| An omega-3 fatty acid-enriched diet prevents skeletal muscle lesions in a hamster model of dystrophy. | |
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PMID: 20829440 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Currently, despite well-known mutational causes, a universal treatment for neuromuscular disorders is still lacking, and current therapeutic efforts are mainly restricted to symptomatic treatments. In the present study, δ-sarcoglycan-null dystrophic hamsters were fed a diet enriched in flaxseed-derived ω3 α-linolenic fatty acid from weaning until death. α-linolenic fatty acid precluded the dystrophic degeneration of muscle morphology and function. In fact, in dystrophic animals fed flaxseed-derived α-linolenic fatty acid, the histological appearance of the muscular tissue was improved, the proliferation of interstitial cells was decreased, and the myogenic differentiation originated new myocytes to repair the injured muscle. In addition, muscle myofibers were larger and cell membrane integrity was preserved, as witnessed by the correct localization of α-, β-, and γ-sarcoglycans and α-dystroglycan. Furthermore, the cytoplasmic accumulation of both β-catenin and caveolin-3 was abolished in dystrophic hamster muscle fed α-linolenic fatty acid versus control animals fed standard diet, while α-myosin heavy chain was expressed at nearly physiological levels. These findings, obtained by dietary intervention only, introduce a novel concept that provides evidence that the modulation of the plasmalemma lipid profile could represent an efficacious strategy to ameliorate human muscular dystrophy. |
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Authors:
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Roberta Fiaccavento; Felicia Carotenuto; Alba Vecchini; Luciano Binaglia; Giancarlo Forte; Enrico Capucci; Anna Maria Maccari; Marilena Minieri; Paolo Di Nardo |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-09-09 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of pathology Volume: 177 ISSN: 1525-2191 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Pathol. Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-11-04 Completed Date: 2011-03-21 Revised Date: 2011-11-01 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370502 Medline TA: Am J Pathol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2176-84 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Laboratorio di Cardiologia Molecolare e Cellulare, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier, 1, 00133 Roma, Italy. |
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Animals Cell Differentiation Cell Proliferation Cricetinae Diet* Dietary Fats / metabolism* Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / administration & dosage* Flax / chemistry Humans Muscle, Skeletal / cytology, metabolism, pathology*, physiology Muscular Dystrophies / genetics, pathology* Signal Transduction / physiology |
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0/Dietary Fats; 0/Fatty Acids, Omega-3 |
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