کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
8326338 1539972 2007 17 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Ins and outs of therapy in limb girdle muscular dystrophies
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی زیست شیمی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Ins and outs of therapy in limb girdle muscular dystrophies
چکیده انگلیسی
Muscular dystrophies are hereditary degenerative muscle diseases that cause life-long disability in patients. They comprise the well-known Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) but also the group of Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophies (LGMD) which account for a third to a fourth of DMD cases. From the clinical point of view, LGMD are characterised by predominant effects on the proximal limb muscles. The LGMD group is still growing today and consists of 19 autosomal dominant and recessive forms (LGMD1A to LGMD1G and LGMD2A to LGMD2M). The proteins involved are very diverse and include sarcomeric, sarcolemmal and enzymatic proteins. With respect to this variability and in line with the intense search for a potent therapeutic approach for DMD, many different strategies have been tested in rodent models. These include replacing the lost function by gene transfer or stem cell transplantation, using a related protein for functional substitution, increasing muscle mass, or blocking the molecular pathological mechanisms by pharmacological means to alleviate the symptoms. The purpose of this review is to summarize current data arising from these preclinical studies and to examine the potential of the tested strategies to lead to clinical applications.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology - Volume 39, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1608-1624
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