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Eftestøl E, Ochi E, Juvkam IS, Hansson KA, Gundersen K. A juvenile climbing exercise establishes a muscle memory boosting the effects of exercise in adult rats. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2022; 236:e13879. [PMID: 36017589 DOI: 10.1111/apha.13879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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AIM Investigate whether juvenile exercise could induce a long-term muscle memory, boosting the effects of exercise in adults. METHODS We devised a 5-week climbing exercise scheme with food reward administered to male juvenile rats (post-natal week 4-9). Subsequently, the animals were subjected to 10 weeks of detraining (week 9-19) without climbing and finally retraining during week 19-21. RESULTS The juvenile exercise increased fiber cross-sectional area (fCSA) by 21% (p = 0.0035), boosted nuclear accretion by 13% (p = 0.057), and reduced intraperitoneal fat content by 28% (p = 0.007) and body weight by 9% (p = 0.001). During detraining, the fCSA became similar in the animals that had been climbing compared to naive controls, but the elevated number of myonuclei induced by the climbing were maintained (15%, p = 0.033). When the naive rats were subjected to 2 weeks of adult exercise there was little effect on fCSA, while the previously trained rats displayed an increase of 19% (p = 0.0007). Similarly, when the rats were subjected to unilateral surgical overload in lieu of the adult climbing exercise, the increase in fCSA was 20% (p = 0.0039) in the climbing group, while there was no significant increase in naive rats when comparing to the contralateral leg. CONCLUSION This demonstrates that juvenile exercise can establish a muscle memory boosting the effects of adult exercise. The juvenile climbing exercise with food reward also led to leaner animals with lower body weight. These differences were to some extent maintained throughout the adult detraining period in spite of all animals being fed ad libitum, indicating a form of body weight memory.
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- Einar Eftestøl
- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Faculty of Bioscience and Applied Chemistry, Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Snijders T, Aussieker T, Holwerda A, Parise G, Loon LJC, Verdijk LB. The concept of skeletal muscle memory: Evidence from animal and human studies. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2020; 229:e13465. [PMID: 32175681 PMCID: PMC7317456 DOI: 10.1111/apha.13465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Within the current paradigm of the myonuclear domain theory, it is postulated that a linear relationship exists between muscle fibre size and myonuclear content. The myonuclear domain is kept (relatively) constant by adding additional nuclei (supplied by muscle satellite cells) during muscle fibre hypertrophy and nuclear loss (by apoptosis) during muscle fibre atrophy. However, data from recent animal studies suggest that myonuclei that are added to support muscle fibre hypertrophy are not lost within various muscle atrophy models. Such myonuclear permanence has been suggested to constitute a mechanism allowing the muscle fibre to (re)grow more efficiently during retraining, a phenomenon referred to as "muscle memory." The concept of "muscle memory by myonuclear permanence" has mainly been based on data attained from rodent experimental models. Whether the postulated mechanism also holds true in humans remains largely ambiguous. Nevertheless, there are several studies in humans that provide evidence to potentially support or contradict (parts of) the muscle memory hypothesis. The goal of the present review was to discuss the evidence for the existence of "muscle memory" in both animal and human models of muscle fibre hypertrophy as well as atrophy. Furthermore, to provide additional insight in the potential presence of muscle memory by myonuclear permanence in humans, we present new data on previously performed exercise training studies. Finally, suggestions for future research are provided to establish whether muscle memory really exists in humans.
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- Tim Snijders
- Department of Human Biology NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism Maastricht University Maastricht the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Biology NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism Maastricht University Maastricht the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Biology NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism Maastricht University Maastricht the Netherlands
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- Department of Kinesiology and Medical Physics & Applied Radiation Sciences McMaster University Hamilton ON Canada
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- Department of Human Biology NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism Maastricht University Maastricht the Netherlands
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Qaisar R, Karim A, Elmoselhi AB. Muscle unloading: A comparison between spaceflight and ground-based models. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2020; 228:e13431. [PMID: 31840423 DOI: 10.1111/apha.13431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Prolonged unloading of skeletal muscle, a common outcome of events such as spaceflight, bed rest and hindlimb unloading, can result in extensive metabolic, structural and functional changes in muscle fibres. With advancement in investigations of cellular and molecular mechanisms, understanding of disuse muscle atrophy has significantly increased. However, substantial gaps exist in our understanding of the processes dictating muscle plasticity during unloading, which prevent us from developing effective interventions to combat muscle loss. This review aims to update the status of knowledge and underlying mechanisms leading to cellular and molecular changes in skeletal muscle during unloading. We have also discussed advances in the understanding of contractile dysfunction during spaceflights and in ground-based models of muscle unloading. Additionally, we have elaborated on potential therapeutic interventions that show promising results in boosting muscle mass and strength during mechanical unloading. Finally, we have identified key gaps in our knowledge as well as possible research direction for the future.
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- Rizwan Qaisar
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences College of Medicine University of Sharjah Sharjah UAE
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences College of Medicine University of Sharjah Sharjah UAE
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences College of Medicine University of Sharjah Sharjah UAE
- Department of Physiology Michigan State University East Lansing MI USA
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Murach KA, Fry CS, Kirby TJ, Jackson JR, Lee JD, White SH, Dupont-Versteegden EE, McCarthy JJ, Peterson CA. Starring or Supporting Role? Satellite Cells and Skeletal Muscle Fiber Size Regulation. Physiology (Bethesda) 2018; 33:26-38. [PMID: 29212890 PMCID: PMC5866409 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00019.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Recent loss-of-function studies show that satellite cell depletion does not promote sarcopenia or unloading-induced atrophy, and does not prevent regrowth. Although overload-induced muscle fiber hypertrophy is normally associated with satellite cell-mediated myonuclear accretion, hypertrophic adaptation proceeds in the absence of satellite cells in fully grown adult mice, but not in young growing mice. Emerging evidence also indicates that satellite cells play an important role in remodeling the extracellular matrix during hypertrophy.
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- Kevin A Murach
- The Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, School of Health Professions, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas
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- The Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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- The Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Environment, Health, and Safety, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; and
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- The Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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- The Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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- The Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky;
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
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Snyder J, Son AR, Hamid Q, Wu H, Sun W. Hetero-cellular prototyping by synchronized multi-material bioprinting for rotary cell culture system. Biofabrication 2016; 8:015002. [DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/8/1/015002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Duddy WJ, Cohen T, Duguez S, Partridge TA. The isolated muscle fibre as a model of disuse atrophy: characterization using PhAct, a method to quantify f-actin. Exp Cell Res 2011; 317:1979-93. [PMID: 21635888 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2011.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2010] [Revised: 04/08/2011] [Accepted: 05/13/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Research into muscle atrophy and hypertrophy is hampered by limitations of the available experimental models. Interpretation of in vivo experiments is confounded by the complexity of the environment while in vitro models are subject to the marked disparities between cultured myotubes and the mature myofibres of living tissues. Here we develop a method (PhAct) based on ex vivo maintenance of the isolated myofibre as a model of disuse atrophy, using standard microscopy equipment and widely available analysis software, to measure f-actin content per myofibre and per nucleus over two weeks of ex vivo maintenance. We characterize the 35% per week atrophy of the isolated myofibre in terms of early changes in gene expression and investigate the effects on loss of muscle mass of modulatory agents, including Myostatin and Follistatin. By tracing the incorporation of a nucleotide analogue we show that the observed atrophy is not associated with loss or replacement of myonuclei. Such a completely controlled investigation can be conducted with the myofibres of a single muscle. With this novel method we can distinguish those features and mechanisms of atrophy and hypertrophy that are intrinsic to the muscle fibre from those that include activities of other tissues and systemic agents.
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- William J Duddy
- Center for Genetic Medicine, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
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Chopard A, Hillock S, Jasmin BJ. Molecular events and signalling pathways involved in skeletal muscle disuse-induced atrophy and the impact of countermeasures. J Cell Mol Med 2009; 13:3032-50. [PMID: 19656243 PMCID: PMC4516463 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2009.00864.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy occurs following chronic periods of inactivity such as those involving prolonged bed rest, trauma and microgravity environments. Deconditioning of skeletal muscle is mainly characterized by a loss of muscle mass, decreased fibre cross-sectional area, reduced force, increased fatigability, increased insulin resistance and transitions in fibre types. A description of the role of specific transcriptional mechanisms contributing to muscle atrophy by altering gene expression during muscle disuse has recently emerged and focused primarily on short period of inactivity. A better understanding of the transduction pathways involved in activation of proteolytic and apoptotic pathways continues to represent a major objective, together with the study of potential cross-talks in these cellular events. In parallel, evaluation of the impact of countermeasures at the cellular and molecular levels in short- and long-term disuse experimentations or microgravity environments should undoubtedly and synergistically increase our basic knowledge in attempts to identify new physical, pharmacological and nutritional targets to counteract muscle atrophy. These investigations are important as skeletal muscle atrophy remains an important neuromuscular challenge with impact in clinical and social settings affecting a variety of conditions such as those seen in aging, cancer cachexia, muscle pathologies and long-term space exploration.
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- Angèle Chopard
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Centre for Neuromuscular Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Liu JX, Höglund AS, Karlsson P, Lindblad J, Qaisar R, Aare S, Bengtsson E, Larsson L. Myonuclear domain size and myosin isoform expression in muscle fibres from mammals representing a 100 000-fold difference in body size. Exp Physiol 2008; 94:117-29. [DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2008.043877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Holtzclaw BJ. In good company: celebrating 50 years of American Nurses Foundation research scholars. Nurs Outlook 2006; 54:17-22. [PMID: 16487775 DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2005.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2005] [Accepted: 09/11/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Huijing PA, Jaspers RT. Adaptation of muscle size and myofascial force transmission: a review and some new experimental results. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2005; 15:349-80. [PMID: 16293149 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2005.00457.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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This paper considers the literature and some new experimental results important for adaptation of muscle fiber cross-sectional area and serial sarcomere number. Two major points emerge: (1) general rules for the regulation of adaptation (for in vivo immobilization, low gravity conditions, synergist ablation, tenotomy and retinaculum trans-section experiments) cannot be derived. As a consequence, paradoxes are reported in the literature. Some paradoxes are resolved by considering the interaction between different levels of organization (e.g. muscle geometrical effects), but others cannot. (2) An inventory of signal transduction pathways affecting rates of muscle protein synthesis and/or degradation reveals controversy concerning the pathways and their relative contributions. A major explanation for the above is not only the inherently limited control of the experimental conditions in vivo, but also of in situ experiments. Culturing of mature single Xenopus muscle fibers at high and low lengths (allowing longitudinal study of adaptation for periods up to 3 months) did not yield major changes in the fiber cross-sectional area or the serial sarcomere number. This is very different from substantial effects (within days) of immobilization in vivo. It is concluded that overall strain does not uniquely regulate muscle fiber size. Force transmission, via pathways other than the myotendinous junctions, may contribute to the discrepancies reported: because of substantial serial heterogeneity of sarcomere lengths within muscle fibers creating local variations in the mechanical stimuli for adaptation. For the single muscle fiber, mechanical signalling is quite different from the in vivo or in vitro condition. Removal of tensile and shear effects of neighboring tissues (even of antagonistic muscle) modifies or removes mechanical stimuli for adaptation. It is concluded that the study of adaptation of muscle size requires an integrative approach taking into account fundamental mechanisms of adaptation, as well as effects of higher levels of organization. More attention should be paid to adaptation of connective tissues within and surrounding the muscle and their effects on muscular properties.
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- P A Huijing
- Instituut voor Fundamentele en Klinische Bewegingswetenschappen, Faculteit Bewegingswetenschappen, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Verheul AJ, Mantilla CB, Zhan WZ, Bernal M, Dekhuijzen PNR, Sieck GC. Influence of corticosteroids on myonuclear domain size in the rat diaphragm muscle. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2004; 97:1715-22. [PMID: 15234958 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00625.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Skeletal muscle fibers are multinucleated. Each myonucleus regulates gene products and protein expression in only a restricted portion of the muscle fiber, the myonuclear domain (MND). In the rat diaphragm muscle (DIAm), corticosteroid (CoS) treatment causes atrophy of fibers containing myosin heavy chain (MHC): MHC2X and/or MHC2B. We hypothesized that DIAm fiber MND size is maintained during CoS-induced atrophy. Adult male rats received methylprednisolone for 11 days at 1 (CoS-Low, n = 8) or 8 mg·kg−1·day−1 (CoS-High, n = 8). Age-matched (CTL-AgeM, n = 8), sham-operated (SHAM-AgeM, n = 8), and weight-matched (CTL-WtM, n = 8) animals served as controls. In single DIAm fibers, cross-sectional area (CSA), MND size, and MHC expression were determined. Fiber CSA and MND size were similar in CTL-AgeM and SHAM-AgeM groups. Only fibers containing MHCslow or MHC2A displayed smaller CSA in CTL-WtM than in CTL-AgeM and SHAM-AgeM groups, and MND size was reduced in all fibers. Thus fibers containing MHCslow and MHC2A maintain the number of myonuclei, whereas MHC2X or MHC2B fibers show loss of myonuclei during normal muscle growth. Both CoS groups displayed smaller CSA and MND size than CTL-AgeM and SHAM-AgeM groups. However, compared with CTL-WtM DIAm fibers, only fibers containing MHC2X or MHC2B displayed reduced CSA and MND size after CoS treatment. Thus little, if any, loss of myonuclei was associated with CoS-induced atrophy of MHC2X or MHC2B DIAm fibers. In summary, MND size does not appear to be regulated during CoS-induced DIAm atrophy.
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- A Jeroen Verheul
- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, University Medical Center Nijmegen, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Wada KI, Katsuta S, Soya H. Natural occurrence of myofiber cytoplasmic enlargement accompanied by decrease in myonuclear number. THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 2003; 53:145-50. [PMID: 12877770 DOI: 10.2170/jjphysiol.53.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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It has been shown that changes in the nuclear number in myofibers are synchronized with myofiber size. Therefore, under some conditions, the myonuclear number is thought to be a determinant factor of myofiber size. However, we have clearly shown that denervation-induced fiber atrophy occurs without any decrease in myonuclear number, indicating that the myonuclear number is not always an important determinant factor of myofiber size. However, this was an event found under experimental conditions. In the present study, we examined the morphological features of single myofibers under normal conditions throughout the lifespan of normal mice. We discovered that the C/N ratio (cell volume/nucleus) greatly increases during the growth period and clearly decreases during the aging period. From 5 weeks to 6 months old, the myofibers undergo fiber hypertrophy accompanied by a decrease in myonuclear number. In muscle at 18 months, we found no correlation between myonuclear number and fiber cross-sectional area. These results suggest that, even under normal physiological conditions, the myonuclear number is not always a determinant factor of the myofiber size.
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- K I Wada
- Laboratory of Exercise Biochemistry, Institute of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8574, Japan
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Chen CM, Stott NS, Smith HK. Effects of botulinum toxin A injection and exercise on the growth of juvenile rat gastrocnemius muscle. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2002; 93:1437-47. [PMID: 12235045 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00189.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Botulinum toxin A (Btx) injections and supervised exercise are often used concurrently to treat calf muscle spasticity in children. This study has analyzed the early effects of Btx-induced paralysis and increased activity by voluntary wheel running on cell growth-related processes in juvenile rat gastrocnemius muscle. Btx injection at 29 days of age prevented the normal increases in wet mass (50%) and fiber cross-sectional area (34%) seen by 36 days of age in control rats. Btx-injected vs. contralateral muscles had 22% fewer myonuclei per fiber length but greater than twofold the number of MyoD-positive nuclei at 36 days of age. The accretion of 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine-labeled newly produced myonuclei did not differ between limbs. Voluntary exercise during the 7 days increased the mass (18%) and fiber size (23%) of Btx-injected and contralateral muscles but did not affect any other variable. Thus Btx injection and exercise had early effects on muscle and fiber size without consistently associated changes in myonuclear production or number. This suggests the presence of noncontractile activity-dependent, growth-promoting cytoplasmic events in juvenile muscle.
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- Chen-Ming Chen
- Department of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Auckland, Auckland 1020, New Zealand
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Wada KI, Takahashi H, Katsuta S, Soya H. No decrease in myonuclear number after long-term denervation in mature mice. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2002; 283:C484-8. [PMID: 12107058 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00025.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Age-related but not artificially induced muscle fiber atrophy has been shown to occur without any decrease in myonuclear number, although these results remain controversial. The present study was carried out to clarify whether age difference affects the degree of decrease in myonuclear number occurring with denervation-induced fiber atrophy. After denervation of 3-wk-old (young) and 4-mo-old (mature) mice, single myofibers were isolated from the plantaris muscles by alkali maceration, and their fiber cross-sectional area (CSA), myonuclear number, and cytoplasm-to-myonucleus (C/N) ratios were analyzed. Fiber CSA in both young and mature mice decreased with denervation. Myonuclear number decreased in young mice 5 and 10 days after denervation but was unchanged in mature mice 10 and 120 days after denervation. C/N ratio decreased in mature mice but was unchanged in denervated young mice. These results suggest that age differences affect the degree of decrease of myonuclear number with denervation and that fiber cytoplasmic atrophy may occur without decrease in myonuclear number.
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- K-I Wada
- Laboratory of Exercise Biochemistry, Institute of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8574, Japan
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Hikida RS, Staron RS, Hagerman FC, Walsh S, Kaiser E, Shell S, Hervey S. Effects of high-intensity resistance training on untrained older men. II. Muscle fiber characteristics and nucleo-cytoplasmic relationships. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2000; 55:B347-54. [PMID: 10898248 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/55.7.b347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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During growth and repair of skeletal muscle fibers, satellite cells become activated, undergo mitosis, and a daughter nucleus becomes incorporated into the muscle fiber to increase myonuclear numbers. An increase in myonuclei appears to be required for this postnatal growth. This study examined whether muscle fibers of elderly men can hypertrophy with strength training and, if so, whether they have the capacity to incorporate nuclei into the fibers. The sarcoplasmic area associated with each myonucleus was calculated in nine elderly men before and after 16 weeks of strength training, and compared to nine elderly control men. Muscle fiber type changes and myosin heavy chain composition were also compared. All major fiber types (I, IIA, IIB) became significantly larger after training, and a transition of type IIB fibers to IIA occurred with training. The area occupied by each fiber type correlated with myosin heavy chain percentage, and both of these changed similarly with strength training. The cytoplasm-to-myonucleus ratio increased, but not significantly (p = .07), with muscle fiber hypertrophy. Number of myonuclei per fiber and myonuclei per unit length of muscle fiber increased, but not significantly. Cross-sectional areas of the muscle fibers in untrained elderly men were much smaller than in untrained young men (when compared with our earlier studies). Training increased the sizes of the elderly muscle fibers to that of the untrained young men. This hypertrophy of muscle fibers by 30% with training resulted in no change in the cytoplasm-to-myonucleus ratio. This suggests that the myonuclear population continues to adapt to growth stimuli in the elderly muscles.
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- R S Hikida
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens 45701, USA.
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Adult skeletal muscle fibers are among the few cell types that are truly multinucleated. Recently, evidence has accumulated supporting a role for the modulation of myonuclear number during muscle remodeling in response to injury, adaptation, and disease. These studies have demonstrated that muscle hypertrophy is associated with, and is dependent on, the addition of newly formed myonuclei via the fusion of myogenic cells to the adult myofiber, whereas muscle atrophy and disease appear to be associated with the loss of myonuclei, possibly through apoptotic-like mechanisms. Moreover, these studies also have demonstrated that myonuclear domain size, i. e., the amount of cytoplasm per myonucleus, is unchanged following the acute phase of hypertrophy but is reduced following atrophy. Together these data demonstrate that modulation of myonuclear number or myonuclear domain size (or both) is a mechanism contributing to the remodeling of adult skeletal muscle in response to alterations in the level of normal neuromuscular activity.
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- D L Allen
- Department of Molecular, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
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