Title: Sarcopenia assessed by DXA and hand-grip dynamometer: a potential marker of damage, disability and myokines imbalance in inflammatory myopathies.

Margherita GianniniAnne-Laure CharlesCharles EvrardJulien BlaessMaude Bouchard-MarmenLéa DebrutSimone PerniolaGilles LavernyRose-Marie JavierAnne CharlouxBernard GenyAlain Meyer

Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2024)

DXA and hand-grip dynamometer are useful tools to assess damage in IM. Irisin and osteonectin may play a role in IM damage pathogenesis.

Keyphrases

oxidative stress
body composition
bone mineral density
multiple sclerosis
skeletal muscle
magnetic resonance imaging
dual energy
community dwelling