EL MIR106B FACILITA LA REGENERACIÓN MUSCULAR DE LOS MÚSCULOS DISTROFICOS BALANCEANDO EL ESTATUS DE LAS CÉLULAS MADRE MUSCULARES
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2021-02-24
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[ES]El músculo esquelético cumple funciones muy importantes dentro del organismo. Los procesos regenerativos de este tejido están dirigidos por un grupo de las células madre musculares denominadas células satélites. Como cualquier otro grupo de células madre, estas células satélite pueden dividirse mediante divisiones simétricas, que dan lugar a otras dos células madre musculares, o asimétricas, dando lugar a una célula madre que garantiza la continuidad del pool de células madre en el músculo, y a una célula satélite activada y con capacidad regenerativa. El balance entre las divisiones simétricas y asimétricas de las células satélite es fundamental para mantener el potencial regenerativo del tejido muscular. Durante años se ha pensado que la el cuadro clínico que presentan los enfermos afectados por Distrofia Muscular de Duchenne es debido a que la falta de la proteína DISTROFINA que presentan estos enfermos desestabiliza la membrana citoplasmática de las fibras musculares. Sin embargo, en los últimos años se ha demostrado que la DISTROFINA tiene un papel fundamental en los procesos de activación de las células satélite, promoviendo las divisiones asimétricas de las mismas. El los enfermos, la falta de DISTROFINA promueve fundamentalmente la división simétrica de las células satélite, disminuyendo así la disponibilidad de precursores miogénico: comprometidos con el proceso regenerativo, lo que complica la progresión de la enfermedad. En este trabajo hemos demostrado que es posible aumentar la capacidad de ivisión asimétrica de las células satélite distróficas modulando sus niveles endógenos del miR106b. Esta modulación tiene unos efectos muy positivos a nivel histológico y funcional en los ratones distróficos tratados, lo que nos proporciona nuevas herramientas moleculares con un importante potencial terapéutico para el tratamiento de esta y otras patologías musculares.
[EN]Skeletal muscle excercises very important functions within the body. The regenerative processes of this tissue are directed by a group of muscle stem cells called satellite cells. Like any other stem cell group, these satellite cells can be divided by symmetric divisions, which give rise to two other muscle stem cells, or asymmetric divisions , giving rise to a stem cell that guarantees the continuity of the muscle stem cell pool, and an activated satellite cell with regenerative capacity. The balance between the symmetric and asymmetric divisions of the satellite cells is fundamental to maintain the regenerative potential of the muscle tissue. For years it has been thought that the clinical picture presented by patients suffering from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is due to the lack of DISTROPHINE protein presented by these patients, since it destabilizes the cytoplasmic membrane of muscle fibers. However, in recent years it has been shown that DISTROPHINE has a fundamental role in the processes of activation of satellite cells, promoting their asymmetric divisions. In patients, the lack of DISTROPHINE fundamentally promotes the symmetric division of satellite cells, thus decreasing the availability of myogenic precursors committed to the regenerative process, which complicates the progression of the disease. In this work we have shown that it is possible to increase the capacity of asymmetric division of dystrophic satellite cells by modulating their endogenous levels of miR106b. This modulation has very positive effects at the histological and functional level in treated dystrophic mice. This provides us new molecular tools with an important therapeutic potential for the treatment of this and other muscular pathologies.
[EN]Skeletal muscle excercises very important functions within the body. The regenerative processes of this tissue are directed by a group of muscle stem cells called satellite cells. Like any other stem cell group, these satellite cells can be divided by symmetric divisions, which give rise to two other muscle stem cells, or asymmetric divisions , giving rise to a stem cell that guarantees the continuity of the muscle stem cell pool, and an activated satellite cell with regenerative capacity. The balance between the symmetric and asymmetric divisions of the satellite cells is fundamental to maintain the regenerative potential of the muscle tissue. For years it has been thought that the clinical picture presented by patients suffering from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is due to the lack of DISTROPHINE protein presented by these patients, since it destabilizes the cytoplasmic membrane of muscle fibers. However, in recent years it has been shown that DISTROPHINE has a fundamental role in the processes of activation of satellite cells, promoting their asymmetric divisions. In patients, the lack of DISTROPHINE fundamentally promotes the symmetric division of satellite cells, thus decreasing the availability of myogenic precursors committed to the regenerative process, which complicates the progression of the disease. In this work we have shown that it is possible to increase the capacity of asymmetric division of dystrophic satellite cells by modulating their endogenous levels of miR106b. This modulation has very positive effects at the histological and functional level in treated dystrophic mice. This provides us new molecular tools with an important therapeutic potential for the treatment of this and other muscular pathologies.