Understanding of sarcopenia: from definition to therapeutic strategies

JW Kim, R Kim, H Choi, SJ Lee, GU Bae - Archives of pharmacal research, 2021 - Springer
Sarcopenia refers to the gradual loss of skeletal muscle mass and function along with aging
and is a social burden due to growing healthcare cost associated with a super-aging society …

Histone deacetylases: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic implications for muscular dystrophies

M Sandonà, G Cavioli, A Renzini, A Cedola… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are enzymes that regulate the deacetylation of numerous
histone and non-histone proteins, thereby affecting a wide range of cellular processes …

Targeting RAGE prevents muscle wasting and prolongs survival in cancer cachexia

S Chiappalupi, G Sorci, A Vukasinovic… - Journal of cachexia …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cachexia, a multifactorial syndrome affecting more than 50% of patients with
advanced cancer and responsible for~ 20% of cancer‐associated deaths, is still a poorly …

Microarray analysis of gene expression provides new insights into denervation-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Y Shen, R Zhang, L Xu, Q Wan, J Zhu, J Gu… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Denervation induces skeletal muscle atrophy, accompanied by complex biochemical and
physiological changes, with potentially devastating outcomes even an increased mortality …

HDAC4 controls muscle homeostasis through deacetylation of myosin heavy chain, PGC-1α, and Hsc70

L Luo, SC Martin, J Parkington, SM Cadena, J Zhu… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
HDAC4, a class IIa histone deacetylase, is upregulated in skeletal muscle in response to
denervation-induced atrophy. When HDAC4 is deleted postnatally, mice are partially …

The emerging role of the sympathetic nervous system in skeletal muscle motor innervation and sarcopenia

O Delbono, ACZ Rodrigues, HJ Bonilla… - Ageing research reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Examining neural etiologic factors' role in the decline of neuromuscular function with aging
is essential to our understanding of the mechanisms underlying sarcopenia, the age …

Ketone bodies attenuate wasting in models of atrophy

AP Koutnik, AM Poff, NP Ward… - Journal of cachexia …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Cancer Anorexia Cachexia Syndrome (CACS) is a distinct atrophy
disease negatively influencing multiple aspects of clinical care and patient quality of life …

HDAC4 in cancer: A multitasking platform to drive not only epigenetic modifications

E Cuttini, C Goi, E Pellarin, R Vida… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Controlling access to genomic information and maintaining its stability are key aspects of
cell life. Histone acetylation is a reversible epigenetic modification that allows access to DNA …

Restoration of histone acetylation ameliorates disease and metabolic abnormalities in a FUS mouse model

E Rossaert, E Pollari, T Jaspers… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2019 - Springer
Dysregulation of epigenetic mechanisms is emerging as a central event in
neurodegenerative disorders, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In many models …

mTORC1 and PKB/Akt control the muscle response to denervation by regulating autophagy and HDAC4

P Castets, N Rion, M Théodore, D Falcetta, S Lin… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Loss of innervation of skeletal muscle is a determinant event in several muscle diseases.
Although several effectors have been identified, the pathways controlling the integrated …