The mechanism of EGF in promoting skeletal muscle post-injury regeneration.

Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) is a multifunctional cytokine that plays an important role in the growth and development of skeletal muscle. In this study, a mouse skeletal muscle post-injury regeneration model and the C2C12 myoblasts cell line were used to elucidate the molecular mechanism by which EGF promotes myoblast proliferation and differentiation and then improves skeletal muscle post-injury regeneration. EGF regulates the activities of p38-MAPK and PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathways through the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR), thereby promoting the proliferation and differentiation of myoblasts. This finding will support the treatment of skeletal muscle injury, which is of great value in resolving muscle health problems such as muscular atrophy and sarcopenia.