[HTML][HTML] The SarcoEndoplasmic Reticulum Calcium ATPase (SERCA) pump: a potential target for intervention in aging and skeletal muscle pathologies

H Xu, H Van Remmen - Skeletal Muscle, 2021 - Springer
As a key regulator of cellular calcium homeostasis, the Sarcoendoplasmic Reticulum
Calcium ATPase (SERCA) pump acts to transport calcium ions from the cytosol back to the …

[HTML][HTML] Abnormal calcium handling in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: mechanisms and potential therapies

S Mareedu, ED Million, D Duan, GJ Babu - Frontiers in physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked muscle-wasting disease caused by the
loss of dystrophin. DMD is associated with muscle degeneration, necrosis, inflammation …

Pharmacological activation of SERCA ameliorates dystrophic phenotypes in dystrophin-deficient mdx mice

K Nogami, Y Maruyama… - Human molecular …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked genetic disorder characterized by
progressive muscular weakness because of the loss of dystrophin. Extracellular Ca2+ flows …

[HTML][HTML] Nampt controls skeletal muscle development by maintaining Ca2+ homeostasis and mitochondrial integrity

AL Basse, M Agerholm, J Farup, E Dalbram… - Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective NAD+ is a co-factor and substrate for enzymes maintaining energy homeostasis.
Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) controls NAD+ synthesis, and in skeletal …

Endoplasmic reticulum maintains ion homeostasis required for plasma membrane repair

G Chandra, SC Sreetama, DAG Mázala… - Journal of Cell …, 2021 - rupress.org
Of the many crucial functions of the ER, homeostasis of physiological calcium increase is
critical for signaling. Plasma membrane (PM) injury causes a pathological calcium influx …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting Nrf2 for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

S Kourakis, CA Timpani, JB de Haan, N Gueven… - Redox biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Imbalances in redox homeostasis can result in oxidative stress, which is implicated in
various pathological conditions including the fatal neuromuscular disease Duchenne …

[HTML][HTML] Pathophysiological effects of overactive STIM1 on murine muscle function and structure

R Silva-Rojas, AL Charles, S Djeddi, B Geny, J Laporte… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) is a ubiquitous mechanism regulating extracellular Ca2+
entry to control a multitude of Ca2+-dependent signaling pathways and cellular processes …

Sarco/Endoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+-Transporting ATPase (SERCA) Modulates Autophagic, Inflammatory, and Mitochondrial Responses during Influenza A Virus …

J Peng, Y Ran, H Xie, L Deng, C Li, L Chen - Journal of Virology, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Influenza A virus is an important human pathogen, causing significant morbidity and
mortality. Numerous host factors and cellular responses are dysregulated during influenza A …

The mitochondrial calcium homeostasis orchestra plays its symphony: Skeletal muscle is the guest of honor

G Gherardi, A De Mario, C Mammucari - International Review of Cell and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Skeletal muscle mitochondria are placed in close proximity of the sarcoplasmic reticulum
(SR), the main intracellular Ca 2+ store. During muscle activity, excitation of sarcolemma …

Depressed β‐adrenergic inotropic responsiveness and intracellular calcium handling abnormalities in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy patients' induced pluripotent …

LN Mekies, D Regev, B Eisen… - Journal of Cellular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene, is an X‐
linked disease affecting male and rarely adult heterozygous females, resulting in death by …