Expression of a cell death marker (clusterin) in muscle target fibers

We report, for the first time, the expression of immunoractivity to clusterin in skeletal muscle. Clusterin, a protein probably related to the process of programmed cell death (apoptosis), was specifically very highly expressed in target fibers. All target fibers found in 50 muscle biopsy samples fr...

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Main Authors: Acary Souza Bulle Oliveira, Massimo Corbo, Greg Duigou, Alberto Alain Gabbai, Arthur P. Hays
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 1993-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1993000300014&lng=en&tlng=en
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author Acary Souza Bulle Oliveira
Massimo Corbo
Greg Duigou
Alberto Alain Gabbai
Arthur P. Hays
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description We report, for the first time, the expression of immunoractivity to clusterin in skeletal muscle. Clusterin, a protein probably related to the process of programmed cell death (apoptosis), was specifically very highly expressed in target fibers. All target fibers found in 50 muscle biopsy samples from a variety of neuromuscular disorders expressed a high concentration of clusterin in the middle of the targets. Clusterin was not expressed in any targetoid fibers or cores. Acute denervation, where targets are mostly seen, may be the beginning of apoptosis. Hence our findings support the concept that targets are harbingers of acute denervation.
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spelling doaj-art-cbf68373b2ee41beb30ab1e8ed5445762025-08-20T02:19:57ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42271993-09-0151337137610.1590/S0004-282X1993000300014S0004-282X1993000300014Expression of a cell death marker (clusterin) in muscle target fibersAcary Souza Bulle Oliveira0Massimo CorboGreg Duigou1Alberto Alain Gabbai2Arthur P. HaysUniversidade Federal de São PauloColumbia UniversityUniversidade Federal de São PauloWe report, for the first time, the expression of immunoractivity to clusterin in skeletal muscle. Clusterin, a protein probably related to the process of programmed cell death (apoptosis), was specifically very highly expressed in target fibers. All target fibers found in 50 muscle biopsy samples from a variety of neuromuscular disorders expressed a high concentration of clusterin in the middle of the targets. Clusterin was not expressed in any targetoid fibers or cores. Acute denervation, where targets are mostly seen, may be the beginning of apoptosis. Hence our findings support the concept that targets are harbingers of acute denervation.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1993000300014&lng=en&tlng=enmúsculo esqueléticofibras com «target»clusterina
spellingShingle Acary Souza Bulle Oliveira
Massimo Corbo
Greg Duigou
Alberto Alain Gabbai
Arthur P. Hays
Expression of a cell death marker (clusterin) in muscle target fibers
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title Expression of a cell death marker (clusterin) in muscle target fibers
title_full Expression of a cell death marker (clusterin) in muscle target fibers
title_fullStr Expression of a cell death marker (clusterin) in muscle target fibers
title_full_unstemmed Expression of a cell death marker (clusterin) in muscle target fibers
title_short Expression of a cell death marker (clusterin) in muscle target fibers
title_sort expression of a cell death marker clusterin in muscle target fibers
topic músculo esquelético
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