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Area of Science:

  • Muscle physiology and endocrinology
  • Metabolic regulation and disease prevention

Background:

  • Skeletal muscle, comprising ~40% of body mass, is recognized as a key metabolic organ.
  • Beyond locomotion, muscle produces vital signaling molecules called myokines.
  • Myokines represent a burgeoning field with significant health implications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the role of well-characterized myokines in maintaining homeostasis.
  • To highlight the impact of myokines on metabolic processes and disease prevention.

Main Methods:

  • Literature search conducted in Medline/Pubmed, Embase, and Scielo databases.
  • Focus on established myokines including IL-6, irisin, myostatin, FGF21, BDNF, and IGF-1.

Main Results:

  • Myokines play diverse roles, both positive and negative, in muscle function and metabolic homeostasis.
  • Associated with regulating glucose and lipid metabolism and adipose tissue browning.
  • Potential to impact prevention of obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular diseases.

Conclusions:

  • Myokines are critical mediators of muscle's systemic effects.
  • Understanding myokines offers new insights into exercise's benefits for human health.
  • Further research into myokines can unlock novel therapeutic strategies.