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ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2025

Hidden pathway: the role of extracellular matrix in type 2 diabetes mellitus-related sarcopenia.

Yiping Sun, Zepeng Zhang, Yufeng Wang, Xingquan Wu, Yahui Sun, Huijuan Lou, Jing Xu, Junjie Yao, Deyu Cong

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Review in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Yiping Sun *School of Acupuncture and Tuina, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China.
Zepeng Zhang *Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China.
Yufeng WangDepartment of Science and Technology, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China.
Xingquan WuDepartment of Tuina, Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China.
Yahui SunDepartment of Tuina, Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China.
Huijuan LouDepartment of Tuina, Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China.
Jing XuSchool of Acupuncture and Tuina, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China.
Junjie YaoSchool of Acupuncture and Tuina, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China.
Deyu CongDepartment of Tuina, Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus-related sarcopenia (T2DMRS) is a common complication in elderly and advanced diabetes patients that affects long-term prognosis and quality of life. Skeletal muscle is the main unit of glucose metabolism, and it is surrounded by extracellular matrix (ECM), which is a microenvironment that acts as an efficient highway system. The ECM is essential for cellular communication and nutrient transport and supports muscle cell growth and repair. When this "ECM highway" fails to function effectively because of damage or blockage, the development of T2DMRS can be triggered or exacerbated. In recent years, the ECM has been widely demonstrated to play a critical role in insulin resistance and skeletal muscle regeneration. However, how the remodeling of skeletal muscle ECM components specifically affects the T2DMRS mechanism of action has not been scientifically described in detail. In this review, we comprehensively summarize the T2DMRS-related mechanisms of ECM remodeling, suggesting that collagen and integrins may be potential therapeutic targets.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Extracellular MatrixSarcopeniaAnimalsHumansInsulin ResistanceMuscle, Skeletalcollagenextracellular matrixintegrinssarcopeniaskeletal muscle regenerationtype 2 diabetes

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PMID40309438
PMCPMC12040695

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