Engineered in vitro disease models

KH Benam, S Dauth, B Hassell… - Annual Review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The ultimate goal of most biomedical research is to gain greater insight into mechanisms of
human disease or to develop new and improved therapies or diagnostics. Although great …

Biological aspects of selected myokines in skeletal muscle: focus on aging

R Mancinelli, F Checcaglini, F Coscia… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the last decade, clear evidence has emerged that the cellular components of skeletal
muscle are important sites for the release of proteins and peptides called “myokines” …

Does skeletal muscle have an 'epi'‐memory? The role of epigenetics in nutritional programming, metabolic disease, aging and exercise

AP Sharples, CE Stewart, RA Seaborne - Aging cell, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Skeletal muscle mass, quality and adaptability are fundamental in promoting muscle
performance, maintaining metabolic function and supporting longevity and healthspan …

Longevity and skeletal muscle mass: the role of IGF signalling, the sirtuins, dietary restriction and protein intake

AP Sharples, DC Hughes, CS Deane, A Saini… - Aging cell, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Advancing age is associated with a progressive loss of skeletal muscle (SkM) mass and
function. Given the worldwide aging demographics, this is a major contributor to morbidity …

DNA methylation across the genome in aged human skeletal muscle tissue and muscle-derived cells: the role of HOX genes and physical activity

DC Turner, PP Gorski, MF Maasar, RA Seaborne… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Skeletal muscle tissue demonstrates global hypermethylation with age. However,
methylome changes across the time-course of differentiation in aged human muscle derived …

Deletion of SA β‐Gal+ cells using senolytics improves muscle regeneration in old mice

CM Dungan, KA Murach, CJ Zdunek, ZJ Tang… - Aging …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Systemic deletion of senescent cells leads to robust improvements in cognitive,
cardiovascular, and whole‐body metabolism, but their role in tissue reparative processes is …

Muscle stem cell aging: regulation and rejuvenation

P Sousa-Victor, L García-Prat, AL Serrano… - Trends in Endocrinology …, 2015 - cell.com
Aging is characterized by a progressive decline of physiological integrity leading to the loss
of tissue function and vulnerability to disease, but its causes remain poorly understood …

Advanced models of human skeletal muscle differentiation, development and disease: Three-dimensional cultures, organoids and beyond

S Jalal, S Dastidar, FS Tedesco - Current opinion in cell biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Advanced in vitro models of human skeletal muscle tissue are increasingly needed to model
complex developmental dynamics and disease mechanisms not recapitulated in animal …

The ins and outs of muscle stem cell aging

AS Brack, P Muñoz-Cánoves - Skeletal muscle, 2015 - Springer
Skeletal muscle has a remarkable capacity to regenerate by virtue of its resident stem cells
(satellite cells). This capacity declines with aging, although whether this is due to extrinsic …

Regenerative decline of stem cells in sarcopenia

P Sousa-Victor, P Muñoz-Cánoves - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Skeletal muscle mass and function decline with aging, a process known as sarcopenia,
which restrains posture maintenance, mobility and quality of life in the elderly. Sarcopenia is …