The pleiotropic role of vitamin K in multimorbidity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

I Piscaer, R Janssen, FME Franssen… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Although defined by the presence of airflow obstruction and respiratory symptoms, patients
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are characterized by multimorbidity …

Vitamin K supplementation to improve vascular stiffness in CKD: the K4Kidneys randomized controlled trial

MD Witham, JS Lees, M White, M Band… - Journal of the …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background Vascular calcification, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is common
among patients with CKD and is an independent contributor to increased vascular stiffness …

[HTML][HTML] Functional capacity, sarcopenia, and bone health

F Laskou, H Patel, C Cooper, E Dennison - Best Practice & Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bone and muscle are recognised as interacting tissues, the so-called 'muscle-bone unit', in
which these two tissues communicate to coordinate their development (chemically and …

[HTML][HTML] Higher dietary vitamin K intake is associated with better physical function and lower long-term injurious falls risk in community-dwelling older women

C Smith, NP Bondonno, S Radavelli-Bagatini… - The Journal of nutrition …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background In recent years, a potential beneficial role of Vitamin K in neuromuscular
function has been recognised. However, the optimal dietary intake of Vitamin K to support …

MET-PREVENT: metformin to improve physical performance in older people with sarcopenia and physical prefrailty/frailty–protocol for a double-blind, randomised …

KJ Rennie, M Witham, P Bradley, A Clegg… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Skeletal muscle dysfunction is central to both sarcopenia and physical frailty,
which are associated with a wide range of adverse outcomes including falls and fractures …

Nutrients with anabolic/anticatabolic, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties: Targeting the biological mechanisms of aging to support musculoskeletal health

J Kositsawat, G Duque, B Kirk - Experimental gerontology, 2021 - Elsevier
Old age is associated with declines in bone density and muscle mass and function, which
predisposes to mobility disability, falls, and fractures. Poor nutritional status, a risk factor for …

Vitamin K intake and health, consideration from the epidemiological studies

A Kuwabara, K Uenishi, K Tanaka - Journal of Clinical Biochemistry …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The most fundamental function of vitamin K is to activate the blood coagulation factors in the
liver. Despite the recent recognition of its extra-hepatic actions, the current Dietary …

Association of vitamin and/or nutritional supplements with fall among patients with diabetes: A prospective study based on ACCORD and UK Biobank

L He, T Ma, G Zhang, X Cheng, Y Bai - Frontiers in nutrition, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Aims To assess the associations of vitamin and/or nutritional supplements (VNS) with falls
among patients with diabetes. Methods 9,141 and 21,489 middle-aged participants with …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol: MET-PREVENT: metformin to improve physical performance in older people with sarcopenia and physical prefrailty/frailty–protocol for a double-blind …

KJ Rennie, M Witham, P Bradley, A Clegg, S Connolly… - BMJ Open, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction Skeletal muscle dysfunction is central to both sarcopenia and physical frailty,
which are associated with a wide range of adverse outcomes including falls and fractures …

The Interplay of Muscle and Bone in Later Life

F Laskou, E Dennison, H Patel - Osteoporosis Treatment: A Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
Muscle-bone interactions have long been of interest for basic, clinical and translational
scientists. Skeletal muscle and bone are recognised as interacting tissues, the so-called …