Starring or supporting role? Satellite cells and skeletal muscle fiber size regulation

Kevin A. Murach, Christopher S. Fry, Tyler J. Kirby, Janna R. Jackson, Jonah D. Lee, Sarah H. White, Esther E. Dupont-Versteegden, John J. McCarthy, Charlotte A. Peterson

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Abstract

Recent loss-of-function studies show that satellite cell depletion does not promote sarcopenia or unloading-induced atrophy, and does not prevent regrowth. Although overload-induced muscle fiber hypertrophy is normally associated with satellite cell-mediated myonuclear accretion, hypertrophic adaptation proceeds in the absence of satellite cells in fully grown adult mice, but not in young growing mice. Emerging evidence also indicates that satellite cells play an important role in remodeling the extracellular matrix during hypertrophy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)26-38
Number of pages13
JournalPhysiology
Volume33
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2018

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© 2018 Int. Union Physiol. Sci./Am. Physiol. Soc.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physiology

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