Association of interleukin-6 signalling with the muscle stem cell response following muscle-lengthening contractions in humans.

<h4>Background</h4>The regulation of muscle stem cells in humans in response to muscle injury remains largely undefined. Recently, interleukin-6 (IL-6) has been implicated in muscle stem cell (satellite cell)-mediated muscle hypertrophy in animals; however, the role of IL-6 in the satell...

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Main Authors: Bryon R McKay, Michael De Lisio, Adam P W Johnston, Ciara E O'Reilly, Stuart M Phillips, Mark A Tarnopolsky, Gianni Parise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19554087/pdf/?tool=EBI