CCMB researchers make headway for study to cure muscle dystrophia

The researchers found that the muscle stem cells (MuSC) have two proteins - Smad3 and Lef1 - interacting when in a non-active state.

Muscular dystrophy is a genetic disease which leads to increasing weakening and breakdown of skeletal muscles. 

HYDERABAD:  Enabling further research to find out a cure for muscle dystrophia, a genetic disorder that triggers loss of muscle, an elementary finding in the behaviour of protein molecules in muscles was made at the researches at Centre for Cellular and Molecular biology (CCMB).

The researchers found that the muscle stem cells (MuSC) have two proteins - Smad3 and Lef1 - interacting when in a non-active state. This aspect was not known by the scientific community and its discovery could lead to the creation of a better solution for regeneration of muscles, the scientists informed.
No cure for muscle dystrophia

Currently, there is no cure for muscle dystrophia. Its effect can only be delayed with medical treatment. It’s a rare disease in India affecting one in a million.

“There is no truth in hospitals telling that they have a cure for muscle dystrophia. People should be cautious,” said Jyotsna Dhawan, Chief Scientist, CCMB.