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Pan J, Wu T, Ma JD, Jia PW, Zou YW, Ouyang ZM, Zheng HW, Lin JZ, Zhang Q, Lu Y, Chen LF, Yang ZH, Zhu YY, Song QY, Su Y, Su LW, Dai W, Dai J, Dai L. Geriatric nutrition risk index: a more powerful index identifying muscle mass loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatol 2024; 43:1299-1310. [PMID: 38433147 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-024-06918-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the association of geriatric nutrition risk index (GNRI), a traditional albumin-body weight calculation, with myopenia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and compare its ability to identify myopenia with protein indicators. METHODS This cross-sectional study was carried out based on a Chinese RA cohort. Clinical data and protein indicators (including albumin, globulin, albumin to globulin ratio, prealbumin, hemoglobin) were collected. GNRI was estimated by serum albumin and body weight. Myopenia was indicated as muscle mass loss measured by bioelectric impedance analysis. RESULTS There were 789 RA patients included with mean age 52.6 ± 12.6 years and 77.6% female. There were 41.3%, 18.0%, 27.5%, 13.2% patients with no (GNRI > 98), low (GNRI 92 to ≤ 98), moderate (GNRI 82 to < 92), and major nutrition-related risk (GNRI < 82). There were 406 (51.5%) RA patients with myopenia, RA patients with major nutrition-related risk had the highest prevalence of myopenia (87.5% vs. 73.3% vs. 50.0% vs. 26.1%). Multivariate logistic analysis showed that compared with no risk, RA patients with low (OR = 3.23, 95% CI: 1.86-5.61), moderate (OR = 9.56, 95% CI: 5.70-16.01), and major nutrition-related risk (OR = 28.91, 95% CI: 13.54-61.71) were associated with higher prevalence of myopenia. Receiver operating characteristic curves showed that GNRI (AUC = 0.79) performed a better identifiable ability toward myopenia than serum albumin (AUC = 0.66) or others indicators (AUC range 0.59 to 0.65), respectively. CONCLUSION GNRI, an objective and convenient albumin-weight index, may be preferable for identifying myopenia in RA patients. Key Points • We firstly elucidated the association of GNRI with muscle mass loss among RA patients, and compared its ability to identify muscle mass loss with serum albumin or other protein indicators. • Major nutrition-related risk identified by GNRI showed the highest risk of muscle mass loss, GNRI demonstrated a greater ability to identify myopenia in RA patients. which indicated GNRI was an objective and convenient albumin-weight index to identify myopenia in RA patients.
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- Jie Pan
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 107 Yan Jiang West Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 107 Yan Jiang West Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 107 Yan Jiang West Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 107 Yan Jiang West Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 107 Yan Jiang West Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 107 Yan Jiang West Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 107 Yan Jiang West Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 107 Yan Jiang West Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 107 Yan Jiang West Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 107 Yan Jiang West Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 107 Yan Jiang West Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Clinical Research Design, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 107 Yan Jiang West Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, 74 Zhongshan Road II, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, 74 Zhongshan Road II, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, 74 Zhongshan Road II, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Yale University, College Street, P.O. Box 20803460, New Haven, CT, 06520-0834, USA
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- Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Des Moines University, 8025 Grand Avenue, West Des Moines, IA, 50266, USA.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 107 Yan Jiang West Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
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Bunch PM, Rigdon J, Niazi MKK, Barnard RT, Boutin RD, Houston DK, Lenchik L. Association of CT-Derived Skeletal Muscle and Adipose Tissue Metrics with Frailty in Older Adults. Acad Radiol 2024; 31:596-604. [PMID: 37479618 PMCID: PMC10796847 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2023.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES Tools are needed for frailty screening of older adults. Opportunistic analysis of body composition could play a role. We aim to determine whether computed tomography (CT)-derived measurements of muscle and adipose tissue are associated with frailty. MATERIALS AND METHODS Outpatients aged ≥ 55 years consecutively imaged with contrast-enhanced abdominopelvic CT over a 3-month interval were included. Frailty was determined from the electronic health record using a previously validated electronic frailty index (eFI). CT images at the level of the L3 vertebra were automatically segmented to derive muscle metrics (skeletal muscle area [SMA], skeletal muscle density [SMD], intermuscular adipose tissue [IMAT]) and adipose tissue metrics (visceral adipose tissue [VAT], subcutaneous adipose tissue [SAT]). Distributions of demographic and CT-derived variables were compared between sexes. Sex-specific associations of muscle and adipose tissue metrics with eFI were characterized by linear regressions adjusted for age, race, ethnicity, duration between imaging and eFI measurements, and imaging parameters. RESULTS The cohort comprised 886 patients (449 women, 437 men, mean age 67.9 years), of whom 382 (43%) met the criteria for pre-frailty (ie, 0.10 < eFI ≤ 0.21) and 138 (16%) for frailty (eFI > 0.21). In men, 1 standard deviation changes in SMD (β = -0.01, 95% confidence interval [CI], -0.02 to -0.001, P = .02) and VAT area (β = 0.008, 95% CI, 0.0005-0.02, P = .04), but not SMA, IMAT, or SAT, were associated with higher frailty. In women, none of the CT-derived muscle or adipose tissue metrics were associated with frailty. CONCLUSION We observed a positive association between frailty and CT-derived biomarkers of myosteatosis and visceral adiposity in a sex-dependent manner.
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- Paul M Bunch
- Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard,Winston-Salem, NC 27157 (P.M.B., L.L.).
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard,Winston-Salem, North Carolina (J.R., R.T.B.)
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- Center for Biomedical Informatics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard,Winston-Salem, North Carolina (M.K.K.N.)
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard,Winston-Salem, North Carolina (J.R., R.T.B.)
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- Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (R.D.B.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard,Winston-Salem, North Carolina (D.K.H.)
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- Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard,Winston-Salem, NC 27157 (P.M.B., L.L.)
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Cereda M, Bernasconi DP, Uggeri F, Ippolito D, Di Lucca G, Maino C, Gandola D, Braga M, Sandini M, Gianotti L. Association of chronic statin use, myopenia, myosteatosis and major morbidity in surgical patients with upper gastrointestinal cancer. Updates Surg 2023; 75:2297-2303. [PMID: 37202600 PMCID: PMC10710384 DOI: 10.1007/s13304-023-01543-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Derangements of body composition affect surgical outcomes. Chronic statin use may induce muscle wasting and impair muscle tissue quality. Aim of this study was to evaluate the association of chronic statin use, skeletal muscle area (SMA), myosteatosis and major postoperative morbidity. Between 2011 and 2021, patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy or total gastrectomy for cancer, and using statins since at least 1 year, were retrospective studied. SMA and myosteatosis were measured at CT scan. The cut-off for SMA and myosteatosis were determined using ROC curve and considering severe complications as the binary outcome. The presence of myopenia was defined when SMA was lower that the cut-off. A multivariable logistic regression was applied to assess the association between several factors and severe complications. After a matching procedure (1:1) for key baseline risk factors (ASA; age; Charlson comorbidity index; tumor site; intraoperative blood loss), a final sample of 104 patients, of which 52 treated and 52 not treated with statins, was obtained. The median age was 75 years, with an ASA score ≥ 3 in 63% of the cases. SMA (OR 5.119, 95% CI 1.053-24.865) and myosteatosis (OR 4.234, 95% CI 1.511-11.866) below the cut-off values were significantly associated with major morbidity. Statin use was predictive of major complication only in patients with preoperative myopenia (OR 5.449, 95% CI 1.054-28.158). Myopenia and myosteatosis were independently associated with an increased risk of severe complications. Statin use was associated with a higher risk of having major morbidity only in the subgroup of patients with myopenia.
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- Marco Cereda
- HPB Unit, Department of Surgery, IRCCS San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza, Italy
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- Bicocca Bioinformatics Biostatistics and Bioimaging Centre-B4, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- HPB Unit, Department of Surgery, IRCCS San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza, Italy
- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
- Diagnostic Radiology, School of Medicine and Surgery, IRCCS San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Diagnostic Radiology, School of Medicine and Surgery, IRCCS San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
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- Diagnostic Radiology, School of Medicine and Surgery, IRCCS San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Neurosciences, Unit of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- HPB Unit, Department of Surgery, IRCCS San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza, Italy.
- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
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Kwon YJ, Yoon YC, Kim HS, Cha MJ, Park S, Lee JH. Prognostic significance of body mass index in small-cell lung cancer: Exploring the relationship with skeletal muscle status. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 2023; 14:2939-2947. [PMID: 37986687 PMCID: PMC10751438 DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.13345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We investigated the prognostic significance of body mass index in small-cell lung cancer and explored whether skeletal muscle status affects the body mass index-survival relationship. METHODS This retrospective study evaluated data from patients who underwent platinum-etoposide chemotherapy for small-cell lung cancer between March 2010 and December 2021. Skeletal muscle status was assessed using non-contrast computed tomography images of baseline positron-emission tomography-computed tomography, with the skeletal muscle index defined as the cross-sectional area of skeletal muscle divided by height squared, and the average attenuation values of skeletal muscle. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to determine the correlations of body mass index, skeletal muscle metrics, and overall survival. RESULTS We analysed the data of 1146 Asian patients (1006 men and 140 women, with a median age of 67 years [interquartile range: 61-72 years]), including 507 and 639 patients with limited and extensive disease, respectively. Being underweight, defined as a body mass index <18.5 kg/m2 , was associated with shorter overall survival, independent of clinical covariates in both the limited-disease (hazard ratio, 1.77; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-3.09) and extensive-disease (hazard ratio, 1.71; 95% confidence interval, 1.18-2.48) groups. The prognostic value of being underweight remained significant after additional adjustment for skeletal muscle index and attenuation in both limited-disease (hazard ratio, 1.96; 95% confidence interval, 1.09-3.51) and extensive-disease (hazard ratio, 1.75; 95% confidence interval, 1.17-2.61) groups. CONCLUSIONS Being underweight is an independent poor prognostic factor for shorter overall survival in Asian patients with small-cell lung cancer, regardless of skeletal muscle status.
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- Yong Jae Kwon
- Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical CenterSungkyunkwan University School of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical CenterSungkyunkwan University School of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical CenterSungkyunkwan University School of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Chung‐Ang University HospitalChung‐Ang University College of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology‐Oncology, Samsung Medical CenterSungkyunkwan University School of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical CenterSungkyunkwan University School of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
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Fatani H, Olaru A, Stevenson R, Alharazi W, Jafer A, Atherton P, Brook M, Moran G. Systematic review of sarcopenia in inflammatory bowel disease. Clin Nutr 2023; 42:1276-1291. [PMID: 37352818 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2023.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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INTRODUCTION There is growing evidence of increased muscle atrophy in IBD patients, likely resulting in a higher sarcopenia prevalence in IBD. The aims of this systematic review are A1; to estimate sarcopenia prevalence in IBD patients, A2; to investigate its impact on IBD patients, and A3; the effectiveness of nutritional interventions on muscle mass and/or strength in IBD patients. METHODS On 28 July 2021, three electronic databases were used to identify eligible studies, including peer-reviewed studies (randomised controlled trials [RCTs], non-RCTs, observation studies) in adult (⩾ 18 years) IBD patients. For A1 and A2 only, studies defined low muscle mass and/or strength cut-off points. For A2, studies assessed association between sarcopenia and IBD complication. For A3, studies assessed the nutrition effect among IBD patients. RESULTS 35 studies were included, 34 for A1, 20 for A2, and three for A3. 42% of adult IBD patients have myopenia, 34% have pre-sarcopenia, and 17% sarcopenia. Myopenic IBD was significantly associated with therapy failure including IBD-related surgery risk in six studies, risk of medical therapy failure in four studies, risk of hospitalisation in one study. A significant association existed with postoperative complications risk in IBD patients in four studies, reduction in BMD in two studies, and increased incidence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in one study. Sarcopenia in IBD was significantly associated with a reduction in BMD in one study. Two studies found a personalised nutrition plan (high protein) in IBD patients significantly improved muscle mass. One study found a significant positive association between muscle mass and dietary intake including high protein intake. CONCLUSION Over one third of adult IBD patients have myopenia and pre-sarcopenia, and nearly a fifth have sarcopenia. Myopeninc IBD is significantly associated with increased risk of IBD therapy failure, postoperative complications, and low BMD, with possible association with increased NAFLD risk. Nutritional therapy may play a role in reversing low muscle mass though yet unclear if this is through disease activity reversal. Further studies on adult IBD patients focusing on sarcopenia/myopenia are needed with recommended study designs of 1) standardised population-based definitions with recommended standard methods used to measure skeletal muscle mass, 2) prospective studies with IBD patients stratified by Montreal classification, disease activity, disease duration and concomitant medication to observe muscle changes, 3) mechanistic studies on sarcopenia aetiology, specifically focusing on protein handling atrophy and absorption, 4) properly designed RCT to assess nutrition intervention in sarcopenic IBD patients.
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- Hala Fatani
- The Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre (NDDC), School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; MRC-Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research & National Institute of Health Research, Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Nottingham, UK.
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- MRC-Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research & National Institute of Health Research, Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Nottingham, UK; Centre Of Metabolism, Ageing & Physiology (COMAP), School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Derby, UK
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- MRC-Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research & National Institute of Health Research, Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Nottingham, UK; Centre of Metabolism, Ageing & Physiology (COMAP), School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- MRC-Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research & National Institute of Health Research, Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Nottingham, UK; Translational Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK
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da Rocha DS, Tessari JA, Mainardi NB, Hax V, Gasparin AA, de Oliveira CAV, Garcia TS, Xavier RM, Chakr RMDS. Assessment of muscle mass using chest computed tomography-based quantitative and qualitative measurements in patients with systemic sclerosis: A retrospective study with cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2023; 59:152168. [PMID: 36736023 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2023.152168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND/ PURPOSE Sarcopenia has been increasingly studied in systemic sclerosis (SSc), which is one of the most lethal autoimmune diseases, mainly due to lung involvement. Our objective was to study the associations of myopenia and/or myosteatosis with clinical features of SSc and subsequent adverse outcomes. METHODS This is a retrospective study with cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses, in which patients with SSc were consecutively included in the outpatient clinic of a tertiary university hospital between 2012 and 2021. Clinical and laboratory parameters of patients with SSc were collected from their medical records. Skeletal muscle mass was assessed on chest computed tomography (CT) at the level of the first lumbar vertebra (L1) by skeletal muscle area (SMA), skeletal muscle index ([SMI] SMA/height2), and skeletal muscle radiation attenuation (SMRA). Cut-off values for myopenia in women and men were SMA <70.1 cm² and <110.4 cm², and SMI <25.9 cm²/m² and <34.6 cm²/m², respectively; values for myosteatosis in women and men were SMRA <29.8 HU and <36.3 HU, respectively. In a subgroup of 31 patients followed-up between 2017 and 2019, the diagnostic properties of SMA, SMI, and SMRA by CT were compared with the appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI) by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Low muscle quantity was defined according to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2: ASMI <5.5 kg/m2 in women and <7.0 kg/m2 in men. Afterwards, a better tomographic index was used for correlating with clinical and laboratory parameters. RESULTS Myopenia and/or myosteatosis were present in 75.7 % of patients with SSc. The prevalence rates according to each index were SMA 25.2%, SMI 12.1%, and SMRA 69.2%. In 73% of the patients with overweight/obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥25 kg/m²), only SMRA was reduced. Considering ASMI as the gold standard, the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values for SMA were 60%, 96.2%, 75% and 92.6%, respectively; for SMI, they were 40%, 96.2%, 66.7%, and 89.3%, respectively; for SMRA, these values were 60%, 34.6%, 15%, and 81.8%. Pearson's correlation coefficients were 0.73, 0.74, and 0.10 for SMA, SMI, and SMRA, respectively, and ASMI significantly agreed with SMA (kappa 0.611, p < 0.001) and SMI (kappa 0.431, p = 0.012). After adjustments in a multivariate model, BMI (p < 0.001) and female sex (p < 0.001) remained significantly associated with myopenia by SMA; BMI (p =0.010) remained significantly associated with low muscle mass by ASMI. CONCLUSION The SMA index at L1 level on chest CT was demonstrated to be an accurate measure that is useful for detecting myopenia in patients with SSc. BMI and male sex predicted low SMA and BMI was associated with low ASMI on DXA. STATEMENT OF CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE In recent years, great advances have been made in sarcopenia-related research, resulting in broader knowledge on its definition, causes, diagnosis, and treatment options. Regarding the techniques used for assessing muscle composition, computed tomography (CT) was demonstrated by many studies to be an efficient and easy-to-use method that can be employed by professionals of different specialties, including rheumatologists. This study was able to demonstrate that although the L3 image was not present on CT, the analysis of SMA at the L1 level on chest CT proved to be an accurate and useful measure to detect myopenia in patients with SSc. This study identified some associated factors of myopenia and/or myosteatosis according to each method employed for assessing muscle composition. Reduced BMI and male sex were associated factors of myopenia when using SMA, and reduced BMI was associated with myopenia when employing ASMI by DXA. Finally, we highlight the need not to generalize the term "sarcopenia" in clinical studies assessing imaging parameters of body composition. The use of the terms myopenia and/or myosteatosis would be more adequate, because CT allows the assessment of muscle composition and not strength or physical performance.
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- Daniela Silva da Rocha
- Rheumatology Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2350, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-903, Brazil; School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), R. Ramiro Barcelos, 2400, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil.
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- School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), R. Ramiro Barcelos, 2400, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil
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- School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), R. Ramiro Barcelos, 2400, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2350, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-903, Brazil; School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), R. Ramiro Barcelos, 2400, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2350, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-903, Brazil; School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), R. Ramiro Barcelos, 2400, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil
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- School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), R. Ramiro Barcelos, 2400, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2350, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-903, Brazil; School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), R. Ramiro Barcelos, 2400, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2350, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-903, Brazil; School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), R. Ramiro Barcelos, 2400, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil
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Choi EJ, Baek DH, Lee HS, Song GA, Kim TO, Park YE, Lee CM, Lee JH. The effect of biological agent on body composition in patients with Crohn's disease. BMC Gastroenterol 2023; 23:100. [PMID: 36997863 PMCID: PMC10064761 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-023-02742-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Crohn's disease (CD) is associated with altered body composition, affecting clinical outcomes. We evaluated the impact of biologics on body composition in CD patients. METHODS This multicenter longitudinal study across four Korean university hospitals conducted from January 2009 to August 2021 retrospectively reviewed data of CD patients with abdominal computed tomography (CT) before and after the biologic treatment. Skeletal muscle area (SMA), visceral fat area (VFA), and subcutaneous fat area (SFA) of the third lumbar vertebra (L3) on CT were measured. Myopenia was defined as L3 skeletal muscle index (SMI) of < 49 and < 31 cm2/m2 for men and women, respectively. RESULTS Among 112 participants, 79 (70.5%) had myopenia. In the myopenia group, all body composition parameters were significantly increased after the biologic treatment: SMI (37.68 vs. 39.40 cm2/m2; P < 0.001), VFA (26.12 vs. 54.61 cm2; P < 0.001), SFA (44.29 vs. 82.42 cm2; P < 0.001), while no significant differences were observed in the non-myopenia group. In multivariate analysis, penetrating CD (hazard ratio, 5.40; P = 0.020) was the independent prognostic factor for surgery. Operation-free survival rate tended to decrease in the myopenia group (Log-rank test, P = 0.090). CONCLUSIONS Biological agents can increase all body composition parameters in CD patients with myopenia. These patients are more likely to experience surgery.
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- Eun Jeong Choi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 75 Bokji-Ro, Busanjin-Gu, Busan, 47392, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 75 Bokji-Ro, Busanjin-Gu, Busan, 47392, Korea.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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Inoue M, Uchida K, Nagano Y, Matsushita K, Koike Y, Okita Y, Suzuki T, Toiyama Y. Preoperative myopenia and myosteatosis and their impact on postoperative complications in children with inflammatory bowel disease. Surg Today 2022; 53:483-489. [PMID: 36219246 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-022-02596-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the severity of preoperative myopenia and myosteatosis in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and examine their impact on postoperative complications. METHODS The subjects of this retrospective study were 30 pediatric patients with IBD (22 with ulcerative colitis (UC) and 8 with Crohn's disease (CD)) and 67 age-matched controls. Preoperative body mass index (BMI), psoas muscle index (PMI), and intramuscular adipose tissue content were compared between the patient groups, to investigate their association with postoperative complications. RESULTS BMI and PMI were significantly lower in the IBD patients than in the controls (p < 0.0001, p < 0.0001, respectively). CD was associated with significantly lower BMI and PMI (p = 0.01, p = 0.01, respectively) than UC. Intramuscular adipose tissue content was comparable between the IBD patients and the controls and between the UC and CD patients. There were no significant differences among the three indices in relation to the presence or absence of postoperative complications in patients with IBD. When limited to surgical site infection (SSI), only PMI was significantly lower in the patients with SSI than in those without SSI (p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS Although BMI and PMI were lower preoperatively in pediatric IBD patients than in controls, only myopenia seemed to affect the development of SSI.
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- Mikihiro Inoue
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukakecho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan. .,Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan.,Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, 5450-132 Hinaga, Yokkaichi, Mie, 510-8561, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukakecho, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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Pozios I, Kaufmann D, Boubaris K, Seeliger H, Weixler B, Stroux A, Kamphues C, Margonis GA, Kreis ME, Beyer K, Seifarth C, Lauscher JC. Impact of myopenia and myosteatosis on postoperative outcome and recurrence in Crohn's disease. Int J Colorectal Dis 2022; 37:791-804. [PMID: 35156133 PMCID: PMC8976810 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-022-04104-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE Myopenia and myosteatosis have been proposed to be prognostic factors of surgical outcomes for various diseases, but their exact role in Crohn's disease (CD) is unknown. The aim of this study is to evaluate their impact on anastomotic leakage, CD recurrence, and postoperative complications after ileocecal resection in patients with CD. METHODS A retrospective analysis of CD patients undergoing ileocecal resection at our tertiary referral center was performed. To assess myopenia, skeletal muscle index (skeletal muscle area normalized for body height) was measured using an established image analysis method at third lumbar vertebra level on MRI cross-sectional images. Muscle signal intensity was measured to assess myosteatosis index. RESULTS A total of 347 patients were retrospectively analyzed. An adequate abdominal MRI scan within 12 months prior to surgery was available for 223 patients with median follow-up time of 48.8 months (IQR: 20.0-82.9). Anastomotic leakage rate was not associated with myopenia (SMI: p = 0.363) or myosteatosis index (p = 0.821). Patients with Crohn's recurrence had a significantly lower SMI (p = 0.047) in univariable analysis, but SMI was not an independent factor for recurrent anastomotic stenosis in multivariable analysis (OR 0.951, 95% CI 0.840-1.078; p = 0.434). Postoperative complications were not associated with myopenia or myosteatosis. CONCLUSION Based on the largest cohort of its kind with a long follow-up time, we could provide some data that MRI parameters for myopenia and myosteatosis may not be reliable predictors of postoperative outcome or recurrence in patients with Crohn's disease undergoing ileocecal resection.
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- Ioannis Pozios
- grid.7468.d0000 0001 2248 7639Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- grid.419801.50000 0000 9312 0220Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- grid.7468.d0000 0001 2248 7639Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- grid.7468.d0000 0001 2248 7639Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- grid.7468.d0000 0001 2248 7639Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- grid.6363.00000 0001 2218 4662Charité –Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität Zu Berlin, Institute of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany ,grid.484013.a0000 0004 6879 971XBerlin Institute of Health at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- grid.7468.d0000 0001 2248 7639Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- grid.51462.340000 0001 2171 9952Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY USA
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- grid.7468.d0000 0001 2248 7639Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- grid.7468.d0000 0001 2248 7639Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- grid.7468.d0000 0001 2248 7639Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- grid.7468.d0000 0001 2248 7639Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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Perrin T, Lenfant M, Boisson C, Bert M, Rat P, Facy O. Effects of body composition profiles on oncological outcomes and postoperative intraabdominal infection following colorectal cancer surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2020; 17:575-584. [PMID: 33262031 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2020.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anthropometric data as prognostic factors of colorectal cancer are promising but contradictory. The aim of this study was to assess the preoperative body composition profiles as predictive factors for postoperative, oncologic, and inflammation outcomes. OBJECTIVES We sought to assess the impact of body composition profiles on short- and long-term outcomes and on postoperative inflammatory response in a clinical setting for patients following curative intent surgery for colorectal cancer. SETTING University hopsital METHODS: We analyzed 122 patients from a prospective cohort (IMACORS) with colorectal cancer undergoing curative-intent surgery from 2011 to 2014. Musculature, total, visceral, and subcutaneous adiposity were measured from a preoperative CT scan and outcomes were compared between profiles. RESULTS Preoperative myopenia was an independent predictive factor of recurrence (HR = 3.3 95% CI = 1.6-6.9; P = .002) while subcutaneous adiposity was a protective factor (HR = .4 95% CI = .2-.9; P = .03). No anthropometric measurement was predictive of overall survival and postoperative intra abdominal infection was not determined by body composition profiles. Preoperative and D4 CRP levels were significantly higher in patients with subcutaneous adiposity. CONCLUSIONS Myopenia and subcutaneous adiposity seemed to have independent and opposite prognostic effects on recurrence. Muscle mass loss may represent a modifiable risk factor while the amount of subcutaneous adipose tissue reflects an energetic storage favorable to face this pathologic process.
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- Thomas Perrin
- Department of Digestive and Surgical Oncology, University Hospital, Dijon, France.
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Department of Statistics and Clinical epidemiology, University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Department of Digestive and Surgical Oncology, University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Department of Digestive and Surgical Oncology, University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Department of Digestive and Surgical Oncology, University Hospital, Dijon, France
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Ulmann G, Kaï J, Durand JP, Neveux N, Jouinot A, De Bandt JP, Goldwasser F, Cynober L. Creatinine-to-cystatin C ratio and bioelectrical impedance analysis for the assessement of low lean body mass in cancer patients: Comparison to L3-computed tomography scan. Nutrition 2020; 81:110895. [PMID: 32739656 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2020.110895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Lean body mass (LBM) is an important prognostic factor in patients with cancer. Although the L3-computed tomography (CT) scan is considered a reference method for assessment, a convenient and easily available method for longitudinal follow-up is required. Although bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is widely used, its accuracy is questioned; plasma creatinine-to-cystatin C (CC) ratio could be an attractive alternative. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of the CC ratio and BIA to detect myopenia in patients with cancer compared with the use of the CT scan as a standard. METHODS Patients with any kind of cancer had body composition evaluation by CT scan, BIA, and CC. Statistical analysis included correlation test, Bland-Altman, and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. RESULTS Forty-four patients (14 women) were included. Of the participants, 59% had myopenia on CT scan. Both BIA LBM and CC ratio were well correlated with CT scan LBM (r = 0.763 and 0.648, respectively) but concordance analysis revealed a 3-kg constant bias toward BIA compared with CT scan. In terms of ability to detect myopenia, areas under the curve (AUC) for BIA were 0.675 and 0.388 for men and women, respectively. For CC ratio, AUCs were 0.813 and 0.673. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated that LBM assessed by the CC ratio or BIA is well correlated with that determined by L3-CT scan. The ability of the CC ratio to detect myopenia was better than that of BIA. Findings from the present study demonstrated that CC ratio can be conveniently used in patients with cancer as a reliable biomarker of muscularity.
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- Guillame Ulmann
- Clinical Chemistry Department, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP Centre, Université de Paris, Paris, France; EA 4466 PRETRAM, Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Paris, Paris, France.
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- Clinical Chemistry Department, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP Centre, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- EA 4466 PRETRAM, Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Paris, Paris, France; Medical Oncology Department, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP Centre, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Clinical Chemistry Department, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP Centre, Université de Paris, Paris, France; EA 4466 PRETRAM, Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP Centre, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Clinical Chemistry Department, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP Centre, Université de Paris, Paris, France; EA 4466 PRETRAM, Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- EA 4466 PRETRAM, Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Paris, Paris, France; Medical Oncology Department, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP Centre, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Clinical Chemistry Department, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP Centre, Université de Paris, Paris, France; EA 4466 PRETRAM, Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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Prado CM, Purcell SA, Laviano A. Nutrition interventions to treat low muscle mass in cancer. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 2020; 11:366-380. [PMID: 31916411 PMCID: PMC7113510 DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Many patients with cancer experience poor nutritional status, which detrimentally impacts clinical outcomes. Poor nutritional status in cancer is primarily manifested by severe muscle mass (MM) depletion, which may occur at any stage (from curative to palliative) and often co-exists with obesity. The objective of this article was to discuss gaps and opportunities related to the role of nutrition in preventing and reversing low MM in cancer. It also provides a narrative review of relevant nutritional interventions for patients capable of oral intake. The impact of nutrition interventions to prevent/treat low MM in cancer is not well understood, potentially due to the limited number of studies and of clinically viable, accurate body composition assessment tools. Additionally, the type of study designs, inclusion criteria, length of intervention, and choice of nutritional strategies have not been optimal, likely underestimating the anabolic potential of nutrition interventions. Nutrition studies are also often of short duration, and interventions that adapt to the metabolic and behavioural changes during the clinical journey are needed. We discuss energy requirements (25-30 kcal/kg/day) and interventions of protein (1.0-1.5 g/kg/day), branched-chain amino acids (leucine: 2-4 g/day), β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate (3 g/day), glutamine (0.3 g/kg/day), carnitine (4-6 g/day), creatine (5 g/day), fish oil/eicosapentanoic acid (2.0-2.2 g/day EPA and 1.5 g/day DHA), vitamin/minerals (e.g. vitamin D: 600-800 international units per day), and multimodal approaches (nutrition, exercise, and pharmaceutical) to countermeasure low MM in cancer. Although the evidence is variable by modality type, interventions were generally not specifically studied in the context of cancer. Understanding patients' nutritional requirements could lead to targeted prescriptions to prevent or attenuate low MM in cancer, with the overall aim of minimizing muscle loss during anti-cancer therapy and maximizing muscle anabolism during recovery. It is anticipated that this will, in turn, improve overall health and prognostication including tolerance to treatment and survival. However, oncology-specific interventions with more robust study designs are needed to facilitate these goals.
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- Carla M Prado
- Human Nutrition Research Unit, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Human Nutrition Research Unit, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.,Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, and Division of Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Okugawa Y, Toiyama Y, Hur K, Yamamoto A, Yin C, Ide S, Kitajima T, Fujikawa H, Yasuda H, Koike Y, Okita Y, Hiro J, Yoshiyama S, Araki T, Miki C, McMillan DC, Goel A, Kusunoki M. Circulating miR-203 derived from metastatic tissues promotes myopenia in colorectal cancer patients. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 2019; 10:536-548. [PMID: 31091026 PMCID: PMC6596405 DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sarcopenia frequently occurs in metastatic cancer patients. Emerging evidence has revealed that various secretory products from metastatic tumours can influence host organs and promote sarcopenia in patients with malignancies. Furthermore, the biological functions of microRNAs in cell-to-cell communication by incorporating into neighbouring or distal cells, which have been gradually elucidated in various diseases, including sarcopenia, have been elucidated. METHODS We evaluated psoas muscle mass index (PMI) and intramuscular adipose tissue content (IMAC) using pre-operative computed tomography imaging in 183 colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. miR-203 expression levels in CRC tissues and pre-operative serum were evaluated using quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Functional analysis of miR-203 overexpression was investigated in human skeletal muscle cells (SkMCs), and cells were analysed for proliferation and apoptosis. Expressions of several putative miR-203 target genes (CASP3, CASP10, BIRC5, BMI1, BIRC2, and BIRC3) in SKMCs were validated. RESULTS A total of 183 patients (108 men and 75 women) were included. The median age of enrolled patients at diagnosis was 68.0 years (range 35-89 years). High IMAC status significantly correlated with female gender (P = 0.004) and older age (P = 0.0003); however, no other clinicopathological factors correlated with IMAC status in CRC patients. In contrast, decreased PMI significantly correlated with female gender (P = 0.006) and all well-established disease development factors, including advanced T stage (P = 0.035), presence of venous invasion (P = 0.034), lymphovascular invasion (P = 0.012), lymph node (P = 0.001), distant metastasis (P = 0.002), and advanced Union for International Cancer Control tumour-node-metastasis stage classification (P = 0.0004). Although both high IMAC status and low PMI status significantly correlated with poor overall survival (IMAC: P = 0.0002; PMI: P < 0.0001; log-rank test) and disease-free survival (IMAC: P = 0.0003; PMI: P = 0.0002; log-rank test), multivariate Cox's regression analysis revealed that low PMI was an independent prognostic factor for both overall survival (hazard ratio: 4.69, 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.19-10, P = 0.0001) and disease-free survival (hazard ratio: 2.33, 95% CI: 1.14-4.77, P = 0.021) in CRC patients. Serum miR-203 expression negatively correlated with pre-operative PMI level (P = 0.0001, ρ = -0.25), and multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that elevated serum miR-203 was an independent risk factor for myopenia (low PMI) in CRC patients (odds ratio: 5.16, 95% CI: 1.8-14.8, P = 0.002). Overexpression of miR-203 inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis via down-regulation of BIRC5 (survivin) expression in human SkMC line. CONCLUSIONS Assessment of serum miR-203 expression could be used for risk assessment of myopenia, and miR-203 might be a novel therapeutic target for inhibition of myopenia in CRC.
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- Yoshinaga Okugawa
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Division of Reparative Medicine, Institute of Life SciencesMie University Graduate School of MedicineJapan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Division of Reparative Medicine, Institute of Life SciencesMie University Graduate School of MedicineJapan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, School of MedicineKyungpook National UniversityDaeguKorea
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Division of Reparative Medicine, Institute of Life SciencesMie University Graduate School of MedicineJapan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Division of Reparative Medicine, Institute of Life SciencesMie University Graduate School of MedicineJapan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Division of Reparative Medicine, Institute of Life SciencesMie University Graduate School of MedicineJapan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Division of Reparative Medicine, Institute of Life SciencesMie University Graduate School of MedicineJapan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Division of Reparative Medicine, Institute of Life SciencesMie University Graduate School of MedicineJapan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Division of Reparative Medicine, Institute of Life SciencesMie University Graduate School of MedicineJapan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Division of Reparative Medicine, Institute of Life SciencesMie University Graduate School of MedicineJapan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Division of Reparative Medicine, Institute of Life SciencesMie University Graduate School of MedicineJapan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Division of Reparative Medicine, Institute of Life SciencesMie University Graduate School of MedicineJapan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Division of Reparative Medicine, Institute of Life SciencesMie University Graduate School of MedicineJapan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Division of Reparative Medicine, Institute of Life SciencesMie University Graduate School of MedicineJapan
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- Department of SurgeryIga Municipal Ueno General Citizen's HospitalIgaMieJapan
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- Academic Unit of Surgery, School of MedicineUniversity of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal InfirmaryGlasgowUK
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- Center for Gastrointestinal Research, Center for Translational Genomics and Oncology, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Charles A. Sammons Cancer CenterBaylor University Medical CenterDallasTXUSA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Division of Reparative Medicine, Institute of Life SciencesMie University Graduate School of MedicineJapan
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Ticinesi A, Narici MV, Lauretani F, Nouvenne A, Colizzi E, Mantovani M, Corsonello A, Landi F, Meschi T, Maggio M. Assessing sarcopenia with vastus lateralis muscle ultrasound: an operative protocol. Aging Clin Exp Res 2018; 30:1437-43. [PMID: 29700758 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-018-0958-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Muscle ultrasound (MUS) has so far not been implemented for sarcopenia assessment in clinical geriatric practice due to allegedly low reproducibility of results in the absence of standardization of procedures. However, rigorous and standardized application of this technique yields highly reproducible results. Its application, especially if integrated with clinical evaluation and comprehensive geriatric assessment, proofs very useful for rapidly obtaining information on muscle mass and architecture. OBJECTIVE Here, we present a standardized protocol for performing right vastus lateralis (RVL) MUS and measuring parameters of muscle size and architecture. METHODS RVL muscle thickness (MT), fascicle length (FL), pennation angle (PA), echo-intensity (EI) and cross-sectional area (CSA) can be assessed with this protocol. A portable instrument equipped with a 5-cm long 3-11 mHz linear probe should be used with both B-mode real-time and extended-field-of-view (EFOV) techniques. Longitudinal B-mode and transverse EFOV images should be acquired during each exam, and analyzed with NIH-ImageJ software. CONCLUSIONS This operative protocol represents a good compromise between the feasibility of MUS in clinical settings and the need of obtaining precise measurements of muscle parameters. Future studies should verify the reproducibility of the proposed technique, and its correlation with appendicular lean mass and parameters of muscle function.
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Precision (P4) medicine represents a new medical paradigm that focuses on Personalized, Predictive, Preventive and Participatory approaches. The P4 paradigm is particularly appropriate for moving the care of persons with myopenia forward. Muscular dystrophies are clearly a set of genetically different diseases where genomics are the basis of diagnosis, and genetic modulation via DNA, oligonucleotides and clustered regularly interspaced short palendronic repeats hold great potential for a cure. The utility of personalized genomics for sarcopenia coupled with utilizing a predictive approach for the diagnosis with early preventive strategies is a key to improving sarcopenic outcomes. The importance of understanding different levels of patient enthusiasm and different responses to exercise should guide the participatory phase of sarcopenic treatment. In the case of cachexia, understanding the effects of the different therapies now available through the P4 approach on muscle wasting is a key to management strategies.
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- John E Morley
- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 S. Grand Blvd., M238, St. Louis, MO, 63104, USA
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- Division of Innovative Clinical Trials, Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, D-37075, Göttingen, Germany
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Malietzis G, Lee GH, Al-Hassi HO, Bernardo D, Blakemore AIF, Kennedy RH, Moorghen M, Jenkins JT, Knight SC. Body composition of the host influences dendritic cell phenotype in patients treated for colorectal cancer. Tumour Biol 2016; 37:11359-64. [PMID: 26960692 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-016-5009-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Dendritic cells (DCs) are antigen-presenting cells that can acquire tumour antigens and initiate cytotoxic T cell reactions. Obesity has been proposed as a cause for tumours escaping immune surveillance, but few studies investigate the impact of other body composition parameters. We examined the relationship of DC phenotype with computer tomography (CT)-defined parameters in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). DCs were identified within peripheral blood mononuclear cells by flow cytometry as HLA-DR positive and negative for markers of other cell lineages in 21 patients. Analysis of CT scans was used to calculate lumbar skeletal muscle index (LSMI) and mean muscle attenuation (MA). Positive correlation between the LSMI and expression of CD40 in all DCs (r = 0.45; p = 0.04) was demonstrated. The MA was positively correlated with scavenger receptor CD36 [all DCs (r = 0.60; p = 0.01) and myeloid DCs (r = 0.63; p < 0.01)]. However, the MA was negatively correlated with CCR7 expression in all DCs (r = -0.46, p = 0.03.) and with CD83 [all DCs (r = -0.63; p = 0.01) and myeloid DCs (r = -0.75; p < 0.01)]. There were no relationships between the fat indexes and the DC phenotype. These results highlight a direct relationship between muscle depletion and changes in stimulatory, migratory and fatty acid-processing potential of DC in patients with CRC.
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- George Malietzis
- Antigen Presentation Research Group, Imperial College London, North West London Hospitals Campus, Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 3UJ, UK.,Department of Surgery, St. Mark's Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, UK
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- Antigen Presentation Research Group, Imperial College London, North West London Hospitals Campus, Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 3UJ, UK.,Department of Surgery, St. Mark's Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, UK
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- Antigen Presentation Research Group, Imperial College London, North West London Hospitals Campus, Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 3UJ, UK
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- Antigen Presentation Research Group, Imperial College London, North West London Hospitals Campus, Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 3UJ, UK.,Gastroenterology Unit, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS-IP), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Madrid, 28006, Spain
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- Section of Investigative Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine
- , Imperial College, London, W12 0NN, UK.,Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK
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- Department of Surgery, St. Mark's Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, St. Mark's Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, UK
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- Department of Surgery, St. Mark's Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, UK
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- Antigen Presentation Research Group, Imperial College London, North West London Hospitals Campus, Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 3UJ, UK.
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Abstract
Preserving or restoring adequate nutritional status is a key factor to delay the onset of chronic diseases and to accelerate recovery from acute illnesses. In particular, consistent and robust data show the loss of muscle mass, that is, sarcopenia, is clinically relevant since it is closely related to increased morbidity and mortality in healthy individuals and patients. Sarcopenia is defined as the age-related loss of muscle mass and function. International study groups have recently proposed separate definitions and diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia. Unfortunately, the rate of agreement in assessing the prevalence of sarcopenia is just fair, which highlights the need for a common effort to harmonize definitions and diagnostic criteria. Sarcopenia should be distinct from myopenia, which is the disease-associated loss of muscle mass, although in clinical practice it may be impossible to separate them (i.e., in old cancer patients). The pathogenesis of sarcopenia is complex and multifactorial. Consequently, its treatment should target the different factors involved, including quantitatively and qualitatively inappropriate food intake and reduced physical activity.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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