Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Department of Kinesiology, Towson University, Towson, Maryland, USA.
Physiol Rep. 2024 May;12(9):e16042. doi: 10.14814/phy2.16042.
Myosteatosis, or the infiltration of fatty deposits into skeletal muscle, occurs with advancing age and contributes to the health and functional decline of older adults. Myosteatosis and its inflammatory milieu play a larger role in adipose tissue dysfunction, muscle tissue dysfunction, and increased passive muscle stiffness. Combined with the age-related decline of sex hormones and development of anabolic resistance, myosteatosis also contributes to insulin resistance, impaired muscle mechanics, loss of force production from the muscle, and increased risk of chronic disease. Due to its highly inflammatory secretome and the downstream negative effects on muscle metabolism and mechanics, myosteatosis has become an area of interest for aging researchers and clinicians. Thus far, myosteatosis treatments have had limited success, as many lack the potency to completely rescue the metabolic and physical consequences of myosteatosis. Future research is encouraged for the development of reliable assessment methods for myosteatosis, as well as the continued exploration of pharmacological, nutritional, and exercise-related interventions that may lead to the success in attenuating myosteatosis and its clinical consequences within the aging population.
肌肉脂肪化,即脂肪沉积渗透入骨骼肌,随着年龄的增长而发生,并导致老年人的健康和功能下降。肌肉脂肪化及其炎症环境在脂肪组织功能障碍、肌肉组织功能障碍和肌肉被动僵硬增加方面发挥着更大的作用。再加上与年龄相关的性激素下降和合成代谢抵抗的发展,肌肉脂肪化也会导致胰岛素抵抗、肌肉力学受损、肌肉力量丧失以及慢性病风险增加。由于其高度炎症的分泌组以及对肌肉代谢和力学的下游负面影响,肌肉脂肪化已成为衰老研究人员和临床医生关注的一个领域。到目前为止,肌肉脂肪化的治疗方法收效甚微,因为许多方法缺乏完全挽救肌肉脂肪化的代谢和物理后果的效力。鼓励开展可靠的肌肉脂肪化评估方法的研究,以及继续探索药物、营养和运动相关的干预措施,以期成功减轻老龄化人群中的肌肉脂肪化及其临床后果。