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World J Hepatol. Aug 27, 2025; 17(8): 109444
Published online Aug 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i8.109444
Published online Aug 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i8.109444
Metabolic and immune links between sarcopenia and liver disease
Stanislav Nikolaevich Kotlyarov, Department of Nurse, Ryazan State Medical University, Ryazan 390005, Russia
Author contributions: Kotlyarov SN contributed to conceptualization, methodology, validation, resources, data curation, writing original draft preparation, review and editing, supervision, and project administration.
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Corresponding author: Stanislav Nikolaevich Kotlyarov, PhD, Professor, Department of Nurse, Ryazan State Medical University, Russian Federation, Vysokovoltnaya 9, Ryazan 390005, Russia. skmr1@yandex.ru
Received: May 12, 2025
Revised: May 25, 2025
Accepted: July 24, 2025
Published online: August 27, 2025
Processing time: 108 Days and 21.2 Hours
Revised: May 25, 2025
Accepted: July 24, 2025
Published online: August 27, 2025
Processing time: 108 Days and 21.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Sarcopenia is characterized by loss of mass, strength, and skeletal muscle function. Skeletal muscle has numerous direct and indirect metabolic and immune links with the liver, which are disrupted in diseases such as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and cirrhosis. Disruption of these links contributes to the prema