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ArticleAmerican journal of physiology. Cell physiology2026

Metabolomics-guided isolation of myogenic progenitor cells for improved transplantation.

Lauren K McKay, Christopher G Vann, James R Bain, Shihuan Kuang, Christopher B Newgard, James P White, David E Lee

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Article in American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Lauren K McKayDuke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States.
Christopher G VannDuke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9072-4488
James R BainDuke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States.
Shihuan KuangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9180-3180
Christopher B NewgardDuke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1293-691X
James P WhiteDuke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States.
David E LeeDuke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7084-4100

Funding

Pilot & Feasibility ProgramP30DK124723 · NIDDK · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Nicholette D. Allred · 2020 to 2026
$11.0M
Myogenic Mechanisms of Craniofacial Skeletal Muscle RegenerationK08DE031029 · NIDCR · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI MCKAY, LAUREN KATZ · 2021 to 2025
$904k
Fibro/Adipogenic Progenitor Metabolic Reprogramming for Age-Related Muscle FibrosisK01AG088232 · NIA · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI David E. Lee · 2024 to 2026
$489k
HHS | NIH | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDR) K08DE031029HHS | NIH | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) DK046092HHS | NIH | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) P30DK124723HHS | NIH | National Institute on Aging (NIA) K01AG088232NIA NIH HHS K01 AG088232NIDCR NIH HHS K08 DE031029NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK124723
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Abstract

Skeletal muscle maintains considerable capacity for regeneration following injury, but successful regeneration is limited in instances of volumetric muscle loss, advanced aging, or muscular dystrophies. Considerable research has been done on muscle stem cell (MuSC) transplantation; however, proliferative exhaustion and donor cell dose requirements have slowed progress. Due to the paramount role of cellular metabolism in regenerative function of stem cells, the clinical potential for MuSC therapy may be improved by minimizing the isolation-induced metabolic perturbations experienced by MuSCs. This study uses a model of simulated cell sorting combined with untargeted, small-molecule metabolomic profiling to outline sorting-induced metabolic perturbations in C2C12 myoblasts. We expand upon this by performing a time course of metabolomic profiling on myoblasts recovering from either fluorescence-activated cell sorting or magnetic-bead-activated cell sorting-based isolation procedures to determine the method and recovery timing for optimal redox and energetic status. Using this metabolism-informed method, we then performed primary MuSC transplantation studies in mice to demonstrate the generalizability from the in vitro system to in vivo MuSC transplantation during regeneration from barium chloride-induced injury. Our findings demonstrate metabolically favorable strategies to isolate MuSC for analysis of the quiescent-to-activated metabolic transition or enhance transplantation efficacy.

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Cell SeparationMetabolomicsMuscle DevelopmentMuscle, SkeletalMyoblastsMyoblasts, SkeletalStem CellsStem Cell TransplantationAnimalsBarium CompoundsCell LineChloridesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLRegenerationbarium chlorideBarium CompoundsChloridesmetabolismmetabolomicsmuscle stem cellsmyoblastregeneration

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PMID42562799
PMCPMC13596765

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