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Regenerating Myofibers after an Acute Muscle Injury: What Do We Really Know about Them? by Pizza, Francis X, Buckley, Kole H

“…Injury to skeletal muscle through trauma, physical activity, or disease initiates a process called muscle regeneration. When injured myofibers undergo…”
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Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Enhances Myonuclear Transcription during Injury-Induced Muscle Regeneration by Buckley, Kole H, Nestor-Kalinoski, Andrea L, Pizza, Francis X

“…The local inflammatory environment of injured skeletal muscle contributes to the resolution of the injury by promoting the proliferation of muscle precursor…”
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Positional Context of Myonuclear Transcription During Injury-Induced Muscle Regeneration by Buckley, Kole H, Nestor-Kalinoski, Andrea L, Pizza, Francis X

“…Fundamental aspects underlying downstream processes of skeletal muscle regeneration, such as myonuclear positioning and transcription are poorly understood…”
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Neutrophils contribute to muscle injury and impair its resolution after lengthening contractions in mice by Pizza, Francis X., Peterson, Jennifer M., Baas, Joel H., Koh, Timothy J.

“…We tested the hypotheses that: (1) neutrophil accumulation after contraction-induced muscle injury is dependent on the β 2 integrin CD18, (2) neutrophils…”
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Cytokines derived from cultured skeletal muscle cells after mechanical strain promote neutrophil chemotaxis in vitro by Peterson, Jennifer M, Pizza, Francis X

“…Department of Kinesiology, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio Submitted 29 April 2008 ; accepted in final form 21 October 2008 We tested the hypothesis that…”
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Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 augments myoblast adhesion and fusion through homophilic trans-interactions by Pizza, Francis X., Martin, Ryan A., Springer, Evan M., Leffler, Maxwell S., Woelmer, Bryce R., Recker, Isaac J., Leaman, Douglas W.

“…The overall objective of the study was to identify mechanisms through which intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) augments the adhesive and fusogenic…”
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Skeletal muscle cells express ICAM-1 after muscle overload and ICAM-1 contributes to the ensuing hypertrophic response by Dearth, Christopher L, Goh, Qingnian, Marino, Joseph S, Cicinelli, Peter A, Torres-Palsa, Maria J, Pierre, Philippe, Worth, Randall G, Pizza, Francis X

“…We previously reported that leukocyte specific β2 integrins contribute to hypertrophy after muscle overload in mice. Because intercellular adhesion molecule-1…”
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Muscle inflammatory cells after passive stretches, isometric contractions, and lengthening contractions by Pizza, Francis X, Koh, Timothy J, McGregor, Stephen J, Brooks, Susan V

“…1  Department of Kinesiology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390; and 2  Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan…”
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Inhibition of COX1/2 alters the host response and reduces ECM scaffold mediated constructive tissue remodeling in a rodent model of skeletal muscle injury by Dearth, Christopher L., Slivka, Peter F., Stewart, Scott A., Keane, Timothy J., Tay, Justin K., Londono, Ricardo, Goh, Qingnian, Pizza, Francis X., Badylak, Stephen F.

“…[Display omitted] Extracellular matrix (ECM) has been used as a biologic scaffold material to both reinforce the surgical repair of soft tissue and serve as an…”
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Downhill running in rats: influence on neutrophils, macrophages, and MyoD+ cells in skeletal muscle by Tsivitse, Susan K, McLoughlin, Thomas J, Peterson, Jennifer M, Mylona, Eleni, McGregor, Stephen J, Pizza, Francis X

“…The accumulation of neutrophils and macrophages, as well as the activation of satellite cells, are early events following skeletal muscle injury. We examined…”
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Mechanical loading and injury induce human myotubes to release neutrophil chemoattractants by Tsivitse, Susan K, Mylona, Eleni, Peterson, Jennifer M, Gunning, William T, Pizza, Francis X

“…The purpose of this study was to 1) test the hypothesis that skeletal muscle cells (myotubes) after mechanical loading and/or injury are a source of soluble…”
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Myogenic Cell Expression of Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Contributes to Muscle Regeneration after Injury by Martin, Ryan A., Buckley, Kole H., Mankowski, Drew C., Riley, Benjamin M., Sidwell, Alena N., Douglas, Stephanie L., Worth, Randall G., Pizza, Francis X.

“…This study investigated intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), a membrane protein that mediates cell-to-cell adhesion and communication, as a mechanism…”
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Inflammatory cells in rat skeletal muscle are elevated after electrically stimulated contractions by McLoughlin, Thomas J, Mylona, Eleni, Hornberger, Troy A, Esser, Karyn A, Pizza, Francis X

“…1  Department of Kinesiology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606; and 2  School of Kinesiology, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60608 We…”
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Neutrophils injure cultured skeletal myotubes by Pizza, F X, McLoughlin, T J, McGregor, S J, Calomeni, E P, Gunning, W T

“…The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that neutrophils can injure cultured skeletal myotubes. Human myotubes were grown and then cultured with…”
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Deferoxamine reduces and nitric oxide synthase inhibition increases neutrophil-mediated myotube injury by McLoughlin, Thomas J, Tsivitse, Susan K, Edwards, Jessica A, Aiken, Brittany A, Pizza, Francis X

“…We tested the contribution of reactive oxygen species (ROS), reactive nitrogen species (RNS) and the beta 2 integrin CD18 to neutrophil-mediated myotube…”
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Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 expression by skeletal muscle cells augments myogenesis by Goh, Qingnian, Dearth, Christopher L., Corbett, Jacob T., Pierre, Philippe, Chadee, Deborah N., Pizza, Francis X.

“…We previously demonstrated that the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) by skeletal muscle cells after muscle overload contributes to…”
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Expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 by myofibers in mdx mice by Torres-Palsa, Maria J., Koziol, Matthew V., Goh, Qingnian, Cicinelli, Peter A., Peterson, Jennifer M., Pizza, Francis X.

“…ABSTRACT Introduction: We investigated the extent to which intercellular adhesion molecule‐1 (ICAM‐1), a critical protein of the inflammatory response, is…”
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Tumor necrosis factor-α promotes the accumulation of neutrophils and macrophages in skeletal muscle by PETERSON, Jennifer M, FEEBACK, Kevin D, BAAS, Joel H, PIZZA, Francis X

“…Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) has been associated with cachexia and is known to regulate multiple inflammatory cell (neutrophil and macrophage)…”
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Do inflammatory cells influence skeletal muscle hypertrophy? by Koh, Timothy J, Pizza, Francis X

“…Most research on muscle hypertrophy has focused on the responses of muscle cells to mechanical loading; however, a number of studies also suggest that…”
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Ibuprofen and acetaminophen: Effect on muscle inflammation after eccentric exercise by PETERSON, Jennifer M, TRAPPE, Todd A, MYLONA, Eleni, WHITE, Faber, LAMBERT, Charles P, EVANS, William J, PIZZA, Francis X

“…We examined the influence of ibuprofen and acetaminophen on muscle neutrophil and macrophage concentrations after novel eccentric contractions. Twenty-four…”
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