The role of FHL proteins in the pathology of muscular dystrophies: identification of novel therapeutic targets

莫纳什大学的科学家们最近发现了一种名为FHL1的蛋白质，它可以促进骨骼肌的修复生长，并可能逆转遗传性肌肉萎缩症中出现的肌肉退化。本研究将探讨FHL1表达是否能改善肌肉萎缩症小鼠模型的肌肉质量。在这样做的过程中，这项研究提高了我们对导致肌肉萎缩症的分子过程的理解，从而为这类疾病的新疗法开辟了道路。

Scientists at Monash University have recently identified a protein called FHL1 which promotes skeletal muscle repair-growth and may reverse the muscle degeneration seen in inherited muscular dystrophies. This study will investigate whether FHL1 expression can improve muscle mass in mouse models of muscular dystropy. In doing so, this research improve out understanding of the molecular processes that cause muscular dystrophies and thereby lead the way to new therapies for this family of diseases.