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ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2025

Gut dysbiosis in primary sarcopenia: potential mechanisms and implications for novel microbiome-based therapeutic strategies.

Wei Yang, Si-Cong Si, Wei-Hua Wang, Jing Li, Yi-Xin Ma, Huan Zhao, Jia Liu

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Review in Frontiers in microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Impact of probiotic, prebiotic, and synbiotic supplementation on the gut microbiome in older adults with sarcopenia, obesity, and sarcopenic obesity.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026
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  10. Unravelling the Complexity of Sarcopenia Through a Systems Biology Approach.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Wei YangDepartment of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China.
Si-Cong SiDepartment of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China.
Wei-Hua WangDepartment of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China.
Jing LiDepartment of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China.
Yi-Xin MaDepartment of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China.
Huan ZhaoDepartment of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China.
Jia LiuDepartment of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary sarcopenia is characterized by a progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and physical function that occurs with aging. Despite the related adverse or even serious health outcomes, no medications are currently available for treating primary sarcopenia. Here, we discuss recent advancements in understanding the mechanistic role of gut microbiota-muscle cross-talk in primary sarcopenia, and the therapeutic implications. The mechanistic insights encompass a causal role of gut dysbiosis in primary sarcopenia, potentially mediated through gut microbiota-derived bioactive metabolites, such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), secondary bile acids, and their associated signaling pathways, which may be translated into the development of new microbiome-based treatment and diagnostic approaches. Furthermore, we identify challenges that need addressing in future studies to facilitate the translation into potential novel treatment and differential diagnosis for older individuals with sarcopenia.

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gut microbiotamuscle massprimary sarcopeniaprobioticsarcopeniashort-chain fatty acids

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