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The gut microbiota influences skeletal muscle mass and function in mice

Johan Auwerx, Hongbo Zhang, Walter Wahli

The functional interactions between the gut microbiota and the host are important for host physiology, homeostasis, and sustained health. We compared the skeletal muscle of germ-free mice that lacked a gut microbiota to the skeletal muscle of pathogen-free ...

AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE2019

Genistein increases the thermogenic program of subcutaneous WAT and increases energy expenditure in mice

Lilia Noriega Lopez, Laura Alejandra Velazquez Villegas

White adipose tissue (WAT) can differentiate into beige adipose tissue by the browning process. Some polyphenols, including isoflavones, particularly genistein, are suggested to increase the expression of browning markers. There is evidence that consumptio ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC2019

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Neuromodulators, such as acetylcholine (ACh), control information processing in neural microcircuits by regulating neuronal and synaptic physiology. Computational models and simulations enable predictions on the potential role of ACh in reconfiguring netwo ...

2018

Spinal cord injury (SCI) disrupts the communication between the brain and the spinal circuits responsible for movement, thereby causing severe motor deficits. Current strategies to restore function to paralyzed limbs have separately investigated electrical ...

EPFL2018

An organotypic slice culture to study the formation of calyx of Held synapses in-vitro

Ralf Schneggenburger, Elin Kristina Kronander

The calyx of Held, a large axo-somatic relay synapse containing hundreds of presynaptic active zones, is possibly the largest nerve terminal in the mammalian CNS. Studying its initial growth in-vitro might provide insights into the specification of synapti ...

2017

Of the seven thousand diseases that are described as rare, 80% of them have an identified genetic cause. With this in the mind, the development of technologies, such as gene therapy, to address the genetic factors involved in these pathologies, might be a ...

EPFL2017

Fluid structure interaction in straight pipelines with different anchoring conditions

Anton Schleiss, Pedro Filipe De Almeida Manso, David Ferràs Segura

This investigation aims at assessing the fluid-structure interaction (FSI) occurring during hydraulic transients in straight pipeline systems fixed to anchor blocks. A two mode 4-equation model is implemented incorporating the main interacting mechanisms: ...

Elsevier2017

NAD(+) repletion improves muscle function in muscular dystrophy and counters global PARylation

Johan Auwerx, Carlos Canto Alvarez, Laurent Mouchiroud, Dongryeol Ryu, Xu Wang, Vincenzo Sorrentino, Hongbo Zhang, Keir Joe Menzies, Karim Laurent Gariani

Neuromuscular diseases are often caused by inherited mutations that lead to progressive skeletal muscle weakness and degeneration. In diverse populations of normal healthy mice, we observed correlations between the abundance of mRNA transcripts related to ...

Amer Assoc Advancement Science2016

A regenerative microchannel device for recording multiple single-unit action potentials in awake, ambulatory animals

Stéphanie Lacour

Despite significant advances in robotics, commercially advanced prosthetics provide only a small fraction of the functionality of the amputated limb that they are meant to replace. Peripheral nerve interfacing could provide a rich controlling link between ...

Wiley-Blackwell2016

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Mechanisms underlying motor neuron subtype selective endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and associated axonal pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remain unclear. Here we show that the molecular environment of the ER between motor neuron subtype ...

Nature Publishing Group2015