Sarcopenia, osteoporosis and frailty

E Gielen, J Dupont, M Dejaeger, MR Laurent - Metabolism, 2023 - Elsevier
Muscles and bones are intricately connected tissues displaying marked co-variation during
development, growth, aging, and in many diseases. While the diagnosis and treatment of …

Physiological changes and pathological pain associated with sedentary lifestyle-induced body systems fat accumulation and their modulation by physical exercise

E Verdú, J Homs, P Boadas-Vaello - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
A sedentary lifestyle is associated with overweight/obesity, which involves excessive fat
body accumulation, triggering structural and functional changes in tissues, organs, and body …

RANKL inhibition improves muscle strength and insulin sensitivity and restores bone mass

N Bonnet, L Bourgoin, E Biver, E Douni… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL) activates, while osteoprotegerin (OPG) inhibits,
osteoclastogenesis. A neutralizing Ab against RANKL, denosumab, improves bone strength …

Targeting myostatin/activin A protects against skeletal muscle and bone loss during spaceflight

SJ Lee, A Lehar, JU Meir, C Koch… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Among the physiological consequences of extended spaceflight are loss of skeletal muscle
and bone mass. One signaling pathway that plays an important role in maintaining muscle …

The roles of RANK/RANKL/OPG in cardiac, skeletal, and smooth muscles in health and disease

L Marcadet, Z Bouredji, A Argaw… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Although their physiology and functions are very different, bones, skeletal and smooth
muscles, as well as the heart have the same embryonic origin. Skeletal muscles and bones …

Myokines and osteokines in the pathogenesis of muscle and bone diseases

G Colaianni, G Storlino, L Sanesi, S Colucci… - Current Osteoporosis …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review In this review we aim to summarize the latest findings on the
network of molecules produced by muscle and bone under physiological and pathological …

Anti-RANKL therapy prevents glucocorticoid-induced bone loss and promotes muscle function in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

SN Jayash, D Hamoudi, LA Stephen, A Argaw… - Calcified Tissue …, 2023 - Springer
Bisphosphonates prevent bone loss in glucocorticoid (GC)-treated boys with Duchenne
muscular dystrophy (DMD) and are recommended as standard of care. Targeting receptor …

Dissociation of bone resorption and formation in spaceflight and simulated microgravity: Potential role of myokines and osteokines?

P Lau, L Vico, J Rittweger - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The dissociation of bone formation and resorption is an important physiological process
during spaceflight. It also occurs during local skeletal unloading or immobilization, such as …

An anti-RANKL treatment reduces muscle inflammation and dysfunction and strengthens bone in dystrophic mice

D Hamoudi, L Marcadet… - Human Molecular …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most severe form of muscular dystrophy which
leads to progressive muscle degeneration and inflammation. The receptor activator of …

RANKL mediates muscle atrophy and dysfunction in a cigarette smoke–induced model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

J **ong, Y Le, Y Rao, L Zhou, Y Hu… - American Journal of …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
Skeletal muscle dysfunction is one of the important comorbidities of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD); however, the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown …