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SUBMITTER: Keller CW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5454400 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Keller Christian W CW Schmidt Jens J Lünemann Jan D JD
Annals of clinical and translational neurology 20170516 6
Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM) is a relatively common acquired inflammatory myopathy in patients above 50 years of age. Pathological hallmarks of IBM are intramyofiber protein inclusions and endomysial inflammation, indicating that both myodegenerative and inflammatory mechanisms contribute to its pathogenesis. Impaired protein degradation by the autophagic machinery, which regulates innate and adaptive immune responses, in skeletal muscle fibers has recently been identified as a potential key pa ...[more]