Abstract:Objective: to estimate the prevalence of sarcopenia and evaluate the contribution of myostatin and mTOR to the development of muscle mass loss and strength in patients with end-stage renal disease treated with program hemodialysis. Materials and methods: the study included 80 patients with CKD5D, the average age of study participants was 51.7±11.6 years. In all patients, anamnestic data were analyzed, the results of laboratory and instrumental examination were evaluated, the levels of myostatin and mTOR in the… Show more
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