Low Serum Branched-chain Amino Acid and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Levels Are Associated with Sarcopenia and Slow Gait Speed in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) are essential for muscle protein synthesis. We investigated the association of serum BCAA and IGF-1 levels with sarcopenia and gait speed in 192 patients with liver cirrhosis (LC). Sarcopenia was diagnosed according to the Jap...

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Publicat a:J Clin Med
Autors principals: Saeki, Chisato, Kanai, Tomoya, Nakano, Masanori, Oikawa, Tsunekazu, Torisu, Yuichi, Saruta, Masayuki, Tsubota, Akihito
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: MDPI 2020
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7600046/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33050430
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9103239
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