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Physical therapy protocols to attenuate skeletal muscle atrophy in critically ill patients: narrative review

Int. j. morphol; 40 (3), 2022
SUMMARY: To describe the physical therapy protocols used in critically ill patients to attenuate skeletal muscle atrophy. We conducted a search in PubMed and Embase from inception to November 2020. Observational or experimental studies published in English or Spanish that evaluated the effect of physical...

Implantation of muscle satellite cells overexpressing myogenin improves denervated muscle atrophy in rats

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 49 (2), 2016
This study evaluated the effect of muscle satellite cells (MSCs) overexpressing myogenin (MyoG) on denervated muscle atrophy. Rat MSCs were isolated and transfected with the MyoG-EGFP plasmid vector GV143. MyoG-transfected MSCs (MTMs) were transplanted into rat gastrocnemius muscles at 1 week after surgi...