Neurohypophyseal Hormones: Novel Actors of Striated Muscle Development and Homeostasis

Since the 1980’s, novel functional roles of the neurohypophyseal hormones vasopressin and oxytocin have emerged. Several studies have investigated the effects of these two neurohormones on striated muscle tissues, both in vitro and in vivo. The effects of vasopressin on skeletal myogenic cells, deve...

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Published inEuropean journal of translational myology Vol. 24; no. 3; p. 3790
Main Authors Costa, Alessandra, Rossi, Eleonora, Scicchitano, Bianca Maria, Coletti, Dario, Moresi, Viviana, Adamo, Sergio
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LanguageEnglish
Published PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 23.09.2014
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Arginine-vasopressin, oxytocin, skeletal myogenic cells and cardiomyocite differentiation and homeostasis, receptors and signal transduction mechanisms
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Summary:Since the 1980’s, novel functional roles of the neurohypophyseal hormones vasopressin and oxytocin have emerged. Several studies have investigated the effects of these two neurohormones on striated muscle tissues, both in vitro and in vivo. The effects of vasopressin on skeletal myogenic cells, developing muscle and muscle homeostasis have been documented. Oxytocin appears to have a greater influence on cardiomyocite differentiation and heart homeostasis. This review summarizes the studies on these novel roles of the two neurohypophyseal hormones, and open the possibility of new therapeutic approaches for diseases affecting striated muscle.
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The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this article.
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ISSN:2037-7452
2037-7460
DOI:10.4081/ejtm.2014.3790