Effect of myofibril architecture on the active contraction of dystrophic muscle. A mathematical model
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2021
Citazione:
Effect of myofibril architecture on the active contraction of dystrophic muscle. A mathematical model / M. Stefanati, Y. Torrente, J.F. Rodriguez Matas. - In: JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS. - ISSN 1751-6161. - 114(2021 Feb). [10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.104214]
Abstract:
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a muscle degenerative disease caused by a mutation in the dystrophin gene. The lack of dystrophin leads to persistent inflammation, degeneration/regeneration cycles of muscle fibers, Ca2+ dysregulation, incompletely regenerated fibers, necrosis, fibrotic tissue replacement, and alterations in the fiber ultrastructure i.e., myofibril misalignment and branched fibers. This work aims to develop a comprehensive chemo-mechanical model of muscle-skeletal tissue accounting for dispersion in myofibrillar orientations, in addition to the disorders in sarcomere pattern and the fiber branching. The model results confirm a significant correlation between the myofibrillar dispersion and the reduction of isometric force in the dystrophic muscle and indicate that the reduction of contraction velocity in the dystrophic muscle seems to be associated with the local disorders in the sarcomere patterns of the myofibrils. Also, the implemented model can predict the force–velocity response to both concentric and eccentric loading. The resulting model represents an original approach to account for defects in the muscle ultrastructure caused by pathologies as DMD.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Dystrophic skeletal muscle model; Fibril misalignment effect; Skeletal muscle model
Elenco autori:
M. Stefanati, Y. Torrente, J.F. Rodriguez Matas
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