Myostatin deficiency not only prevents muscle wasting but also improves survival in septic mice

Abstract

Muscle wasting is a major complication of sepsis, but its role in the disease development is not known. Myostatin deficiency improved bacterial clearance and survival and mitigated damage in the liver and kidney in septic mice, which paralleled prevention of muscle wasting. These results raise the possibility that muscle wasting may not simply be a complication of sepsis, but myostatin-mediated cachexic changes may have a role in impaired bacterial clearance and mortality in septic mice.

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