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RIBEIRO JUNIOR, Antonio Fernando. Satellite Cells Analysis in Different Murine Models for Muscular Dystrophies. 2018. 65f. M.S. Dissertation (Genetics) Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, 2018. Muscle tissue has a high regeneration capacity after injury, which is directly linked to satellite cells (SCs). These cells are the main stem cells of the muscle and also have a key role in muscle development in embryogenesis. Although quiescent in normal adult muscles, SCs can be activated by specific signals upon muscle injury. In diseases characterized by chronic degeneration process, such as muscular dystrophies, the SCs are constantly activated, leading to depletion of the SC pool and consequent failure of the regenerative process. We studied muscle SCs in the mouse dystrophic strains DMD mdx , Large myd , DMD mdx /Large myd , comparing to wild-type mice, with the main objective to evaluate SCs behavior in dystrophic muscles with different degrees of histopathological degeneration. Gene and protein expression of transcription factors related to SCs were studied in the muscle, and the results were compared to regenerating and degenerating histopathologic pattern and proliferative state of muscle cells. Our results showed that the dystrophic muscle retains its satellite cells pool, expressing PAX7, an important muscle factor for self-renewal of the SCs pool, at similar levels in all dystrophic strains and wild-type. Dystrophic muscle single cells presented a higher proportion of proliferating cells, as observed by the analysis of cell cycle markers in dissociated gastrocnemius muscle, with a greater number of cells in the G2/M phase. The cascade of regeneration genes is activated in the dystrophic muscle, with high levels of expression of muscle regenerating factors, such as MYOD and Myogenin. Dystrophic muscle retains the ability to form new fibers, as observed by a significant number of new fibers expressing dMHC in all dystrophic strains. However, these new fibers show incomplete maturation characteristics, such as small size and no variation in fiber caliber, which could be determinant for its dysfunction. Muscle degeneration is intense in spite of regeneration, with significant more connective tissue infiltration in dystrophic mice than wild-type mice. In conclusion, our findings suggest that dystrophic muscles, independently of the degree of degeneration, retain the pool of satellite cells with proliferating capacity and

Análise de células satélite em diferentes modelos murinos para distrofias musculares