Autophagy and Apoptosis in Skeletal Muscle
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Autophagy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2024) | Viewed by 7344
Special Issue Editors
Interests: apoptosis; muscular dystrophy; immune system; sphingolipids
Interests: mitochondria; skeletal muscle; autophagy; muscular dystrophy; metabolism
Interests: mitochondria; autophagy; extracellular matrix; electron microscopy
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Dear Colleagues,
Autophagy and apoptosis are two key processes for maintaining cellular homeostasis in tissues and are regulated through various and highly coordinated signal transduction mechanisms.
Also in skeletal muscle, a plastic tissue that reacts and adjusts to several physiological and pathological conditions, autophagy and apoptosis are finely tuned and may have both beneficial and harmful effects, depending on the condition of the tissue and their level of activation. For instance, both processes may impinge the fate of skeletal muscle after damage and contribute to the pathogenesis of diseases such as myopathies and muscular dystrophies.
In this Special Issue, we will collect studies focused on the role of autophagy and/or apoptosis in skeletal muscle homeostasis, injury, and repair and in skeletal muscle diseases such as myopathies, muscular dystrophies, atrophy, and sarcopenia, also focusing on the interaction with immune system cells. Furthermore, we encourage research on mitophagy and mitochondrial apoptotic signaling in skeletal muscle pathophysiology, due to mitochondria’s critical role in determining cell life and death. Finally, we aim to gather studies exploring the possibility of targeting autophagy/apoptosis as novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of muscle diseases. Original research papers, review articles, communications, perspectives, and commentaries are welcome.
Dr. Cristiana Perrotta
Dr. Clara De Palma
Dr. Claudia Moscheni
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- autophagy
- apoptosis
- skeletal muscle
- cell signaling
- mitochondria
- myopathies
- sarcopenia
- atrophy
- immune system
- therapeutic strategies
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