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Isolation of Human Umbilical Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells (HUASMC)
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2010
The umbilical cords are used to isolate smooth muscle cells by different ways. In this work we used the enzymatic treatment to isolated smooth muscle cells.
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Preparation and Culture of Myogenic Precursor Cells/Primary Myoblasts from Skeletal Muscle of Adult and Aged Humans
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2017
This protocol describes a robust, reproducible and simple method of isolation and culture of myoblast progenitor cells from the skeletal muscle of adult and aged people. The muscles used here include foot and leg muscles. This approach enables the isolation of an enriched population of primary myoblasts for functional studies.
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Isolation of Blood-vessel-derived Multipotent Precursors from Human Skeletal Muscle
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2014
Blood vessels within human skeletal muscle harbor several multi-lineage precursor populations that are ideal for regenerative applications. This isolation method allows simultaneous purification of three multipotent precursor cell populations respectively from three structural layers of blood vessels: myogenic endothelial cells from intima, pericytes from media, and adventitial cells from adventitia.
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Isolation and Quantitative Immunocytochemical Characterization of Primary Myogenic Cells and Fibroblasts from Human Skeletal Muscle
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2015
The main adherent cell types derived from human muscle are myogenic cells and fibroblasts. Here, cell populations are enriched using magnetic-activated cell sorting based on the CD56 antigen. Subsequent immunolabelling with specific antibodies and use of image analysis techniques allows quantification of cytoplasmic and nuclear characteristics in individual cells.
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Detrusor Smooth Muscle Cell Isolation: An Enzymatic Digestion Procedure to Obtain DSM Cells from Human Urinary Bladder Specimens
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2023
In this video, we demonstrate the isolation of detrusor smooth muscle cells from human urinary bladder specimens using a two-step sequential enzymatic treatment.
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At the neuromuscular junction, a motor neuron releases acetylcholine, which initiates an electrical signal in the muscle cell. That signal raises intracellular calcium, linking neural communication to the contractile machinery. This sequence allows researchers to examine how synaptic transmission produces movement and where failures may occur in disorders affecting motor control.
Intracellular calcium acts as the key link between electrical activation and mechanical force. After a neural signal reaches the muscle cell, the calcium increase enables actin–myosin interactions, producing contraction. Measuring or manipulating this step can help distinguish problems in cellular activation from defects in the contractile process during neuroscience research.
Disruption at the neuromuscular junction can prevent a motor-neuron signal from producing the normal calcium response and actin–myosin activity. The resulting impairment connects synaptic dysfunction with reduced motor function. Human muscle-cell models therefore help investigate how neuromuscular disorders interfere with communication between the nervous system and peripheral tissue.
Experimental models of human muscle cells provide a system for examining the relationship between motor neurons, synaptic transmission, and muscle contraction. In motor neuron disease research, these models can help investigate how altered neural control affects muscle responses. They also support evaluation of therapeutic intervention by linking cellular changes to functional motor outcomes.
Studying these cells after injury can reveal how muscle tissue responds to damage and whether therapeutic intervention changes that response. Their use in regeneration research connects cellular behavior with restoration of muscle function. In neuroscience, this perspective complements studies of neural signaling by examining how the receiving tissue adapts when movement systems are challenged.
Human muscle-cell models contribute to rehabilitation research by providing a controlled context for studying neural stimulation, contraction, and tissue responses. They can help relate synaptic transmission to muscle performance and examine responses relevant to recovery. This makes them useful alongside neuroscience investigations of motor control, neuromuscular dysfunction, and strategies intended to improve movement.