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MicroRNAs modulated by local mIGF-1 expression in mdx dystrophic mice

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a X-linked genetic disease in which the absence of dystrophin leads to progressive lethal skeletal muscle degeneration. It has been demonstrated that among genes which are important for proper muscle development and function, micro-RNAs (miRNAs) play a crucial ro...

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Autores principales: Pelosi, Laura, Coggi, Angela, Forcina, Laura, Musarò, Antonio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4419723/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25999854
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2015.00069
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Coggi, Angela
Forcina, Laura
Musarò, Antonio
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description Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a X-linked genetic disease in which the absence of dystrophin leads to progressive lethal skeletal muscle degeneration. It has been demonstrated that among genes which are important for proper muscle development and function, micro-RNAs (miRNAs) play a crucial role. Moreover, altered levels of miRNAs were found in several muscular disorders, including DMD. A specific group of miRNAs, whose expression depends on dystrophin levels and whose deregulation explains several DMD pathogenetic traits, has been identified. Here, we addressed whether the anabolic activity of mIGF-1 on dystrophic muscle is associated with modulation of microRNAs expression. We demonstrated that some microRNAs are strictly linked to the dystrophin expression and are not modulated by mIGF-1 expression. In contrast, local expression of mIGF-1 promotes the modulation of other microRNAs, such as miR-206 and miR-24, along with the modulation of muscle specific genes, which are associated with maturation of regenerating fibers and with the stabilization of the differentiated muscle phenotype. These data suggest that mIGF-1, modifying the expression of some of the active players of muscle homeostasis, is able, even in absence of dystrophin expression, to activate circuitries that confer robustness to dystrophic muscle.
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spelling pubmed-44197232015-05-21 MicroRNAs modulated by local mIGF-1 expression in mdx dystrophic mice Pelosi, Laura Coggi, Angela Forcina, Laura Musarò, Antonio Front Aging Neurosci Neuroscience Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a X-linked genetic disease in which the absence of dystrophin leads to progressive lethal skeletal muscle degeneration. It has been demonstrated that among genes which are important for proper muscle development and function, micro-RNAs (miRNAs) play a crucial role. Moreover, altered levels of miRNAs were found in several muscular disorders, including DMD. A specific group of miRNAs, whose expression depends on dystrophin levels and whose deregulation explains several DMD pathogenetic traits, has been identified. Here, we addressed whether the anabolic activity of mIGF-1 on dystrophic muscle is associated with modulation of microRNAs expression. We demonstrated that some microRNAs are strictly linked to the dystrophin expression and are not modulated by mIGF-1 expression. In contrast, local expression of mIGF-1 promotes the modulation of other microRNAs, such as miR-206 and miR-24, along with the modulation of muscle specific genes, which are associated with maturation of regenerating fibers and with the stabilization of the differentiated muscle phenotype. These data suggest that mIGF-1, modifying the expression of some of the active players of muscle homeostasis, is able, even in absence of dystrophin expression, to activate circuitries that confer robustness to dystrophic muscle. Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-05 /pmc/articles/PMC4419723/ /pubmed/25999854 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2015.00069 Text en Copyright © 2015 Pelosi, Coggi, Forcina and Musarò. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution and reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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MicroRNAs modulated by local mIGF-1 expression in mdx dystrophic mice
title MicroRNAs modulated by local mIGF-1 expression in mdx dystrophic mice
title_full MicroRNAs modulated by local mIGF-1 expression in mdx dystrophic mice
title_fullStr MicroRNAs modulated by local mIGF-1 expression in mdx dystrophic mice
title_full_unstemmed MicroRNAs modulated by local mIGF-1 expression in mdx dystrophic mice
title_short MicroRNAs modulated by local mIGF-1 expression in mdx dystrophic mice
title_sort micrornas modulated by local migf-1 expression in mdx dystrophic mice
topic Neuroscience
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4419723/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25999854
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2015.00069
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