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The individual and combined effects of obesity- and ageing-induced systemic inflammation on human skeletal muscle properties

Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine whether circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines, elevated with increased fat mass and ageing, were associated with muscle properties in young and older people with variable adiposity. Subjects/Methods: Seventy-five young (18–49 yrs) an...

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Published in:International Journal of Obesity 2017-01, Vol.41 (1), p.102-111
Main Authors: Erskine, R M, Tomlinson, D J, Morse, C I, Winwood, K, Hampson, P, Lord, J M, Onambélé, G L
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Language:English
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Summary:Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine whether circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines, elevated with increased fat mass and ageing, were associated with muscle properties in young and older people with variable adiposity. Subjects/Methods: Seventy-five young (18–49 yrs) and 67 older (50–80 yrs) healthy, untrained men and women (BMI: 17–49 kg/m 2 ) performed isometric and isokinetic plantar flexor maximum voluntary contractions (MVCs). Volume ( V m ), fascicle pennation angle (FPA), and physiological cross-sectional area (PCSA) of the gastrocnemius medialis (GM) muscle were measured using ultrasonography. Voluntary muscle activation (VA) was assessed using electrical stimulation. GM specific force was calculated as GM fascicle force/PCSA. Percentage body fat (BF%), body fat mass (BFM), and lean mass (BLM) were assessed using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Serum concentration of 12 cytokines was measured using multiplex luminometry. Results: Despite greater V m , FPA, and PCSA ( P
ISSN:0307-0565
1476-5497
DOI:10.1038/ijo.2016.151