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Purification of Progenitors from Skeletal Muscle
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2011
Method for the enzymatic dissociation, surface labeling and purification by flow cytometry of fibro/adipogenic and myogenic progenitors from murine skeletal muscle.
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Molecular Imaging to Target Transplanted Muscle Progenitor Cells
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2013
A non-invasive means to evaluate the success of myoblast transplantation is described. The method takes advantage of a unified fusion reporter gene composed of genes whose expression can be imaged with different imaging modalities. Here, we make use of a fluc reporter gene sequence to target cells via bioluminescence imaging.
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Ex Vivo Culture of Pharyngeal Arches to Study Heart and Muscle Progenitors and Their Niche
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2015
Here, we present a protocol to culture pharyngeal arches to study the biology of heart and muscle progenitor cells and their microenvironment.
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Transplantation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Mesoangioblast-like Myogenic Progenitors in Mouse Models of Muscle Regeneration
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2014
Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived myogenic progenitors are promising candidates for cell therapy strategies to treat muscular dystrophies. This protocol describes transplantation and functional measurements required to evaluate the engraftment and differentiation of iPSC-derived mesoangioblasts (a type of muscle progenitors) in mouse models of acute and chronic muscle regeneration.
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Engineering Skeletal Muscle Tissues from Murine Myoblast Progenitor Cells and Application of Electrical Stimulation
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2013
Engineered muscle tissue has great potential in regenerative medicine, as disease model and also as an alternative source for meat. Here we describe the engineering of a muscle construct, in this case from mouse myoblast progenitor cells, and the stimulation by electrical pulses.
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Damage activates muscle progenitor cells, which then expand through proliferation before entering a differentiation program. Differentiation produces muscle-forming cells that can participate in rebuilding damaged tissue. This sequence links the initial injury response to later restoration of muscle structure and makes the timing of cellular activation and expansion important for understanding repair.
After differentiation, muscle-forming cells align and fuse with one another to construct or restore multinucleated muscle fibers. These coordinated steps connect individual precursor-derived cells into larger functional structures rather than leaving them as separate cells. Examining alignment and fusion therefore helps explain how cellular behavior produces organized skeletal muscle tissue.
Two types of biological input identified in this context are muscle damage and developmental signals. These cues can shift progenitor cells from a less differentiated state toward activation, proliferation, and differentiation. Studying how cells respond to these conditions helps researchers relate developmental muscle formation to the regeneration processes that follow tissue injury.
Not every muscle progenitor cell proceeds immediately toward muscle formation. Some remain in a less differentiated state, preserving a population that can contribute to later repair. This balance between differentiation and cellular retention gives muscle tissue an ongoing regenerative capacity and provides an important focus for studies of tissue maintenance.
Research on muscle progenitor cells can clarify how skeletal muscle develops, maintains itself, and regenerates after damage. It can also reveal cellular changes associated with muscular disease. These investigations connect basic biology, including cell activation and differentiation, with broader efforts to understand why muscle tissue forms normally or becomes impaired.
Their ability to contribute to muscle formation and repair makes muscle progenitor cells relevant to tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Researchers can use these cells as a biological foundation for investigating ways to restore muscle tissue. Their study also supports disease-focused research by linking cellular regeneration with potential strategies for addressing muscular disorders.