Weekly doses of glucocorticoid steroids, such as prednisone, help speed recovery in muscle injuries, reports a new Northwestern…
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Mitochondrial redox signaling enables repair of injured skeletal muscle cells
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Reactive oxygen species released by the mitochondria of injured muscle cells trigger muscle repair; it is excessive ROS that causes muscle damage. As such, taking anti-oxidants may disrupt this physiological balance, and cause more harm than good.