Reporter brief
Systematic review describes skeletal muscle aging as loss of tissue resilience with exercise as clinical foundation.
What happened
This systematic review examined molecular mechanisms of skeletal muscle aging, emphasizing that age-related muscle dysfunction results from more than just mass loss, involving changes across myofibers, stem cells, immune, vascular, and metabolic systems. The authors reviewed therapeutic evidence and identified exercise and nutritional optimization as established clinical approaches, while mitochondrial, anabolic, senescence-directed, and regenerative strategies are presented as emerging interventions. The review synthesized evidence from single-cell, multi-omics, and translational studies to propose a framework of muscle aging centered on impaired proteostasis, mitochondrial dysfunction, chronic inflammation, and cellular senescence.
Why it matters
Assessment pending; this report does not establish a change in evidence.
What it does NOT prove
- Limitations have not been recorded; consult the primary source.
Study design and sample
Systematic review; Human.
Not recorded.
- Design
- Systematic review
- Sample
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- Journal
- MedComm
- Published
- Sep 21, 2026
Effect size
Not recorded.
Caveats
- Assessment: Superseded.
- Only the source material recorded on this evidence page was assessed.
Conflicts and funding
Not recorded.
Previous evidence
See the Exercise timeline and recorded assessment for prior evidence.
Primary source
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