The central role of myostatin in skeletal muscle and whole body homeostasis

B Elliott, D Renshaw, S Getting… - Acta …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Myostatin is a powerful negative regulator of skeletal muscle mass in mammalian species. It
plays a key role in skeletal muscle homeostasis and has now been well described since its …

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 …

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 …

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, 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 and the skeletal muscle atrophy and hypertrophy signaling pathways

J Rodriguez, B Vernus, I Chelh, I Cassar-Malek… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2014 - Springer
Myostatin, a member of the transforming growth factor-β superfamily, is a potent negative
regulator of skeletal muscle growth and is conserved in many species, from rodents to …

Myostatin: a therapeutic target for skeletal muscle wasting

SM Roth, S Walsh - Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Since its discovery in 1997, myostatin has quickly been established as a key regulator of
skeletal muscle mass. Recent developments strengthen the idea that myostatin will be an …

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: 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 …

[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 …