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1Department of Medicine, Institute of Translational Pharmacology,Italian National Research Council, 2Epigenetics and Regenerative Medicine,IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, 3Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division,King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), 4Department of Life Sciences,University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 01:00Muscle Injury and Tissue Harvest
- 03:12Cryosectioning, Immunostaining, and Confocal Microscopy Imaging
- 06:47Results: Representative Injured Muscle Tissue and Muscle Satellite Cell (MuSC) Analyses
- 07:43Conclusion
Active autophagy is associated with productive muscle regeneration, which is essential for Muscle Stem Cell (MuSC) activation. Here, we provide a protocol for the in situ detection of LC3, an autophagy marker in MyoD-positive MuSCs of muscle tissue sections from control and injured mice.
