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Sarcopenia and CRP

Everyone experiences some degree of muscle mass loss, sarcopenia, after age 40 or 50

16-Jan-2018

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Everyone experiences some degree of muscle mass loss, sarcopenia, after age 40 or 50.

Consequence of inflammaging — a chronic, low-grade inflammatory status.

One of the inflammaging biomarkers is the C-reactive protein (CRP).

CRP levels significantly higher in elderly subjects with low muscle mass.

In vitro tests show exposure to CRP leads to a reduction in the size of muscle cells.

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