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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-9-5
pubmed:abstractText
1. The effects of fasting for 48 h were investigated in C57BL/10 (wild type) and age-matched C57BL/10 dystrophin-deficient (mdx) mice. 2. Fasting resulted in an increased percentage of necrotic fibres in muscles from the hindlimb and lumbar regions of mdx mice. The percentage of necrotic fibres of forelimb and chest muscles of mdx mice was unaltered by fasting. In wild-type mice, very few necrotic fibres were observed after fasting. 3. The necrotic changes in fasted mdx muscle were not accompanied by altered energy status as evaluated by muscle ATP and phosphocreatine concentrations. 4. A significantly decreased rectal temperature was observed in mdx but not in wild-type mice after fasting. 5. Fasting would normally be expected to cause a reduction in muscle fibre size. The high prevalence of necrosis in fasted mdx mice is therefore an unusual response that may be related to disturbance of the mechanisms which, in the fed state, compensate for the dystrophin deficiency in these animals.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0143-5221
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
90
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
467-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Fasting increases the extent of muscle necrosis in the mdx mouse.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, University of Liverpool, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't