Pathogenesis of sarcopenia and the relationship with fat mass: descriptive review

• Main Authors: Chun‐wei Li (Author), Kang Yu (Author), Ng Shyh‐Chang (Author), Zongmin Jiang (Author), Taoyan Liu (Author), Shilin Ma (Author), Lanfang Luo (Author), Lu Guang (Author), Kun Liang (Author), Wenwu Ma (Author), Hefan Miao (Author), Wenhua Cao (Author), Ruirui Liu (Author), Ling‐juan Jiang (Author), Song‐lin Yu (Author), Chao Li (Author), Hui‐jun Liu (Author), Long‐yu Xu (Author), Rong‐ji Liu (Author), Xin‐yuan Zhang (Author), Gao‐shan Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Age‐associated obesity and muscle atrophy (sarcopenia) are intimately connected and are reciprocally regulated by adipose tissue and skeletal muscle dysfunction. During ageing, adipose inflammation leads to the redistribution of fat to the intra‐abdominal area (visceral fat) and fatty infil...