E2 How Muscles Promote Health
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Numerous studies show that people who exercise regularly live longer, healthier, and even happier lives. On the other hand, skeletal muscle dysfunction has been reported to play a major role in many diseases. Less well understood is how skeletal muscle function promotes health. Elucidating the molecular mechanisms behind skeletal muscle function could lead to the discovery of new treatment targets for many patients suffering from diseases ranging from metabolic disorders to muscle dystrophy.
Dr. Gommaar D'Hulst is part of The Laboratory of Exercise and Health, which aims to unravel the metabolic and molecular pathways through which different cell types in the muscle communicate. In the muscle microenvironment, muscle stem cells, muscle fibroblasts, and blood vessels closely interact with myofibers to control muscle function.
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