Antimyostatin treatment in health and disease: The story of great expectations and limited success

TL Nielsen, J Vissing, TO Krag - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the past 20 years, myostatin, a negative regulator of muscle mass, has attracted attention
as a potential therapeutic target in muscular dystrophies and other conditions. Preclinical …

[PDF][PDF] Myostatin: biology and clinical relevance

G Carnac, S Ricaud, B Vernus… - Mini reviews in medicinal …, 2006 - researchgate.net
Myostatin is a negative regulator of muscle mass. Important advances in our understanding
of the complex biology of this factor have revealed the therapeutic potential of antagonizing …

Past, present, and future perspective of targeting myostatin and related signaling pathways to counteract muscle atrophy

WMH Hoogaars, RT Jaspers - Muscle Atrophy, 2018 - Springer
Myostatin was identified more than 20 years ago as a negative regulator of muscle mass in
mice and cattle. Since then, a wealth of studies have uncovered the potential involvement of …

Myostatin, a negative regulator of muscle mass: implications for muscle degenerative diseases

JF Tobin, AJ Celeste - Current opinion in pharmacology, 2005 - Elsevier
Myostatin is a secreted protein that negatively regulates skeletal muscle mass determining
both muscle fiber number and size. The myostatin pathway is conserved and regulates …

Myostatin in the pathophysiology of skeletal muscle

A Bonnieu, G Carnac, B Vernus - Current genomics, 2007 - ingentaconnect.com
Myostatin is an endogenous, negative regulator of muscle growth determining both muscle
fiber number and size. The myostatin pathway is conserved across diverse species ranging …

Myostatin: Basic biology to clinical application

P Esposito, D Picciotto, Y Battaglia, F Costigliolo… - Advances in clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Myostatin is a member of the transforming growth factor (TGF)-β superfamily. It is expressed
by animal and human skeletal muscle cells where it limits muscle growth and promotes …

The function of Myostatin and strategies of Myostatin blockade—new hope for therapies aimed at promoting growth of skeletal muscle

K Patel, H Amthor - Neuromuscular Disorders, 2005 - Elsevier
Genetic deletion of Myostatin, a member of the Transforming Growth Factor-beta family of
signalling molecules, resulted in excessive growth of skeletal muscle. It demonstrated the …

Myostatin: more than just a regulator of muscle mass

JM Argilés, M Orpí, S Busquets, FJ López-Soriano - Drug discovery today, 2012 - Elsevier
The presence of sufficient skeletal muscle mass is of paramount importance for body
function and the myostatin cascade is known to inhibit muscle growth in mammals. In …

[HTML][HTML] The elusive promise of myostatin inhibition for muscular dystrophy

KR Wagner - Current opinion in neurology, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The elusive promise of myostatin inhibition for muscular dys... : Current Opinion in Neurology
The elusive promise of myostatin inhibition for muscular dystrophy : Current Opinion in …

Myostatin: expanding horizons

M Sharma, C McFarlane, R Kambadur, H Kukreti… - IUBMB …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Myostatin is a secreted growth and differentiation factor that belongs to the TGF‐β
superfamily. Myostatin is predominantly synthesized and expressed in skeletal muscle and …