Effects of Acute Exercise on Remodeling of the Skeletal Muscle Extracellular Matrix Gene Expression
Aging is commonly accompanied by a progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, or sarcopenia. A vital structure that may change with advancing age is the muscle’s extracellular matrix (ECM). The ECM consists of a mesh of collagenous components as well as a mixture of further macromolecules, including various glycoproteins, proteoglycans, and elastin. Its