The mechanism of skeletal muscle contraction is a process that relies on calcium signaling. However, the physiological role ...

Researchers engineered mice with a mutation (E3896A) in the RyR1 calcium-binding site, eliminating calcium-induced calcium ...

Chances are, you're not eating enough protein in your middle-age years to slow down age-related, muscle-wasting sarcopenia.

BACKGROUND: PYGM (muscle glycogen phosphorylase), the rate-limiting enzyme in glycogenolysis, plays an indispensable role in maintaining cardiac energy metabolism. However, the role of PYGM in the ...

There are two classes of muscle relaxers. Antispasmodics reduce spasms by inhibiting signals in the brain, while antispastics affect the spinal cord and reduce muscle tightness and spasms. While ...

Accumulating evidence has made it clear that not only does the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) exist in the circulation where it is driven by renal renin, but it is also active in many ...

Muscle tissues, comprising skeletal and cardiac types, play a pivotal role in numerous biochemical, mechanical, and physiological functions. Beyond their fundamental role in movement and force ...

Introduction: Metformin (MT) is widely used in treating type 2 diabetes, and muscle is one of the targets for MT action. Recent studies have shown that gut microbiota plays a key role in mediating the ...

Bronny James, an incoming freshman at USC and the son of NBA star LeBron James, suffered a cardiac arrest during a USC basketball workout on Monday night. He’s now stable and after spending a period ...

Introduction Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are important for coronary artery formation, which is crucial for the blood supply of the heart. Dysfunction in coronary SMCs (cSMCs), seen in conditions like ...