Association between Metabolic Syndrome and the Musculoskeletal System
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 May 2024) | Viewed by 4509
Special Issue Editor
Interests: bone; bone diseases and metabolic syndrome; osteoporosis and bone development
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Dear Colleagues,
In addition to providing the body with structure and movement, the musculoskeletal system also acts as an important endocrine system. Some musculoskeletal disorders, such as osteoporosis and myotonia, are attributed to metabolic dysregulation. On the one hand, the musculoskeletal system produces hormones such as osteocalcin, which affect the metabolic function of other tissue; on the other hand, it has multiple receptors that receive signals from the system’s metabolic changes. The skeletal muscle is the largest insulin-sensitive tissue in the body and is the primary place where insulin stimulates glucose utilization; being overweight causes controversial effects on bone mass and joints, so the disorder of lipid and glucose homeostasis in the metabolism syndrome affects bone and muscle health in many ways. This Special Issue aims to discuss the interaction between metabolic diseases and the musculoskeletal system, including all the hormones and nutritional factors that have changed in this research area, such as carbohydrates, lipids, collagens, insulin, leptin, etc. We welcome the submission of manuscripts reporting original research or reviewing the existing literature on the subject.
Dr. Qian Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- musculoskeletal system
- metabolic disease
- nutrition
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