Publications associées à Muscle ciliaire

Evaluation of antigravitational support levels provided by a passive upper-limb occupational exoskeleton in repetitive arm movements

Upper-limb occupational exoskeletons to support the workers' upper arms are typically designed to provide antigravitational support. Although typical work activities require workers to perform static and dynamic actions, the majority of the studies in lite ...

Elsevier Sci Ltd2024

Cyclo His-Pro Attenuates Muscle Degeneration in Murine Myopathy Models

Johan Auwerx, Xiaoxu Li, Alessia De Masi, Tanes Imamura de Lima, Keno Strotjohann

Among the inherited myopathies, a group of muscular disorders characterized by structural and metabolic impairments in skeletal muscle, Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) stands out for its devastating progression. DMD pathogenesis is driven by the progress ...

Wiley2024

Understanding motor control and impairment: An upper-limb model for muscular assessment

Tristan Jean Robin Barjavel

The human upper limb is a complex musculoskeletal system that can still perform various tasks with impressive efficacy thanks to the ability of the central nervous system to control and modulate the activation of more than 40 muscles. Stroke is a leading ...

EPFL2023

Microtubule-mediated GLUT4 trafficking is disrupted in insulin-resistant skeletal muscle

Martinus Gijs, Raphaël Etienne Jean Trouillon, Martin Rainer Wohlwend

Microtubules serve as tracks for long-range intracellular trafficking of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4), but the role of this process in skeletal muscle and insulin resistance is unclear. Here, we used fixed and live-cell imaging to study microtubule-based ...

eLIFE SCIENCES PUBL LTD2023

Bidirectional bionic limbs: a perspective bridging technology and physiology

Silvestro Micera

Precise control of bionic limbs relies on robust decoding of motor commands from nerves or muscles signals and sensory feedback from artificial limbs to the nervous system by interfacing the afferent nerve pathways. Implantable devices for bidirectional co ...

IOP Publishing Ltd2022

Co-regulation of endothelial and myogenic cell fates through intercellular crosstalk in skeletal muscle

Umji Lee

Skeletal muscle is one of the most dynamic organs in the human body, which has a vigorous potential to regenerate and adapt to environmental changes. Depending on environments, skeletal muscle enables essential life activities to survive by controlling mov ...

EPFL2021

Combining Reflexes and External Sensory Information in a Neuromusculoskeletal Model to Control a Quadruped Robot

Auke Ijspeert, Azhar Aulia Saputra

This article examines the importance of integrating locomotion and cognitive information for achieving dynamic locomotion from a viewpoint combining biology and ecological psychology. We present a mammalian neuromusculoskeletal model from external sensory ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2022

A system for providing neuromodulation, especially neurostimulation

Grégoire Courtine, Marco Capogrosso, Beatrice Barra, Katie Zhi Zhuang

A system (10) for providing neuromodulation, especially neurostimulation, comprising - at least one neuromodulator (12) for neuromodulation of the cervical spinal cord, - at least one dorsal neuromodulation array (14) for providing neuromodulation to the c ...

2020

Outcome and Complications of Combined Modified Deep Sclerectomy and Trabeculectomy for Surgical Management of Glaucoma: A Pilot Study

André Mermoud, Sylvain Roy

Purpose: To report the outcome and complications of a combined surgical technique of modified deep sclerectomy and trabeculectomy (mDST) for glaucoma. Patients and Methods: Retrospective study of 44 eyes of 43 patients with open and closed angle glaucoma w ...

2020

Wearable System for Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation with Muscle Fatigue Feedback

Sandro Carrara, Francesca Stradolini, Danilo Demarchi, Diego Marino, Sofia Milanese

The design, realization and verification of a system for personalized rehabilitation of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) patients are here presented. It consists of two main parts: (i) one induces in the patient the physiotherapic movement proposed by the trainer ...

IEEE2018

Muscle activation variability is inversely correlated with walking speed

Auke Ijspeert, Florin Dzeladini, Cole Stewart Simpson, Amandine Grappe

Individuals with motor impairments typically walk at much slower speeds than their unimpaired counter- parts, yet their gait data is still evaluated against the relatively faster gait of healthy subjects. Therefore a good understanding of unimpaired gait a ...

Springer2016

Body vibration and its transmission in alpine ski racing

Kamiar Aminian, Benedikt Fasel

The aim of the study was to quantify the vibrations occurring at the lower limbs and the trunk during alpine ski racing. Four European Cup level athletes skied each three runs on a typical giant slalom course. For each turn, power spectral density (PSD) of ...

2016

Metabolic control of muscle and muscle stem cell function

Hongbo Zhang

Skeletal muscle composed of myofibers and a small amount of muscle stem cells (MuSCs). It plays important roles in energy metabolism. Some of the key metabolites, such as NAD+ and acetyl-CoA were recently found to regulate muscle and MuSCs function. Most o ...

EPFL2016

Results of CO2 Laser-assisted Deep Sclerectomy as Compared With Conventional Deep Sclerectomy

André Mermoud, Sylvain Roy

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of CO2 laser-assisted sclerectomy surgery (CLASS) compared with classic nonpenetrating deep sclerectomy (NPDS) with implant in medically uncontrolled glaucoma patients. Materials and Methods: Patients who underwent primary ...

Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins2016

Diminazene Protects Corpus Cavernosum Against Hypercholesterolemia-Induced Injury

Nikolaos Stergiopoulos, Mikaël Nils Sturny, Rafaela Fernandes Da Silva, Fabiana Pereira Da Costa Fraga, Younouss Faye

IntroductionAngiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a key enzyme of the renin angiotensin system, which breaks down angiotensin II and forms angiotensin-(1-7). In erectile tissues, it has been documented that angiotensin II contributes to the development ...

Wiley-Blackwell2015

A New Noninvasively Adjustable Glaucoma Drainage Device

Adan Villamarin

Glaucoma is an irreversible disease affecting the eye, leading to progressive loss of vision and eventually to total blindness. It is often related to high intraocular pressure (IOP), which results from increased outflow resistance to aqueous humor. The fi ...

EPFL2014

Notch Signaling in Pigment Cells and Generation of Mouse Models for Ocular Diseases

Bhushan Sarode

Cellular signaling mediated by Notch receptors results in coordinated regulation of cell growth, survival and differentiation. In melanocytes, Notch signaling is essential for the maintenance of melanocytes and the melanocyte stem cell population. Whereas, ...

EPFL2013

Modeling a diversity of salamander motor behaviors with coupled abstract oscillators and a robot

Jérémie Knüsel

Salamanders are capable of a variety of locomotor behaviors including swimming, underwater stepping, and forward and backward land stepping. According to electromyographic and kinematic recordings of the trunk, each of these behaviors is characterized by a ...

EPFL2013

Exploiting passive dynamics for robot throwing task

Robin Thandiackal, Amir Jafari

Throwing is a complex and highly dynamic task. Humans usually exploit passive dynamics of their limbs to optimize their movement and muscle activation. In order to approach human throwing, we developed a double pendulum robotic platform. To introduce passi ...

IEEE2012

Active strain and activation models in cardiac electromechanics

Alfio Quarteroni, Ricardo Esteban Ruiz Baier, Simone Rossi

We present a model for mechanical activation of the cardiac tissue depending on the evolution of the transmembrane electrical potential and certain gating/ionic variables that are available in most of electrophysiological descriptions of the cardiac membra ...

2011