Systematic review of skeletal muscle passive mechanics experimental methodology

BI Binder-Markey, D Sychowski, RL Lieber - Journal of biomechanics, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding passive skeletal muscle mechanics is critical in defining structure–function
relationships in skeletal muscle and ultimately understanding pathologically impaired …

The double homeodomain protein DUX4c is associated with regenerating muscle fibers and RNA-binding proteins

C Claus, M Slavin, E Ansseau, C Lancelot, K Bah… - Skeletal Muscle, 2023 - Springer
Background We have previously demonstrated that double homeobox 4 centromeric
(DUX4C) encoded for a functional DUX4c protein upregulated in dystrophic skeletal …

Increased resistance towards fatigability in patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

M Beretta-Piccoli, L Calanni, M Negro, G Ricci… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose In facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) fatigue is a major complaint.
We aimed to investigate whether during isometric sustained elbow flexions, performance …

Reduced specific force in patients with mild and severe facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

S Lassche, NC Voermans, T Schreuder… - Muscle & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Specific force, that is the amount of force generated per unit of muscle tissue, is
reduced in patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). The causes of …

Facioscapulohumeral Disease as a myodevelopmental disease: Applying Ockham's razor to its various features

GW Padberg, BGM van Engelen… - Journal of …, 2023 - content.iospress.com
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is an exclusively human neuromuscular
disease. In the last decades the cause of FSHD was identified: the loss of epigenetic …

[HTML][HTML] An up-to-date myopathologic characterisation of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy type 1 muscle biopsies shows sarcolemmal complement …

L Hubregtse, K Bouman, C Lama, S Lassche… - Neuromuscular …, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to identify key routinely used myopathologic biomarkers of FSHD1.
Needle muscle biopsies were taken in 34 affected muscles (m. quadriceps femoris (QF), n …

Ex Vivo Human Single Muscle Fibers: An Insightful Approach to Skeletal Muscle Function

C Reggiani - Neuromuscular Assessments of Form and Function, 2023 - Springer
Skeletal muscle, a highly heterogeneous tissue, is composed of a variety of cells and
different muscle fiber types, mostly classified as slow and fast; the latter is divided into two …

Contractile properties are impaired in congenital myopathies

ASV Eisum, F Fornander, NS Poulsen… - Neuromuscular …, 2020 - Elsevier
The ratio between muscle strength and muscle cross-sectional area is called the specific
force. Fatty replacement of muscles is seen in many myopathies, affecting the specific force …