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First published online August 3, 2005
doi: 10.1242/10.1242/jcs.02482


Journal of Cell Science 118, 3531-3541 (2005)
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Improved muscle healing through enhanced regeneration and reduced fibrosis in myostatin-null mice

Seumas McCroskery1, Mark Thomas1, Leanne Platt2, Alex Hennebry1, Takanori Nishimura1, Lance McLeay2, Mridula Sharma1,* and Ravi Kambadur1,*,{ddagger}

1 Animal Genomics, AgResearch, Private Bag 3123, East Street, Hamilton, New Zealand
2 School of Biological Sciences, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand

{ddagger} Author for correspondence (e-mail: ravi.kambadur{at}agresearch.co.nz)

Accepted 10 May 2005

Numerous stimulatory growth factors that can influence muscle regeneration are known. Recently, it has been demonstrated that neutralization of muscle growth inhibitory factors, such as myostatin (Mstn; also known as growth differentiation factor 8, Gdf8), also leads to increased muscle regeneration in mdx mice that are known to have cycles of degeneration. However, the precise mechanism by which Mstn regulates muscle regeneration has not yet been fully determined. To investigate the role of Mstn in adult skeletal muscle regeneration, wild-type and myostatin-null (Mstn-/-) mice were injured with notexin. Forty-eight hours after injury, accelerated migration and enhanced accretion of myogenic cells (MyoD1+) and macrophages (Mac-1+) was observed at the site of regeneration in Mstn-/- muscle as compared with wild-type muscle. Inflammatory cell numbers decreased more rapidly in the Mstn-/- muscle, indicating that the whole process of inflammatory cell response is accelerated in Mstn-/- mice. Consistent with this result, the addition of recombinant Mstn reduced the activation of satellite cells (SCs) and chemotactic movements of both myoblasts and macrophages ex vivo. Examination of regenerated muscle (28 days after injury) also revealed that Mstn-/- mice showed increased expression of decorin mRNA, reduced fibrosis and improved healing as compared with wild-type mice. On the basis of these results, we propose that Mstn negatively regulates muscle regeneration not only by controlling SC activation but also by regulating the migration of myoblasts and macrophages to the site of injury. Thus, antagonists of Mstn could potentially be useful as pharmacological agents for the treatment of disorders of overt degeneration and regeneration.

Key words: Myostatin, Satellite cell, Muscle regeneration, Fibrosis, Decorin, Macrophages


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