09 March 2022>: Clinical Research
Circulating Cell-Free Mitochondrial DNA: A Potential Blood-Based Biomarker for Sarcopenia in Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis
Zhen Fan 1ABCEG* , Yi Guo 2BCD* , Xiao-yi Zhong 3CF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.934679
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e934679
Figure 4 Significant upregulation of the mitophagy-related genes in patients with sarcopenia. Expression of Parkin, PINK1, LC3, Beclin1 and LAMP2 in PBMCs was detected by RT-qPCR. Data are normalized to GAPDH and are expressed relative to the NSP group. * p<0.05 compared to NSP.