Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics identify a macrophage population associated with skeletal muscle fibrosis

G Coulis, D Jaime, C Guerrero-Juarez… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Macrophages are essential for skeletal muscle homeostasis, but how their dysregulation
contributes to the development of fibrosis in muscle disease remains unclear. Here, we used …

Regulation of satellite cells functions during skeletal muscle regeneration: a critical step in physiological and pathological conditions

G Careccia, L Mangiavini, F Cirillo - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Skeletal muscle regeneration is a complex process involving the generation of new
myofibers after trauma, competitive physical activity, or disease. In this context, adult skeletal …

The multifaceted role of macrophages in homeostatic and injured skeletal muscle

X Wang, L Zhou - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Skeletal muscle is essential for body physical activity, energy metabolism, and temperature
maintenance. It has excellent capabilities to maintain homeostasis and to regenerate after …

Trained immunity as a potential target for therapeutic immunomodulation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

BJ Petrof, T Podolsky, S Bhattarai, J Tan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Dysregulated inflammation involving innate immune cells, particularly of the monocyte/
macrophage lineage, is a key contributor to the pathogenesis of Duchenne muscular …

Muscle denervation promotes functional interactions between glial and mesenchymal cells through NGFR and NGF

C Nicoletti, X Wei, U Etxaniz, C D'Ercole, L Madaro… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
We performed scRNA-seq/snATAC-seq of skeletal muscles post sciatic nerve transection to
delineate cell type-specific patterns of gene expression/chromatin accessibility at different …

A transcriptomics-based drug repositioning approach to identify drugs with similar activities for the treatment of muscle pathologies in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) …

JM Hoolachan, E McCallion, ER Sutton… - Human molecular …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic neuromuscular disorder caused by the reduction
of survival of motor neuron (SMN) protein levels. Although three SMN-augmentation …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy disease severity impacts skeletal muscle progenitor cells systemic delivery

KK Saleh, C Switzler, MR Hicks, L Gane… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by an out-of-frame mutation in the DMD
gene that results in the absence of a functional dystrophin protein, leading to a devastating …

Cellular interactions and microenvironment dynamics in skeletal muscle regeneration and disease

C Rodríguez, F Timóteo-Ferreira… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Skeletal muscle regeneration relies on the intricate interplay of various cell populations
within the muscle niche—an environment crucial for regulating the behavior of muscle stem …

[HTML][HTML] Dystrophin deficiency impairs cell junction formation during embryonic myogenesis from pluripotent stem cells

E Mozin, E Massouridès, V Mournetas, C Lièvre… - iScience, 2024 - cell.com
Mutations in the DMD gene lead to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a severe
neuromuscular disorder affecting young boys as they acquire motor functions. DMD is …

[HTML][HTML] Dystrophin deficiency impairs cell junction formation during embryonic myogenesis

E Mozin, E Massouridès, V Mournetas, C Lièvre… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mutations in the DMD gene lead to Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a severe X-linked
neuromuscular disorder that manifests itself as young boys acquire motor functions. DMD is …