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Induction and Assessment of Exertional Skeletal Muscle Damage in Humans
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Cited by 8 •
2016
This article describes a safe and reliable method to induce and quantify exertional skeletal muscle damage in human subjects.
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Ex Vivo Assessment of Contractility, Fatigability and Alternans in Isolated Skeletal Muscles
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Cited by 53 •
2012
We describe a method to directly measure muscle force, muscle power, contractile kinetics and fatigability of isolated skeletal muscles in an in vitro system using field stimulation. Valuable information on Ca2+ handling properties and contractile machinery of the muscle can be obtained using different stimulating protocols.
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Assessment of Calcium Sparks in Intact Skeletal Muscle Fibers
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Cited by 15 •
2014
Described here is a method to directly measure calcium sparks, the elementary units of Ca2+ release from sarcoplasmic reticulum in intact skeletal muscle fibers. This method utilizes osmotic-stress-mediated triggering of Ca2+ release from ryanodine receptor in isolated muscle fibers. The dynamics and homeostatic capacity of intracellular Ca2+ signaling can be employed to assess muscle function in health and disease.
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Hematoxylin and Eosin Staining to Assess Colon Damage in DSS-Induced Colitis
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2025
This video demonstrates the hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining method to evaluate colon damage in a murine model of DSS-induced colitis — an inflammatory bowel disease. Upon isolating the colon from a DSS-treated mouse and obtaining sections of the tissue, H&E staining of the sections helps identify the inflammation-mediated tissue damage.
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Assessing DNA Damage Foci: To Identify Radiation-Induced DNA Damage Foci in Cancer Cell Line Using Immunofluorescence Staining
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2023
This video describes a protocol to detect radiation-induced DNA repair foci in the colon cancer cell lines using immunofluorescence staining. DNA repair proteins get activated at the DNA damage site; therefore, we can detect them using specific antibodies and visualize them under a fluorescence microscope.
FAQs
When muscle fibers are injured, their cell membranes lose integrity, allowing intracellular proteins such as creatine kinase and myoglobin to enter the bloodstream. The resulting biomarker findings provide evidence of cellular disruption, while examination and functional testing show how that injury affects strength and mobility. Combining these findings helps clinicians judge severity rather than relying on a single measurement.
These biomarkers provide biochemical evidence that muscle fiber membranes have been compromised. Their presence in the bloodstream complements findings from physical examination, functional testing, and imaging, which assess movement or structural change more directly. Using biochemical and clinical information together can support diagnosis, help characterize injury severity, and contribute to monitoring as the patient recovers.
Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging can show structural disruption, edema, or hematoma that may not be established through examination alone. Physical and functional tests describe the clinical consequences, whereas imaging helps visualize the injured tissue. This distinction makes imaging useful when clinicians need additional information about the character of damage while planning care.
Muscle fiber injury can trigger inflammation, and that response may reduce strength and mobility during the clinical course. Consequently, assessment must consider more than structural damage or biomarker results: functional performance provides evidence of how the injury affects the patient. Repeating these evaluations helps clinicians follow whether impairment is improving as healing progresses.
Clinicians can combine a physical examination with functional testing, biomarker evaluation, and, when appropriate, imaging. Examination and functional measures establish the effect on strength and mobility; creatine kinase and myoglobin provide biochemical evidence; ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging can reveal tissue changes. This multimodal approach supports characterization, treatment planning, and follow-up.
It is particularly relevant after suspected trauma, when clinicians need to characterize injury and plan treatment, and when monitoring recovery over time. The evaluation also helps identify severe muscle injury conditions such as rhabdomyolysis. Results can therefore support initial clinical decisions as well as ongoing assessment of healing and functional improvement.