Muscle,_skeletal

Divergent AKT Signalling Mechanisms Regulate GLUT4 Translocation and Glucose Uptake in Skeletal Muscle and Adipose Tissue.

BACKGROUND

The serine/threonine kinase AKT is a key regulator of glucose and energy metabolism. Prevailing dogma suggests that AKT is an obligate intermediate for glucose uptake in all metabolic tissues and that impaired AKT signalling is a major molecular driver of...

🗓️ 2026-07-08
📰 Publication: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreDivergent AKT Signalling Mechanisms Regulate GLUT4 Translocation and Glucose Uptake in Skeletal Muscle and Adipose Tissue.

Downstream Pathways of Dystrophin Deficiency in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Implications for Muscle Degeneration and Regeneration.

BACKGROUND

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common and severe form of muscular dystrophy, primarily affecting skeletal muscle and leading to premature death. Although the loss of dystrophin has long been recognised as the primary cause of the disease, no...

🗓️ 2026-07-04
📰 Publication: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreDownstream Pathways of Dystrophin Deficiency in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Implications for Muscle Degeneration and Regeneration.

Li-ginseng powder alleviates cancer cachexia in mice by regulating the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway and reducing inflammation.

BACKGROUND

As a debilitating syndrome, cancer cachexia (CC) manifests as ongoing weight reduction and skeletal muscle atrophy, which severely compromise patients' well-being and life expectancy, with no approved treatment available to date. Rare ginsenosides such as Rh2, Rg5, Rk1, and Rh4...

🗓️ 2026-07-03
📰 Publication: Journal Of Ginseng Research
Read MoreLi-ginseng powder alleviates cancer cachexia in mice by regulating the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway and reducing inflammation.

Myovascular Niche: The Role of Endothelial Cells in Skeletal Muscle Health and Disease.

Skeletal muscle health and regeneration are highly orchestrated processes governed by a complex interplay of muscle stem cells, fibro-adipogenic progenitors, immune cells, and endothelial cells. Among these cell types, endothelial cells play a central role not only by regulating blood...

🗓️ 2026-07-02
📰 Publication: Circulation Research
Read MoreMyovascular Niche: The Role of Endothelial Cells in Skeletal Muscle Health and Disease.

Cellular senescence in musculoskeletal diseases: biological mechanisms and clinical implications.

Cellular senescence is a persistent state of irreversible growth arrest that occurs when cells encounter various stress signals. It is marked by elevated expression of cell cycle inhibitors, dysregulated gene transcription, and secretion of the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). These...

🗓️ 2026-06-29
📰 Publication: Theranostics
Read MoreCellular senescence in musculoskeletal diseases: biological mechanisms and clinical implications.

Beyond body surface area: CT-derived body composition as a predictor of chemotherapy toxicity and survival in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterised by a high prevalence of severe muscle wasting (sarcopenia) and fatty muscle infiltration (myosteatosis), yet chemotherapy dosing still relies on body surface area (BSA), a metric that does not reflect individual patients' lean body...

🗓️ 2026-06-27
📰 Publication: Cancer Treatment Reviews
Read MoreBeyond body surface area: CT-derived body composition as a predictor of chemotherapy toxicity and survival in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a systematic review.

Deletion of Tgf-β1 From CD206 + M2 Macrophages Ameliorates Obesity-Induced Suppression of Myogenesis and AMPK Phosphorylation in Skeletal Muscle.

BACKGROUNDS

Obesity and diabetes impair the ability of the muscle to regenerate, repair and remodel, resulting in a gradual decrease in muscle mass and function. However, the underlying mechanisms and effective therapeutic strategies remain poorly understood. M2 macrophages within skeletal muscle...

🗓️ 2026-06-19
📰 Publication: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreDeletion of Tgf-β1 From CD206 + M2 Macrophages Ameliorates Obesity-Induced Suppression of Myogenesis and AMPK Phosphorylation in Skeletal Muscle.

RNF10 Attenuates Age-Related Muscle Atrophy by Promoting p53 Degradation and Alleviating Oxidative Stress.

Evidence identifies proteostasis imbalance and oxidative stress serve as fundamental pathological hallmarks of muscular atrophy, yet ring finger protein 10 (RNF10), a novel E3 ubiquitin ligase, in age-related muscular atrophy remains poorly characterized. Employing a natural aging mouse model and...

🗓️ 2026-06-18
📰 Publication: Free Radical Biology And Medicine
Read MoreRNF10 Attenuates Age-Related Muscle Atrophy by Promoting p53 Degradation and Alleviating Oxidative Stress.

Muscle Ageing and Sarcopenia Study (MASS) Lifecourse: a valuable resource for understanding skeletal muscle ageing.

Advances in our understanding of the biology of skeletal muscle ageing are being made at pace, with great potential for these findings to inform the identification of novel treatments for sarcopenia. However, translation of findings from animal models to humans...

🗓️ 2026-06-15
Read MoreMuscle Ageing and Sarcopenia Study (MASS) Lifecourse: a valuable resource for understanding skeletal muscle ageing.

Hepatokines lipocalin 2 and osteopontin drive muscle atrophy in MASH.

A bidirectional relationship exists between metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and its progressive inflammatory form, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), and sarcopenia, with each worsening the prevalence and prognosis of the other. Hepatokines have recently been shown to affect skeletal...

🗓️ 2026-06-11
📰 Publication: Molecular Metabolism
Read MoreHepatokines lipocalin 2 and osteopontin drive muscle atrophy in MASH.

Endocannabinoid system and skeletal muscle health: insights from cannabidiol.

The endocannabinoid (EC) system is a complex network comprising endogenous ligands, enzymes responsible for their synthesis and degradation, and various receptors (including CB1 and CB2). Present in many peripheral tissues, including skeletal muscle, EC system is now recognized to influence...

🗓️ 2026-06-10
📰 Publication: Molecular Metabolism
Read MoreEndocannabinoid system and skeletal muscle health: insights from cannabidiol.

MOTS-c partially protects against skeletal muscle deterioration in C26 cachexia.

BACKGROUND

Cancer cachexia is a multifactorial metabolic syndrome marked by progressive skeletal muscle loss, reduced function, and increased mortality. Mitochondrial dysfunction is a key driver of this phenotype. MOTS-c, a mitochondrial-derived peptide that regulates metabolic homeostasis and mimics exercise signaling, may...

🗓️ 2026-06-10
Read MoreMOTS-c partially protects against skeletal muscle deterioration in C26 cachexia.

Diagnostic Utility of Muscle Ultrasound for Sarcopenia in Prader-Willi Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study.

BACKGROUND

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is characterized by sarcopenic obesity; however, validated screening tools for muscle mass in clinical settings are lacking. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic utility of muscle ultrasound (US) for detecting low muscle mass in individuals with...

🗓️ 2026-06-09
📰 Publication: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreDiagnostic Utility of Muscle Ultrasound for Sarcopenia in Prader-Willi Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Exercise training prior to and during cancer in mice preserves muscle mass, reduces tumour weight and suppresses molecular mediators of cachexia.

We investigated the prophylactic effects of exercise before and during cancer cachexia (CC) using a model designed to mimic endurance and resistance (i.e., concurrent) adaptations. Male and female Balb/c mice were randomly assigned to exercise or control groups whereby exercise...

🗓️ 2026-06-04
📰 Publication: Journal Of Physiology-London
Read MoreExercise training prior to and during cancer in mice preserves muscle mass, reduces tumour weight and suppresses molecular mediators of cachexia.

Positive allosteric modulator selective for adult muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.

The muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) is the key mediator of neuromuscular signal transmission and is essential for all voluntary movement in our body. In this study, we present DC-98-LC74, a positive allosteric modulator (PAM) for the adult skeletal muscle-type...

🗓️ 2026-06-02
📰 Publication: Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America
Read MorePositive allosteric modulator selective for adult muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.

Restoration of circadian rhythm as novel targets against sarcopenia.

Sarcopenia, characterized by the age-related decline in skeletal muscle mass, strength, and function, is associated with high healthcare costs and significant health risks, including falls, fractures, functional decline, and mortality. Despite its prevalence and extensive research, there are currently no...

🗓️ 2026-05-31
📰 Publication: Chinese Medical Journal
Read MoreRestoration of circadian rhythm as novel targets against sarcopenia.

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