The obestatin/GPR39 systemfrom satellite cell regulation to its applicability in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- González Sánchez, Jessica
- Jesús Pérez Camiña Doktorvater/Doktormutter
- Felipe Casanueva Freijó Doktorvater/Doktormutter
- José Luis Relova Quinteiro Doktorvater/Doktormutter
Universität der Verteidigung: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Fecha de defensa: 04 von April von 2019
- Amelia Aranega Jiménez Präsidentin
- Rosalía Gallego Gómez Sekretär/in
- Eusebio Perdiguero Santamaría Vocal
Art: Dissertation
Zusammenfassung
The obestatin/GPR39 system functions as a mediator of skeletal muscle determination, maintenance, and plasticity in physiological and pathological conditions. In satellite cells, the obestatin/GPR39 system acts as an autocrine factor regulating cell cycle progression and fate determination. In Duchenne muscular dystrophy, obestatin signalling addresses multiple pathways needed for phenotypic amelioration, including regulation of myofibre regeneration, activation of the slow oxidative myofibre program, regulation of proteasomal signalling, stabilization of the sarcolemma and induction of corrective autophagy. The results point to the obestatin/GPR39 system as a practical and effective target for future Duchenne muscular dystrophy therapies.