Improved immunoblotting methods provide critical insights into phenotypic differences between two murine dysferlinopathy models.

abstract：:We report the case of a 55-year-old man with non-small-cell lung cancer who underwent radiation, chemotherapy with carbotaxol and paclitaxel, and left upper lobe removal 2 years prior to evaluation. He was referred for disabling orthostatic hypotension (113/69 mm Hg supine and 66/47 mm Hg standing after 10 minutes) wi...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Peltier AC,Black BK,Raj SR,Donofrio P,Robertson D,Biaggioni I

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A treatment has been developed to alleviate muscle weakness in murine dystrophy. Cultured myoblasts from genetically normal mouse embryos were injected into the right soleus of 20-day-old normal or dystrophic mice. Hosts and donors were immunocompatible but exhibited different genotype markers. Donor cells produced GP...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Law PK,Goodwin TG,Wang MG

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The F-wave was used to estimate the fastest motor nerve conduction velocity (MNCV) along the proximal segment (spinal cord to knee) of the axons of the tibial nerve in 65 control subjects, 8 patients with diabetic polyneuropathy, and 4 patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Terminal latencies and MNCV along the di...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Panayiotopoulos CP,Scarpalezos S,Nastas PE

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local cooling of the muscle resulted in significant increases in M wave surface areas in patients with ALS, myasthenia gravis, the Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, and also in controls. The most striking increases were seen in patients with early ALS who had minimal lower motor neuron involvement and/or little defec...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Denys EH

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) is one of the major muscles involved in producing abnormal head position in cervical dystonia patients. This study tested whether doxorubicin chemomyectomy, direct injection of doxorubicin into the SCM to permanently remove muscle fibers, has the potential to be a nonsurgical, perm...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： McLoon LK,Falkenberg JH,Dykstra D,Iaizzo PA

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normative values of muscle fiber conduction velocity depend on the conditions in which conduction velocity is measured due to the velocity recovery function (VRF) of muscle fibers. In this study the VRF of the compound muscle action potential (CMAP) was assessed following doublet and triplet stimulation in order to in...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Kamavuako EN,Hennings K,Farina D

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein compositions of subcellular fractions of muscle obtained from 17 Duchenne dystrophy patients, 15 disease controls (10 different primary myopathies, 5 spinal muscular atrophy patients), and 10 normals were examined by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The gels were stained with Coomassie Brilliant Blue an...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Niebroj-Dobosz I,Kornguth S,Schutta H,Siegel FL,Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz I

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a family with familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP), showing an early-onset and a fatal outcome before age 30. Transthyretin (TTR) gene analysis showed one point mutation (T-->C change) in the second base of codon 55, and the corresponding amino acid substitution of proline (Pro) for leucine (Leu) was confir...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Yamamoto K,Hsu SP,Yoshida K,Ikeda S,Nakazato M,Shiomi K,Cheng SY,Furihata K,Ueno I,Yanagisawa N

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the brachial plexus increased signal intensity and swelling of the brachial plexus has been found in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). Whether these proximal abnormalities are also present in the distal polyneuropathy associated with monoclonal gammopathy i...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Eurelings M,Notermans NC,Franssen H,Van Es HW,Ramos LM,Wokke JH,van den Berg LH

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurements were done on the biceps muscles of 6 healthy volunteers to record simultaneously the surface electromyogram (EMG) and vibromyogram (VMG) by means of a piezoelectric device (accelerometer). The VMG is generated by mechanical waves due to the contraction mechanism and often measured as sound. The frequency ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Zwarts MJ,Keidel M

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hand-held dynamometry (HHD) is commonly used to measure ankle plantarflexion strength but has variable reliability measuring higher forces. Fixed HHD is suggested to improve reliability. We, therefore, compared the reliability, consistency, and accuracy of measuring plantarflexion strength. METHODS:Planta...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Davis PR,McKay MJ,Baldwin JN,Burns J,Pareyson D,Rose KJ

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty patients with myasthenia gravis were studied. Needle interference patterns at maximal isometric contractions were recorded from the biceps brachii muscles. Each recording lasted for 30 seconds and induced some fatigue. The EMG signals were transformed into power spectra and were analyzed for differences between...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Yaar I,Mitz AR,Pottala EW

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Accurate Test of Limb Isometric Strength (ATLIS) device can reliably measure the strength of 12 muscle groups using a fixed load cell. The purpose of this study was to analyze ATLIS data from healthy adults to calculate an individual's predicted strength scores. METHODS:ATLIS data were collected from ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Andres PL,English R,Mendoza M,Florence J,Malkus E,Schierbecker J,Siener C,Malspeis S,Schoenfeld DA,Munsat TL,Cudkowicz ME

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate whether the frontal components of scalp somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) depend on the type of peripheral input, we compared scalp SEPs in response to electrical stimuli applied to: (i) the proximal phalanx of the thumb, involving both deep and cutaneous afferents; and (ii) the distal phalanx of the...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Restuccia D,Valeriani M,Barba C,Le Pera D,Tonali P,Mauguière F

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 137 ulnar nerves and abductor digiti minimi (ADM) muscles in 70 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and correlated the results with ADM strength graded on the Medical Research Council (MRC) scale, to address the potential value of a standardized neurophysiological assessment of this nerve-mus...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： de Carvalho M,Swash M

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of extensive studies it is unclear whether impaired fasting glucose (IFG) or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), i.e., impaired glucose metabolism (IGM), causes diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DSPN) or chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy (CIAP); the results and conclusions vary considerably in differ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Dyck PJ,Dyck PJ,Klein CJ,Weigand SD

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Muscle growth and regeneration are processes closely associated with proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis of muscle cells. Death-associated protein 1 (DAP1) has been identified as a negative regulator of autophagy. Little is known about the function of DAP1 in the regulation of myogenesis and sate...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Shin J,McFarland DC,Strasburg GM,Velleman SG

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the known trophic effects of growth hormone (GH) on nerve and muscle 75 patients with ALS were treated for up to 18 months with synthetic human growth hormone (Protropin) or a placebo. The course of ALS was assessed serially using a quantitative (TQNE) neuromuscular and manual exam (MRC) and laboratory chemis...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Smith RA,Melmed S,Sherman B,Frane J,Munsat TL,Festoff BW

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether various myelin markers could detect pathological changes in myelination, the activity of 2'-3'-cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase (CNP) and the level of PO protein were compared in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) of the dystrophic mouse and chicken and their phenotypically normal sibling...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Lewis LN,Mezei C

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immersion of rat hemidiaphragms in Ca2+-free Krebs solution (KS) containing Ca2+ chelator in vitro leads to separation of basal lamina from the plasma membrane, as well as transient contracture and rapid loss of twitch response [calcium paradox (CP) phase 1]. Subsequent immersion in regular KS results in necrosis of m...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Soza M,Karpati G,Carpenter S

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultured human skin fibroblasts from 9 patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and 8 normal age- and sex-matched controls were examined for creatine kinase (CK) activity. Both the normal and the DMD fibroblasts were found to have significant levels of CK activity (approximately 10 x 10(-3) IU per milligram of ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Davis MH,Cappel R,Vester JW,Samaha FJ,Gruenstein E

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine patients with adult-onset acid maltase deficiency (Pompe's disease) were examined clinically and with computed tomography (CT). The CT scan showed early and severe involvement of the muscles of trunk and thighs, with selective sparing of the tensor fasciae latae, short head of biceps femoris, gracilis, and sartor...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： de Jager AE,van der Vliet TM,van der Ree TC,Oosterink BJ,Loonen MC

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We investigated the viscoelastic stress relaxation response before and after a 10-week hamstrings static stretch program. METHODS:The maximal range of motion (ROMmax ) and maximal torque (Torquemax ) were assessed before and after a 10-week stretching program. Six 30-s static stretches at a predetermined ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Peixoto GH,Andrade AG,Menzel HJ,Araújo SR,Pertence AE,Chagas MH

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrastructural, biochemical, and electrophysiological analyses were done on 12-14-month-old mice deficient for myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) to further characterize the neuropathy that develops as they age. Electron microscopy demonstrated normal myelin compaction and axonal degeneration in a large number of m...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Weiss MD,Luciano CA,Quarles RH

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to describe the therapeutic effects of immunomodulatory therapy in 3 patients with childhood autoimmune necrotizing myopathy with anti-signal recognition particle antibodies (SRP-ANM). METHODS:Before treatment, data on clinical features, muscle pathology, and thigh MRIs were obta...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Zhao Y,Liu X,Zhang W,Yuan Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Body weight-supported treadmill (BWST) training has been shown to improve ambulatory capacity in persons with a spinal cord injury (SCI); however, the effect that BWST training has on skeletal muscle phenotype is unknown. We aimed to determine whether 6 months (three sessions/week) of BWST training in neurologically s...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Stewart BG,Tarnopolsky MA,Hicks AL,McCartney N,Mahoney DJ,Staron RS,Phillips SM

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytoplasmic body myopathy (CBM) is characterized by proteinaceous inclusion bodies in muscle tissue. A 43-year-old woman presented with rapidly progressive weakness and dysphagia. Electromyography (EMG) elsewhere demonstrated lower-limb chronic partial denervation. Muscle biopsy showed fiber size variation without dia...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Krishnan AV,Pamphlett R,Burke D,Wills EJ,Kiernan MC

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An infant presented with congenital weakness, hypotonia, arthrogryposis, atrial tachycardia, and a left intra-abdominal neuroblastoma. Muscle biopsy revealed marked excess of muscle spindles with atrophy of extrafusal fibers. The patient expired at age 14 months from progressive cardiorespiratory failure. Postmortem e...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Selcen D,Kupsky WJ,Benjamins D,Nigro MA

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-density multichannel electromyography (EMG) recordings add spatial information to the temporal information content of the surface EMG (sEMG) signal. This study explores the potential value of such multichannel information at a single motor unit level, in particular for the improvement of motor unit number estimat...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Blok JH,Van Dijk JP,Zwarts MJ,Stegeman DF

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We sought to determine which muscles to choose for better assessment of the craniobulbar region in establishing the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). METHODS:We studied the frontalis muscle in 83 controls and compared it with the tongue, sternocleidomastoid (SCM), and trapezius muscles in ...

journal_title：Muscle & nerve

authors： Pan H,Jian F,Lin J,Chen N,Zhang Z,Wang Y,Cui L,Kimura J

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00