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Amy S Rosenberg1, Montserrat Puig2, Kanneboyina Nagaraju3, Eric P Hoffman3, S Armando Villalta4, V Ashutosh Rao2, Lalage M Wakefield5, Janet Woodcock2.
Abstract
Immunological and inflammatory processes downstream of dystrophin deficiency as well as metabolic abnormalities, defective autophagy, and loss of regenerative capacity all contribute to muscle pathology in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). These downstream cascades offer potential avenues for pharmacological intervention. Modulating the inflammatory response and inducing immunological tolerance to de novo dystrophin expression will be critical to the success of dystrophin-replacement therapies. This Review focuses on the role of the inflammatory response in DMD pathogenesis and opportunities for clinical intervention.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26246170 PMCID: PMC5951380 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa7322
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Sci Transl Med ISSN: 1946-6234 Impact factor: 17.956