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. 1998 Dec 4;257(3):165-7.
doi: 10.1016/s0304-3940(98)00817-9.

Up-regulation of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) expression in regenerating muscle fibers in neuromuscular diseases

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Up-regulation of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) expression in regenerating muscle fibers in neuromuscular diseases

H Suzuki et al. Neurosci Lett. .

Abstract

Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) has been shown to exert a target-derived trophic factor for motor neurons. Immunohistochemical analyses revealed that expression of GDNF in regeneration muscle fibers was up-regulated in polymyositis (PM) and Duchenne type muscular dystrophy (DMD). Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analyses showed that the full length GDNF was up-regulated in PM and DMD muscle; normal muscle exhibited mostly truncated GDNF. The results indicate that the GDNF expression is regulated in regeneration of human skeletal muscle.

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