Follistatin-respiratory connection predicting all-cause mortality among community-dwelling middle-to-old age individuals: Results from the I-Lan Longitudinal Study

Objectives: The link between aging and pulmonary function decline is well-established, but the underlying mechanisms have yet to be fully revealed. Serum follistatin, a myokine implicated in muscle degeneration, may play a role in age-related pulmonary changes. This study aims to investigate the rel...

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Published in:	The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging
Main Authors:	Hsiao-Chin Shen, Wei-Ju Lee, Chuan-Yen Sun, Wen-Kuang Yu, Wei-Chih Chen, Fei-Yuan Hsiao, Kuang-Yao Yang, Liang-Kung Chen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-08-01
Subjects:	Pulmonary function Aging Follistatin Biomarkers Mortality
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1279770724003725