New Insights Into the Mechanisms of Sarcopenia

Dec 9, 2022

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Listen to a blog summary of a trending research paper published by Aging (Aging-US) in Volume 14, Issue 22, entitled, “Denervation induces mitochondrial decline and exacerbates lysosome dysfunction in middle-aged mice.” ________________________________________________________ A hallmark characteristic of aging is the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, known as sarcopenia. A process called motor neuron denervation (Den)—when nerve signals to muscles are blocked or reduced—leads to muscle atrophy, fatigue and eventually muscle loss. Determining how and when Den events influence older muscles is crucially important for developing interventions to stop or reverse age-related muscle wasting. “Further, aged muscle exhibits reduced plasticity to both enhanced and suppressed contractile activity. It remains unclear when the onset of this blunted response occurs, and how middle-aged muscle adapts to denervation.” Dysfunctional mitochondria in muscle tissue are known to increase with age. Lysosomes are responsible for the recycling of damaged mitochondria. However, as muscles age, lysosomal function in muscle tissue also declines. In a new study, researchers Matthew Triolo, Debasmita Bhattacharya and David A. Hood from York University in Toronto, Canada, aimed to characterize the time-dependent changes in denervated skeletal muscle from middle-aged mice. The team focussed on how mitochondrial turnover is impacted. On November 4, 2022, their research paper was published in Aging’s Volume 14, Issue 22, entitled, “Denervation induces mitochondrial decline and exacerbates lysosome dysfunction in middle-aged mice.” Full blog - https://aging-us.org/2022/12/new-insights-into-the-mechanisms-of-sarcopenia/ DOI - https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.204365 Corresponding author - David A. Hood - dhood@yorku.ca Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcrv4KeFvsY Sign up for free Altmetric alerts about this article - https://aging.altmetric.com/details/email_updates?id=10.18632%2Faging.204365 Keywords - mitochondrial biogenesis, autophagy, mitophagy, lysosomes, muscle About Aging-US Launched in 2009, Aging-US publishes papers of general interest and biological significance in all fields of aging research and age-related diseases, including cancer—and now, with a special focus on COVID-19 vulnerability as an age-dependent syndrome. Topics in Aging-US go beyond traditional gerontology, including, but not limited to, cellular and molecular biology, human age-related diseases, pathology in model organisms, signal transduction pathways (e.g., p53, sirtuins, and PI-3K/AKT/mTOR, among others), and approaches to modulating these signaling pathways. Please visit our website at https://www.Aging-US.com and connect with us: SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/Aging-Us Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AgingUS/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/AgingJrnl Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/agingjrnl/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/agingus LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/aging/ Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/AgingUS/ Media Contact 18009220957 MEDIA@IMPACTJOURNALS.COM