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Soglia F, Bordini M, Mazzoni M, Zappaterra M, Di Nunzio M, Clavenzani P, Davoli R, Meluzzi A, Sirri F, Petracci M. The evolution of vimentin and desmin in Pectoralis major muscles of broiler chickens supports their essential role in muscle regeneration. Front Physiol 2022; 13:970034. [PMID: 36134328 PMCID: PMC9483144 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.970034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Vimentin (VIM) and desmin (DES) are muscle-specific proteins having crucial roles in maintaining the lateral organization and alignment of the sarcomeric structure during myofibrils’ regeneration. The present experiment was designed to ascertain the evolution of VIM and DES in Pectoralis major muscles (PM) of fast-growing (FG) and medium-growing (MG) meat-type chickens both at the protein and gene levels. MG broilers were considered as a control group whereas the evolution of VIM and DES over the growth period was evaluated in FG by collecting samples at different developmental stages (7, 14, 21, 28, 35, and 42 days). After performing a preliminary classification of the samples based on their histological features, 5 PM/sampling time/genotype were selected for western blot, immunohistochemistry (IHC), and gene expression analyses. Overall, the findings obtained at the protein level mirrored those related to their encoding genes, although a potential time lag required to observe the consequences of gene expression was evident. The two- and 3-fold higher level of the VIM-based heterodimer observed in FG at d 21 and d 28 in comparison with MG of the same age might be ascribed to the beginning and progressive development of the regenerative processes. This hypothesis is supported by IHC highlighting the presence of fibers to co-expressing VIM and DES. In addition, gene expression analyses suggested that, unlike VIM common sequence, VIM long isoform may not be directly implicated in muscle regeneration. As for DES content, the fluctuating trends observed for both the native protein and its heterodimer in FG might be ascribed to its importance for maintaining the structural organization of the regenerating fibers. Furthermore, the higher expression level of the DES gene in FG in comparison with MG further supported its potential application as a marker of muscle fibers’ regeneration. In conclusion, the findings of the present research seem to support the existence of a relationship between the occurrence of muscle regeneration and the growth rate of meat-type chickens and corroborate the potential use of VIM and DES as molecular markers of these cellular processes.
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- Francesca Soglia
- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- *Correspondence: Martina Zappaterra,
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum–University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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High-Dimensional Single-Cell Quantitative Profiling of Skeletal Muscle Cell Population Dynamics during Regeneration. Cells 2020; 9:cells9071723. [PMID: 32708412 PMCID: PMC7407527 DOI: 10.3390/cells9071723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The interstitial space surrounding the skeletal muscle fibers is populated by a variety of mononuclear cell types. Upon acute or chronic insult, these cell populations become activated and initiate finely-orchestrated crosstalk that promotes myofiber repair and regeneration. Mass cytometry is a powerful and highly multiplexed technique for profiling single-cells. Herein, it was used to dissect the dynamics of cell populations in the skeletal muscle in physiological and pathological conditions. Here, we characterized an antibody panel that could be used to identify most of the cell populations in the muscle interstitial space. By exploiting the mass cytometry resolution, we provided a comprehensive picture of the dynamics of the major cell populations that sensed and responded to acute damage in wild type mice and in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In addition, we revealed the intrinsic heterogeneity of many of these cell populations.
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Mado K, Chekulayev V, Shevchuk I, Puurand M, Tepp K, Kaambre T. On the role of tubulin, plectin, desmin, and vimentin in the regulation of mitochondrial energy fluxes in muscle cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2019; 316:C657-C667. [PMID: 30811221 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00303.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mitochondria perform a central role in life and death of the eukaryotic cell. They are major players in the generation of macroergic compounds and function as integrated signaling pathways, including the regulation of Ca2+ signals and apoptosis. A growing amount of evidence is demonstrating that mitochondria of muscle cells use cytoskeletal proteins (both microtubules and intermediate filaments) not only for their movement and proper cellular positioning, but also to maintain their biogenesis, morphology, function, and regulation of energy fluxes through the outer mitochondrial membrane (MOM). Here we consider the known literature data concerning the role of tubulin, plectin, desmin and vimentin in bioenergetic function of mitochondria in striated muscle cells, as well as in controlling the permeability of MOM for adenine nucleotides (ADNs). This is of great interest since dysfunctionality of these cytoskeletal proteins has been shown to result in severe myopathy associated with pronounced mitochondrial dysfunction. Further efforts are needed to uncover the pathways by which the cytoskeleton supports the functional capacity of mitochondria and transport of ADN(s) across the MOM (through voltage-dependent anion channel).
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- Kati Mado
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics , Tallinn , Estonia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics , Tallinn , Estonia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics , Tallinn , Estonia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics , Tallinn , Estonia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics , Tallinn , Estonia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics , Tallinn , Estonia
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Construction and Analysis of Subtractive cDNA Library of Muscular Tissue in Hybrid of Chicken-Quail Related to Myogenesis. J Poult Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.0110124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Levine S, Nguyen T, Friscia M, Zhu J, Szeto W, Kucharczuk JC, Tikunov BA, Rubinstein NA, Kaiser LR, Shrager JB. Parasternal intercostal muscle remodeling in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2006; 101:1297-302. [PMID: 16777998 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01607.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Studies in experimental animals indicate that chronic increases in neural drive to limb muscles elicit a fast-to-slow transformation of fiber-type proportions and myofibrillar proteins. Since neural drive to the parasternal intercostal muscles (parasternals) is chronically increased in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPDs), we carried out the present study to test the hypothesis that the parasternals of COPD patients exhibit an increase in the proportions of both slow fibers and slow myosin heavy chains (MHCs). Accordingly, we obtained full thickness parasternal muscle biopsies from the third interspace of seven COPD patients (mean +/- SE age: 59 +/- 4 yr) and seven age-matched controls (AMCs). Fiber typing was done by immunohistochemistry, and MHC proportions were determined by SDS-PAGE followed by densitometry. COPD patients exhibited higher proportions of slow fibers than AMCs (73 +/- 4 vs. 51 +/- 3%; P < 0.01). Additionally, COPD patients exhibited higher proportions of slow MHC than AMCs (56 +/- 4 vs. 46 +/- 4%, P < 0.04). We conclude that the parasternal muscles of patients with severe COPD exhibit a fast-to-slow transformation in both fiber-type and MHC proportions. Previous workers have demonstrated that remodeling of the external intercostals, another rib cage inspiratory muscle, elicited by severe COPD is characterized by a slow-to-fast transformation in both fiber types and MHC isoform proportions. The physiological significance of this difference in remodeling between these two inspiratory rib cage muscles remains to be elucidated.
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MESH Headings
- Biomarkers/analysis
- Biomarkers/metabolism
- Densitometry
- Diaphragm/chemistry
- Diaphragm/metabolism
- Diaphragm/pathology
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
- Humans
- Intercostal Muscles/chemistry
- Intercostal Muscles/metabolism
- Intercostal Muscles/pathology
- Middle Aged
- Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch/chemistry
- Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch/metabolism
- Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch/pathology
- Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch/chemistry
- Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch/metabolism
- Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch/pathology
- Myofibrils/metabolism
- Myofibrils/pathology
- Myosin Heavy Chains/analysis
- Myosin Heavy Chains/metabolism
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/metabolism
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/pathology
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/physiopathology
- Respiratory Function Tests
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- Sanford Levine
- Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA.
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Nagai H, Miyamoto Y, Nakata A, Hatakeyama S, Iwanami Y, Fukuda M. Isolation and characterization of synovial cells from the human temporomandibular joint. J Oral Pathol Med 2006; 35:104-10. [PMID: 16430741 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2006.00369.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The synovial tissues with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) often show chronic inflammatory changes and the synovial cells participate in the pathogenic processes of TMDs. The synovial membrane is composed of a synovial lining layer and a connective sublining layer. The synovial lining layer is made up of two kinds of cells: macrophage-like type A and fibroblastic type B cells. The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize synovial cells from the human temporomandibular joint (TMJ). METHODS Synovial cells were isolated using an explant culture method. Then, we characterized the cultured synovial cells (SGA2 cells) using immunocytochemistry. RESULTS SGA2 cells expressed the fibroblastic markers vimentin and prolyl 4-hydroxylase; they also expressed laminin and heat shock protein 27, all of which are markers of type B cells. However, some cells expressed the macrophage marker CD68. These CD68-positive cells simultaneously expressed laminin. CONCLUSIONS We isolated and cultured synovial type B cells from the human TMJ, and identified the presence of intermediate type synovial lining cells, having the phenotypic properties of both type A and type B cells, among the synovial lining cells.
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- H Nagai
- Division of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Akita University Hospital, Akita, Japan.
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Yamamoto K, Yuasa K, Miyagoe Y, Hosaka Y, Tsukita K, Yamamoto H, Nabeshima YI, Takeda S. Immune response to adenovirus-delivered antigens upregulates utrophin and results in mitigation of muscle pathology in mdx mice. Hum Gene Ther 2000; 11:669-80. [PMID: 10757347 DOI: 10.1089/10430340050015572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The upregulation of endogenous utrophin in skeletal muscle may lead to a new approach to the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). We found that injection of an E1, E3-deleted adenovirus vector expressing beta-galactosidase (beta-Gal) or green fluorescent protein (GFP) into the skeletal muscle of neonatal dystrophin-deficient mdx mice alleviated dystrophic pathology. In the adenovirus-infected muscles, an evaluation of sarcolemma stability showed low permeability and immunohistochemistry revealed utrophin upregulation at the extrasynaptic sarcolemma of mature muscle fibers. This utrophin upregulation was concomitant with endomysial cellular infiltration from a host immune reaction. There was no evidence of active muscle regeneration. In normal C57BL/10 mice, utrophin was also upregulated in adenovirus-injected skeletal muscles, where upregulated utrophin often coexisted with dystrophin. FK506 and anti-CD4 antibody administration decreased utrophin expression in adenovirus-injected mdx muscles and prevented the dystrophic phenotype from being mitigated, suggesting that an immune reaction is involved in utrophin upregulation. This is the first report demonstrating the improvement of the dystrophic phenotype as a result of the acquired overexpression of endogenous utrophin. Our findings provide an important clue to understanding the mechanism of utrophin expression and the development of an effective treatment for DMD.
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- K Yamamoto
- Department of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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