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ReviewThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2024

Mitochondrial pathways and sarcopenia in the geroscience era.

Emanuele Marzetti, Riccardo Calvani, Helio José Coelho-Junior, Anna Picca

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Review in The journal of nutrition, health & aging, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Unravelling the Complexity of Sarcopenia Through a Systems Biology Approach.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  7. Functional Features of Senescent Cells and Implications for Therapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Emanuele MarzettiDepartment of Geriatrics, Orthopedics and Rheumatology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "Agostino Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: emanuele.marzetti@unicatt.it.
Riccardo CalvaniDepartment of Geriatrics, Orthopedics and Rheumatology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "Agostino Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Helio José Coelho-JuniorFondazione Policlinico Universitario "Agostino Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Anna PiccaFondazione Policlinico Universitario "Agostino Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Department of Medicine and Surgery, LUM University, Casamassima, Italy. Electronic address: picca@lum.it.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sarcopenia is associated with structural, ultrastructural, and molecular abnormalities of skeletal muscle. Mitochondrial dysfunction is a pivotal factor involved in muscle aging and sarcopenia. Mitochondrial bioenergetics are significantly reduced in muscles of older adults which is associated with whole-body aerobic capacity, muscle strength, and physical performance. Transcriptional profiling of muscle samples from older adults also revealed inverse correlations between gene expression patterns of autophagy and mitophagy and muscle volume and physical performance. This is in line with the proposition that mitochondrial quality control (MQC) processes are key to organellar and tissue health. MQC encompasses mitochondrial biogenesis, dynamics, and mitophagy. The latter has recently been included among the hallmarks of aging and alterations in MQC have been associated with chronic sterile inflammation as well as muscle atrophy and dysfunction. Several biomarkers spanning MQC, inflammation, metabolism, intercellular communication, and gut microbiota have been linked to sarcopenia. Findings from these initial studies hold promise to inform geroscience-based research in the field of sarcopenia by offering a plausible biological framework for developing gerotherapeutics and monitoring their effects.

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AgingMuscle, SkeletalSarcopeniaAgedEnergy MetabolismGeriatricsHumansMitochondriaMitochondria, MuscleMitophagyOrganelle BiogenesisBiology of agingExtracellular vesiclesInflammagingMitochondrial quality controlMulti-MarkerOmics

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PMID39427428
PMCPMC12877284

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