Depletion of skeletal muscle satellite cells attenuates pathology in muscular dystrophy
oleh: Justin G. Boyer, Jiuzhou Huo, Sarah Han, Julian R. Havens, Vikram Prasad, Brian L. Lin, David A. Kass, Taejeong Song, Sakthivel Sadayappan, Ramzi J. Khairallah, Christopher W. Ward, Jeffery D. Molkentin
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01 |
Deskripsi
Boyer et al. created genetic mouse models of muscular dystrophy in which satellite cells were selectively depleted. The depletion of satellite cells at select times was protective. Myofibers no longer had plasma membrane instability leading to tissue wasting in the muscular dystrophies.