Sex‐specific associations between regular exercise habits and serum myokine levels in adults with obesity
Satoshi Kurose, Katsuko Onishi, Takumi Miyauchi, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Yutaka Kimura · 2026
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Satoshi Kurose and four co-authors studied adults with obesity in a 2026 paper about exercise habits and blood proteins made by muscle. These proteins, called myokines, may shape health, but extra fat and muscle mass can muddy the picture. The team matched men and women by age and body makeup so the groups could be compared fairly.
Eighty people took part, split by sex and by whether they exercised at least thirty minutes twice a week. Blood tests covered six muscle proteins. One protein stood out: its levels depended on both sex and exercise habit together. In women, daily activity on its own predicted the levels of two of the proteins. The results suggest that exercise links to muscle signals in women with obesity in ways that differ from men.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Satoshi Kurose, Katsuko Onishi, Takumi Miyauchi, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Yutaka Kimura |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |