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p38 MAPKs — roles in skeletal muscle physiology, disease mechanisms, and as potential therapeutic targets
Christopher M. Brennan, … , Jane Owens, Nicolas Christoforou
Christopher M. Brennan, … , Jane Owens, Nicolas Christoforou
Published June 22, 2021
Citation Information: JCI Insight. 2021;6(12):e149915. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.149915.
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p38 MAPKs — roles in skeletal muscle physiology, disease mechanisms, and as potential therapeutic targets

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Abstract

p38 MAPKs play a central role in orchestrating the cellular response to stress and inflammation and in the regulation of myogenesis. Potent inhibitors of p38 MAPKs have been pursued as potential therapies for several disease indications due to their antiinflammatory properties, although none have been approved to date. Here, we provide a brief overview of p38 MAPKs, including their role in regulating myogenesis and their association with disease progression. Finally, we discuss targeting p38 MAPKs as a therapeutic approach for treating facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy and other muscular dystrophies by addressing multiple pathological mechanisms in skeletal muscle.

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Christopher M. Brennan, Charles P. Emerson Jr., Jane Owens, Nicolas Christoforou

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