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. 2026 Feb 10;5(1):13. doi: 10.3390/muscles5010013
ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
AAV Adeno-associated virus
AChR Acetylcholine receptor
Akt Protein kinase B
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
ASO Antisense oligonucleotide
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
Ca2+ Calcium ion
CRISPR Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats
DMD Duchenne muscular dystrophy
EC coupling Excitation–contraction coupling
ECM Extracellular matrix
EVs Extracellular vesicles
FOXO Forkhead box O transcription factor
GMP Good manufacturing practice
HLA Human leukocyte antigen
iMPs Induced myogenic progenitors
iPSCs Induced pluripotent stem cells
MSC Mesenchymal stromal/stem cell
MuSCs Muscle stem cells (satellite cells)
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NMJ Neuromuscular junction
Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
nNOS/eNOS Neuronal/endothelial nitric oxide synthase
NOX NADPH oxidase
PGC-1α Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha
PTP Permeability transition pore
RNA Ribonucleic acid
RONS Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species
RyR1 Ryanodine receptor type 1
SIRT1 Sirtuin 1
SMA Spinal muscular atrophy
SOD Superoxide dismutase
UPS Ubiquitin–proteasome system