Physiopathological Mechanism of Sarcopenia

• Autores: Stephane Walrand, Christelle Guillet, Jérome Salles, Noël Cano, Yves Boirie
• Localización: Clinics in geriatric medicine, ISSN 0749-0690, Vol. 27, Nº. 3, 2011, págs. 365-385
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The etiology of sarcopenia is multifactorial but still poorly understood, and the sequelae of this phenomenon represent a major public health issue. Age-related loss of muscle mass can be counteracted by adequate metabolic interventions including nutritional intake and exercise training. Other strategies including changes in daily protein pattern, the speed of protein digestion, or specific amino acid supplementation may be beneficial to improve short-term muscle anabolic response in elderly people. A multimodal approach combining nutrition, exercise, hormones, and specific anabolic drugs may be an innovative treatment for limiting the development of sarcopenia with aging.