ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Complex Exercise Improves Anti-Inflammatory and Anabolic Effects in Osteoarthritis-Induced Sarcopenia in Elderly Women.
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- Effects of exercise interventions on inflammatory biomarker levels in older adults with frailty and/or sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- Potential effect of Irisin on sarcopenia: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Exercise interventions and serum IGF-1 levels in older adults with frailty and/or sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Exercise-myokine relationships in osteoarthritis.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Review
- 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
- Effects and mechanisms of different exercise modalities on inflammation in older adults, particularly with sarcopenia: a narrative review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Physical activity is associated with a lower risk of pre-sarcopenic obesity in adolescents: evidence from Northwest China.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Sarcopenia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: mechanisms, diagnosis, and management strategies.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- The Role of Exerkines in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: From Mechanisms to Exercise Strategies.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Review
- ChatGPT-4 and wearable device assisted Intelligent Exercise Therapy for co-existing Sarcopenia and Osteoarthritis (GAISO): a feasibility study and design for a randomized controlled PROBE non-inferiority trial.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Effects of 12-week Circuit Exercise Intervention on Blood Pressure, Vascular Function, and Inflammatory Cytokines in Obese Older Women with Sarcopenia.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
- Exercise-induced modulation of myokine irisin on muscle-bone unit in the rat model of post-traumatic osteoarthritis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Non-Pharmacological Strategies for Managing Sarcopenia in Chronic Diseases.Clinical interventions in aging · 2024Review
- Assessment of causal effects of physical activity on the risk of osteoarthritis: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study.BMC medical genomics · 2023Article
- The Role of Lubricin, Irisin and Exercise in the Prevention and Treatment of Osteoarthritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- [Research progress on the correlation between sarcopenia and osteoarthritis].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2022Review
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO), a Mediterranean Diet Component, in the Management of Muscle Mass and Function Preservation.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Exercise-induced modulation of myokine irisin in bone and cartilage tissue-Positive effects on osteoarthritis: A narrative review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Review
- Exercise Therapy for People With Sarcopenic Obesity: Myokines and Adipokines as Effective Actors.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Review
- Role of irisin in physiology and pathology.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Review
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Abstract
We investigated the effects of a 15-week complex exercise program on osteoarthritis and sarcopenia by analyzing anabolic effects and the impact on the activities of daily living (ADLs). Nineteen women aged ≥60 years with sarcopenia (SEG, n = 9) or diagnosed with osteoarthritis with sarcopenia (OSEG, n = 10) were enrolled and underwent an exercise program. Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), irisin, myostatin, interleukin-10 (IL-10), and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a) levels were analyzed pre- and post-intervention. Thigh cross-sectional area (TCSA) was measured pre- and post-intervention via computed tomography. Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and Short Physical Performance Battery (SPBB) were assessed pre- and post-interventions to assess ADL. There was a significant interaction effect between SEG and OSEG at the IGF-1 level post-intervention. Irisin increased and myostatin decreased post-intervention in both groups. IL-10 increased and TNF-α decreased post-intervention with a significant interaction effect in the OSEG group. TCSAs increased post-intervention in both groups. There was a significant interaction between the two groups. OSEG showed a greater WOMAC decrease and SPPB increase post-intervention, and there was a significant interaction effect. Combined exercise may be effective in improving biochemical factors, anabolic effects, and ADL in elderly women with osteoarthritis and sarcopenia.
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