Biomedical Journal of Indonesia
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2021): Biomedical Journal of Indonesia

Sarcopenia from Pathophysiology to Clinical : Literature Review

Hidayat, Rachmat (Unknown)
Nur Riviati (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Jan 2021

Abstract

A B S T R A C TThe causes of sarcopenia are thought to be multifactorial including: environmentalfactors, illness, activation of inflammatory pathways, mitochondrial dysfunction, lossof neuromuscular junctions, reduced number of satellite cells and changes in thequality of hormonal function. The mechanism of sarcopenia occurs because the agingprocess coupled with reduced physical activity can cause the formation of cytokinesto increase so that inflammation is easy, insulin resistant, anabolic resistance andneuromuscular impairments.

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bji

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Subject

Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

Biomedical Journal of Indonesia is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that focus on basic medical sciences, emphasizing on providing the molecular studies of biomedical problems and molecular mechanisms to integrate researches in all aspects of human health. BJI is dedicated to publishing ...