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Involvement of Parkin‐mediated mitophagy in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‐related sarcopenia
3 Apr 2022
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Abstract Background Sarcopenia is characterized by the loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength and is associated with poor prognosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Cigarette smoke (CS) exposure, a major cause for COPD, induces mitochondrial damage, which has been implicated in sarcopenia pathogenesis. The current study sought to examine the involvement of insufficient...
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