Table 2.
Overlap of proteins found up- and/or downregulated across studies, per muscle condition and tissue or biofluid samples.
| Cachexia | Sarcopenia | Muscle Wasting | Aging | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tissue * | Biofluid † | Tissue * | Biofluid † | Tissue * | Biofluid † | Tissue * | Biofluid † | |
| Number of studies | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Total number of proteins | 391 | 97 | 41 | 4 | 20 | 26 | 113 | 37 |
| Number of proteins overlapping across studies | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | NA |
| Number of overlapping proteins with same directionality | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | NA |
* Muscle biopsies; † Serum, plasma, or urine. NA, not applicable.