variety of drugs for sarcopenia under investigation, including myostatin/ActR2 signaling inhibitors, exercise mimetics, anabolic hormones, and natural compounds. However, the combination of non-drug therapies with exercise and nutritional supplements are also needed as more easily accessible intervention strategies against sarcopenia rather than pharmacological treatments alone. Many approaches to develop therapeutic methods to overcome sarcopenia may lead to healthy aging.
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