The Gut-Muscle Axis in Older Subjects with Low Muscle Mass and Performance: A Proof of Concept Study Exploring Fecal Microbiota Composition and Function with Shotgun Metagenomics Sequencing - Ticinesi, Andrea; Mancabelli, Leonardo; Tagliaferri, Sara; Nouvenne, Antonio; Milani, Christian; Del Rio, Daniele; Lauretani, Fulvio; Maggio, Marcello Giuseppe; Ventura, Marco; Meschi, Tiziana (International journal of molecular sciences, 2020)
Keywords: Age; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Aging - genetics; Aging - pathology; Bacteroidetes - genetics; Biodiversity; Biosynthesis; Clostridiales - genetics; Faecalibacterium prausnitzii - genetics; Fatty Acids, Volatile - biosynthesis; Fatty Acids, Volatile - genetics; Feces; Feces - microbiology; Female; Frailty; Gastrointestinal Microbiome - genetics; Humans; Inflammation; Inflammation - genetics; Inflammation - microbiology; Inflammation - pathology; Male; Males; Malnutrition; Metabolic Networks and Pathways; Metabolism; Metagenome - genetics; Metagenomics - methods; Microbiota; Muscle function; Muscle, Skeletal - microbiology; Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology; Musculoskeletal system; Pathophysiology; Sample size; Sarcopenia; Sarcopenia - genetics; Sarcopenia - microbiology; Sarcopenia - physiopathology; frailty; geriatrics; physical function; gut microbiota; gut–muscle axis