The need for standardized assessment of muscle quality in skeletal muscle function deficit and other aging-related muscle dysfunctions: a symposium report

R Correa-de-Araujo, MO Harris-Love, I Miljkovic… - Frontiers in …, 2017‏ - frontiersin.org
A growing body of scientific literature suggests that not only changes in skeletal muscle
mass, but also other factors underpinning muscle quality, play a role in the decline in …

Echo intensity as an indicator of skeletal muscle quality: applications, methodology, and future directions

MS Stock, BJ Thompson - European journal of applied physiology, 2021‏ - Springer
Purpose This narrative review provides an overview of the current knowledge of B-mode
ultrasound-derived echo intensity (EI) as an indicator of skeletal muscle quality. Method …

A randomized, controlled trial of resistance training added to caloric restriction plus aerobic exercise training in obese heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

PH Brubaker, BJ Nicklas, DK Houston… - Circulation: Heart …, 2023‏ - ahajournals.org
Background: We have shown that combined caloric restriction (CR) and aerobic exercise
training (AT) improve peak exercise O2 consumption (VO2peak), and quality-of-life in older …

Implementing ultrasound imaging for the assessment of muscle and tendon properties in elite sports: Practical aspects, methodological considerations and future …

F Sarto, J Spörri, DP Fitze, JI Quinlan, MV Narici… - Sports medicine, 2021‏ - Springer
Ultrasound (US) imaging has been widely used in both research and clinical settings to
evaluate the morphological and mechanical properties of muscle and tendon. In elite sports …

The effect of combined resistance exercise training and vitamin D3 supplementation on musculoskeletal health and function in older adults: a systematic review and …

AE Antoniak, CA Greig - BMJ open, 2017‏ - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives In older adults, there is a blunted responsiveness to resistance training and
reduced muscle hypertrophy compared with younger adults. There is evidence that both …

Sarcopenia: a chronic complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus

H Trierweiler, G Kisielewicz… - Diabetology & metabolic …, 2018‏ - Springer
Background Diabetics are at increased risk for impaired mobility and strength, frequently
related to the disease control. Sarcopenia is the reduction of muscle mass associated with …

Synchronous deficits in cumulative muscle protein synthesis and ribosomal biogenesis underlie age‐related anabolic resistance to exercise in humans

MS Brook, DJ Wilkinson, WK Mitchell… - The Journal of …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Key points Resistance exercise training (RET) is one of the most effective strategies for
preventing declines in skeletal muscle mass and strength with age. Hypertrophic responses …

Muscle mass and association to quality of life in non‐small cell lung cancer patients

A Bye, B Sjøblom, T Wentzel‐Larsen… - Journal of cachexia …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background Cancer wasting is characterized by muscle loss and may contribute to fatigue
and poor quality of life (QoL). Our aim was to investigate associations between skeletal …

Skeletal muscle quality: a biomarker for assessing physical performance capabilities in young populations

MA Naimo, AN Varanoske, JM Hughes… - Frontiers in …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Muscle quality (MQ), defined as the amount of strength and/or power per unit of muscle
mass, is a novel index of functional capacity that is increasingly relied upon as a critical …

Muscle Mass Assessed by the D3-Creatine Dilution Method and Incident Self-reported Disability and Mortality in a Prospective Observational Study of Community …

PM Cawthon, T Blackwell, SR Cummings… - The Journals of …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
Background Whether low muscle mass is a risk factor for disability and mortality is unclear.
Associations between approximations of muscle mass (including lean mass from dual …