TREATMENT FOR AGE- AND OXIDATIVE STRESS-ASSOCIATED MUSCLE ATROPHY AND WEAKNESS

摘要

The present invention includes methods and compositions for treating a skeletal muscular atrophy caused by a defect in the function of one or more sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) pumps comprising: identifying a subject having a muscular atrophy caused by a defect in the function of the one or more SERCA pumps, and providing the subject with an effective amount of an activator that enhances an activity of the one or more SERCA pumps.