The Plasticity of Skeletal Muscle

1. Pluripotent Stem Cells and Skeletal Muscle Differentiation: Challenges and Immediate Applications
Elena Garreta, Andrés Marco, Cristina Eguizábal, Carolina Tarantino, Mireia Samitier, Maider Badiola, Joaquín Gutiérrez, Josep Samitier, Nuria Montserrat

2. Role of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway in Skeletal Muscle
Yasuo Kitajima, Naoki Suzuki

3. Stem Cell Therapy in Muscle Degeneration
Robin Duelen, Domiziana Costamagna, Maurilio Sampaolesi

4. The Autophagy-Dependent Signaling in Skeletal Muscle
Kunihiro Sakuma, Miki Aizawa, Hidetaka Wakabayashi, Akihiko Yamaguchi

5. Cytokines in Skeletal Muscle Growth and Decay
Arkadiusz Orzechowski

6. The Role of Ribosome Biogenesis in Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy
Vandre Casagrande Figueiredo, John J. McCarthy

7. Comprehensive Approach to Sarcopenia and Cachexia Treatment
Hidetaka Wakabayashi, Kunihiro Sakuma

8. The Role and Regulation of PGC-1α and PGC-1β in Skeletal Muscle Adaptation
Séverine Lamon, Aaron P. Russell

9. Characteristics of Skeletal Muscle as a Secretory Organ
Wataru Aoi

10. Biological Role of TRPC1 in Myogenesis, Regeneration, and Disease
Ella W. Yeung, Kwok-Kuen Cheung, Keng-Ting Sun

11. ROS and nNOS in the Regulation of Disuse-Induced Skeletal Muscle Atrophy
Jeffrey M. Hord, John M. Lawler

12. Participation of AMPK in the Control of Skeletal Muscle Mass
Tatsuro Egawa

13. Therapeutic Potential of Skeletal Muscle Plasticity and Slow Muscle Programming for Muscular Dystrophy and Related Muscle Conditions
Gordon S. Lynch

Avainsanat: Medicine & Public Health, Sports Medicine, Rehabilitation, Biomedical Engineering