Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3081723 | Neuromuscular Disorders | 2006 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
We sought to determine the effectiveness of poloxamer 188 (P188) in protecting dystrophin-deficient, mdx skeletal muscle fiber membrane against exercise-induced breaches. mdx mice were treated with either P188 or placebo via intraperitoneal injections and run on a treadmill for 60-90Â min. Membrane breakdown was quantified in cross-sections of rectus femoris muscle pretreated with Evans blue dye (in vivo). The mean % dye-penetrated muscle in the P188 and placebo groups was not significantly different in each of three trials. These results contrast with a recent report of P188 being highly effective in protecting the stretch- and dobutamine-stressed mdx heart muscle. The most likely explanations for the disparity are: (1) the exercise stress we used was beyond the protective range of P188, (2) P188 delivery and serum concentration were sub-optimal, or (3) the mdx skeletal myopathy and cardiomyopathy have fundamentally different responses to treatment.
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Authors
John G. Quinlan, Brenda L. Wong, Richard T. Niemeier, Alexandra S. McCullough, Linda Levin, Martin Emanuele,