26 września, 2025

Transcriptomic profiling of skeletal muscle in the DMDmdx rat model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Scientific Reports (2025). DMD, caused by Dmd mutation, was studied in Sprague–Dawley DMDmdx rats using histopathology, biochemistry, and RNA-seq of dystrophic skeletal muscle. DMDmdx rats showed multifocal necrosis, fibrosis, inflammation, elevated muscle-damage enzymes, reduced antioxidant defenses, and increased lipid peroxidation versus WT. RNA-seq identified 3,615 DEGs impacting contraction/ECM/cytoskeleton, with MAPK and immune pathways upregulated and ECM downregulated, underscoring intracellular-signaling targets and the DMDmdx rat’s translational value. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-14756-9