Cell BiologybioRxivPreprint
Iron Deficiency Drives Sarcopenia in the Elderly: HIF-1α-Mediated Fibro-Adipogenic Progenitor Differentiation Induces Fat Infiltration and Impairs Muscle Function
Quanzhong Ren, G. Yang, Dingding Wang…·Renxian Wang
This study shows that iron deficiency stabilizes HIF-1, promoting fat infiltration in muscle by altering fibro-adipogenic progenitor differentiation and impairing muscle repair.
DOI 10.64898/2026.01.15.699636