In alcoholised rats, recombinant mechano-growth factor increased the proliferative activity of myogenic precursors.
In plain wordsIn rats given alcohol over time, MGF raised the growth of muscle precursor cells.
- Peptide
- MGF / PEG-MGF
- Outcome
- IncreaseProliferative activity of myogenic precursors
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
Chronic alcoholisation- Outcome group
- Muscle injury and repair · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
The mechano-growth factor abministration increased the proliferate activity of the myogenic precursors and restored the myonuclei pool.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
In alcoholised rats, proliferation of satellite cells consistently decreased as well as the number of myonuclei, while phosphorylation of p90RSK became reduced.