Donor fat-to-muscle ratio and kidney transplant outcomes: A proposition of metabolic memory.

Youn Kyung KeeJuhan LeeBo Young NamYoung Su JooShin-Wook KangKyu Ha HuhJung Tak Park

Published in: Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews (2024)

Donors with increased fat and reduced muscle composition may negatively impact kidney allograft survival in recipients, possibly through the transmission of epigenetic changes, implying a body-composition-related metabolic memory effect.

Keyphrases

body composition
kidney transplantation
adipose tissue
resistance training
skeletal muscle
working memory
bone mineral density
dna methylation
gene expression
fatty acid
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
free survival
postmenopausal women