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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 inhibition improves proliferation and engraftment of myogenic cells in dystrophic muscle of mdx mice.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Hindi Sajedah M, Shin Jonghyun, Ogura Yuji, Li Hong, Kumar Ashok
Abstract excerpt
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) caused by loss of cytoskeletal protein dystrophin is a devastating disorder of skeletal muscle. Primary deficiency of dystrophin leads to several secondary pathological changes including fiber degeneration and regeneration, extracellular matrix breakdown, inflamm...
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