Cardiac and respiratory dysfunction in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and the role of second messengers

M Mosqueira, U Zeiger, M Förderer… - Medicinal research …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) affects young boys and is characterized by the
absence of dystrophin, a large cytoskeletal protein present in skeletal and cardiac muscle …

Activation of p38 signaling increases utrophin A expression in skeletal muscle via the RNA-binding protein KSRP and inhibition of AU-rich element-mediated mRNA …

A Amirouche, H Tadesse, JA Lunde… - Human molecular …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Several therapeutic approaches are currently being developed for Duchenne muscular
dystrophy (DMD) including upregulating the levels of endogenous utrophin A in dystrophic …

Effects of fish oil containing eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid on dystrophic mdx mice

AF Mauricio, E Minatel, H Santo Neto, MJ Marques - Clinical nutrition, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: In Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and in the mdx mouse
model of DMD, the lack of dystrophin leads to muscle degeneration and inflammation …

An Expanding Role for Nuclear Factor κB in Muscle Stem Cells: Implications for the Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

JD Proto - 2013 - d-scholarship.pitt.edu
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a fatal disease characterized by progressive
skeletal muscle degeneration. Inhibition of the transcription factor nuclear factor-κ B (NF-κB) …

Sphingolipids Modulate the Inflammatory and Functional Response in mdx Mice

JA Doering - 2013 - vtechworks.lib.vt.edu
Abstract Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by progressive muscle
degeneration and a chronic inflammatory response. Sphingolipid metabolites are …