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Pentosidine concentration is associated with degenerative lumbar scoliosis in older women: preliminary results

Physical medicine and Rehabilitation
Author
Y Eguchi et al.
Used Parameters : SMI

Publication Year : 2017

Country : Japan

Journal : European Spine Journal

Purpose Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of sarcopenia. The objective of the study was to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia in degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS), and the relationship between biochemical markers including major AGEs, pentosidine, and DLS in older women. Methods Our study participants were 20 elderly women with idiopathic DLS (mean age 76.4 years, range 56–88). Nineteen age-and sex-matched volunteers (mean age 74.0 years, range 62 …
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