肌卫星细胞(muscle satellite cell,SC)作为生肌干细胞,参与司控生后骨骼肌的生长、修复和维持等重要过程.综述了NO.HGF,Myostatin,Notch等重要信号分子及卫星细胞自身的特殊微环境对Sc激活和补给的分子调控机制,希冀将来可以从这两方面入手克服目前临床中肌卫星细胞移植治疗各种骨骼肌疾病的瓶颈.
Satellite cells, as the major stem cells, are responsible for postnatal skeletal muscle growth, regeneration and maintenance. As a result, satellite cells have great potential as therapeutic agents. Activation of satellite cells in vivo is a key link in the muscle regeneration processes. And their replenishment is necessary to keep the capacity of skeletal muscle to regenerate after recurrence of muscle damage. Cellular and molecular regulation of activation and replenishment for satellite cells issues were reviewed. Hoping through the points of nitric oxide-hepatocyte growth factor (NO-HGF), myostatin and Notch signaling and the niche of satellite cells to overcome the recent obstruction in cell therapy in clinic myopathy, such as Duchenne muscle destrophy.