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Interaction between mesenchymal stem cells and myoblasts in the context of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy contributes to the disease phenotype.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Aug 2022
Kiseleva Ekaterina, Serbina Olesya, Karpukhina Anna, Mouly Vincent, Vassetzky Yegor S
Abstract excerpt
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a genetic disease associated with ectopic expression of the DUX4 gene in skeletal muscle. Muscle degeneration in FSHD is accompanied by muscle tissue replacement with fat and connective tissue. Expression of DUX4 in myoblasts stimulates mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) migration via the CXCR4-CXCL12 axis. MSCs participate in adipose and connective tissue formation and...
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