Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) affects ~1 in 3500 newborn boys, causing muscle degeneration and early death due to cardiac or respiratory failure. The Hippo pathway member YAP may contribute to the pathogenesis of DMD. This dissertation investigates YAP regulation, the effects of simvastatin on YAP in healthy and dystrophic human muscle cells, and YAP interactions in wild-type and mdx mice. The findings suggest simvastatin reduces YAP signalling and CTGF expression, offering potential therapeutic insights for DMD.
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) affects ~1 in 3500 newborn boys, causing muscle degeneration and early death due to cardiac or respiratory failure. The Hippo pathway member YAP may contribute to the pathogenesis of DMD. This dissertation investigates YAP regulation, the effects of simvastatin on YAP in healthy and dystrophic human muscle cells, and YAP interactions in wild-type and mdx mice. The findings suggest simvastatin reduces YAP signalling and CTGF expression, offering potential therape...
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