| Literature DB >> 26604938 |
Laura Sartiani1, Valentina Spinelli1, Annunziatina Laurino1, Sabrina Blescia1, Laura Raimondi1, Elisabetta Cerbai1, Alessandro Mugelli1.
Abstract
Sarcopenia represents a major health problem highly prevalent in elderly and age-related chronic diseases. Current pharmacological strategies available to prevent and reverse sarcopenia are largely unsatisfactory thus raising the need to identify novel targets for pharmacological intervention and possibly more effective and safe drugs. This review highlights the current knowledge of the potential benefits of renin-angiotensin system blockade in sarcopenia and discuss the main mechanisms underlying the effects.Entities:
Keywords: angiotensin; angiotensin receptors blockers; angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; sarcopenia; skeletal muscle
Year: 2015 PMID: 26604938 PMCID: PMC4625769 DOI: 10.11138/ccmbm/2015.12.2.135
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Cases Miner Bone Metab ISSN: 1724-8914