A Reduction in Selenoprotein S Amplifies the Inflammatory Profile of Fast-Twitch Skeletal Muscle in the mdx Dystrophic Mouse

• Main Authors: Craig Robert Wright (Author), Giselle Larissa Allsopp (Author), Alex Bernard Addinsall (Author), Natasha Lee McRae (Author), Sofianos Andrikopoulos (Author), Nicole Stupka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Excessive inflammation is a hallmark of muscle myopathies, including Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). There is interest in characterising novel genes that regulate inflammation due to their potential to modify disease progression. Gene polymorphisms in Selenoprotein S (Seps1) are associated with e...