Browsing Faculté de médecine – Travaux et publications by Subject "Sarcopenia"
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Nutritional strategies to manage malnutrition and sarcopenia following liver transplantation : a narrative review
(MDPI, 2023-02-10)Persisting or newly developed malnutrition and sarcopenia after liver transplant (LT) are correlated with adverse health outcomes. This narrative review aims to examine the literature regarding nutrition strategies to manage malnutrition and sarcopenia ... -
Renal dysfunction independently predicts muscle mass loss in patients following liver transplantation
(University of Toronto Press, 2022-05-02)Liver transplantation (LT) is the only curative treatment for cirrhosis. However, the presence of complications can impact outcomes following LT. Sarcopenia, or muscle mass loss, is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with ... -
Sex is associated with differences in oxidative stress and susceptibility to severe hepatic encephalopathy in bile-duct ligated rats
(Wiley, 2022-06-30)Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a debilitating neurological complication of chronic liver disease (CLD). Hyperammonemia plays an important role in HE’s pathogenesis, acting synergistically with systemic oxidative stress. During CLD, muscle plays a ...