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Plasticity of the Muscle Stem Cell Microenvironment

Dinulovic, Ivana and Furrer, Regula and Handschin, Christoph. (2017) Plasticity of the Muscle Stem Cell Microenvironment. Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 1041. pp. 141-169.

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Abstract

Satellite cells (SCs) are adult muscle stem cells capable of repairing damaged and creating new muscle tissue throughout life. Their functionality is tightly controlled by a microenvironment composed of a wide variety of factors, such as numerous secreted molecules and different cell types, including blood vessels, oxygen, hormones, motor neurons, immune cells, cytokines, fibroblasts, growth factors, myofibers, myofiber metabolism, the extracellular matrix and tissue stiffness. This complex niche controls SC biology-quiescence, activation, proliferation, differentiation or renewal and return to quiescence. In this review, we attempt to give a brief overview of the most important players in the niche and their mutual interaction with SCs. We address the importance of the niche to SC behavior under physiological and pathological conditions, and finally survey the significance of an artificial niche both for basic and translational research purposes.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Biomedizin > Associated Research Groups > Pharmakologie (Handschin)
05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Growth & Development > Growth & Development (Handschin)
UniBasel Contributors:Handschin, Christoph
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
ISSN:0065-2598
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Language:English
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Last Modified:07 Dec 2017 10:45
Deposited On:07 Dec 2017 10:45

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