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Journal Article
Blood-based biomarkers for early frailty are sex-specific: validation of a combined in silico prediction and data-driven approach
2025
Overview
Frailty is characterized by loss of physical function and is preferably diagnosed at an early stage (e.g., during pre-frailty). Unfortunately, sensitive tools that can aid early detection are lacking. Blood-based biomarkers, reflecting pathophysiological adaptations before physical symptoms become apparent, could be such tools. We identified candidate biomarkers using a mechanism-based computational approach which integrates a priori defined database-derived clinical biomarkers and skeletal muscle transcriptome data. Identified candidate biomarkers were used as input for a sex-specific correlation analysis, using individual gene expression data from female (
n
= 24) and male (
n
= 28) older adults (all 75 + years, ranging from fit to pre-frail) and three frailty-related physical parameters. Male and female groups were matched based on age, BMI, and Fried frailty index. The best correlating candidate biomarkers were evaluated, and selected biomarkers were measured in serum. In females, myostatin and galectin-1 and, in males, cathepsin B and thrombospondin-4 serum levels were significantly different between the physically weakest and fittest participants (all
p
< 0.05). Logistic regression confirmed the added value of these biomarkers in conjunction with age and BMI to predict whether the subjects belonged to the weaker or fittest group (AUC = 0.80 in females and AUC = 0.83 in males). In conclusion, both
in silico
and
in vivo
analyses revealed the sex-specificity of candidate biomarkers, and we identified a selection of potential biomarkers which could be used in a biomarker panel for early detection of frailty. Further investigation is needed to confirm these leads for early detection of frailty.
