Crosstalk between glucocorticoid receptor and obestatin/GPR39 system in skeletal muscle: an avenue for the treatment of muscular atrophy

Many pathological states characterized by muscle atrophy are associated with an increase in circulating glucocorticoids and poor patient prognosis. The development of treatments for glucocorticoid-induced wasting in skeletal muscle should be designed based on how the balance of muscle protein synthe...

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Autor: Cid Díaz, Tania
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/23179
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10347/23179
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Materias::Investigación::24 Ciencias de la vida::2411 Fisiología humana::241110 Fisiología del músculo
Materias::Investigación::32 Ciencias médicas::3205 Medicina interna::320502 Endocrinología
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Sumario:Many pathological states characterized by muscle atrophy are associated with an increase in circulating glucocorticoids and poor patient prognosis. The development of treatments for glucocorticoid-induced wasting in skeletal muscle should be designed based on how the balance of muscle protein synthesis and degradation is deregulated. Here, we investigated whether the obestatin/GPR39 system, an autocrine/paracrine signaling system acting on myogenesis and with anabolic effects on the skeletal muscle, could protect against glucocorticoid- induced muscle cell atrophy.