mortality/aging
• 41% of mice die by 44 weeks compared to less than 5% of wild-type mice
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muscle
• mice exhibit a severe increase in central nuclei (in greater than 25% of fibers), atrophic fibers, ring fibers, and sarcoplasmic masses
• however, mice do not develop muscle weakness or wasting by 6 months of age
• muscle fiber cross-section area is increased (2710+/-550 um2 compared to 1849+/-329 um2 in Tg(HSA*SR)29Cath mice)
• muscle nuclei per muscle fiber is increased (2.9+/-0.7 compared to 0.8+/-0.14 in Tg(HSA*SR)29Cath mice)
• the number of muscle nuclei per fiber cross-section area is increased (1100+/-400 mm2 compared to 450+/-40 mm2 in Tg(HSA*SR)29Cath mice)
• the percentage of muscle nuclei that are central is increased (38+/-0.09% compared to 1.4+/-0.6% in Tg(HSA*SR)29Cath mice)
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• myotonia is observed as early as 4 weeks of age when muscle histology is normal
• mice exhibit abnormal hindlimb posture when they initiate movement after long periods of inactivity or when they are suspended by their tails
• 29 of 31 mice display myotonia
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
myotonic dystrophy type 1 | DOID:11722 |
OMIM:160900 |
J:64493 |