Laura Salvadori, Martina Paiella, Beatrice Castiglioni, Maria Laura Belladonna, Tommaso Manenti, Catia Ercolani, Luca Cornioli, Nausicaa Clemente, Andrea Scircoli, Roccaldo Sardella, Leonardo Tensi, Andrea Astolfi, Maria Letizia Barreca, Sara Chiappalupi, Giulia Gentili, Michela Bosetti, Guglielmo Sorci, Nicoletta Filigheddu, Francesca Riuzzi
Age-associated osteosarcopenia is an unresolved syndrome characterized by the concomitant loss of bone (osteopenia) and skeletal muscle (sarcopenia) tissues increasing falls, immobility, morbidity, and mortality. Unbalanced resorption of bone in the remodeling process and excessive protein breakdown, especially fast type II myosin heavy chain (MyHC-II) isoform and myofiber metabolic shift, are the leading causes of bone and muscle deterioration in the elderly, respectively. Equisetum arvense (EQ) is a plant traditionally recommended for many pathological conditions due to its anti-inflammatory properties...
April 3, 2024: Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy