• Cellular and molecular regulation of muscle regeneration. (scielo.br)
  • Satellite cells are essential for skeletal muscle regeneration:the cell on the edge returns centre stage. (scielo.br)
  • Muscle regeneration is characterised by a well-timed network of different cell types providing an environment that allows the activation of muscle stem cells, called satellite cells (SCs) to regenerate the damaged tissue. (usz.ch)
  • Master thesis projects are available to better understand the role of microRNAs in this process using mouse models for muscle regeneration and work with primary muscle cells from mice and humans. (usz.ch)
  • Stem cells are considered the most promising source for such meat, retaining as they do the capacity to transform into the required tissues, and the scientists pointed to satellite cells, which are the natural muscle stem cells responsible for regeneration and repair in adults. (livescience.com)
  • The main interest of Dr. Darabi's lab is to use pluripotent stem cells for skeletal muscle regeneration in muscular dystrophies and muscle injuries. (uh.edu)
  • Our team is working on the molecular and cellular actors involved in human muscle regeneration , in muscle ageing and in muscular dystrophies including oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). (institut-myologie.org)
  • More precisely we are working on RNA metabolism , muscle regeneration , muscle stem cells , and fibrosis , with the final aim of developing innovative therapeutic approaches. (institut-myologie.org)
  • Muscle satellite cells make up a stem cell populace that is capable of differentiating into myocytes and contributing to muscle mass regeneration upon injury. (healthyguide.info)
  • Directional cell migration is a critical process underlying morphogenesis and post-natal tissue regeneration. (crick.ac.uk)
  • During embryonic myogenesis, migration of skeletal myogenic progenitors is essential to generate the anlagen of limbs, diaphragm and tongue, whereas in post-natal skeletal muscles, migration of muscle satellite (stem) cells towards regions of injury is necessary for repair and regeneration of muscle fibres. (crick.ac.uk)
  • Here, we review mechanisms of myogenic stem/progenitor cell migration during skeletal muscle development and post-natal regeneration. (crick.ac.uk)
  • Pax7-expressing satellite cells are indispensable for adult skeletal muscle regeneration. (research.com)
  • We previously showed that lack of PKCθ in mdx mice, a mouse model of DMD, reduces muscle wasting and inflammation, and improves muscle regeneration and performance at early stages of the disease. (unicatt.it)
  • In this study, we show that muscle regeneration is boosted, and fibrosis reduced in mdxθ−/− mice, even at advanced stages of the disease. (unicatt.it)
  • In 2009 beginning of 2010 we have focused on investigating what factors human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) may produce that enhance regeneration and if those factors have any effects by themselves on regeneration. (ca.gov)
  • Our current running hypothesis is that the positive growth factors produced by hESCs trigger injured muscle to initiate and maintain regeneration, the TGF-beta inhibitors produced by hESCs reduce the TGF-beta signaling, and the combination assures the robust regeneration of muscle. (ca.gov)
  • Preliminary data indicates the effects on regeneration of old muscle look very promising. (ca.gov)
  • Specifically, our data suggest that several other ligands of MAPK pathway secreted by hESCs are likely to enhance and rejuvenate the regeneration of old muscle tissue. (ca.gov)
  • We have submitted the several manuscripts on topics of enhanced tissue regeneration and we are preparing the manuscript that identifies hESC-based novel strategies for restoring high regenerative capacity to old muscle. (ca.gov)
  • Finally, our data suggest that muscle stem cells either do not accumulate DNA damage with age or can efficiently repair such damage, when activated for tissue regeneration. (ca.gov)
  • Using genetic tools to conditionally abrogate C/EBPβ expression in Pax7 + cells, we examined the role of C/EBPβ in self-renewal of satellite cells during muscle regeneration. (biomedcentral.com)
  • After a single muscle injury, C/EBPβ-deficient satellite cells fail to self-renew resulting in a reduction of satellite cells available for future rounds of regeneration. (biomedcentral.com)
  • After a second round of injury, muscle regeneration is impaired in C/EBPβ conditional knockout mice compared to wild-type control mice. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These findings demonstrate that C/EBPβ is a novel regulator of satellite cell self-renewal during muscle regeneration acting at least in part through Notch2. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Further, C/EBPβ-deficient SCs are unable to self-renew after muscle injury leading to a reduction in the SC pool such that it cannot efficiently support muscle regeneration after a second round of injury. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Following postdoctoral fellowships at the Center for Genomic Regulation (Barcelona, Spain) and the University of Colorado-Boulder, Dr. Doles moved to Mayo Clinic in 2016, where he leads a basic science research lab focused on stem cells, tissue regeneration, and multi-organ wasting. (jove.com)
  • Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS, a form of mechanical stimulation) can promote skeletal muscle functional repair, but a lack of mechanistic understanding of its relationship and tissue regeneration limits progress in this field. (ijbs.com)
  • We investigated the hypothesis that specific energy levels of LIPUS mediates skeletal muscle regeneration by modulating the inflammatory microenvironment. (ijbs.com)
  • LIPUS at intensity of 60mW/cm 2 could significantly promoted skeletal muscle regeneration through shifting macrophage phenotype from M1 to M2. (ijbs.com)
  • In particular, her work has been focusing on the molecular mechanisms involved in the modulation of the peripheral synaptic transmission, skeletal muscle adaptation and regeneration in physiological and pathological conditions. (units.it)
  • The research activity of the group is focused on the identification of new strategies to improve skeletal muscle regeneration. (units.it)
  • Therefore, endogenous and exogenous erythropoietin contribute to increasing satellite cell number following muscle injury, improve myoblast proliferation and survival, and promote repair and regeneration in this mouse induced muscle injury model independent of its effect on erythrocyte production. (uzh.ch)
  • Remarkably type 2 cytokine signaling is also required in FAPs but not myeloid cells for quick clearance of necrotic debris a process that is necessary for timely and total regeneration of BV-6 cells. (scienceexhibitions.org)
  • 2008 In addition to satellite cells recent studies have recognized an important part for fibro/adipogenic progenitors (FAPs) in muscle mass regeneration and its fatty degeneration (Joe et al. (scienceexhibitions.org)
  • In a number of species cells regeneration is associated with the presence of the molecular signature for type 2 innate immune response such as alternatively triggered (M2) macrophages and eosinophils (Allen and Wynn 2011 Palm et al. (scienceexhibitions.org)
  • 1 2 Residing outside the sarcolemma but within the basal lamina of individual myofibers is a population of cells that are responsible for muscle repair and regeneration, the satellite cells. (arvojournals.org)
  • 6 These manipulations result in satellite cell activation and proliferation, which in turn are responsible for muscle repair and regeneration. (arvojournals.org)
  • Defective muscle regeneration can severely affect re-innervation by motor axons, and neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) development, ultimately leading to skeletal muscle atrophy. (biomed.news)
  • In particular, in skeletal muscle, specific semaphorin molecules are involved in the restoration and remodeling of the nerve-muscle connections, thus emphasizing their plausible role to ensure the success of muscle regeneration. (biomed.news)
  • This review article aims to discuss the impact of aging on skeletal muscle regeneration and NMJs remodeling and will highlight the most recent insights about the role of semaphorins in this context. (biomed.news)
  • Gros J, Manceau M, Thomé V, Marcelle C. A common somitic origin for embryonic muscle progenitors and satellite cells. (scielo.br)
  • Embryonic stem cells could also be used, but they are obviously plagued by ethical concerns, and they could grow into tissues besides the desired muscles. (livescience.com)
  • Skoglund G, Lainé J, Darabi R , Fournier E, Perlingeiro R, Tabti N. Physiological and ultrastructural features of human induced pluripotent and embryonic stem cell-derived skeletal myocytes in vitro. (uh.edu)
  • Assessment of the myogenic stem cell compartment following transplantation of pax3/pax7-induced embryonic stem cell-derived progenitors. (uh.edu)
  • Satellite cells from your trunk and the limb are derived from an embryonic populace of progenitor cells in the somites transient mesodermal constructions that develop on either part of the neural tube [1]. (healthyguide.info)
  • Interestingly recent data indicated that although MyoD is not indicated in quiescent satellite cells in the adult it is transiently indicated in satellite cell progenitors in the embryo suggesting that satellite cells are derived from committed embryonic precursors of myogenic lineage [4] [5]. (healthyguide.info)
  • Our work is at the stage of understanding the molecular mechanisms by which the aging of the regenerative potential of organ stem cells can be reversed by particular human embryonic factors that are capable of neutralizing the affects of aged niches on tissue regenerative capacity. (ca.gov)
  • In this project, the group intends to investigate the nature and the role of adenosine and AR signalling pathways on the two isoforms of muscle AChRs: the embryonic (g-AChR) regulating synaptogenesis and muscle development and the adult (e-AChR) with a role in nerve-muscle communication. (units.it)
  • Embryonic myogenic progenitor cells express CXCR4, G-protein coupled cell surface receptor, and migrate towards regions of SDF-1 expression during limb muscle development, suggesting that CXCR4/SDF-1 plays a role in muscle cell homing. (biomedcentral.com)
  • To grow meat in labs from satellite cells, the researchers suggested current tissue-engineering techniques, where stem cells are often embedded in synthetic three-dimensional biodegradable matrixes that can present the chemical and physical environments that cells need to develop properly. (livescience.com)
  • Both miRNAs and siRNAs need to be delivered into the target tissue or cell in order to activate the desired therapeutic effect," Muthiah Manoharan, Ph.D., senior vp, drug discovery, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, explained. (genengnews.com)
  • A beta cell ATGL-lipolysis/adipose tissue axis controls energy homeostasis and body weight via insulin secretion in mice. (omicsdi.org)
  • The results support the concept that fuel excess can drive obesity and diabetes via hyperinsulinaemia, and that an islet beta cell ATGL-lipolysis/adipose tissue axis controls energy homeostasis and body weight via insulin secretion. (omicsdi.org)
  • In this paper, we discuss the current available information about the role that different phenotypes of macrophages plays after injury and during the remodelling phase in different tissue types, with particular attention to the skeletal muscle. (hindawi.com)
  • Our approach provides a robust 3D in vitro developmental system for investigating muscle tissue morphogenesis and homeostasis. (bvsalud.org)
  • Thus, the use of hESC-produced pro-regenerative factors for boosting the regenerative capacity of organ stem cells is likely to yield healthy, young tissue. (ca.gov)
  • Although functional organ stem cells persist in the old, tissue damage invariably overwhelms tissue repair, ultimately causing the demise of an organism. (ca.gov)
  • The balance between differentiation and self-renewal is critical to maintain muscle tissue homeostasis, and alterations in this equilibrium can lead to chronic muscle degeneration. (biomedcentral.com)
  • She has been reviewer for international Journals ( FASEB J , Cell & Tissue Res , Toxicon, Exp Cell Res ), for national grant agencies (MIUR) and international Foundations (AFM, Association Francaise contre les Myopathies). (units.it)
  • With ageing, skeletal muscle undergoes a severe reduction in tissue mass, leading to a decrease in strength (sarcopenia). (units.it)
  • Erythropoietin receptor expression in nonhematopoietic tissue, including skeletal muscle progenitor cells, raises the possibility of a role for erythropoietin beyond erythropoiesis. (uzh.ch)
  • Mice with erythropoietin receptor restricted to hematopoietic tissue were used to assess contributions of endogenous erythropoietin to promote skeletal myoblast proliferation and survival and wound healing in a mouse model of cardiotoxin induced muscle injury. (uzh.ch)
  • 2010 However reflecting their adipogenic potential FAPs can also give rise to ectopic adipocytes that accumulate in degenerating muscle tissue (Uezumi et al. (scienceexhibitions.org)
  • Muscle injury results in quick activation of the innate immune system which exerts pleiotropic effects on regenerating muscle mass (Brunelli and Rovere-Querini 2008 Tidball and Villalta 2010 Within minutes of injury neutrophils infiltrate hurt skeletal muscle mass and launch tissue-damaging reactive molecules which exacerbate muscle mass damage (Tidball 1995 This initial burst of security damage caused by the innate immune system is followed by a wave of reparative macrophages. (scienceexhibitions.org)
  • Tissue-engineering and cell-based therapies, two prominent branches of Regenerative Medicine, are considered as the most suitable techniques to repair the tissue damage. (sciepub.com)
  • The 'adipose tissue expandability model' identifies the limited capacity and dysfunctionality of WAT, preventing its expansion and accommodation of surplus of energy, as key determinants for the onset and progression of obesity-associated metabolopathologies as a result of ectopic deposition of toxic lipid species in metabolic organs (i.e. muscle or liver [also known as lipotoxic insult]) [ 7 ]. (springer.com)
  • Skeletal muscle is a complex tissue composed of thousands of individual multinucleated myofibers. (arvojournals.org)
  • In regenerative biology, the overarching goal is to rebuild degenerating or absent tissue with a patient's own cells. (uconn.edu)
  • Here, we focus on identifying and characterizing tissue resident progenitors. (uconn.edu)
  • In this regard, we have concentrated on the tissue resident adult progenitors in skeletal muscle and specifically, their role in soft tissue associated heterotopic ossification. (uconn.edu)
  • To achieve this we firstly established a mouse BAT enriched-miRNA profile by comparing miRNAs expressed in mouse BAT, white adipose tissue and skeletal muscle. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These early trials are showing roles for stem cells both in replacing damaged tissue as well as in providing extracellular factors that can promote endogenous cellular salvage and replenishment. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The use of patient's own bone marrow aspirates, hematopoietic stem cells and MSCs, for heart muscle tissue repair can be puzzling because these cells do not normally contribute to the cardiac lineage types that are desired. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The compromised tissue repair program is attributable to the gradual depletion of stem cells and to altered regulatory signals. (biomed.news)
  • Adult stem cells play key roles in homeostasis and tissue repair. (biomed.news)
  • Cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating skeletal muscle development. (scielo.br)
  • These cell lines are shared in collaboration with many international teams, either to study physiological or pathophysiological mechanisms, or to test innovative therapeutic approaches. (institut-myologie.org)
  • Additionally, our data in progress suggest that muscle and brain age by similar molecular mechanisms and thus, therapeutic strategies for rejuvenating muscle repair might be applicable to the restoration of neurogenesis in aged brain. (ca.gov)
  • Better understanding of the cellular and molecular pathophysiological mechanisms regulating adipocyte size, number and depot-dependent expansion has become a focus of interest over recent decades. (springer.com)
  • Dr. Bosinger is defining the molecular mechanisms of virus pathogenesis through application of next-gen RNA sequencing to studies of HIV and SARS-CoV-2 infection in non-human primates. (emory.edu)
  • Comparing and contrasting the molecular mechanisms controlling BAT growth and development in mice and humans will increase our understanding or how human BAT is developed and may identify potential therapeutic targets to increase EE. (biomedcentral.com)
  • MicroRNAs are molecular mechanisms involved in mouse BAT development however, little is known about the miRNA profile in human BAT. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Cytokines and growth factors were optimised using the SDE estimator and the mechanisms that a crucial to skeletal muscle repair process. (mister-finch.com)
  • To compare transcriptome profile of PAX7/MYF5 double reporter hESC derived myogenic cells to human skeletal myoblasts, we enlisted ENCODE polyA RNA-Seq data of the human skeletal muscle myoblasts from the Wold lab (GEO: GSM958744). (nih.gov)
  • When overexpressed in the murine myoblast cell line C2C12 or in primary myoblasts, C/EBPβ reduced MyoD and other myogenic protein levels during differentiation, in addition to reducing myoblast fusion. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Skeletal muscle progenitors (satellite cells), murine cell line and immortalized human myoblasts are studied in vitro to identify, in a controlled environment, the pathways regulating the regenerative potential of the skeletal muscle. (units.it)
  • Compared with wild-type controls, these mice had fewer skeletal muscle Pax-7(+) satellite cells and myoblasts that do not proliferate in culture, were more susceptible to skeletal muscle injury and reduced maximum load tolerated by isolated muscle. (uzh.ch)
  • In contrast, mice with chronic elevated circulating erythropoietin had more Pax-7(+) satellite cells and myoblasts with increased proliferation and survival in culture, decreased muscle injury, and accelerated recovery of maximum load tolerated by isolated muscle. (uzh.ch)
  • Skeletal muscle myoblasts also produced endogenous erythropoietin that increased at low O(2). (uzh.ch)
  • We also demonstrate that the transcriptional regulator PRDM16 (PRD1-BF1-RIZ1 homologous domain containing 16) controls a bidirectional cell fate switch between skeletal myoblasts and brown fat cells. (bioseek.eu)
  • Conversely, ectopic expression of PRDM16 in myoblasts induces their differentiation into brown fat cells. (bioseek.eu)
  • Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 2012;13(2):127-33. (scielo.br)
  • Methods in Molecular Biology. (uh.edu)
  • Her primary areas of investigation include Cell biology, Immunology, Genetic enhancement, Haematopoiesis and Virology. (research.com)
  • Her Cell biology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Dendritic cell, Interferon gamma, Interleukin 12, Bone marrow and Transplantation. (research.com)
  • The Immunology study combines topics in areas such as Progenitor cell and Molecular biology. (research.com)
  • Her studies deal with areas such as Cellular differentiation, CD40, Antigen-presenting cell, Dendritic cell and Interleukin 12 as well as Cell biology. (research.com)
  • Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Progenitor cell, CD34, Endothelial stem cell and Molecular biology. (research.com)
  • Genetic enhancement, Cell biology, Haematopoiesis, Viral vector and Transduction are her primary areas of study. (research.com)
  • Her Cell biology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Gene transfer, Transgene, Dose dependence and Immune system. (research.com)
  • The study incorporates disciplines such as Cell culture, Progenitor cell, CD34, Molecular biology and Transduction in addition to Haematopoiesis. (research.com)
  • She combines subjects such as Myeloid, Kidney disease and Cell biology with her study of Viral vector. (research.com)
  • BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The highly heterogeneous cellular and molecular makeup of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) not only fosters exceptionally aggressive tumor biology but contradicts the current concept of one size fits all therapeutic strategies to combat PDAC. (bvsalud.org)
  • He then moved to the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany where he performed his postdoctoral studies in the lab of Dr. Thomas Graf from 1991 to 1996. (ubc.ca)
  • Dr. Jason Doles (pronouns He/Him/His) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Mayo Clinic. (jove.com)
  • The most prominent example is the changes in cell biology and morphology when it evolves from a healthy to a cancerous state [1, 3]. (globaltechbiz.com)
  • Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ , chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. (dattanibookagency.in)
  • Muscles is an international, peer-reviewed , open access journal on muscle biology and physiology published quarterly online by MDPI. (mdpi.com)
  • 2009 potentially reflecting the reduced secretion of myogenic growth element IGF-1 by these cells (Wynes and Riches 2003 While these studies demonstrate a facilitative part of innate immune cells in muscle mass regrowth after injury a direct molecular link between the innate immune system and muscle mass progenitor biology remains to be founded. (scienceexhibitions.org)
  • While this ultimate aim is rather ambitious, the motivation to achieve these ideal clinical tissues has driven the field of stem and progenitor cell biology to unprecedented levels of scientific and public involvement. (uconn.edu)
  • Günther S, Kim J, Kostin S, Lepper C, Fan CM, Braun T. Myf5-positive satellite cells contribute to Pax7-dependent long-term maintenance of adult muscle stem cells. (scielo.br)
  • Wu J, Hunt SD, Xue H, Liu Y, Darabi R . Generation and Validation of PAX7 Reporter Lines from Human iPS Cells Using CRISPR/Cas9 Technology. (uh.edu)
  • Derivation of Skeletal Myogenic Precursors from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Using Conditional Expression of PAX7. (uh.edu)
  • One such alternative cell fate is the adipogenic fate as Pax7(+) satellite cells isolated from solitary myofibers used adipogenic fate in addition ARHGAP1 to muscle mass fate significance of these factors we used a mouse fracture healing model inside a genetically altered reporter mouse where muscle mass progenitors were lineage-traced. (healthyguide.info)
  • This phenotype was associated with a higher number of Pax7 positive cells in mdxθ−/− muscle compared with mdx muscle, during the progression of the disease. (unicatt.it)
  • Moreover, the expression level of Pax7 and Notch1, the pivotal regulators of SCs self-renewal, were upregulated in SCs isolated from mdxθ−/− muscle compared with mdx derived SCs. (unicatt.it)
  • Culture conditions instigate neural lineage arrest and promote fetal hypaxial myogenesis toward limb axial anatomical identity, with generation of sustainable uncommitted PAX7 myogenic progenitors and fibroadipogenic (PDGFRa+) progenitor populations equivalent to those from the second trimester of human gestation. (bvsalud.org)
  • The transcription factor CCAAT/enhancer binding protein beta (C/EBPβ) is expressed in Pax7 + satellite cells of healthy muscle and is downregulated during myoblast differentiation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • a reverse function mutant Talniflumate of Nkx3.2 blocks the ability of Sox9 to both inhibit myogenesis and induce chondrogenesis suggesting that Nkx3.2 is required for Sox9 to promote chondrogenic differentiation in satellite cells. (healthyguide.info)
  • In vitro culture systems that structurally model human myogenesis and promote PAX7+ myogenic progenitor maturation have not been established. (bvsalud.org)
  • In more detail, the team is studying the role of electrical activity and local trophic factors in the microenvironment of satellite cell niche and in the post-mitotic myogenesis. (units.it)
  • Finally we found that in an mouse model of fracture healing where muscle mass progenitor cells were lineage-traced Nkx3.2 and Sox9 are significantly upregulated while Pax3 is significantly downregulated in the muscle mass progenitor cells that give rise to chondrocytes during fracture restoration. (healthyguide.info)
  • Therefore our and analyses suggest that the balance of Pax3 Nkx3.2 and Sox9 may act as a molecular Talniflumate switch during the chondrogenic differentiation of muscle mass progenitor cells which may be important for fracture healing. (healthyguide.info)
  • When skeletal muscle is injured due to physical or chemical insult, a pool of self-renewing muscle stem cells residing within the skeletal muscles, called satellite cells, can give rise to differentiated myofibers to repair injured muscle ( Charge & Rudinicki, 2004 Chargé SBP, Rudnicki MA. (scielo.br)
  • Isolation and culture of individual myofibers and their satellite cells from adult skeletal muscle. (scielo.br)
  • Postnatal growth and repair of skeletal muscle relies upon a population of quiescent muscle precursor cells, called satellite cells that can be activated to proliferate and differentiate into new myofibers, as well as self-renew to replenish the satellite cell population. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Intro The regenerative response of skeletal muscle mass to ICAM4 injury is dependent within the quiescent populace of skeletal muscle mass stem cells termed the satellite cells which reside beneath the basal lamina of each myofiber (Brack and Rando 2012 Wang and Rudnicki 2012 Upon injury these quiescent satellite cells become triggered and undergo proliferation providing rise to myogenic progenitors (MPs) that ultimately differentiate into mature myofibers. (scienceexhibitions.org)
  • In the resected muscle and in the passively stretched antagonist muscle, there was a dramatic increase in the number of myofibers positive for neonatal MyHC and in the number of BrdU- and MyoD-positive satellite cells. (arvojournals.org)
  • The addition of BrdU-positive myonuclei increased from 1 per 1000 myofibers in cross sections of control muscles to 2 to 3 per 100 myofibers in the resected muscles. (arvojournals.org)
  • Both active and passive stretch of the rectus muscles produced by strabismus surgery dramatically upregulated the processes of satellite cell activation, integration of new myonuclei into existing myofibers, and concomitant upregulation of immature myosin heavy chain isoforms. (arvojournals.org)
  • It is considered postmitotic, in that the myonuclei residing within these myofibers do not divide in adult muscle. (arvojournals.org)
  • 3 When a muscle is injured, this specialized cell population becomes activated, divides, and either repairs damaged fibers or forms new myofibers. (arvojournals.org)
  • One of the cell types involved in the regenerative stem cell niche are fibro/adipogenic progenitors (FAPs). (usz.ch)
  • Instead, we identify a novel mesenchymal cell type located in the interstitial space of skeletal muscle that harnesses robust in vivo chondrogenic, osteogenic and adipogenic capabilities. (uconn.edu)
  • Furthermore, we decisively prove through in vitro clonal assays that the majority of these mesenchymal progenitors are capable of multilineage differentiation, contributing to spontaneously forming adipogenic and fibrocyte-like cells, and to BMP-induced osteogenic cells. (uconn.edu)
  • The concepts of her Cancer research study are interwoven with issues in Bone marrow failure, FANCA, Stem cell, Bone marrow and In vivo. (research.com)
  • In vivo , the identification of macrophage phenotype is complicated since macrophages are obviously exposed to a microenvironment that is more complex respect to cell culture conditions, and they display characteristics that do not conform to the in vitro defined phenotypic categories. (hindawi.com)
  • In vivo studies using transgene/reporter-free hESC/iPSCs further validated myogenic potential of the cells by dystrophin restoration and satellite cell engraftment in NSG-mdx4cv mice. (nih.gov)
  • Then, we comprehensively assessed the functional and histological parameters of skeletal muscle injury in mice and the phenotype shifting in macrophages through molecular biological methods and immunofluorescence analysis both in vivo and in vitro . (ijbs.com)
  • The comprehensive functional tests and histological analysis in vivo indirectly and directly proved the effectiveness of LIPUS for muscle recovery. (ijbs.com)
  • Depletion of macrophages in vivo eliminated the therapeutic effects of LIPUS, indicating that improvement in muscle function was the result of M2-shifted macrophage polarization. (ijbs.com)
  • Here we show by in vivo fate mapping that brown, but not white, fat cells arise from precursors that express Myf5, a gene previously thought to be expressed only in the myogenic lineage. (bioseek.eu)
  • However, diprotin A, a positive modulator of CXCR4-SDF-1 binding, significantly enhanced engraftment and stimulated sustained proliferation of donor cells in vivo . (biomedcentral.com)
  • The Q+ and Q- isoforms of PAX3 are generally co-expressed in cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • Among the PAX3 target genes, there is one group associated with muscle development and a second group associated with neural and melanocyte development. (wikipedia.org)
  • During development, one of the major lineages expressing Pax3 is the skeletal muscle lineage. (wikipedia.org)
  • We found that in the descendents of muscle mass progenitors that contributed to cartilage formation Nkx3.2 and Sox9 were strongly induced while Pax3 manifestation was strongly repressed. (healthyguide.info)
  • Collectively our data suggest that the balance of Nkx3.2 Sox9 and Pax3 can act as a molecular switch during the chondrogenic differentiation of satellite cells which may play an important part in the healing process experiments were normalized to GAPDH. (healthyguide.info)
  • We demonstrate that mdPCR can give exact molecule counts per cell for mRNA isoforms encoding the myogenic transcription factor Pax3. (biomed.news)
  • To determine their possible roles in tissues and satellite cells in vitro, their expression pattern was examined in tissues from 40-day-old chickens and in satellite cells from the breast muscles of 1-week-old and 2-week-old chickens using RT-PCR and immunocytochemistry analyses. (scielo.br)
  • Since only small numbers of cells are obtainable from the patient, it requires expansion of cells in vitro . (sciepub.com)
  • Nevertheless, these primary cells grow slowly in vitro and lose their general characteristics during prolonged culturing period. (sciepub.com)
  • 10 Even more compelling is a recent study that subjected individual quiescent satellite cells isolated from adult limb muscle to stretching in vitro, and showed that direct stretching of the satellite cells themselves results in activation and bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation. (arvojournals.org)
  • 6- Differentiation of iPSCs into cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells for disease modeling and screening. (uh.edu)
  • Two groups of resident progenitors, the skeletal muscle satellite cells (SCs) and vascular endothelium (VE)/vascular endothelial progenitors (VEPs), have been considered to be putative cell sources for ectopic lesions of heterotopic ossification due to their reported multipotent characteristics. (uconn.edu)
  • During the last several years, his lab has developed novel methods for multi-lineage differentiation of pluripotent stem cells for cell therapy in mice models of muscular dystrophies and injuries. (uh.edu)
  • 2010 FAPs which do not arise from your myogenic lineage are bipotential cells capable of providing rise to fibroblasts and adipocytes. (scienceexhibitions.org)
  • We use extensively, the Cre/loxP lineage tracing system to label putative plastic cell types and assess the inherent plasticity of these cells in biologically relevant mouse-chick chimeric models of developmental potency and bioassays of heterotopic ossification. (uconn.edu)
  • Taken together, these data indicate that PRDM16 specifies the brown fat lineage from a progenitor that expresses myoblast markers and is not involved in white adipogenesis. (bioseek.eu)
  • While numerous teams continue to refine and expand the role of bone marrow and cord blood stem cells for their vanguard uses in blood and immune disorders, many others are looking to expand the uses of the various types of stem cells found in bone marrow and cord blood, in particular mesenchymal stem cells, to uses beyond those that could be corrected by replacing cells in their own lineage. (biomedcentral.com)
  • More research teams are accelerating the use of other types of adult stem cells, in particular neural stem cells for diseases where beneficial outcome could result from either in-lineage cell replacement or extracellular factors. (biomedcentral.com)
  • What was surprising is that administering these inhibitors to the whole animal appears to reduce TGF-beta levels in the whole animal, suggesting some kind of feed-back and perhaps effects on other tissues as well as muscle. (ca.gov)
  • The poor performance of stem cells in an aged organ, such as skeletal muscle, is caused by the changes in regulatory pathways such as Notch, MAPK and TGF‐β, where old differentiated tissues and blood circulation inhibit the regenerative performance of organ stem cells. (ca.gov)
  • The epidemic of obesity, closely associated with increases in diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cancer and other disorders, has propelled a major interest in adipose cells and tissues. (bioseek.eu)
  • Adipose tissues contain two distinct types of fat cells, white and brown. (bioseek.eu)
  • Originally discovered as axon guidance factors, they have been implicated in cancer progression, embryonal organogenesis, skeletal muscle innervation, and other physiological and developmental functions in different tissues. (biomed.news)
  • Quantifying the exact expression levels of the mRNA isoforms encoding these myogenic transcription factors is therefore key to understanding how MuSCs switch between cell states. (biomed.news)
  • The various areas that Anne Galy examines in her Stem cell study include Fanconi anemia, Bone marrow and Lymphocyte. (research.com)
  • Characterization of human bone marrow fibroblast colony-forming cells (CFU-F) and their progeny. (sciepub.com)
  • There are many studies involving autologous therapies and some allogenic therapies, based on the recovery of mobilized bone marrow cells, including mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and adipose derived stem cells that also include the stromal or adherent cell type that has an MSC phenotype. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A significant proportion of clinical studies that are underway involve bone marrow and cord blood stem cells for blood and immune disorders [ 3 ] and cancers. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The proliferation and differentiation of satellite cells are regulated by a number of extracellular signals ( Wang & Rudnicki, 2012 Wang YX, Rudnicki MA. (scielo.br)
  • 2008 For instance autocrine Notch signaling regulates the activation and proliferation of satellite cells (Bjornson et al. (scienceexhibitions.org)
  • Osathanon T, Bespinyowong K, Arksornnukit M, Takahashi H, Pavasant P. "Human osteoblast-like cell spreading and proliferation on Ti-6Al-7Nb surfaces of varying roughness. (sciepub.com)
  • Khadra M, Lyngstadaas SP, Haanaes HR, Mustafa K. "Effect of laser therapy on attachment, proliferation and differentiation of human osteoblast-like cells cultured on titanium implant material. (sciepub.com)
  • WAT is characterised by its capacity to adapt and expand in response to surplus energy through processes of adipocyte hypertrophy and/or recruitment and proliferation of precursor cells in combination with vascular and extracellular matrix remodelling. (springer.com)
  • Diprotin A stimulation of CXCR4, however, significantly increased the number of canine dystrophin-positive muscle fibers and canine-derived satellite cells by enhancing donor cell proliferation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Obestatin signalling counteracts glucocorticoid-induced skeletal muscle atrophy via NEDD4/KLF15 axis. (institut-myologie.org)
  • Liver kinase B1 (LKB1) plays pivotal roles in cellular processes such as apoptosis, metabolism, and cell cycle regulation. (omicsdi.org)
  • Cytoskeleton, U-93631 which is a network of interconnected filaments of different types, connects the cell membrane with underlying sub-cellular components. (globaltechbiz.com)
  • The nucleus is the largest organelle among sub-cellular components, demonstrating solid-elastic behavior [4], and it is typically stiffer than the cell itself [5]. (globaltechbiz.com)
  • These primitive-like cells hold promise as an autologous cell source for regenerative treatments and importantly, afford us the opportunity to begin to understand seemingly normal cellular processes in pathological contexts. (uconn.edu)
  • Fracture Healing in Diabetes Fracture repair entails recruitment of mesenchymal stem cells after which differentiation to chondrocytes that type cartilage (see Chapter 12). (dnahelix.com)
  • The use of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) as a regenerative therapy holds the promise of regrowing injured vasculature, helping DM patients live healthier and longer lives. (thno.org)
  • In murine-to-murine transplantation experiments, CXCR4 expression marks a population of adult murine satellite cells with robust engraftment potential in mdx mice, and CXCR4-positive murine muscle-derived SP cells home more effectively to dystrophic muscle after intra-arterial delivery in mdx 5cv mice. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In this study, we used a canine-to-murine xenotransplantation model to quantitatively compare canine muscle cell engraftment, and test the most effective cell population and modulating factor in a canine model of DMD using allogeneic transplantation experiments. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Furthermore, the canine-to-murine xenotransplantation model accurately predicted results in canine-to-canine muscle cell transplantation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Yet, it remains unclear from murine transplantation experiments which cell population most effectively engrafts into diseased skeletal muscle. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Successful engraftment of gene-corrected hematopoietic stem cells in non-conditioned patients with Fanconi anemia. (research.com)
  • His laboratory has followed two primary interests: 1) the transcription factor networks that regulate fate determination in various cells that make blood, and 2) the cell surface proteins expressed by hematopoietic stem cells that and allow them to communicate with their microenvironment. (ubc.ca)
  • How are hematopoietic stem cells born during the development of the vertebrate embryo? (uctv.tv)
  • The main interest of her research activity is the nerve-muscle communication and the skeletal muscle physiology, including muscle plasticity and impact of ageing on the neuromuscular system. (units.it)
  • The results of the proposed research will advance the understanding of important aspects of the neuromuscular physiology such as the modulation of the neuromuscular transmission and the skeletal muscle plasticity. (units.it)
  • Cell Stem Cell 2013;13(5):590-601. (scielo.br)
  • These include generation of knock-in reporter stem cell lines to study myogenic differentiation, CRISPR/Cas9 gene targeting methods to correct mutated genes in muscular dystrophies, and using bioscaffolds, seeded with stem cells, to treat skeletal muscle injuries. (uh.edu)
  • Wu J, Matthias N, Lo J, Ortiz-Vitali JL, Shieh AW, Wang SH, Darabi R . A Myogenic Double-Reporter Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Line Allows Prospective Isolation of Skeletal Muscle Progenitors. (uh.edu)
  • Stem Cell Res. (uh.edu)
  • Wu J, Hunt SD, Matthias N, Servián-Morilla E, Lo J, Jafar-Nejad H, Paradas C, Darabi R . Generation of an induced pluripotent stem cell line (CSCRMi001-A) from a patient with a new type of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) due to a missense mutation in POGLUT1 (Rumi). (uh.edu)
  • Stem Cell Research. (uh.edu)
  • Matthias N, Hunt SD, Wu J, Darabi R . Skeletal muscle perfusion and stem cell delivery in muscle disorders using intra-femoral artery canulation in mice. (uh.edu)
  • Her research in Genetic enhancement intersects with topics in Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Cancer research, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome and Prospective cohort study. (research.com)
  • She interconnects Cell, Progenitor cell, Protein domain, Enhancer and Hematopoietic stem cell in the investigation of issues within Transduction. (research.com)
  • Anne Galy mainly focuses on Genetic enhancement, Haematopoiesis, Viral vector, Cancer research and Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. (research.com)
  • Here we report that human skeletal muscle organoids can be differentiated from induced pluripotent stem cell lines to contain paraxial mesoderm and neuromesodermal progenitors and develop into organized structures reassembling neural plate border and dermomyotome. (bvsalud.org)
  • There his work focused on transcriptional control of hematopoietic stem cell maturation and cell fate. (ubc.ca)
  • In addition, he identified a number of novel hematopoietic stem cell surface proteins and began analyzing their function. (ubc.ca)
  • He has delineated the function of these molecules in diverse set of biological processes including: 1) gut and kidney formation, 2) vascular permeability, 3) mucosal inflammatory disease, 4) stem cell homing and migration, and 5) epithelial tumor progression. (ubc.ca)
  • He is a member of the Stem Cell Network Centre of Excellence (past member of the Stem Cell Policy Committee and Research Management Committee and current Sub-chair of the Training and Education Committee), and a member of the AllerGen Network Centre of Excellence (Research Management Committee and Co-Chair of the Biomarkers Program). (ubc.ca)
  • Serra M, Brito C and Alves PM. "Bioengineering strategies for stem cell expansion and differentiation. (sciepub.com)
  • Therefore, these results establish the efficacy of diprotin A in stimulating muscle cell engraftment, and highlight the pre-clinical utility of a xenotransplantation model in assessing the relative efficacy of muscle stem cell populations. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We used a clinically acceptable regimen of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation to establish mixed donor/host blood cell chimerism and immune tolerance in a canine model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy ( cxmd ) [ 9 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The rapid advance of stem cell clinical trials for a broad spectrum of conditions warrants an update of the review by Trounson (2009) [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • There has been a rapid surge in clinical trials involving stem cell therapies over the last two to three years and those trials are establishing the clinical pathways for an emergent new medicine. (biomedcentral.com)
  • KIT is a receptor tyrosine kinase type III, which binds to stem cell factor. (inhibitorkit.com)
  • Immortalized Canine Dystrophic Myoblast Cell Lines for Development of Peptide-Conjugated Splice-Switching Oligonucleotides. (institut-myologie.org)
  • Inducible depletion of satellite cells in adult, sedentary mice impairs muscle regenerative capacity without affecting sarcopenia. (scielo.br)
  • Human ES and iPS-Derived Myogenic Progenitors Restore Dystrophin and Improve Contractility upon Transplantation in Dystrophic Mice. (uh.edu)
  • To directly assess the role of beta cell lipolysis in insulin secretion and whole-body energy homeostasis, inducible beta cell-specific adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL)-deficient (B-Atgl-KO) mice were studied under normal diet (ND) and high-fat diet (HFD) conditions. (omicsdi.org)
  • At 8 weeks of age, these mice were injected with tamoxifen to induce deletion of beta cell-specific Atgl (also known as Pnpla2), and the mice were fed an ND or HFD. (omicsdi.org)
  • Overall, our results suggest that lack of PKCθ promotes muscle repair in dystrophic mice, supporting stem cells survival and maintenance through increased Delta-Notch signaling. (unicatt.it)
  • We reported that LIPUS therapy at intensity of 60mW/cm 2 exhibited the most significant differences in functional recovery of contusion-injured muscle in mice. (ijbs.com)
  • Indeed, CXCR4-positive muscle-derived side population (SP) cells home more effectively to dystrophic muscle after intra-arterial delivery in mdx 5cv mice [ 10 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This can be achieved using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), human adult cells that have been 'reprogrammed' to behave like cells in the embryo that can develop in to almost any cell in the body. (bvsalud.org)
  • In this regard, his lab has identified a novel family of hematopoietic cell surface proteins, called the CD34 family, and shown that these are essential for a number of developmentally important processes. (ubc.ca)
  • MicroRNA-133 controls brown adipose determination in skeletal muscle satellite cells by targeting Prdm16. (scielo.br)
  • These cells lay beneath the basement membrane of the muscle mass fiber and are usually mitotically quiescent [1]. (healthyguide.info)
  • For example, muscle stem cells (MuSCs), located beneath the basal lamina, exist in the quiescent state but can transition to an activated, proliferative state upon injury. (biomed.news)
  • Furthermore, strategies utilised to improve migratory capacity of myogenic cells are examined in order to identify potential treatments that may be applied to future transplantation protocols. (crick.ac.uk)
  • Intramuscular injection of donor muscle-derived cells into chimeric cxmd recipients restored dystrophin expression for at least 24 weeks in the absence of post-transplant immunosuppression, indicating that cell transplantation may be a viable therapeutic option for muscular dystrophy. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The IAL aims to synergise the expertise in muscle and neuromuscular diseases of French teams and the expertise in immunology and inflammation of the Brazilian teams . (institut-myologie.org)
  • Macrophage activation has been described as a dynamic process: the same cell may initially induce proinflammatory and cytotoxic reactions and later may take part in the resolution of inflammation and wound healing [ 9 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disease characterized by muscle wasting and chronic inflammation, leading to impaired satellite cells (SCs) function and exhaustion of their regenerative capacity. (unicatt.it)
  • Therefore, in collaboration with W. Wright, we have developed an approach for the immortalisation of human muscle precursors that allows them to retain their ability to differentiate: this has enabled the generation of immortal cell lines derived from patient cells. (institut-myologie.org)
  • Loss of PRDM16 from brown fat precursors causes a loss of brown fat characteristics and promotes muscle differentiation. (bioseek.eu)
  • Bober E, Franz T, Arnold HH, Gruss P, Tremblay P. Pax-3 is required for the development of limb muscles:a possible role for the migration of dermomyotomal muscle progenitor cells. (scielo.br)
  • Additionally, safe and efficient migration of transplanted cells is critical in cell therapies, both allogeneic and autologous. (crick.ac.uk)
  • One of the key reasons for this negative outcome is the limited migration of donor cells, which hinders the overall cell engraftment potential. (crick.ac.uk)
  • Commensurate with the known truth that HuR improved the great quantity of adhesion substances VLA-4 on Th17 cells, knockout of HuR impaired splenic Th17 cell migration towards the central anxious program and abolished the condition. (globaltechbiz.com)
  • In the beginning satellite cells were considered to Talniflumate be unipotent stem cells with the ability of generating a unique specialized phenotype the skeletal muscle mass cells. (healthyguide.info)
  • This includes bone and cartilage repair, cell types into which MSCs readily differentiate, and immune conditions such as graft versus host disease and autoimmune conditions that utilize the MSC's immune suppressive properties. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In conclusion, these data decisively establish degrees of potency for skeletal muscle resident progenitors and identify the putative cell-of-origin for the ectopic skeletal anlagen of heterotopic ossification. (uconn.edu)
  • 1 x 106 cells were harvested / sorted at each time- point and RNA extracted using QIAGEN miRNeasy RNA isolation kit (217004, QIAGEN) according to manufacturer's protocol. (nih.gov)
  • We use in parallel many technologies that have been considerably refined to identify, isolate, and characterize, specific and practically pure cell populations, critically allowing us to attribute functional outcomes of potency tests to unique cell types. (uconn.edu)
  • Humans contains around 650 skeletal muscles which allow the body to move around and maintain its posture. (bvsalud.org)
  • Other key factors would involve electrically stimulating and mechanically stretching the muscles to exercise them, helping them mature properly, and perhaps growing other cells alongside the satellite cells to provide necessary molecular cues. (livescience.com)
  • Erythropoietin acts by binding to its cell surface receptor on erythroid progenitor cells to stimulate erythrocyte production. (uzh.ch)
  • In living organisms, if the temperature exceeds the normal range (thermo-neutral zone), it disturbs the normal physiological functioning and induces cell injury. (frontiersin.org)
  • in these cells physiological lev els of E2 and low levels of xenoestrogens can rapidly reverse actions of the DAT. (inhibitorkit.com)
  • Skeletal muscle is characterized by a remarkable capacity to rearrange after physiological changes and efficiently regenerate. (biomed.news)
  • They have proinflammatory functions: they produce effector molecules (reactive oxygen and nitrogen intermediates) and inflammatory cytokines (IL-1 β , TNF α , and IL-6) and participate as inducer and effector cells in polarized Th1 responses. (hindawi.com)
  • Through gene knockout studies he has shown that these molecules act as a type of molecular "Teflon" to make cells more mobile and invasive and also facilitate chemotaxis. (ubc.ca)
  • Substrate diffusion is the constant movement of substrate molecules caused by molecular motion. (jove.com)
  • The formation of skeletal muscle:from somite to limb. (scielo.br)
  • Skeletal muscle MRI studies in limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) have increased over the past decades, improving the utility of MRI as a differential diagnostic tool. (mdpi.com)
  • 7 8 9 In fact, passive stretching alone can activate limb muscle satellite cells. (arvojournals.org)
  • Placenta-derived stem cells are being considered for similar uses and are in Phase III clinical trial for critical limb ischemia by Israel's Pluristem Therapeutics. (biomedcentral.com)
  • There he worked with Dr. Max D. Cooper (Howard Hughes Medical Institute, National Academy of Sciences) and his research focused on cell surface proteins expressed by preB cells that regulate B cell maturation and homing. (ubc.ca)
  • Even though recent molecular and diagnostic advancements have been achieved, novel therapeutic strategies are still not in sight. (usz.ch)
  • Therefore, we aimed to exploit the tumor biological implication and the therapeutic vulnerabilities of a clinically relevant molecular PDAC subgroup characterized by SMAD4 deficiency and high expression of the Nuclear Factor of Activated T-cells (SMAD4-/-/NFATc1High). (bvsalud.org)
  • Validation of a novel tailored therapeutic option was conducted in patient-derived organoids and cells and transgenic as well as orthotopic PDAC models. (bvsalud.org)
  • However, a huge number of autologous cells are required to address these practices. (sciepub.com)
  • Upon injury or when challenged with a variety of mechanical or biochemical stimuli satellite cells re-enter the cell cycle and give rise to Talniflumate differentiated myocytes which form new muscle mass materials or fuse with existing materials and contribute to muscle mass growth and restoration [1]. (healthyguide.info)
  • Alternatively activated M2 macrophages comprise cells exposed to low concentrations of M-CSF in the presence of IL-4, IL-13, or IL-10. (hindawi.com)
  • For instance it has been proposed that classically triggered (M1) macrophages infiltrate early to facilitate the clearance of necrotic debris whereas alternatively triggered (M2) macrophages infiltrate later on to assist with muscle growth (Arnold et al. (scienceexhibitions.org)
  • We serially evaluate several facets of the recovery process, including α V β 3 -integrin expression (a marker of angiogenesis), blood perfusion, and muscle function. (thno.org)
  • We determined that the angiogenic activity one week after mMSC treatment was enhanced by approximately 80% relative to the saline group, which resulted in relative increases in blood perfusion and muscle strength of approximately 42% and 1.7-fold, respectively. (thno.org)
  • In 2010 beginning of 2011, we have approached the identification and characterization of the proteins that are produced by hESCs and have the rejuvenating and pro-regenerative activity on adult muscle. (ca.gov)
  • Skeletal muscle possesses a remarkable capacity to regenerate after disturbances like exercise or acute or chronic injury. (usz.ch)
  • All superior and inferior rectus muscles from both globes were examined for BrdU incorporation, MyoD expression, neonatal and developmental myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoform expression, and myofiber cross-sectional area alterations. (arvojournals.org)
  • Understanding the effects of strabismus surgery on muscle cell biological reactions and myofiber remodeling may suggest new approaches for improving surgical outcomes. (arvojournals.org)
  • There are a number of factors that initiate myofiber remodeling in adult skeletal muscles. (arvojournals.org)
  • These cells are regulated by a tight control of transcriptional programs. (biomed.news)
  • Satellite cells, the engines of muscle repair. (scielo.br)
  • Matthias N, Hunt SD, Wu J, Lo J, Smith Callahan LA, Li Y, Huard J, Darabi R . Volumetric muscle loss injury repair using in situ fibrin gel cast seeded with muscle-derived stem cells (MDSCs). (uh.edu)