Search Results - "Timur Naim"
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Defective fasting-induced PKA activation impairs adipose tissue glycogen degradation in obese Zucker rats
Published in International Journal of Obesity (01-02-2020)“…Background Obesity is associated with development of insulin resistance in adipose tissue (AT). Human obesity has been associated with increased glycogen…”
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Mas Receptor Activation Slows Tumor Growth and Attenuates Muscle Wasting in Cancer
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (15-02-2019)“…Cancer cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome characterized by a progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass associated with significant functional impairment…”
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Glycine administration attenuates progression of dystrophic pathology in prednisolone-treated dystrophin/utrophin null mice
Published in Scientific reports (10-09-2019)“…Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked genetic disease characterized by progressive muscle wasting and weakness and premature death. Glucocorticoids…”
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Deletion of suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3) in muscle stem cells does not alter muscle regeneration in mice after injury
Published in PloS one (27-02-2019)“…Muscles of older animals are more susceptible to injury and regenerate poorly, in part due to a persistent inflammatory response. The janus kinase (Jak)/signal…”
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Antibody-directed myostatin inhibition enhances muscle mass and function in tumor-bearing mice
Published in American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology (01-09-2011)“…Cancer cachexia describes the progressive skeletal muscle wasting and weakness in many cancer patients and accounts for >20% of cancer-related deaths. We…”
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The BALB/c.mdx62 mouse exhibits a dystrophic muscle pathology and is a model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Published in Disease models & mechanisms (01-04-2024)“…Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a devastating monogenic skeletal muscle-wasting disorder. Although many pharmacological and genetic interventions have…”
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Antibody‐directed myostatin inhibition in 21‐mo‐old mice reveals novel roles for myostatin signaling in skeletal muscle structure and function
Published in The FASEB journal (01-11-2010)“…ABSTRACTSarcopenia is the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and function with advancing age, leading to reduced mobility and quality of life. We tested…”
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Importance of functional and metabolic impairments in the characterization of the C-26 murine model of cancer cachexia
Published in Disease models & mechanisms (01-07-2012)“…Cancer cachexia describes the progressive skeletal muscle wasting and weakness that is associated with many cancers. It impairs quality of life and accounts…”
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Investigating the Potential for Sulforaphane to Attenuate Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in mdx Dystrophic Mice
Published in Nutrients (20-12-2021)“…Gastrointestinal (GI) dysfunction is an important, yet understudied condition associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), with patients reporting…”
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Dystrophin S3059 phosphorylation partially attenuates denervation atrophy in mouse tibialis anterior muscles
Published in Physiological reports (01-07-2024)“…The dystrophin protein has well‐characterized roles in force transmission and maintaining membrane integrity during muscle contraction. Studies have reported…”
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Dysfunctional muscle and liver glycogen metabolism in mdx dystrophic mice
Published in PloS one (13-03-2014)“…Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe, genetic muscle wasting disorder characterised by progressive muscle weakness. DMD is caused by mutations in the…”
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Metabolic remodeling of dystrophic skeletal muscle reveals biological roles for dystrophin and utrophin in adaptation and plasticity
Published in Molecular metabolism (Germany) (01-03-2021)“…Preferential damage to fast, glycolytic myofibers is common in many muscle-wasting diseases, including Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Promoting an…”
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Spatiotemporal Mapping Reveals Regional Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in mdx Dystrophic Mice Ameliorated by Oral L-arginine Supplementation
Published in Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility (01-01-2020)“…Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy exhibit significant, ongoing impairments in gastrointestinal (GI) function likely resulting from dysregulated nitric…”
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Functional β-adrenoceptors are important for early muscle regeneration in mice through effects on myoblast proliferation and differentiation
Published in PloS one (07-07-2014)“…Muscles can be injured in different ways and the trauma and subsequent loss of function and physical capacity can impact significantly on the lives of patients…”
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Disruption of muscle renin-angiotensin system in AT1a-/- mice enhances muscle function despite reducing muscle mass but compromises repair after injury
Published in American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology (01-08-2012)“…The role of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in vasoregulation is well established, but a localized RAS exists in multiple tissues and exerts diverse…”
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Mechanisms of chemotherapy‐induced muscle wasting in mice with cancer cachexia
Published in JCSM rapid communications (01-01-2022)“…Background Cachexia is a debilitating complication of cancer characterized by progressive wasting and weakness of skeletal muscles that reduces quality of life…”
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Spatiotemporal Mapping Reveals Regional Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in mdx Dystrophic Mice Ameliorated by Oral L-arginine Supplementation
Published in Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility (31-01-2020)“…Background/Aims Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy exhibit significant, ongoing impairments in gastrointestinal (GI) function likely resulting from…”
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Comprehensive characterization of single-cell full-length isoforms in human and mouse with long-read sequencing
Published in Genome Biology (11-11-2021)“…A modified Chromium 10x droplet-based protocol that subsamples cells for both short-read and long-read (nanopore) sequencing together with a new computational…”
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Deletion of suppressor of cytokine signaling 3
Published in PloS one (27-02-2019)“…Muscles of older animals are more susceptible to injury and regenerate poorly, in part due to a persistent inflammatory response. The janus kinase (Jak)/signal…”
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The BALB/c. mdx 62 mouse exhibits a dystrophic muscle pathology and is a model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Published in Disease models & mechanisms (01-04-2024)“…ABSTRACT Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a devastating monogenic skeletal muscle-wasting disorder. Although many pharmacological and genetic interventions…”
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