Myostatin-deficient mice exhibit reduced insulin resistance through activating the AMP-activated protein kinase signalling pathway

Myostatin regulates glucose metabolism via the AMP-activated protein kinase pathway in skeletal muscle cells

(2010) Yuewen Chen et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY

Administration of a soluble activin type IIB receptor promotes skeletal muscle growth independent of fiber type

(2010) Samuel M. Cadena et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Myostatin Decreases with Aerobic Exercise and Associates with Insulin Resistance

(2010) DUSTIN S. HITTEL et al.   MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE

Postnatal PPARδ Activation and Myostatin Inhibition Exert Distinct yet Complimentary Effects on the Metabolic Profile of Obese Insulin-Resistant Mice

(2010) Barbara L. Bernardo et al.   PLoS One

Myostatin regulates fiber-type composition of skeletal muscle by regulating MEF2 and MyoD gene expression

(2009) Alex Hennebry et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Loss-of-Function Mutation in Myostatin Reduces Tumor Necrosis Factor   Production and Protects Liver Against Obesity-Induced Insulin Resistance

(2009) J. J. Wilkes et al.   DIABETES

A soluble activin type IIB receptor improves function in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

(2009) Brett M. Morrison et al.   EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY

AMPK regulates energy expenditure by modulating NAD+ metabolism and SIRT1 activity

(2009) Carles Cantó et al.   NATURE

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

(2009) Tingqing Guo et al.   PLoS One

Fast/Glycolytic Muscle Fiber Growth Reduces Fat Mass and Improves Metabolic Parameters in Obese Mice

(2008) Yasuhiro Izumiya et al.   Cell Metabolism

Ablation of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase  2 Activity Exacerbates Insulin Resistance Induced by High-Fat Feeding of Mice

(2008) N. Fujii et al.   DIABETES

Increased Secretion and Expression of Myostatin in Skeletal Muscle From Extremely Obese Women

(2008) D. S. Hittel et al.   DIABETES