Plasma lipidomic analysis shows a disease progression signature in mdx mice.

ABSTRACT: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare genetic disorder affecting paediatric patients. The disease course is characterized by loss of muscle mass, which is rapidly substituted by fibrotic and adipose tissue. Clinical and preclinical models have clarified the processes leading to muscle damage and myofiber degeneration. Analysis of the fat component is however emerging as more evidence shows how muscle fat fraction is associated with patient performance and prognosis. In this article we aimed to study whether alterations exist in the composition of lipids in plasma samples obtained from mouse models. Analysis of plasma samples was performed in 4 mouse models of DMD and wild-type mice by LC-MS. Longitudinal samplings of individual mice covering an observational period of 7 months were o

SUBMITTER: Tsonaka R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8217252 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature