ArticleJournal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle2026
Genetic and Pharmacologic Inhibition of Myostatin Restores Muscle Mass in a Dynamin 2-Related Centronuclear Myopathy Mouse Model.
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backgroundAutosomal dominant centronuclear myopathy (ADCNM), most commonly caused by mutations in the dynamin 2 (DNM2) gene, is a rare congenital myopathy characterized by progressive muscle weakness and atrophy. Myostatin, a key negative regulator of skeletal muscle mass, has shown therapeutic potential in several models of neuromuscular diseases. We hypothesized that inhibiting myostatin could counteract muscle deconditioning in ADCNM and evaluated the therapeutic potential of both genetic and pharmacological myostatin inhibition strategies in a mouse model of ADCNM.
methodsKnockin-dnm2
resultsMRI and immunohistochemical analyses showed that KI mice exhibited impaired postnatal muscle growth between 1 and 2 months of age, resulting in persistent muscle hypotrophy (-15%, p < 0.05). This defect was associated with a significant reduction in the number of satellite cells (-53%, p < 0.001 at 1 month and -68%, p < 0.01 at 2 months), the central accumulation of dense NADH-TR staining in more than 20% of muscle fibres, an upregulation of atrophy-related E3 ligases mRNA (Trim63 + 50%, p < 0.001 and +87%, p < 0.001; Fbxo32 + 39% p < 0.05 and +95%, p < 0.001 at 1 and 2 months of age, respectively) and impaired autophagy. Genetic deletion of myostatin in KIKO mice fully restored muscle mass and normalized muscle function to wild-type conditions. Pharmacological inhibition with sActRIIB-Fc also robustly restored muscle mass to wild-type values, primarily via activation of the Akt-mTOR pathway. However, this anabolic effect was transient, as muscle mass returned to baseline 5 weeks after treatment cessation. Importantly, despite increased muscle mass, sActRIIB-Fc treatment did not improve muscle force and key pathological features, including defects in proteostasis, mitochondrial organization and excitation-contraction coupling.
conclusionsThese findings establish the proof of concept that myostatin inhibition counteracts skeletal muscle growth defect in ADCNM, which may be combined with other drugs to better address the multifactorial nature of muscle weakness in ADCNM.
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