Skeletal muscle: A review of molecular structure and function, in health and disease

K Mukund, S Subramaniam - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Decades of research in skeletal muscle physiology have provided multiscale insights into
the structural and functional complexity of this important anatomical tissue, designed to …

Tissue engineering for clean meat production

T Ben-Arye, S Levenberg - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Increasing public awareness of foodborne illnesses, factory farming, and the ecological
footprint of the meat industry, has generated the need for animal-free meat alternatives. In …

Single-cell analysis of the muscle stem cell hierarchy identifies heterotypic communication signals involved in skeletal muscle regeneration

AJ De Micheli, EJ Laurilliard, CL Heinke… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
Muscle regeneration relies on the regulation of muscle stem cells (MuSCs) through
paracrine signaling interactions. We analyzed muscle regeneration in mice using single-cell …

Signaling pathways that control muscle mass

A Vainshtein, M Sandri - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The loss of skeletal muscle mass under a wide range of acute and chronic maladies is
associated with poor prognosis, reduced quality of life, and increased mortality. Decades of …

Fibroblast growth factors: key players in regeneration and tissue repair

L Maddaluno, C Urwyler, S Werner - Development, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
Tissue injury initiates a complex repair process, which in some organisms can lead to the
complete regeneration of a tissue. In mammals, however, the repair of most organs is …

A reference single-cell transcriptomic atlas of human skeletal muscle tissue reveals bifurcated muscle stem cell populations

AJ De Micheli, JA Spector, O Elemento, BD Cosgrove - Skeletal muscle, 2020 - Springer
Single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) facilitates the unbiased reconstruction of
multicellular tissue systems in health and disease. Here, we present a curated scRNA-seq …

Engineered meatballs via scalable skeletal muscle cell expansion and modular micro-tissue assembly using porous gelatin micro-carriers

Y Liu, R Wang, S Ding, L Deng, Y Zhang, J Li, Z Shi… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
The emerging field of cultured meat faces several technical hurdles, including the scale-up
production of quality muscle and adipose progenitor cells, and the differentiation and …

Extracellular matrix: Brick and mortar in the skeletal muscle stem cell niche

SC Schüler, Y Liu, S Dumontier… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is an interconnected macromolecular scaffold occupying the
space between cells. Amongst other functions, the ECM provides structural support to …

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 …

Experimental models of sarcopenia: bridging molecular mechanism and therapeutic strategy

S Mankhong, S Kim, S Moon, HB Kwak, DH Park… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sarcopenia has been defined as a progressive decline of skeletal muscle mass, strength,
and functions in elderly people. It is accompanied by physical frailty, functional disability …