Abstract

Musculoskeletal research should synergistically investigate bone and muscle to inform approaches for maintaining mobility and to avoid bone fractures. The relationship between sarcopenia and osteoporosis, integrated in the term ‘osteosarcopenia’, is underscored by the close association shown between these two conditions in many studies, whereby one entity emerges as a predictor of the other. In a recent workshop of Working Group (WG) 2 of the EU Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action ‘Genomics of MusculoSkeletal traits Translational Network’ (GEMSTONE) consortium (CA18139), muscle characterization was highlighted as being important, but currently under-recognized in the musculoskeletal field. Here, we summarize the opinions of the Consortium and research questions around translational and clinical musculoskeletal research, discussing muscle phenotyping in human experimental research and in two animal models: zebrafish and mouse.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)478-489
Number of pages12
JournalTrends in Endocrinology and Metabolism
Volume35
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2024

Funding

FundersFunder number
International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium
European Cooperation in Science and TechnologyCA18139
Wellcome Trust101123
Versus Arthritis23115

    Keywords

    • animal models
    • muscle
    • musculoskeletal phenotyping
    • sarcopenia

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