Pre-Dialysis Serum Myostatin Concentration Is Independently Associated with Intradialytic Muscle Cramps in Hemodialysis Patients.

Agnieszka Makowka, Ewa Pawlowicz Szlarska, Gabriela Kot, Agata Wrobel, Michal Nowicki

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Agnieszka MakowkaDepartment of Nephrology, Hypertension, Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Central University Hospital, Medical University of Lodz, Pomorska 251, 92-213 Lodz, Poland.

Ewa Pawlowicz SzlarskaDepartment of Nephrology, Hypertension, Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Central University Hospital, Medical University of Lodz, Pomorska 251, 92-213 Lodz, Poland.

Gabriela KotFaculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Pomorska 251, 92-213 Lodz, Poland.

Agata WrobelFaculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Pomorska 251, 92-213 Lodz, Poland.

Michal NowickiDepartment of Nephrology, Hypertension, Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Central University Hospital, Medical University of Lodz, Pomorska 251, 92-213 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0823-5440

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Medical University of Lodz This research was supported by institutional funds from the Department of Nephrology, Medical University of Lodz.

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Abstract

Muscle cramps are among the most common acute complications of hemodialysis (HD), often occurring even in the absence of electrolyte disturbances. Most cramps are painful and may cause patients to fear future dialysis sessions. We hypothesized that susceptibility to muscle cramps may be related to impaired skeletal muscle myokine secretion. No significant differences in pre-dialysis myokine levels were observed between patients with and without muscle cramps (myostatin 36.2 vs. 86.9 (

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Muscle CrampMyostatinRenal DialysisAgedBiomarkersFemaleFibronectinsHumansInterleukin-6MaleMiddle AgedMyokinesBiomarkersFibronectinsFNDC5 protein, humanInterleukin-6MSTN protein, humanMyokinesMyostatinhemodialysismuscle crampsmyokinesmyostatin

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PMID42589582

DOI10.3390/ijms27156929

PMCPMC13467124

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