Search Results - "Mázala, Davi A G"
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The role of proteases in excitation-contraction coupling failure in muscular dystrophy
Published in American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology (01-01-2015)“…Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is one of the most frequent types of muscular dystrophy. Alterations in intracellular calcium (Ca(2+)) handling are thought…”
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Coping with the calcium overload caused by cell injury: ER to the rescue
Published in Cell Stress (16-04-2021)“…Cells maintain their cytosolic calcium (Ca ) in nanomolar range and use controlled increase in Ca for intracellular signaling. With the extracellular Ca in the…”
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Endoplasmic reticulum maintains ion homeostasis required for plasma membrane repair
Published in The Journal of cell biology (03-05-2021)“…Of the many crucial functions of the ER, homeostasis of physiological calcium increase is critical for signaling. Plasma membrane (PM) injury causes a…”
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Perturbations in intracellular Ca2+ handling in skeletal muscle in the G93ASOD1 mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Published in American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology (01-12-2014)“…Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by skeletal muscle atrophy and weakness, ultimately leading to…”
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NAD+ repletion improves muscle function in muscular dystrophy and counters global PARylation
Published in Science translational medicine (19-10-2016)“…Neuromuscular diseases are often caused by inherited mutations that lead to progressive skeletal muscle weakness and degeneration. In diverse populations of…”
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SERCA1 overexpression minimizes skeletal muscle damage in dystrophic mouse models
Published in American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology (01-05-2015)“…Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by progressive muscle wasting secondary to repeated muscle damage and inadequate repair. Elevations in…”
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Calcium dysregulation, functional calpainopathy, and endoplasmic reticulum stress in sporadic inclusion body myositis
Published in Acta neuropathologica communications (22-03-2017)“…Sporadic inclusion body myositis (IBM) is the most common primary myopathy in the elderly, but its pathoetiology is still unclear. Perturbed myocellular…”
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Altered muscle niche contributes to myogenic deficit in the D2-mdx model of severe DMD
Published in Cell death discovery (04-07-2023)“…Lack of dystrophin expression is the underlying genetic basis for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). However, disease severity varies between patients, based…”
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Absence of the Z-disc protein α-actinin-3 impairs the mechanical stability of Actn3KO mouse fast-twitch muscle fibres without altering their contractile properties or twitch kinetics
Published in Skeletal muscle (23-06-2022)“…Abstract Background A common polymorphism (R577X) in the ACTN3 gene results in the complete absence of the Z-disc protein α-actinin-3 from fast-twitch muscle…”
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The SH3 and cysteine-rich domain 3 (Stac3) gene is important to growth, fiber composition, and calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum in postnatal skeletal muscle
Published in Skeletal muscle (11-04-2016)“…The SH3 and cysteine-rich domain 3 (Stac3) gene is specifically expressed in the skeletal muscle. Stac3 knockout mice die perinatally. In this study, we…”
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Human muscle stem cells are refractory to aging
Published in Aging cell (01-07-2021)“…Age‐related loss of muscle mass and strength is widely attributed to limitation in the capacity of muscle resident satellite cells to perform their myogenic…”
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Interrogation of Dystrophin and Dystroglycan Complex Protein Turnover After Exon Skipping Therapy
Published in Journal of neuromuscular diseases (30-11-2021)“…Recently, the Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approvals for four exon skipping therapies -Eteplirsen, Golodirsen, Viltolarsen, and Casimersen…”
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Pathogenic role and therapeutic potential of fibro-adipogenic progenitors in muscle disease
Published in Trends in molecular medicine (01-01-2022)“…Aside from myofibers, numerous mononucleated cells reside in the skeletal muscle. These include the mesenchymal cells called fibro-adipogenic progenitors…”
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Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of the identity and function of fibro/adipogenic progenitors in healthy and dystrophic muscle
Published in iScience (18-08-2023)“…Fibro/adipogenic progenitors (FAPs) are skeletal muscle stromal cells that support regeneration of injured myofibers and their maintenance in healthy muscles…”
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Absence of the Z-disc protein [alpha]-actinin-3 impairs the mechanical stability of Actn3KO mouse fast-twitch muscle fibres without altering their contractile properties or twitch kinetics
Published in Skeletal muscle (23-06-2022)“…A common polymorphism (R577X) in the ACTN3 gene results in the complete absence of the Z-disc protein [alpha]-actinin-3 from fast-twitch muscle fibres in ~ 16%…”
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Deficits in Excitation‐Contraction Coupling in Aged Mice
Published in The FASEB journal (01-04-2016)“…Abstract only Age‐related muscle weakness is due to muscle atrophy as well as decreases in specific tension. This is due, at least in part, to altered…”
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TGF-β-driven muscle degeneration and failed regeneration underlie disease onset in a DMD mouse model
Published in JCI insight (26-03-2020)“…Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a chronic muscle disease characterized by poor myogenesis and replacement of muscle by extracellular matrix. Despite the…”
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Alterations in intracellular free Ca 2+ concentrations in intact single muscle fibres from ALS mice
Published in The FASEB journal (01-04-2011)“…Abstract only…”
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Alterations in intracellular free Ca2+ concentrations in intact single muscle fibres from ALS mice
Published in The FASEB journal (01-04-2011)“…Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by skeletal muscle atrophy, weakness and paralysis leading to…”
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