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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2018

Efficacy of Prednisolone in Generated Myotubes Derived From Fibroblasts of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients.

Tsubasa Kameyama, Kazuki Ohuchi, Michinori Funato, Shiori Ando, Satoshi Inagaki, Arisu Sato, Junko Seki, Chizuru Kawase, Kazuhiro Tsuruma, Ichizo Nishino and 6 more

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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16 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Tsubasa KameyamaMolecular Pharmacology, Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan.
Kazuki OhuchiMolecular Pharmacology, Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan.
Michinori FunatoDepartment of Clinical Research, National Hospital Organization, Nagara Medical Center, Gifu, Japan.
Shiori AndoMolecular Pharmacology, Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan.
Satoshi InagakiMolecular Pharmacology, Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan.
Arisu SatoMolecular Pharmacology, Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan.
Junko SekiDepartment of Clinical Research, National Hospital Organization, Nagara Medical Center, Gifu, Japan.
Chizuru KawaseDepartment of Clinical Research, National Hospital Organization, Nagara Medical Center, Gifu, Japan.
Kazuhiro TsurumaMolecular Pharmacology, Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan.
Ichizo NishinoDepartment of Molecular Therapy, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan.
Shinsuke NakamuraMolecular Pharmacology, Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan.
Masamitsu ShimazawaMolecular Pharmacology, Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan.
Takashi SaitoDepartment of Molecular Therapy, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan.
Shin'ichi TakedaDepartment of Molecular Therapy, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Japan.
Hideo KanekoDepartment of Clinical Research, National Hospital Organization, Nagara Medical Center, Gifu, Japan.
Hideaki HaraMolecular Pharmacology, Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan.
Gifu Pharmaceutical University · JPNagara Medical Center · JPNational Center of Neurology and Psychiatry · JPNational Hospital Organization · JP

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Abstract

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a recessive X-linked form of muscular dystrophy characterized by progressive muscle degeneration. This disease is caused by the mutation or deletion of the dystrophin gene. Currently, there are no effective treatments and glucocorticoid administration is a standard care for DMD. However, the mechanism underlying prednisolone effects, which leads to increased walking, as well as decreased muscle wastage, is poorly understood. Our purpose in this study is to investigate the mechanisms of the efficacy of prednisolone for this disease. We converted fibroblasts of normal human cell line and a DMD patient sample to myotubes by MyoD transduction using a retroviral vector. In myotubes from the MyoD-transduced fibroblasts of the DMD patient, the myotube area was decreased and its apoptosis was increased. Furthermore, we confirmed that prednisolone could rescue these pathologies. Prednisolone increased the expression of not utrophin but laminin by down-regulation of

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duchenne muscular dystrophylamininMMP-2prednisoloneutrophin

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