Search Results - "Cozzoli, Anna"
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Gene expression in mdx mouse muscle in relation to age and exercise: aberrant mechanical-metabolic coupling and implications for pre-clinical studies in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Published in Human molecular genetics (01-11-2014)“…Weakness and fatigability are typical features of Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients and are aggravated in dystrophic mdx mice by chronic treadmill exercise…”
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Daily treatment with SMTC1100, a novel small molecule utrophin upregulator, dramatically reduces the dystrophic symptoms in the mdx mouse
Published in PloS one (06-05-2011)“…Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a lethal, progressive muscle wasting disease caused by a loss of sarcolemmal bound dystrophin, which results in the death…”
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Enalapril treatment discloses an early role of angiotensin II in inflammation- and oxidative stress-related muscle damage in dystrophic mdx mice
Published in Pharmacological research (01-11-2011)“…[Display omitted] ► An early treatment with enalapril was performed in exercised mdx mice. ► In vivo, enalapril increased mouse fore limb strength…”
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Effects of Nandrolone in the Counteraction of Skeletal Muscle Atrophy in a Mouse Model of Muscle Disuse: Molecular Biology and Functional Evaluation
Published in PloS one (11-06-2015)“…Muscle disuse produces severe atrophy and a slow-to-fast phenotype transition in the postural Soleus (Sol) muscle of rodents. Antioxidants, amino-acids and…”
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Multiple pathological events in exercised dystrophic mdx mice are targeted by pentoxifylline: outcome of a large array of in vivo and ex vivo tests
Published in Journal of applied physiology (1985) (01-04-2009)“…1 Unit of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmaco-biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Bari, Bari; 2 Department of General Surgery and Surgical…”
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Effects of prednisolone on the dystrophin-associated proteins in the blood–brain barrier and skeletal muscle of dystrophic mdx mice
Published in Laboratory investigation (01-05-2013)“…The mdx mouse, the most widely used animal model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), develops a seriously impaired blood–brain barrier (BBB). As…”
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Gentamicin treatment in exercised mdx mice: Identification of dystrophin-sensitive pathways and evaluation of efficacy in work-loaded dystrophic muscle
Published in Neurobiology of disease (01-11-2008)“…Abstract Aminoglycosides force read through of premature stop codon mutations and introduce new mutation-specific gene-corrective strategies in Duchenne…”
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Ryanodine channel complex stabilizer compound S48168/ARM210 as a disease modifier in dystrophin‐deficient mdx mice: proof‐of‐concept study and independent validation of efficacy
Published in The FASEB journal (01-02-2018)“…Muscle fibers lacking dystrophin undergo a long‐term alteration of Ca2+ homeostasis, partially caused by aleaky Ca2+ release ryanodine (RyR) channel…”
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Effect of a long-term treatment with metformin in dystrophic mdx mice: A reconsideration of its potential clinical interest in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Published in Biochemical pharmacology (01-08-2018)“…[Display omitted] The pharmacological stimulation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) via metabolic enhancers has been proposed as potential therapeutic…”
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Contractile efficiency of dystrophic mdx mouse muscle: in vivo and ex vivo assessment of adaptation to exercise of functional end points
Published in Journal of applied physiology (1985) (01-04-2017)“…Progressive weakness is a typical feature of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients and is exacerbated in the benign mdx mouse model by in vivo treadmill…”
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Angiotensin II modulates mouse skeletal muscle resting conductance to chloride and potassium ions and calcium homeostasis via the AT1 receptor and NADPH oxidase
Published in American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology (01-10-2014)“…Angiotensin II (ANG II) plays a role in muscle wasting and remodeling; however, little evidence shows its direct effects on specific muscle functions. We…”
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GLPG0492, a novel selective androgen receptor modulator, improves muscle performance in the exercised-mdx mouse model of muscular dystrophy
Published in Pharmacological research (01-06-2013)“…Anabolic drugs may counteract muscle wasting and dysfunction in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD); however, steroids have unwanted side effects. We focused on…”
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Assessment of resveratrol, apocynin and taurine on mechanical-metabolic uncoupling and oxidative stress in a mouse model of duchenne muscular dystrophy: A comparison with the gold standard, α-methyl prednisolone
Published in Pharmacological research (01-04-2016)“…[Display omitted] Antioxidants have a great potential as adjuvant therapeutics in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, although systematic comparisons at…”
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