Neurohypophyseal hormones: novel actors of striated muscle development and homeostasis

Submitted: 15 April 2014
Accepted: 15 September 2014
Published: 22 September 2014
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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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Italian Ministry of Education (MIUR), Sapienza University of Rome, French Muscular Dystrophy Association (AFM), Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), UPMC Sorbonne Universités,

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Costa, A., Rossi, E., Scicchitano, B. M., Coletti, D., Moresi, V., & Adamo, S. (2014). Neurohypophyseal hormones: novel actors of striated muscle development and homeostasis. European Journal of Translational Myology, 24(3). https://doi.org/10.4081/ejtm.2014.3790