Myostatin genetic inactivation inhibits myogenesis by muscle-derived stem cells in vitro but not when implanted in the mdx mouse muscle

Separate or Combined Treatments with Daily Sildenafil, Molsidomine, or Muscle‐Derived Stem Cells Prevent Erectile Dysfunction in a Rat Model of Cavernosal Nerve Damage

(2012) Istvan Kovanecz et al.   Journal of Sexual Medicine

Effects of sildenafil and/or muscle derived stem cells on myocardial infarction

(2012) Judy SC Wang et al.   Journal of Translational Medicine

Follistatin Improves Skeletal Muscle Healing after Injury and Disease through an Interaction with Muscle Regeneration, Angiogenesis, and Fibrosis

(2011) Jinhong Zhu et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Increased energy expenditure and leptin sensitivity account for low fat mass in myostatin-deficient mice

(2011) Sun Ju Choi et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Intramuscular Transplantation of Muscle-Derived Stem Cells Accelerates Skeletal Muscle Healing After Contusion Injury via Enhancement of Angiogenesis

(2011) Shusuke Ota et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Inhibition of myostatin protects against diet-induced obesity by enhancing fatty acid oxidation and promoting a brown adipose phenotype in mice

(2011) C. Zhang et al.   DIABETOLOGIA

Terminal differentiation is not a major determinant for the success of stem cell therapy - cross-talk between muscle-derived stem cells and host cells

(2011) Burhan Gharaibeh et al.   Stem Cell Research & Therapy

Myogenic regulatory factors regulate M-cadherin expression by targeting its proximal promoter elements

(2010) Sheng Pin Hsiao et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Repairing skeletal muscle: regenerative potential of skeletal muscle stem cells

(2010) Francesco Saverio Tedesco et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Combination of Myostatin Pathway Interference and Dystrophin Rescue Enhances Tetanic and Specific Force in Dystrophic mdx Mice

(2010) Julie Dumonceaux et al.   MOLECULAR THERAPY

Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells from human cord blood cells with only two factors: Oct4 and Sox2

(2010) Alessandra Giorgetti et al.   Nature Protocols

Systemic Myostatin Inhibition via Liver-Targeted Gene Transfer in Normal and Dystrophic Mice

(2010) Kevin J. Morine et al.   PLoS One

Myostatin reduces Akt/TORC1/p70S6K signaling, inhibiting myoblast differentiation and myotube size

(2009) Anne Ulrike Trendelenburg et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY

High concentrations of HGF inhibit skeletal muscle satellite cell proliferation in vitro by inducing expression of myostatin: a possible mechanism for reestablishing satellite cell quiescence in vivo

(2009) Michiko Yamada et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Inhibiting Myostatin with Follistatin Improves the Success of Myoblast Transplantation in Dystrophic Mice

(2009) Basma F. Benabdallah et al.   CELL TRANSPLANTATION

Muscle stem cells

(2009) Frédéric Relaix et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

Imatinib attenuates skeletal muscle dystrophy in mdx mice

(2009) Ping Huang et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Rescue of skeletal muscle α-actin–null mice by cardiac (fetal) α-actin

(2009) Kristen J. Nowak et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Endomysial Fibrosis in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Marker of Poor Outcome Associated With Macrophage Alternative Activation

(2009) Isabelle Desguerre et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPATHOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY

Effect of VEGF on the Regenerative Capacity of Muscle Stem Cells in Dystrophic Skeletal Muscle

(2009) Bridget M Deasy et al.   MOLECULAR THERAPY

Stimulating Vaginal Repair in Rats Through Skeletal Muscle–Derived Stem Cells Seeded on Small Intestinal Submucosal Scaffolds

(2009) Matthew H. Ho et al.   OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Myostatin Inhibition in Muscle, but Not Adipose Tissue, Decreases Fat Mass and Improves Insulin Sensitivity

(2009) Tingqing Guo et al.   PLoS One

An adult tissue-specific stem cell in its niche: A gene profiling analysis of in vivo quiescent and activated muscle satellite cells

(2009) Giorgia Pallafacchina et al.   Stem Cell Research

Muscle CD31(−) CD45(−) Side Population Cells Promote Muscle Regeneration by Stimulating Proliferation and Migration of Myoblasts

(2008) Norio Motohashi et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Improved Muscle Healing after Contusion Injury by the Inhibitory Effect of Suramin on Myostatin, a Negative Regulator of Muscle Growth

(2008) Masahiro Nozaki et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Effect of muscle-derived stem cells on the restoration of corpora cavernosa smooth muscle and erectile function in the aged rat

(2008) Gaby Nolazco et al.   BJU INTERNATIONAL

Highly Efficient, Functional Engraftment of Skeletal Muscle Stem Cells in Dystrophic Muscles

(2008) Massimiliano Cerletti et al.   CELL

A Perivascular Origin for Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Multiple Human Organs

(2008) Mihaela Crisan et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Stem Cells for the Treatment of Skeletal Muscle Injury

(2008) Andres J. Quintero et al.   CLINICS IN SPORTS MEDICINE

Very small embryonic-like (VSEL) stem cells in adult organs and their potential role in rejuvenation of tissues and longevity

(2008) Mariusz Z. Ratajczak et al.   EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY

AAV-dependent targeting of myostatin function: Follistatin strikes back at muscular dystrophy

(2008) C Colussi et al.   GENE THERAPY

Myostatin promotes the terminal differentiation of embryonic muscle progenitors

(2008) M. Manceau et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Pax3 regulation of FGF signaling affects the progression of embryonic progenitor cells into the myogenic program

(2008) M. Lagha et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Osteopontin and skeletal muscle myoblasts: Association with muscle regeneration and regulation of myoblast function in vitro

(2008) Kitipong Uaesoontrachoon et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY

Myostatin Directly Regulates Skeletal Muscle Fibrosis

(2008) Zhao Bo Li et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The Effects of Myostatin on Adipogenic Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Are Mediated through Cross-communication between Smad3 and Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathways

(2008) Wen Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Thin filament proteins mutations associated with skeletal myopathies: Defective regulation of muscle contraction

(2008) Julien Ochala   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE-JMM

Profibrotic Role of Myostatin in Peyronie's Disease

(2008) Liliana P. Cantini et al.   Journal of Sexual Medicine

Isolation of a slowly adhering cell fraction containing stem cells from murine skeletal muscle by the preplate technique

(2008) Burhan Gharaibeh et al.   Nature Protocols

Mdx respiratory impairment following fibrosis of the diaphragm

(2008) Masatoshi Ishizaki et al.   NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS

Skeletal muscle-derived progenitors capable of differentiating into cardiomyocytes proliferate through myostatin-independent TGF-β family signaling

(2007) Tetsuya Nomura et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Connective tissue growth factor is overexpressed in muscles of human muscular dystrophy

(2007) Guilian Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES