
Clinical Significance of Serum Zinc Levels on the Development of Sarcopenia in Cirrhotic Patients
Author(s) -
Kōji Murata,
Tadashi Namisaki,
Yuki Fujimoto,
Soichi Takeda,
Masahide Enomoto,
Hiroaki Takaya,
Yosuke Tsuji,
Akihiko Shibamoto,
Junya Suzuki,
Takahiro Kubo,
Satoshi Iwai,
Fumimasa Tomooka,
Mitsuro Tanaka,
Miki Kaneko,
Shohei Asada,
Aritoshi Koizumi,
Nobuyuki Yorioka,
Takuya Matsuda,
Takahiro Ozutsumi,
Koji Ishida,
Hiroyuki Ogawa,
Hirotetsu Takagi,
Yukihisa Fujinaga,
Masanori Furukawa,
Yasuhiko Sawada,
Norihisa Nishimura,
Koh Kitagawa,
Shinya Sato,
Kosuke Kaji,
Takashi Inoue,
Kiyoshi Asada,
Hideto Kawaratani,
Kyoji Moriya,
Takemi Akahane,
AKIRA MITOR,
Hitoshi Yoshiji
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
cancer diagnosis and prognosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2732-7787
DOI - 10.21873/cdp.10093
Subject(s) - sarcopenia , subclinical infection , cirrhosis , zinc , medicine , zinc deficiency (plant disorder) , gastroenterology , myostatin , malnutrition , endocrinology , skeletal muscle , chemistry , organic chemistry
Sarcopenia increases the mortality in patients with cirrhosis. Approximately 60% of zinc is accumulated in skeletal muscle. We aimed to determine the role of subclinical zinc deficiency on sarcopenia development in patients with cirrhosis.