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ReviewHistology and histopathology2022

Histopathology of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in correlation with changes in proteomic biomarkers.

Margit Zweyer, Hemmen Sabir, Paul Dowling, Stephen Gargan, Sandra Murphy, Dieter Swandulla, Kay Ohlendieck

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Review in Histology and histopathology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Serum protein biomarker signature of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.European journal of translational myology · 2025
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  5. Muscular Dystrophies.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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  15. Bioinformatic Analysis of the Subproteomic Profile of Cardiomyopathic Tissue.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2023
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  17. Identification of Subproteomic Markers for Skeletal Muscle Profiling.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Margit ZweyerDepartment of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Children's Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Hemmen SabirDepartment of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Children's Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Paul DowlingDepartment of Biology, Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland.
Stephen GarganDepartment of Biology, Maynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland.
Sandra MurphyCharles River Laboratories, Chesterford Research Park, Saffron Walden, United Kingdom.
Dieter SwandullaInstitute of Physiology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Kay OhlendieckKathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland.
National University of Ireland, Maynooth · IEUniversity of Bonn · DECharles River Laboratories (United Kingdom) · GBUniversity Hospital Bonn · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an inherited disorder of early childhood that affects multiple systems in the body. Besides late-onset cardio-respiratory syndrome and various body-wide pathophysiological changes, X-linked muscular dystrophy is primarily classified as a disorder of the skeletal musculature. This is reflected by severe histopathological alterations in voluntary contractile tissues, including progressive fibre degeneration, fat substitution, reactive myofibrosis and chronic inflammation. The underlying cause for dystrophinopathy are genetic abnormalities in the DMD gene, which can result in the almost complete loss of the membrane cytoskeletal protein dystrophin, which triggers the collapse of the dystrophin-associated glycoprotein complex and disintegration of sarcolemmal integrity. This in turn results in an increased frequency of membrane micro-rupturing and abnormal calcium ion fluxes through the impaired plasmalemma, which renders muscle fibres more susceptible to enhanced proteolytic degradation and necrosis. This review focuses on the complexity of skeletal muscle changes in X-linked muscular dystrophy and outlines cell biological and histological alterations in correlation to proteome-wide variations as judged by mass spectrometric analyses. This includes a general outline of sample handling, subcellular fraction protocols and modern proteomic approaches using gel electrophoretic and liquid chromatographic methods for efficient protein separation prior to mass spectrometry. The proteomic profiling of the dystrophic and highly fibrotic diaphragm muscle is described as an example to swiftly identify novel proteomic markers of complex histopathological changes during skeletal muscle degeneration. The potential usefulness of new protein markers is examined in relation to key histopathological hallmarks for establishing improved diagnostic, prognostic and therapy-monitoring approaches in the field of dystrophinopathy.

Indexed as

Muscular Dystrophy, DuchenneAnimalsBiomarkersDystrophinHumansMass SpectrometryMuscle, SkeletalProteomeProteomicsBiomarkersDystrophinProteome

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PMID34873679
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