Evaluation of pro-regenerative and anti-inflammatory effects of isolecanoric acid in the muscle: Potential treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - 05/01/24


Abstract |
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a devastating degenerative disease of skeletal muscles caused by loss of dystrophin, a key protein that maintains muscle integrity, which leads to progressive muscle degeneration aggravated by chronic inflammation, muscle stem cells’ (MuSCs) reduced regenerative capacity and replacement of muscle with fibroadipose tissue. Previous research has shown that pharmacological GSK-3β inhibition favors myogenic differentiation and plays an important role in modulating inflammatory processes. Isolecanoric acid (ILA) is a natural product isolated from a fungal culture displaying GSK-3β inhibitory properties. The present study aimed to investigate the proregenerative and anti-inflammatory properties of this natural compound in the DMD context. Our results showed that ILA markedly promotes myogenic differentiation of myoblasts by increasing β-Catenin signaling and boosting the myogenic potential of mouse and human stem cells. One important finding was that the GSK-3β/β-Catenin pathway is altered in dystrophic mice muscle and ILA enhances the myofiber formation of dystrophic MuSCs. Treatment with this natural compound improves muscle regeneration of dystrophic mice by, in turn, improving functional performance. Moreover, ILA ameliorates the inflammatory response in both muscle explants and the macrophages isolated from dystrophic mice to, thus, mitigate fibrosis after muscle damage. Overall, we show that ILA modulates both inflammation and muscle regeneration to, thus, contribute to improve the dystrophic phenotype.
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Highlights |
• | ILA promotes myogenic differentiation of myoblasts increasing β-Catenin signalling. |
• | ILA boosts the myogenic potential of mouse and human stem cells. |
• | ILA treatment improves muscle regeneration of dystrophic mice. |
• | ILA ameliorates inflammatory response thus mitigating fibrosis in dystrophic muscle. |
Keywords : Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Muscle stem cells, Inflammatory response, Natural products, Isolecanoric acid
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Vol 170
Article 116056- janvier 2024 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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