Extracellular matrix: an important regulator of cell functions and skeletal muscle development

W Zhang, Y Liu, H Zhang - Cell & bioscience, 2021 - Springer
Extracellular matrix (ECM) is a kind of connective tissue in the cell microenvironment, which
is of great significance to tissue development. ECM in muscle fiber niche consists of three …

Skeletal muscle extracellular matrix–what do we know about its composition, regulation, and physiological roles? A narrative review

R Csapo, M Gumpenberger, B Wessner - Frontiers in physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Skeletal muscle represents the largest body-composition component in humans. In addition
to its primary function in the maintenance of upright posture and the production of …

The impact of collagen protein ingestion on musculoskeletal connective tissue remodeling: a narrative review

AM Holwerda, LJC van Loon - Nutrition reviews, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Collagen is the central structural component of extracellular connective tissue, which
provides elastic qualities to tissues. For skeletal muscle, extracellular connective tissue …

Structural determinants of muscle gearing during dynamic contractions

CM Eng, E Azizi, TJ Roberts - Integrative and comparative …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
In skeletal muscle, interactions between contractile and connective tissue elements at
multiple scales result in emergent properties that determine mechanical performance. One …

The multi-scale, three-dimensional nature of skeletal muscle contraction

TJ Roberts, CM Eng, DA Sleboda, NC Holt… - …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Muscle contraction is a three-dimensional process, as anyone who has observed a bulging
muscle knows. Recent studies suggest that the three-dimensional nature of muscle …

Reliability and robustness of muscle architecture measurements obtained using diffusion tensor imaging with anatomically constrained tractography

B Bolsterlee, A D'Souza, RD Herbert - Journal of biomechanics, 2019 - Elsevier
For detailed analyses of muscle adaptation mechanisms during growth, ageing or disease,
reliable measurements of muscle architecture are required. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) …

Muscle unloading: A comparison between spaceflight and ground‐based models

R Qaisar, A Karim, AB Elmoselhi - Acta Physiologica, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Prolonged unloading of skeletal muscle, a common outcome of events such as spaceflight,
bed rest and hindlimb unloading, can result in extensive metabolic, structural and functional …

Fluid‐Driven High‐Performance Bionic Artificial Muscle with Adjustable Muscle Architecture

D **e, Y Su, X Li, J Chen, X Shi, D Liang… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
High‐performance artificial muscle is always the pursuit of researchers for robotics. Herein,
a bionic artificial muscle is reported called “ExoMuscle” mimicking the sarcomere in skeletal …

A biomechanical model for the relation between bite force and mandibular opening angle in arthropods

F Püffel, R Johnston, D Labonte - Royal Society Open …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Bite forces play a key role in animal ecology: they affect mating behaviour, fighting success,
and the ability to feed. Although feeding habits of arthropods have a significant ecological …

[HTML][HTML] Age-related changes in the matrisome of the mouse skeletal muscle

FD Lofaro, B Cisterna, MA Lacavalla, F Boschi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aging is characterized by a progressive decline of skeletal muscle (SM) mass and strength
which may lead to sarcopenia in older persons. To date, a limited number of studies have …