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Murray KO, Maurer GS, Gioscia-Ryan RA, Zigler MC, Ludwig KR, D'Alessandro A, Reisz JA, Rossman MJ, Seals DR, Clayton ZS. The plasma metabolome is associated with preservation of physiological function following lifelong aerobic exercise in mice. GeroScience 2024; 46:3311-3324. [PMID: 38265578 PMCID: PMC11009171 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-024-01062-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
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Declines in physiological function with aging are strongly linked to age-related diseases. Lifelong voluntary aerobic exercise (LVAE) preserves physiological function with aging, possibly by increasing cellular quality control processes, but the circulating molecular transducers mediating these processes are incompletely understood. The plasma metabolome may predict biological aging and is impacted by a single bout of aerobic exercise. Here, we conducted an ancillary analysis using plasma samples, and physiological function data, from previously reported studies of LVAE in male C57BL/6N mice randomized to LVAE (wheel running) or sedentary (SED) (n = 8-9/group) to determine if LVAE alters the plasma metabolome and whether these changes correlated with preservation of physiological function with LVAE. Physical function (grip strength, coordination, and endurance) was assessed at 3 and 18 months of age; vascular endothelial function and the plasma metabolome were assessed at 19 months. Physical function was preserved (%decline; mean ± SEM) with LVAE vs SED (all p < 0.05)-grip strength, 0.4 ± 1.7% vs 12 ± 4.0%; coordination, 10 ± 4% vs 73 ± 10%; endurance, 1 ± 15% vs 61 ± 5%. Vascular endothelial function with LVAE (88.2 ± 2.0%) was higher than SED (79.1 ± 2.5%; p = 0.03) and similar to the young controls (91.4 ± 2.9%). Fifteen metabolites were different with LVAE compared to SED (FDR < 0.05) and correlated with the preservation of physiological function. Plasma spermidine, a polyamine that increases cellular quality control (e.g., autophagy), correlated with all assessed physiological indices. Autophagy (LC3A/B abundance) was higher in LVAE skeletal muscle compared to SED (p < 0.01) and inversely correlated with plasma spermidine (r = - 0.5297; p = 0.054). These findings provide novel insight into the circulating molecular transducers by which LVAE may preserve physiological function with aging.
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- Kevin O Murray
- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, 1725 Pleasant Street, 354 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, 1725 Pleasant Street, 354 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, 1725 Pleasant Street, 354 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, 1725 Pleasant Street, 354 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, 1725 Pleasant Street, 354 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, 1725 Pleasant Street, 354 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, 1725 Pleasant Street, 354 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, 1725 Pleasant Street, 354 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA.
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Jakobsgaard JE, de Paoli F, Vissing K. Protein signaling in response to ex vivo dynamic contractions is independent of training status in rat skeletal muscle. Exp Physiol 2022; 107:919-932. [PMID: 35723680 PMCID: PMC9545705 DOI: 10.1113/ep090446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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New Findings What is the central question of this study? Are myofibre protein signalling responses to ex vivo dynamic contractions altered by accustomization to voluntary endurance training in rats? What is the main finding and its importance? In response to ex vivo dynamic muscle contractions, canonical myofibre protein signalling pertaining to metabolic transcriptional regulation, as well as translation initiation and elongation, was not influenced by prior accustomization to voluntary endurance training in rats. Accordingly, intrinsic myofibre protein signalling responses to standardized contractile activity may be independent of prior exercise training in rat skeletal muscle.
Abstract Skeletal muscle training status may influence myofibre regulatory protein signalling in response to contractile activity. The current study employed a purpose‐designed ex vivo dynamic contractile protocol to evaluate the effect of exercise‐accustomization on canonical myofibre protein signalling for metabolic gene expression and for translation initiation and elongation. To this end, rats completed 8 weeks of in vivo voluntary running training versus no running control intervention, whereupon an ex vivo endurance‐type dynamic contraction stimulus was conducted in isolated soleus muscle preparations from both intervention groups. Protein signalling response by phosphorylation was evaluated by immunoblotting at 0 and 3 h following ex vivo stimulation. Phosphorylation of AMP‐activated protein kinase α‐isoforms and its downstream target, acetyl‐CoA carboxylase, as well as phosphorylation of eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF2) was increased immediately following the dynamic contraction protocol (at 0 h). Signalling for translation initiation and elongation was evident at 3 h after dynamic contractile activity, as evidenced by increased phosphorylation of p70 S6 kinase and eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E‐binding protein 1, as well as a decrease in phosphorylation of eEF2 back to resting control levels. However, prior exercise training did not alter phosphorylation responses of the investigated signalling proteins. Accordingly, protein signalling responses to standardized endurance‐type contractions may be independent of training status in rat muscle during ex vivo conditions. The present findings add to our current understanding of molecular regulatory events responsible for skeletal muscle plasticity.
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- Jesper Emil Jakobsgaard
- Exercise Biology, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Exercise Biology, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Denmark
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Kissane RWP, Chakrabarty S, Askew GN, Egginton S. Heterogeneity in form and function of the rat extensor digitorum longus motor unit. J Anat 2021; 240:700-710. [PMID: 34761377 PMCID: PMC8930811 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The motor unit comprises a variable number of muscle fibres that connect through myelinated nerve fibres to a motoneuron (MN), the central drivers of activity. At the simplest level of organisation there exist phenotypically distinct MNs that activate corresponding muscle fibre types, but within an individual motor pool there typically exists a mixed population of fast and slow firing MNs, innervating groups of Type II and Type I fibres, respectively. Characterising the heterogeneity across multiple levels of motor unit organisation is critical to understanding changes that occur in response to physiological and pathological perturbations. Through a comprehensive assessment of muscle histology and ex vivo function, mathematical modelling and neuronal tracing, we demonstrate regional heterogeneities at the level of the MN, muscle fibre type composition and oxygen delivery kinetics of the rat extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscle. Specifically, the EDL contains two phenotypically distinct regions: a relatively oxidative medial and a more glycolytic lateral compartment. Smaller muscle fibres in the medial compartment, in combination with a greater local capillary density, preserve tissue O2 partial pressure (PO2) during modelled activity. Conversely, capillary supply to the lateral compartment is calculated to be insufficient to defend active muscle PO2 but is likely optimised to facilitate metabolite removal. Simulation of in vivo muscle length change and phasic activation suggest that both compartments are able to generate similar net power. However, retrograde tracing demonstrates (counter to previous observations) that a negative relationship between soma size and C‐bouton density exists. Finally, we confirm a lack of specificity of SK3 expression to slow MNs. Together, these data provide a reference for heterogeneities across the rat EDL motor unit and re‐emphasise the importance of sampling technique.
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- Roger W P Kissane
- Department of Musculoskeletal & Ageing Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Estradiol deficiency and skeletal muscle apoptosis: Possible contribution of microRNAs. Exp Gerontol 2021; 147:111267. [PMID: 33548486 PMCID: PMC9897888 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2021.111267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Menopause leads to estradiol (E2) deficiency that is associated with decreases in muscle mass and strength. Here we studied the effect of E2 deficiency on microRNA (miR) signaling that targets apoptotic pathways. METHODS C57BL6 mice were divided into control (normal estrous cycle, n = 8), OVX (E2 deficiency, n = 7) and OVX + E2 groups (E2-pellet, n = 4). Six weeks following the OVX surgery, mice were sacrificed and RNA isolated from gastrocnemius muscles. miR-profiles were studied with Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) and candidate miRs verified using qPCR. The target proteins of the miRs were found using in silico analysis and measured at mRNA (qPCR) and protein levels (Western blot). RESULTS Of the apoptosis-linked miRs present, eleven (miRs-92a-3p, 122-5p, 133a-3p, 214-3p, 337-3p, 381-3p, 483-3p, 483-5p, 491-5p, 501-5p and 652-3p) indicated differential expression between OVX and OVX + E2 mice in NGS analysis. In qPCR verification, muscle from OVX mice had lower expression of all eleven miRs compared with OVX + E2 (p < 0.050). Accordingly, OVX had higher expression of cytochrome C and caspases 6 and 9 compared with OVX + E2 at the mRNA level (p < 0.050). At the protein level, OVX also had lower anti-apoptotic BCL-W and greater pro-apoptotic cytochrome C and active caspase 9 compared with OVX + E2 (p < 0.050). CONCLUSION E2 deficiency downregulated several miRs related to apoptotic pathways thus releasing their targets from miR-mediated suppression, which may lead to increased apoptosis and contribute to reduced skeletal muscle mass.
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Chugh D, Iyer CC, Bobbili P, Blatnik AJ, Kaspar BK, Meyer K, Burghes AH, Clark BC, Arnold WD. Voluntary wheel running with and without follistatin overexpression improves NMJ transmission but not motor unit loss in late life of C57BL/6J mice. Neurobiol Aging 2021; 101:285-296. [PMID: 33678425 PMCID: PMC8122043 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2021.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Sarcopenia, or pathological loss of muscle mass and strength during aging, is an important contributor to loss of physical function in older adults. Sarcopenia is a multifactorial syndrome associated with intrinsic muscle and upstream neurological dysfunction. Exercise is well-established as an effective intervention for sarcopenia, but less is known about the long-term neurobiological impact of exercise. The goals of this study were to investigate the effects of exercise, alone or in combination with follistatin (FST) overexpression (antagonist of myostatin), on neuromuscular junction transmission and motor unit numbers in mice between the age of 22 and 27 months, ages at which prior studies have demonstrated that some motor unit loss is already evident. C57BL/6J mice underwent baseline assessment and were randomized to housing with or without voluntary running wheels and injection with adeno-associated virus to overexpress FST or vehicle. Groups for comparison included sedentary and running with and without FST. Longitudinal assessments showed significantly increased muscle mass and contractility in the 'running plus FST' group, but running, with and without FST, showed no effect on motor unit degeneration. In contrast, running, with and without FST, demonstrated marked improvement of neuromuscular junction transmission stability.
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- Deepti Chugh
- Department of Neurology, Neuromuscular Division, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Neuromuscular Division, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Neuromuscular Division, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- The Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- The Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute & the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Athens, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Neuromuscular Division, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
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Larsson L, Degens H, Li M, Salviati L, Lee YI, Thompson W, Kirkland JL, Sandri M. Sarcopenia: Aging-Related Loss of Muscle Mass and Function. Physiol Rev 2019; 99:427-511. [PMID: 30427277 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00061.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 734] [Impact Index Per Article: 146.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Sarcopenia is a loss of muscle mass and function in the elderly that reduces mobility, diminishes quality of life, and can lead to fall-related injuries, which require costly hospitalization and extended rehabilitation. This review focuses on the aging-related structural changes and mechanisms at cellular and subcellular levels underlying changes in the individual motor unit: specifically, the perikaryon of the α-motoneuron, its neuromuscular junction(s), and the muscle fibers that it innervates. Loss of muscle mass with aging, which is largely due to the progressive loss of motoneurons, is associated with reduced muscle fiber number and size. Muscle function progressively declines because motoneuron loss is not adequately compensated by reinnervation of muscle fibers by the remaining motoneurons. At the intracellular level, key factors are qualitative changes in posttranslational modifications of muscle proteins and the loss of coordinated control between contractile, mitochondrial, and sarcoplasmic reticulum protein expression. Quantitative and qualitative changes in skeletal muscle during the process of aging also have been implicated in the pathogenesis of acquired and hereditary neuromuscular disorders. In experimental models, specific intervention strategies have shown encouraging results on limiting deterioration of motor unit structure and function under conditions of impaired innervation. Translated to the clinic, if these or similar interventions, by saving muscle and improving mobility, could help alleviate sarcopenia in the elderly, there would be both great humanitarian benefits and large cost savings for health care systems.
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- Lars Larsson
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Basic and Clinical Muscle Biology Group, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Section of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania ; School of Healthcare Science, Metropolitan University , Manchester , United Kingdom ; Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University , Kaunas , Lithuania ; Clinical Genetics Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padova , Padova , Italy ; IRP Città della Speranza, Padova , Italy ; Department of Biology, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas ; Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota ; Department of Biomedical Science, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova , Padova , Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Basic and Clinical Muscle Biology Group, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Section of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania ; School of Healthcare Science, Metropolitan University , Manchester , United Kingdom ; Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University , Kaunas , Lithuania ; Clinical Genetics Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padova , Padova , Italy ; IRP Città della Speranza, Padova , Italy ; Department of Biology, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas ; Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota ; Department of Biomedical Science, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova , Padova , Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Basic and Clinical Muscle Biology Group, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Section of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania ; School of Healthcare Science, Metropolitan University , Manchester , United Kingdom ; Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University , Kaunas , Lithuania ; Clinical Genetics Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padova , Padova , Italy ; IRP Città della Speranza, Padova , Italy ; Department of Biology, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas ; Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota ; Department of Biomedical Science, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova , Padova , Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Basic and Clinical Muscle Biology Group, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Section of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania ; School of Healthcare Science, Metropolitan University , Manchester , United Kingdom ; Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University , Kaunas , Lithuania ; Clinical Genetics Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padova , Padova , Italy ; IRP Città della Speranza, Padova , Italy ; Department of Biology, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas ; Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota ; Department of Biomedical Science, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova , Padova , Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Basic and Clinical Muscle Biology Group, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Section of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania ; School of Healthcare Science, Metropolitan University , Manchester , United Kingdom ; Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University , Kaunas , Lithuania ; Clinical Genetics Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padova , Padova , Italy ; IRP Città della Speranza, Padova , Italy ; Department of Biology, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas ; Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota ; Department of Biomedical Science, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova , Padova , Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Basic and Clinical Muscle Biology Group, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Section of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania ; School of Healthcare Science, Metropolitan University , Manchester , United Kingdom ; Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University , Kaunas , Lithuania ; Clinical Genetics Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padova , Padova , Italy ; IRP Città della Speranza, Padova , Italy ; Department of Biology, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas ; Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota ; Department of Biomedical Science, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova , Padova , Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Basic and Clinical Muscle Biology Group, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Section of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania ; School of Healthcare Science, Metropolitan University , Manchester , United Kingdom ; Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University , Kaunas , Lithuania ; Clinical Genetics Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padova , Padova , Italy ; IRP Città della Speranza, Padova , Italy ; Department of Biology, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas ; Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota ; Department of Biomedical Science, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova , Padova , Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Basic and Clinical Muscle Biology Group, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Section of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden ; Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania ; School of Healthcare Science, Metropolitan University , Manchester , United Kingdom ; Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University , Kaunas , Lithuania ; Clinical Genetics Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padova , Padova , Italy ; IRP Città della Speranza, Padova , Italy ; Department of Biology, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas ; Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota ; Department of Biomedical Science, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova , Padova , Italy
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Yu Y, Zhao Y, Teng F, Li J, Guan Y, Xu J, Lv X, Guan F, Zhang M, Chen L. Berberine Improves Cognitive Deficiency and Muscular Dysfunction via Activation of the AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1a Pathway in Skeletal Muscle from Naturally Aging Rats. J Nutr Health Aging 2018; 22:710-717. [PMID: 29806860 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-018-1015-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The manifestations of aging include cognitive deficits and muscular dysfunction, which are closely linked to impairment of mitochondrial biogenesis. Berberine, an isoquinoline alkaloid, presents multiple anti-diabetic pharmacological effects. Evidence has indicated that insulin resistance and cognitive impairment share the same pathogenesis, and berberine could reverse glucose metabolism abnormalities and muscle mitochondrial dysfunction induced by a high-fat diet. This study was used to investigate whether berberine could be used as an anti-aging drug to prevent cognitive deficits and muscular dysfunction in natural aging. METHODS Biochemical indicators and an intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test were tested in 5-month-old rats (5 mo group), 24-month-old rats (24 mo group) and 24-month-old rats that had undergone 6 months of berberine treatment (BBR group). A Morris water maze test was conducted to assess the cognitive ability of the rats. Insulin resistance in whole-body was evaluated by intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (IPGTT). The morphology of the skeletal muscle tissue was observed by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining. The levels of total cholesterol, triglyceride, ATP and reactive oxygen species (ROS) were assessed with corresponding reagent kits. The protein expressions of GLUT4, AMPK, SIRT1 and PGC-1α in skeletal muscle were examined by Western blot. RESULTS The results showed that administration of berberine for 6 months significantly improved cognitive deficits and insulin resistance in naturally aging rats (p<0.01). Furthermore, berberine treatment helped normalize the disordered alignment and the decreased number of muscle fibers (p<0.01) in the skeletal muscle of 24 mo rats. Berberine decreased the levels of ROS in both the serum and the skeletal muscle of 24 mo rats (p<0.01). Berberine increased the protein expression of p-AMPK, SIRT1 and PGC-1α and increased the production of ATP in the skeletal muscle of aging rats (p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS Berberine markedly ameliorates aging-related reductions in cognitive ability and muscular function, and the activation of the AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α pathway in skeletal muscle may be the underlying protective mechanism of berberine on muscular function.
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- Y Yu
- Dr. Ming Zhang, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Nursing, Jilin University, 126 Xin Min Street, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China. E-mail:
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Krause Neto W, Silva WDA, Ciena AP, Nucci RAB, Anaruma CA, Gama EF. Effects of Strength Training and Anabolic Steroid in the Peripheral Nerve and Skeletal Muscle Morphology of Aged Rats. Front Aging Neurosci 2017; 9:205. [PMID: 28713262 PMCID: PMC5491539 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Thirty male 20-month-old Wistar rats were divided into groups: IC—initial control (n = 6), FC—final control (n = 6), AC—anabolic hormone control (n = 6), ST—strength trained (n = 6) and STA—strength trained with anabolic hormone (n = 6). All groups were submitted to adaptation, familiarization and maximum load carrying test (MLCT). Strength training (6–8×/session with loads of 50%–100% MLCT, 3×/week and pause of 120 s) was performed in ladder climbing (LC) for 15 weeks. The administration of testosterone propionate (TP) was performed 2×/week (10 mg/kg) in animals in the AC and STA groups. After the experimental period, animals were euthanized and the tibial nerve and plantaris muscle removed and prepared for electron transmission and histochemistry. To compare the groups we used one-way ANOVA (post hoc Bonferroni), student’s t-tests for pre vs. post (dependent and independent variables) comparisons and significance level set at p ≤ 0.05. The following significant results were found: (a) aging decreased the number of myelinated axon fibers; (b) use of isolated TP increased the diameter of myelinated fibers, along with increased thickness of myelin sheath; (c) ST increased area of myelinated and unmyelinated fibers, together with the myelin sheath. These changes made it possible to increase the area occupied by myelinated fibers keeping their quantity and also reduce the interstitial space; and (d) association of anabolic steroid and ST increased the area of unmyelinated axons and thickness of the myelin sheath. Compared to ST, both strategies have similar results. However, Schwann cells increased significantly only in this strategy.
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- Walter Krause Neto
- Department of Physical Education, Laboratory of Morphoquantitative Studies and Immunohistochemistry, São Judas Tadeu UniversitySão Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Education, Laboratory of Morphoquantitative Studies and Immunohistochemistry, São Judas Tadeu UniversitySão Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Education, Laboratory of Morphology and Physical Activity, São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"Rio Claro, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Education, Laboratory of Morphoquantitative Studies and Immunohistochemistry, São Judas Tadeu UniversitySão Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Education, Laboratory of Morphology and Physical Activity, São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"Rio Claro, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Education, Laboratory of Morphoquantitative Studies and Immunohistochemistry, São Judas Tadeu UniversitySão Paulo, Brazil
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Tallis J, Higgins MF, Seebacher F, Cox VM, Duncan MJ, James RS. The effects of 8 weeks voluntary wheel running on the contractile performance of isolated locomotory (soleus) and respiratory (diaphragm) skeletal muscle during early ageing. J Exp Biol 2017; 220:3733-3741. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.166603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Accepted: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Decreased skeletal muscle performance with increasing age is strongly associated with reduced mobility and quality of life. Increased physical activity is a widely prescribed method of reducing the detrimental effects of ageing on skeletal muscle contractility. The present study uses isometric and work loop testing protocols to uniquely investigate the effects of 8 weeks of voluntary wheel running on the contractile performance of isolated dynapenic soleus and diaphragm muscles of 38 week old CD1 mice. When compared to untrained controls, voluntary wheel running induced significant improvements in maximal isometric stress and work loop power, a reduced resistance to fatigue, but greater cumulative work during fatiguing work loop contractions in isolated muscle. These differences occurred without appreciable changes in LDH, CS, SERCA or MHC expression synonymous with this form of training in younger rodent models. Despite the given improvement in contractile performance, the average running distance significantly declined over the course of the training period, indicating that this form of training may not be sufficient to fully counteract the longer term ageing induced decline in skeletal muscle contractile performance. Although these results indicate that regular low intensity physical activity may be beneficial in offsetting the age-related decline in skeletal muscle contractility, the present findings infer that future work focusing on the maintenance of a healthy body mass with increasing age and its effects on myosin-actin cross bridge kinetics and Ca2+ handling, is needed to clarify the mechanisms causing the improved contractile performance in trained dynapenic skeletal muscle.
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- Jason Tallis
- School of Life Sciences, James Starley Building, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
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- Department of Sport, Outdoor and Exercise Science, Derby University, Kedleston Road, Derby, DE22 1GB, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, A08 University of Sydney, Science Road, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, James Starley Building, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, James Starley Building, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, James Starley Building, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
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White Z, Terrill J, White RB, McMahon C, Sheard P, Grounds MD, Shavlakadze T. Voluntary resistance wheel exercise from mid-life prevents sarcopenia and increases markers of mitochondrial function and autophagy in muscles of old male and female C57BL/6J mice. Skelet Muscle 2016; 6:45. [PMID: 27964759 PMCID: PMC5155391 DOI: 10.1186/s13395-016-0117-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background There is much interest in the capacity of resistance exercise to prevent the age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, known as sarcopenia. This study investigates the molecular basis underlying the benefits of resistance exercise in aging C57BL/6J mice of both sexes. Results This study is the first to demonstrate that long-term (34 weeks) voluntary resistance wheel exercise (RWE) initiated at middle age, from 15 months, prevents sarcopenia in selected hindlimb muscles and causes hypertrophy in soleus, by 23 months of age in both male and female C57BL/6J mice. Compared with 23-month-old sedentary (SED) controls, RWE (0–6 g of resistance) increased intramuscular mitochondrial density and oxidative capacity (measured by citrate synthase and NADH-TR) and increased LC3II/I ratios (a marker of autophagy) in exercised mice of both sexes. RWE also reduced mRNA expression of Gadd45α (males only) and Runx1 (females only) but had no effect on other markers of denervation including Chrng, Chrnd, Musk, and Myog. RWE increased heart mass in all mice, with a more pronounced increase in females. Significant sex differences were also noted among SED mice, with Murf1 mRNA levels increasing in male, but decreasing in old female mice between 15 and 23 months. Conclusions Overall, long-term RWE initiated from 15 month of age significantly improved some markers of the mitochondrial and autophagosomal pathways and prevented age-related muscle wasting. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13395-016-0117-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Zoe White
- School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, The University of Western Australia (UWA), 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia.,Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, UWA and Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Crawley, 6009, WA, Australia
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- School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, The University of Western Australia (UWA), 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia.,School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UWA, Crawley, 6009, WA, Australia
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- School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, The University of Western Australia (UWA), 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, University of Otago, Dunedin, 9010, New Zealand
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- School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, The University of Western Australia (UWA), 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia.
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- School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, The University of Western Australia (UWA), 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
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Hasumura T, Meguro S. Exercise quantity-dependent muscle hypertrophy in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio). J Comp Physiol B 2016; 186:603-14. [PMID: 26951149 DOI: 10.1007/s00360-016-0977-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Revised: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Exercise is very important for maintaining and increasing skeletal muscle mass, and is particularly important to prevent and care for sarcopenia and muscle disuse atrophy. However, the dose-response relationship between exercise quantity, duration/day, and overall duration and muscle mass is poorly understood. Therefore, we investigated the effect of exercise duration on skeletal muscle to reveal the relationship between exercise quantity and muscle hypertrophy in zebrafish forced to exercise. Adult male zebrafish were exercised 6 h/day for 4 weeks, 6 h/day for 2 weeks, or 3 h/day for 2 weeks. Flow velocity was adjusted to maximum velocity during continual swimming (initial 43 cm/s). High-speed consecutive photographs revealed that zebrafish mainly drove the caudal part. Additionally, X-ray micro computed tomography measurements indicated muscle hypertrophy of the mid-caudal half compared with the mid-cranial half part. The cross-sectional analysis of the mid-caudal half muscle revealed that skeletal muscle (red, white, or total) mass increased with increasing exercise quantity, whereas that of white muscle and total muscle increased only under the maximum exercise load condition of 6 h/day for 4 weeks. Additionally, the muscle fiver size distributions of exercised fish were larger than those from non-exercised fish. We revealed that exercise quantity, duration/day, and overall duration were correlated with skeletal muscle hypertrophy. The forced exercise model enabled us to investigate the relationship between exercise quantity and skeletal muscle mass. These results open up the possibility for further investigations on the effects of exercise on skeletal muscle in adult zebrafish.
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- Takahiro Hasumura
- Biological Science Research, Kao Corporation, 2606 Akabane, Ichikai-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi, 321-3497, Japan
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- Biological Science Research, Kao Corporation, 2606 Akabane, Ichikai-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi, 321-3497, Japan.
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Shakirzyanova A, Valeeva G, Giniatullin A, Naumenko N, Fulle S, Akulov A, Atalay M, Nikolsky E, Giniatullin R. Age-dependent action of reactive oxygen species on transmitter release in mammalian neuromuscular junctions. Neurobiol Aging 2016; 38:73-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2015.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2015] [Revised: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Garvey SM, Russ DW, Skelding MB, Dugle JE, Edens NK. Molecular and metabolomic effects of voluntary running wheel activity on skeletal muscle in late middle-aged rats. Physiol Rep 2015; 3:3/2/e12319. [PMID: 25716928 PMCID: PMC4393218 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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We examined the molecular and metabolomic effects of voluntary running wheel activity in late middle-aged male Sprague Dawley rats (16–17 months). Rats were assigned either continuous voluntary running wheel access for 8 weeks (RW+) or cage-matched without running wheel access (RW−). The 9 RW+ rats averaged 83 m/day (range: 8–163 m), yet exhibited both 84% reduced individual body weight gain (4.3 g vs. 26.3 g, P = 0.02) and 6.5% reduced individual average daily food intake (20.6 g vs. 22.0 g, P = 0.09) over the 8 weeks. Hindlimb muscles were harvested following an overnight fast. Muscle weights and myofiber cross-sectional area showed no difference between groups. Western blots of gastrocnemius muscle lysates with a panel of antibodies suggest that running wheel activity improved oxidative metabolism (53% increase in PGC1α, P = 0.03), increased autophagy (36% increase in LC3B-II/-I ratio, P = 0.03), and modulated growth signaling (26% increase in myostatin, P = 0.04). RW+ muscle also showed 43% increased glycogen phosphorylase expression (P = 0.04) and 45% increased glycogen content (P = 0.04). Metabolomic profiling of plantaris and soleus muscles indicated that even low-volume voluntary running wheel activity is associated with decreases in many long-chain fatty acids (e.g., palmitoleate, myristoleate, and eicosatrienoate) relative to RW− rats. Relative increases in acylcarnitines and acyl glycerophospholipids were also observed in RW+ plantaris. These data establish that even modest amounts of physical activity during late middle-age promote extensive metabolic remodeling of skeletal muscle.
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- Division of Physical Therapy, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA Ohio Musculoskeletal & Neurological Institute (OMNI), Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, Ohio, USA
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Soffe Z, Radley-Crabb HG, McMahon C, Grounds MD, Shavlakadze T. Effects of loaded voluntary wheel exercise on performance and muscle hypertrophy in young and old male C57Bl/6J mice. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2015; 26:172-88. [PMID: 25653015 DOI: 10.1111/sms.12416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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This study compared the capacity of young and old male C57Bl/6J mice to exercise with increasing resistance over 10 weeks, and its impact on muscle mass. Young mice (aged 15-25 weeks) were subjected to low (LR) and high (HR) resistance exercise, whereas only LR was used for old mice (107-117 weeks). Weekly patterns of voluntary wheel activity, food consumption and body weights were measured. Running patterns changed over time and with age, with two peaks of activity detected for young, but only one for old mice: speed and distance run was also less for old mice. The mass for six limb muscles was measured at the end of the experiment. The most pronounced increase in mass in response to exercise was for the soleus in young and old mice, and also quadriceps and gastrocnemius in young mice. Soleus and quadriceps muscles were analyzed histologically for myofiber number and size. A striking feature was the many small myofibers in response to exercise in young (but not old) soleus, whereas these were not present after exercise in young or old quadriceps. Overall, there was a striking difference in response to exercise between muscles and this was influenced by age.
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- Z Soffe
- School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, the University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, the University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.,School of Biomedical Sciences, CHIRI Biosciences Research Precinct, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia
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- Developmental Biology Group, Agresearch Ltd, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, the University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, the University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.,Developmental Biology Group, Agresearch Ltd, Hamilton, New Zealand
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Wada S, Kato Y, Sawada S, Aizawa K, Park JH, Russell AP, Ushida T, Akimoto T. MicroRNA-23a has minimal effect on endurance exercise-induced adaptation of mouse skeletal muscle. Pflugers Arch 2014; 467:389-98. [PMID: 24756198 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-014-1517-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 04/06/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Skeletal muscles contain several subtypes of myofibers that differ in contractile and metabolic properties. Transcriptional control of fiber-type specification and adaptation has been intensively investigated over the past several decades. Recently, microRNA (miRNA)-mediated posttranscriptional gene regulation has attracted increasing attention. MiR-23a targets key molecules regulating contractile and metabolic properties of skeletal muscle, such as myosin heavy-chains and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, coactivator 1 alpha (PGC-1α). In the present study, we analyzed the skeletal muscle phenotype of miR-23a transgenic (miR-23a Tg) mice to explore whether forced expression of miR-23a affects markers of mitochondrial content, muscle fiber composition, and muscle adaptations induced by 4 weeks of voluntary wheel running. When compared with wild-type mice, protein markers of mitochondrial content, including PGC-1α, and cytochrome c oxidase complex IV (COX IV), were significantly decreased in the slow soleus muscle, but not the fast plantaris muscle of miR-23a Tg mice. There was a decrease in type IId/x fibers only in the soleus muscle of the Tg mice. Following 4 weeks of voluntary wheel running, there was no difference in the endurance exercise capacity as well as in several muscle adaptive responses including an increase in muscle mass, capillary density, or the protein content of myosin heavy-chain IIa, PGC-1α, COX IV, and cytochrome c. These results show that miR-23a targets PGC-1α and regulates basal metabolic properties of slow but not fast twitch muscles. Elevated levels of miR-23a did not impact on whole body endurance capacity or exercise-induced muscle adaptations in the fast plantaris muscle.
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- Shogo Wada
- Division of Regenerative Medical Engineering, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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Relationships of 35 lower limb muscles to height and body mass quantified using MRI. J Biomech 2014; 47:631-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Revised: 11/26/2013] [Accepted: 12/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Deschenes MR, Sherman EG, Glass EK. The effects of pre-habilitative conditioning on unloading-induced adaptations in young and aged neuromuscular systems. Exp Gerontol 2012; 47:687-94. [PMID: 22750484 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2012.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2012] [Accepted: 06/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The capacity of pre-habilitative conditioning - exercise performed a priori - to mitigate neuromuscular maladaptations to disuse is unclear. This study evaluated pre-habilitation by examining neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) and the myofibers they innervate in young adult and aged muscles. Within each age category, 40 rats were divided into four treatment groups: 1) control, 2) hindlimb suspended (unloaded), 3) prehabilitative conditioning preceding hindlimb suspension, and 4) pre-habilitative conditioning alone. Cytofluorescent staining was used to visualize NMJs, and histochemical staining to assess myofiber profiles (size and type). Statistical analysis featured 2-way ANOVA with main effects for age and treatment, along with interaction. NMJs consistently revealed significant (P≤0.05) main effects for age, but not treatment, or interaction. Typically, aged NMJs showed elongated nerve terminal branching, and more dispersed post-synaptic clusters of ACh receptors, resulting in reduced post-synaptic area per given length of pre-synaptic branching. Analysis of myofiber profiles showed significant main effects for age, treatment, and their interaction. Aged myofibers were smaller than the young ones and a higher percentage of them were Type I. Aged fibers experienced significantly greater unloading-induced atrophy than the young ones. Pre-habilitative conditioning significantly attenuated unloading-induced atrophy among aged, but not young myofibers. It was also observed that pre-habilitative conditioning alone increased myofiber size among aged, but not young adult muscles. In summary, myofibers were more sensitive than NMJs to the treatment interventions implemented. Although more sensitive to the negative effects of muscle unloading, aged myofibers were also more responsive to the hypertrophic effects of pre-habilitative conditioning.
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- Michael R Deschenes
- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, USA.
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Leiter JRS, Upadhaya R, Anderson JE. Nitric oxide and voluntary exercise together promote quadriceps hypertrophy and increase vascular density in female 18-mo-old mice. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2012; 302:C1306-15. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00305.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Age-related sarcopenia reduces the size, strength, and function of muscle, and the diameter of muscle fibers. It also disrupts the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex, dislocating nitric oxide synthase 1 (NOS-1) and reducing sarcolemmal integrity. This study of quadriceps muscle in 18-mo-old mice showed that NO-donor treatment with isosorbide dinitrate (I) for 6 wk, in combination with voluntary exercise for 3 wk, increased muscle mass by 25% and stimulated cell proliferation. The resulting fiber hypertrophy was accompanied by a lower ratio of protein:DNA, consistent with myogenic-cell hyperplasia. Treatment enhanced the ratio of NOS-1:β-dystroglycan in correlation with fiber diameter, improved sarcolemmal integrity, and increased vascular density after an increase in vascular endothelial growth factor protein at 3 wk. Results demonstrate that age-related muscle refractoriness to exercise can be overcome with NO-donor treatment. Since activation of muscle stem cells and vascular perfusion are limiting factors in the maintenance, regeneration, and growth of aged muscle, results suggest the feasibility of using NO-donor drugs to combat atrophy and muscle ischemia. Improved function and quality of life from the NO-amplified effects of exercise may be useful in aging and other conditions such as disuse, insulin resistance, or microgravity.
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- Jeff R. S. Leiter
- Departments of 1Surgery,
- Human Anatomy and Cell Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Biological Sciences, and
- Human Anatomy and Cell Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Evolution of the Achilles tendon: The athlete's Achilles heel? Foot (Edinb) 2011; 21:193-7. [PMID: 21900004 DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2011.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2011] [Accepted: 08/11/2011] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The Achilles tendon is believed to have first developed two million years ago enabling humans to run twice as fast. However if the Achilles tendon is so important in terms of evolution, then why is this tendon so prone to injury - especially for those more active like athletes. The Achilles tendon had an integral role in evolving apes from a herbivorous diet to early humans who started hunting for food over longer distances, resulting in bipedal locomotion. Evolutionary advantages of the Achilles tendon includes it being the strongest tendon in the body, having an energy-saving mechanism for fast locomotion, allows humans to jump and run, and additionally is a spring and shock absorber during gait. Considering these benefits it is therefore not surprising that studies have shown athletes have thicker Achilles tendons than subjects who are less active. However, contradictory to these findings that show the importance of the Achilles tendon for athletes, it is well known that obtaining an Achilles tendon injury for an athlete can be career-altering. A disadvantage of the Achilles tendon is that the aetiology of its pathology is complicated. Achilles tendon ruptures are believed to be caused by overloading the tensed tendon, like during sports. However studies have also shown athlete Achilles tendon ruptures to have degenerative changes in the tendon. Other flaws of the Achilles tendon are its non-uniform vascularity and incomplete repair system which may suggest the Achilles tendon is on the edge of evolution. Research has shown that there is a genetic influence on the predisposition a person has towards Achilles tendon injuries. So if this tendon is here to stay in our anatomy, and it probably is due to the slow rate of evolution in humans, research in genetic modification could be used to decrease athletes' predisposition to Achilles tendinopathy.
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Leiter JRS, Peeler J, Anderson JE. Exercise-induced muscle growth is muscle-specific and age-dependent. Muscle Nerve 2011; 43:828-38. [PMID: 21607967 DOI: 10.1002/mus.21965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Sarcopenia, and the importance of satellite cells (SCs) in muscle growth led us to examine the effects of exercise and age on SC activation and gene expression. METHODS Eight- and 18-month-old mice were either sedentary or underwent 3 weeks of exercise (N = 24). Body mass, distance traveled, and grip strength were recorded at weekly intervals. The extensor digitorum longus (EDL), tibialis anterior (TA), gastrocnemius (GAST), and quadriceps (QUAD) muscles were analyzed along with muscle fiber area, SC activation, neuronal nitric oxide synthase (NOS-I), MyoD, and myostatin protein content. RESULTS Older mice demonstrated decreased body mass, grip strength, and fiber area, but these changes were not affected by exercise. The QUAD muscle from young mice demonstrated an exercise-induced increase in SC activation and NOS-I and downregulation of myostatin. CONCLUSIONS Exercise-induced activation of SCs and regulation of gene expression are muscle-specific and age-dependent. Perturbed sensitivity to exercise in older mice provides insight into sarcopenia and potential treatments.
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- Jeff R S Leiter
- Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Broch-Lips M, de Paoli F, Pedersen TH, Overgaard K, Nielsen OB. Effects of 8 wk of voluntary unloaded wheel running on K+ tolerance and excitability of soleus muscles in rat. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2011; 111:212-20. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00687.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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During intense exercise, efflux of K+ from working muscles increases extracellular K+ ([K+]o) to levels that can compromise muscle excitability and hence cause fatigue. In this context, the reduction in the exercise-induced elevation of [K+]o observed after training in humans is suggested to contribute to the increased performance after training. Although a similar effect could be obtained by an increase in the tolerance of muscle to elevated [K+]o, this possibility has not been investigated. To examine this, isolated soleus muscles from sedentary (sedentary) rats and from rats that had voluntarily covered 13.1 ± 0.7 km/day in an unloaded running wheel for 8 wk (active) were compared. In muscles from active rats, the loss of force induced by exposure to an elevated [K+]o of 9 mM was 42% lower than in muscles from sedentary rats ( P < 0.001). This apparent increase in K+ tolerance in active rats was associated with an increased excitability as evident from a 33% reduction in the electrical current needed to excite individual muscle fibers ( P < 0.0009). Moreover, muscles from active rats had lower Cl− conductance, higher maximal rate of rise of single-fiber action potentials (AP), and higher Na+/K+ pump content. When stimulated intermittently at 6.5 mM K+, muscles from active rats displayed better endurance than muscles from sedentary rats, whereas no difference was found when the muscles were stimulated continuously at 30 or 120 Hz. We conclude that voluntary running increases muscle excitability, leading to improved tolerance to elevated [K+]o.
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Velders M, Legerlotz K, Falconer SJ, Stott NS, McMahon CD, Smith HK. Effect of botulinum toxin A-induced paralysis and exercise training on mechanosensing and signalling gene expression in juvenile rat gastrocnemius muscle. Exp Physiol 2008; 93:1273-83. [DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2008.043174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Cui L, Ju Y, Ding L, Trejo-Morales M, Olfert IM. Arteriolar and Venular Capillary Distribution in Skeletal Muscles of Old Rats. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2008; 63:928-35. [DOI: 10.1093/gerona/63.9.928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Legerlotz K, Elliott B, Guillemin B, Smith HK. Voluntary resistance running wheel activity pattern and skeletal muscle growth in rats. Exp Physiol 2008; 93:754-62. [PMID: 18281393 DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2007.041244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The aims of this study were to characterize the pattern of voluntary activity of young rats in response to resistance loading on running wheels and to determine the effects of the activity on the growth of six limb skeletal muscles. Male Sprague-Dawley rats (4 weeks old) were housed individually with a resistance running wheel (R-RUN, n = 7) or a conventional free-spinning running wheel (F-RUN, n = 6) or without a wheel, as non-running control animals (CON, n = 6). The torque required to move the wheel in the R-RUN group was progressively increased, and the activity (velocity, distance and duration of each bout) of the two running wheel groups was recorded continuously for 45 days. The R-RUN group performed many more, shorter and faster bouts of running than the F-RUN group, yet the mean daily distance was not different between the F-RUN (1.3 +/- 0.2 km) and R-RUN group (1.4 +/- 0.6 km). Only the R-RUN resulted in a significantly (P < 0.05) enhanced muscle wet mass, relative to the increase in body mass, of the plantaris (23%) and vastus lateralis muscle (17%), and the plantaris muscle fibre cross-sectional area, compared with CON. Both F-RUN and R-RUN led to a significantly greater wet mass relative to increase in body mass and muscle fibre cross-sectional area in the soleus muscle compared with CON. We conclude that the pattern of voluntary activity on a resistance running wheel differs from that on a free-spinning running wheel and provides a suitable model to induce physiological muscle hypertrophy in rats.
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- Kirsten Legerlotz
- Department of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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Kim JH, Kwak HB, Leeuwenburgh C, Lawler JM. Lifelong exercise and mild (8%) caloric restriction attenuate age-induced alterations in plantaris muscle morphology, oxidative stress and IGF-1 in the Fischer-344 rat. Exp Gerontol 2008; 43:317-29. [PMID: 18313875 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2007.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2007] [Revised: 12/17/2007] [Accepted: 12/20/2007] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Muscle atrophy is a highly prevalent condition among older adults, and results from reduced muscle mass and fiber cross-sectional area. Resistive exercise training and moderate (30-40%) caloric restriction may reduce the rate of sarcopenia in animal models. We tested the hypothesis that lifelong, voluntary exercise combined with mild (8%) caloric restriction would attenuate the reduction of muscle fiber cross-sectional area in the rat plantaris. Fischer-344 rats were divided into: young adults (6 mo) fed ad libitum (YAL); 24 mo old fed ad libitum (OAL); 24 mo old on 8% caloric restriction (OCR); lifelong wheel running with 8% CR (OExCR). Plantaris fiber cross-sectional area was significantly lower in OAL than YAL (-27%), but protected in OCR and OExCR, while mass/body mass ratio was preserved in OExCR only. Furthermore, 8% CR and lifelong wheel running attenuated the age-induced increases in extramyocyte space and connective tissue. Citrate synthase activity decreased with age, but was not significantly protected in OCR and OExCR. Total hydroperoxides were higher in OAL than YAL, but were not elevated in OExCR, with out a change in MnSOD. IGF-1 levels were lower in OAL (-57%) than YAL, but partially protected in the OExCR group (+51%).
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- Jong-Hee Kim
- Redox Biology & Cell Signaling Laboratory, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Marzetti E, Lawler JM, Hiona A, Manini T, Seo AY, Leeuwenburgh C. Modulation of age-induced apoptotic signaling and cellular remodeling by exercise and calorie restriction in skeletal muscle. Free Radic Biol Med 2008; 44:160-8. [PMID: 18191752 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2007] [Revised: 05/19/2007] [Accepted: 05/23/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Aging is inevitably associated with a progressive loss of muscle mass and strength, a condition also known as sarcopenia of aging. Although the precise mechanisms underlying this syndrome have not been completely elucidated, recent studies point toward several key cellular mechanisms that could contribute to age-associated muscle loss. Among these, mitochondrial dysfunction and deregulation of apoptotic signaling have emerged as critical players in the onset and progression of sarcopenia. Interestingly, calorie restriction, a well-known antiaging intervention, and, more recently, exercise training have been shown to beneficially affect both mitochondrial function and apoptotic signaling in skeletal muscle from young and old animals. Preliminary observations also indicate that even a small (8%) reduction in food intake may still provide protective effects against sarcopenia and cellular remodeling in aging skeletal muscle, with the advantage of being more applicable to human subjects than the traditional 30-40% restriction regimen. The most recent evidence on the relevance of skeletal muscle apoptosis to sarcopenia, as well as its modulation by calorie restriction and exercise, is reviewed.
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- Emanuele Marzetti
- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida Institute on Aging, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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Tamilselvan J, Sivarajan K, Anusuyadevi M, Panneerselvam C. CytochromecOxidase Rather than Cytochromecis a Major Determinant of Mitochondrial Respiratory Capacity in Skeletal Muscle of Aged Rats: Role of Carnitine and Lipoic Acid. Rejuvenation Res 2007; 10:311-26. [PMID: 17555400 DOI: 10.1089/rej.2007.0541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The release of mitochondrial cytochrome c followed by activation of caspase cascade has been reported with aging in various tissues, whereas little is known about the caspase-independent pathway involved in mitochondrial dysfunction. To determine the functional impact of cytochrome c loss on mitochondrial respiratory capacity, we monitored NADH redox transitions and oxygen consumption in isolated skeletal muscle mitochondria of 4- and 24-month-old rats in the presence and absence of exogenous cytochrome c; and assessed the efficacy of cosupplementation of carnitine and lipoic acid on age-related alteration in mitochondrial respiration. The loss of mitochondrial cytochrome c with age was accompanied with alteration in respiratory transition, which in turn was not rescued by exogenous addition of cytochrome c to isolated mitochondria. The analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear-encoded cytochrome c oxidase subunits suggests that the decreased levels of cytochrome c oxidase may be attributed for the irresponsiveness to exogenously added cytochrome c on mitochondrial respiratory transitions, possibly through reduction of upstream electron carriers. Oral supplementation of carnitine and lipoic acid to aged rats help to maintaining the mitochondrial oxidative capacity by regulating the release of cytochrome c and improves cytochrome c oxidase transcript levels. Thus, carnitine and lipoic acid supplementation prevents the loss of cytochrome c and their associated decline in cytochrome c oxidase activity; thereby, effectively attenuating any putative decrease in cellular energy and redox status with age.
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- Jayavelu Tamilselvan
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Dr. A.L. Mudaliar Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus, Chennai, India.
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Song W, Kwak HB, Lawler JM. Exercise training attenuates age-induced changes in apoptotic signaling in rat skeletal muscle. Antioxid Redox Signal 2006; 8:517-28. [PMID: 16677096 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2006.8.517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The aging process in skeletal muscle is characterized by a loss of myocytes and reduction in cross-sectional area of the remaining myocytes, particularly in Type II (fast-twitch) muscle fibers. In multinucleated skeletal muscle, apoptosis may contribute to both fiber atrophy and loss of muscle fibers. Recent evidence suggests that the mitochondrial Bcl-2 family pathway may be a target of aging. Here the authors demonstrated that aging increased DNA fragmentation, cleaved caspase-3, and pro-apoptotic Bax in rat skeletal muscle. Twelve weeks of treadmill exercise training increased anti-apoptotic Bcl-2, while markedly reducing DNA fragmentation, and cleaved caspase-3, Bax, and Bax/Bcl-2 ratio in the white gastrocnemius and soleus muscles of old rats. Upstream anti-apoptotic NF-kappaB activity decreased in aging skeletal muscle, and increased with exercise training. Regulation of NF-kappaB activity with aging and exercise was not related to changes in NF-kappaB subunit protein levels. Instead, changes in post-translational activation of NF-kappaB occurred as a function of altered phosphorylation of IkappaB. These results indicate that treadmill exercise training attenuates fiber atrophy and pro-apoptotic signaling in aging skeletal muscle.
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- Wook Song
- Texas A & M University, Redox Biology and Cell Signaling Laboratory, College Station, Texas 77843-4243, USA
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Sanchez OA, Snow LM, Lowe DA, Serfass RC, Thompson LV. Effects of endurance exercise-training on single-fiber contractile properties of insulin-treated streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2005; 99:472-8. [PMID: 15831797 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01233.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to characterize the contractile properties of individual skinned muscle fibers from insulin-treated streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats after an endurance exercise training program. We hypothesized that single-fiber contractile function would decrease in the diabetic sedentary rats and that endurance exercise would preserve the function. In the study, 28 rats were assigned to either a nondiabetic sedentary, a nondiabetic exercise, a diabetic sedentary, or a diabetic exercise group. Rats in the diabetic groups received subcutaneous intermediate-lasting insulin daily. The exercise-trained rats ran on a treadmill at a moderate intensity for 60 min, five times per week. After 12 wk, the extensor digitorum longus and soleus muscles were dissected. Single-fiber diameter, Ca2+-activated peak force, specific tension, activation threshold, and pCa50as well as the myosin heavy chain isoform expression (MHC) were determined. We found that in MHC type II fibers from extensor digitorum longus muscle, diameters were significantly smaller from diabetic sedentary rats compared with nondiabetic sedentary rats ( P < 0.001). Among the nondiabetic rats, fiber diameters were smaller with exercise ( P = 0.038). The absolute force-generating capacity of single fibers was lower in muscles from diabetic rats. There was greater specific tension (force normalized to cross-sectional area) by fibers from the rats that followed an endurance exercise program compared with sedentary. From the results, we conclude that alterations in the properties of contractile proteins are not implicated in the decrease in strength associated with diabetes and that endurance-exercise training does not prevent or increase muscle weakness in diabetic rats.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptation, Physiological/physiology
- Animals
- Cells, Cultured
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/chemically induced
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/drug therapy
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/physiopathology
- Insulin/therapeutic use
- Isometric Contraction
- Muscle Fibers, Skeletal
- Muscle, Skeletal/physiopathology
- Physical Conditioning, Animal/methods
- Physical Endurance
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Streptozocin
- Stress, Mechanical
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- Otto A Sanchez
- School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, 420 Delaware Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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IJkema-Paassen J, Meek MF, Gramsbergen A. Long-term reinnervation effects after sciatic nerve lesions in adult rats. Ann Anat 2005; 187:113-20. [PMID: 15900695 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2004.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Transection of the sciatic nerve in adult rats induces drastic changes in hindleg muscles. Earlier, we demonstrated that the reinnervated soleus (SOL) muscle, 21 weeks after a transection mainly contains type II fibers. This is in striking contrast to normal muscle, which consists to 80% of type I muscle fibers. Also we observed 13.9% of the fibers to be polyneurally innervated. The problem of the present study is whether these changes are reversible after Longer survival periods. Therefore, the SOL was studied 60 weeks after transection and reconstruction by an autologous nerve graft. In six rats, we studied muscle fiber distributions by monoclonal antibodies, and innervation patterns by cholinesterase staining and AgNO3 impregnation. Still at 60 weeks, only 20% of the muscle fibers are of type I and this is similar to results at 21 weeks, indicating that no recovery to the normal has been reached by that age. Furthermore, 20% of the endplates in the reinnervated SOL were polyneurally innervated, but we also observed this in 10% of the endplates on the control side. These increases, compared to data at 21 weeks, are interpreted as an aging effect.
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- Jos IJkema-Paassen
- Medical Physiology, University of Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Wang ZM, Zheng Z, Messi ML, Delbono O. Extension and magnitude of denervation in skeletal muscle from ageing mice. J Physiol 2005; 565:757-64. [PMID: 15890702 PMCID: PMC1464566 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2005.087601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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In this work we hypothesized that denervation in flexor digitorum brevis (FDB) muscle from ageing mice is more extensive than predicted by standard functional and structural assays used in the past. In addition, we asked whether denervation is a fully or partially developed process. Despite the reported alteration in skeletal muscle innervation, the quantification of the extension and magnitude of denervation in ageing rodents has remained elusive. To address these two questions we utilized a combination of electrophysiological and immunohistochemical assays directed to detecting the expression of tetrodotoxin (TTX)-resistant sodium channels (Na(v)1.5) in FDB muscles from young-adult and senescent mice. Sodium current density measured with the macropatch cell-attached technique did not show significant differences between FDB fibres from young and old mice. The TTX dose-response curve, using the whole cell voltage-clamp technique, showed three populations of fibres in senescent mice, one similar to fibres from young mice (TTX sensitive), another one similar to fibres from experimentally denervated muscle (TTX resistant), and a third group intermediate between these two. Partially and fully denervated fibres added up to approximately 50% of the total number of fibres tested, a number that concurs with the percentage of fibres positive for the Na(v)1.5 channel by specific immunostaining.
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- Zhong-Min Wang
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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Mathieu-Costello O, Ju Y, Trejo-Morales M, Cui L. Greater capillary-fiber interface per fiber mitochondrial volume in skeletal muscles of old rats. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2005; 99:281-9. [PMID: 15774695 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00750.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The objective was to examine whether muscle structural capacity for O2 flux (i.e., capillary-to-fiber surface ratio) relative to fiber mitochondrial volume deteriorates with the muscle atrophy of aging in predominantly slow- (soleus, S) and fast-twitch (extensor digitorum longus, EDL) muscles of old (24 mo) and very old (35 mo) F344BN rats compared with adult (12 mo old). Wet muscle mass decreased 29% (196 +/- 4 to 139 +/- 5 mg) in S and 22% (192 +/- 3 to 150 +/- 3 mg) in EDL between 12 and 35 mo of age, without decline in body mass. Capillary density increased 65% (1,387 +/- 54 to 2,291 +/- 238 mm(-2)) in S and 130% (964 +/- 95 to 2,216 +/- 311 mm(-2)) in EDL, because of the muscle fiber atrophy, whereas capillary per fiber number remained unchanged. Altered capillary geometry, i.e., lesser contribution of tortuosity and branching to capillary length, was found in S at 35 compared with 12 and 24 mo, and not in EDL. Accounting for capillary geometry revealed 55% (1,776 +/- 78 to 2,750 +/- 271 mm(-2)) and 113% (1,194 +/- 112 to 2,540 +/- 343 mm(-2)) increases in capillary length-to-fiber volume ratio between 12 and 35 mo of age in S and EDL, respectively. Fiber mitochondrial volume density was unchanged over the same period, causing mitochondrial volume per micrometer fiber length to decrease in proportion to the fiber atrophy in both muscles. As a result of the smaller fiber mitochondrial volume in the face of the unchanged capillary-to-fiber number ratio, capillary-to-fiber surface ratio relative to fiber mitochondrial volume not only did not deteriorate, but in fact increased twofold in both muscles between 12 and 35 mo of age, independent of their different fiber type.
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- O Mathieu-Costello
- Dept. of Medicine, 0623A, Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0623, USA
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Kump DS, Booth FW. Sustained rise in triacylglycerol synthesis and increased epididymal fat mass when rats cease voluntary wheel running. J Physiol 2005; 565:911-25. [PMID: 15774517 PMCID: PMC1464554 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2005.084525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Four-week-old, Fischer-Brown Norway F1-generation male rats were given access to voluntary running wheels for 21 days, and then the wheels were locked for 5 (WL5), 10 (WL10), 29 (WL29), or 53 (WL53) hours. Two other groups (SED5 and SED10) had no access to voluntary running wheels and were killed at the same time as WL5 and WL10, respectively. Absolute and relative epididymal fat mass, mean cell volume, and amount of lipid per cell increased in WL53 relative to all other groups, with no change in cell number. C/EBPalpha protein levels in epididymal fat were 30% greater in SED5 than in WL5. The rate of triacylglycerol synthesis in epididymal fat was 4.2-fold greater in SED5 than in WL5, increased 14-fold between WLS and WL10, and was 79% lower in SED10 than in WL10. Triacylglycerol synthesis remained at this elevated level (at least 3.5-fold greater than SED5) through WL53. Thus, the rapid increase in epididymal fat mass with the cessation of voluntary wheel running is associated with a prolonged overshoot in epididymal fat triacylglycerol synthesis. Moreover, rats without running wheels had a 9.4% lower body mass after 21 days than those with running wheels. The individual mass of seven different muscles from the hindlimb, upper forelimb, and back were each lower in animals without running wheels, suggesting that physical activity in rapidly growing rats may be requisite for optimal muscle development.
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- David S Kump
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, E102 Veterinary Medical Building, 1600 East Rollins Road, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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Reynolds TH, Reid P, Larkin LM, Dengel DR. Effects of aerobic exercise training on the protein kinase B (PKB)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway in aged skeletal muscle. Exp Gerontol 2004; 39:379-85. [PMID: 15036397 PMCID: PMC2714731 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2003.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2003] [Revised: 12/15/2003] [Accepted: 12/16/2003] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The protein kinase B (PKB)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway is thought to play a critical role in the regulation of protein synthesis and skeletal muscle mass. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effects of voluntary wheel running on the PKB/mTOR signaling pathway in muscles from aged mice (20-22 months). The total levels of mTOR were 65% higher in gastrocnemius muscles from aged mice subjected to wheel running compared to aged sedentary mice (p-0.002) PKB phosphorlation on Ser473 was 45% higher in gastrocnemius muscles from aged mice subjected to wheel running compared to aged sedentary mice (p=0.01) The total abundance of PKB was 50% higher in gastrocnemius muscles from wheel running mice compared to aged controls (p=0.005). Three months of wheel running did not alter the total amount of p70 S6K in gastrocnemius muscle. Protein synthesis, as assessed by [(14)C]phenylalanine incorporation into protein was significantly higher in soleus muscles from aged mice subjected to wheel running compared to aged sedentary mice (p-0.001) These findings indicate the aerobic exercise training may attenuate the age-related decline in protein synthesis, a process that appears to be due, in part, to increases in mTOR and PKB.
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- Thomas H Reynolds
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Michigan and the GRECC, Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Skeletal muscle atrophy and the loss of myofibers contribute to sarcopenia, a condition associated with normal aging. However, relatively little is known regarding the relevance of apoptosis to skeletal muscle homeostasis and the possible mechanisms involved, although evidence suggests that apoptosis may play a role during muscle aging. By age 80 it is estimated that humans generally lose 30%-40% of skeletal muscle fibers, particularly from muscles containing type II fibers such as the vastus lateralis muscle. Studies using rodents show that between a 20%-50% loss in muscle fibers occurs depending on the specific fiber type studied. Caspases (cysteine-dependent, aspartate-specific proteases) such as caspase-3 play an important role in mediating cell death in that many of the apoptotic signaling pathways, such as the mitochondrial-mediated, receptor-mediated, and sarcoplasmic-reticulum-mediated pathways, converge at caspase-3 in the caspase cascade. Studies show that with age the levels of several caspases are significantly increased. Therefore, the activation of these proteolytic caspases may be partly responsible for the initiation of muscle protein degradation, loss of muscle nuclei, which is associated with local atrophy, and finally into cell death of the myocyte.
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Brown M, Taylor J, Gabriel R. Differential effectiveness of low-intensity exercise in young and old rats. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2003; 58:B889-94. [PMID: 14570854 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/58.10.b889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Low-intensity exercise increases strength and function in old adults, but it is unclear if change occurs secondary to "neural adaptation" or to intrinsic muscle adaptation. Whether function and strength change concomitantly is also unclear. We examined effects of a modest intensity, 10-session exercise program on muscle mass, contractile force, and function (gait) in 6-month-old and 30-month-old rats. Animals underwent 45 minutes of activity (e.g., ramp walking, balancing) 5 days/week. In old animals, a significant increase in muscle mass and peak contractile force occurred with exercise in soleus, plantaris, extensor digitorum longus, and peroneus longus compared with controls, but did not restore values to those for young controls. The increase in muscle force in old rats was accompanied by a significant lengthening of stride (90 +/- 9 to 103 +/- 15 mm), which was still 23% less than stride values for young rats. Changes in muscle function and gait with exercise were not apparent in young rats. Results suggest that (a). rapid and significant changes in muscle mass and strength in an aged organism can occur with a modest activity program, (b). the threshold for muscle adaptation may differ in young versus old rats, and (c). changes in strength and function in old rats may occur concomitantly.
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- Marybeth Brown
- Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 65211, USA.
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Pattison JS, Folk LC, Madsen RW, Childs TE, Booth FW. Transcriptional profiling identifies extensive downregulation of extracellular matrix gene expression in sarcopenic rat soleus muscle. Physiol Genomics 2003; 15:34-43. [PMID: 12888627 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00040.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The direction of change in skeletal muscle mass differs between young and old individuals, growing in young animals and atrophying in old animals. The purpose of the experiment was to develop a statistically conservative list of genes whose expression differed significantly between young growing and old atrophying (sarcopenic) skeletal muscles, which may be contributing to physical frailty. Gene expression levels of >24,000 transcripts were determined in soleus muscle samples from young (3-4 mo) and old (30-31 mo) rats. Age-related differences were determined using a Student's t-test (alpha of 0.05) with a Bonferroni adjustment, which yielded 682 probe sets that differed significantly between young (n = 25) and old (n = 20) animals. Of 347 total decreases in aged/sarcopenic muscle relative to young muscles, 199 were functionally identified; the major theme being that 24% had a biological role in the extracellular matrix and cell adhesion. Three themes were observed from 213 of the 335 total increases in sarcopenic muscles whose functions were documented in databases: 1) 14% are involved in immune response; 2) 9% play a role in proteolysis, ubiquitin-dependent degradation, and proteasome components; and 3) 7% act in stress/antioxidant responses. A total of 270 differentially expressed genes and ESTs had unknown/unclear functions. By decreasing the sample sizes of young and old animals from 25 x 20 to 15 x 15, 10 x 10, and 5 x 5 observations, we observed 682, 331, 73, and 3 statistically different mRNAs, respectively. Use of large sample size and a Bonferroni multiple testing adjustment in combination yielded increased statistical power, while protecting against false positives. Finally, multiple mRNAs that differ between young growing and old, sarcopenic muscles were identified and may highlight new candidate mechanisms that regulate skeletal muscle mass during sarcopenia.
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- J Scott Pattison
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, and the Dalton Cardiovascular Institute, University of Missouri at Columbia, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
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Alway SE, Degens H, Krishnamurthy G, Smith CA. Potential role for Id myogenic repressors in apoptosis and attenuation of hypertrophy in muscles of aged rats. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2002; 283:C66-76. [PMID: 12055074 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00598.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Aging attenuates the overload-induced increase in myogenic regulatory transcription factor (MRF) expression and the extent of muscle enlargement. To identify whether mRNA levels of repressors of the MRFs are greater in overloaded muscles from aged animals, overload was achieved in plantaris muscle of aged (33 mo; n = 14) and adult (9 mo; n = 17) rats. After 14 days, plantaris muscles in the overloaded limb were ~25% and 6% larger in adult and aged rats, respectively, compared with the contralateral limb. Hypertrophied muscles of adult rats had significantly greater levels of mRNA and protein levels for myogenin and MyoD compared with control muscles, but neither MRF increased with overload in muscles of aged rats. Muscles of aged rats had greater Id mRNA (150-700%) and protein repressor (200-6,000%) levels compared with adult rats. BAX and caspase 9 protein levels were 9,500% and 300% greater, respectively, in both control and hypertrophied muscles of aged rats compared with young adult rats. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that aging increases Id transcripts that activate apoptotic pathways involving BAX. This may contribute to sarcopenia by attenuating MRF protein levels in muscles of old animals.
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- Stephen E Alway
- Laboratory of Muscle, Sarcopenia, and Muscle Diseases, Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA.
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Bua EA, McKiernan SH, Wanagat J, McKenzie D, Aiken JM. Mitochondrial abnormalities are more frequent in muscles undergoing sarcopenia. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2002; 92:2617-24. [PMID: 12015381 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01102.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The hypothesis that the accumulation of electron transport system (ETS) abnormalities and sarcopenia are linked was investigated. Vastus lateralis, soleus, and adductor longus muscles were studied in 5-, 18-, and 36-mo-old male Fischer 344 x Brown Norway F(1) hybrid rats. A significant decrease in soleus and vastus lateralis muscle mass was observed with age. Adductor longus was resistant to muscle mass loss. Multiple serial sections were analyzed for the activities of cytochrome-c oxidase (COX) and succinate dehydrogenase (SDH). The number of fibers exhibiting a COX(-)/SDH(++) phenotype increased with age in both vastus lateralis and soleus muscles. No ETS-abnormal fibers were identified in adductor longus at any age. Cross-sectional area of ETS-abnormal fibers decreased in the abnormal region (region displaying COX(-)/SDH(++) phenotype), whereas control fibers did not. The vastus lateralis muscle, which undergoes a high degree of sarcopenia, exhibited more ETS abnormalities and associated fiber loss than the soleus and adductor longus muscles, which are more resistant to sarcopenia, suggesting a direct association between ETS abnormalities and fiber loss.
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MESH Headings
- Anatomy, Cross-Sectional
- Animals
- Body Weight
- Electron Transport
- Electron Transport Complex IV/metabolism
- Female
- Male
- Mitochondria, Muscle/metabolism
- Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch/metabolism
- Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch/ultrastructure
- Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch/metabolism
- Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch/ultrastructure
- Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism
- Muscle, Skeletal/pathology
- Muscular Atrophy/metabolism
- Muscular Atrophy/pathology
- Organ Size
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred BN
- Rats, Inbred F344
- Succinate Dehydrogenase/metabolism
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- Entela A Bua
- Department of Animal Health and Biomedical Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Alway SE. Attenuation of Ca(2+)-activated ATPase and shortening velocity in hypertrophied fast twitch skeletal muscle from aged Japanese quail. Exp Gerontol 2002; 37:665-78. [PMID: 11909684 DOI: 10.1016/s0531-5565(02)00003-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The effect of aging on the in vitro contractile properties of the patagialis (PAT) muscle of 35 young adult (YA; 8 weeks of age) and 35 aged adult (AA, 110 weeks of age) Coturnix quails was examined after 0-30 days of stretch-overload. Overload was achieved by placing a weight equivalent to 12% of the birds' body weight on one wing. The contralateral wing served as the intra-animal control. Overload increased the weight of the PAT by 45.1+/-2.1% in YA, and 24.1+/-2.6% in AA. Twitch contraction time increased with loading from 43.2+/-1.2 to 67.3+/-2.2 ms in YA birds and 57.2+/-1.7 to 77.4+/-1.9 ms in AA birds. Unloaded shortening velocity (Vo) decreased by 40.1+/-2.2 and 38.8+/-3.2% in YA and aged birds, respectively. The decrease in fast myosin expression was greater in overloaded muscles of YA (20%) as compared to AA birds (12%). However, this was accompanied by a greater decrease in total muscle ATPase activity in aged birds (61%) compared to YA birds (40%). Myosin isozyme Ca(2+)-ATPase activity was 26% lower in FM1 but not other fast myosins in YA birds, but it was approximately 30% lower in all fast myosins in PAT muscles of aged birds. These data show that the reduction of Vo and the increase in twitch duration with aging may be due in part to reductions in ATPase activity in all myosin isoforms, as compared to myosin isoforms isolated from YA birds.
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- Stephen E Alway
- Laboratory of Muscle, Sarcopenia and Muscle Diseases, Division of Exercise Physiology, Robert C. Byrd Health Science Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 9227, Morgantown, WV 26506-9227, USA.
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Muller-Delp J, Spier SA, Ramsey MW, Lesniewski LA, Papadopoulos A, Humphrey JD, Delp MD. Effects of aging on vasoconstrictor and mechanical properties of rat skeletal muscle arterioles. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2002; 282:H1843-54. [PMID: 11959651 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00666.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Exercise capacity and skeletal muscle blood flow during exercise are reduced with advancing age. This reduction in blood flow capacity may be related to increased reactivity of skeletal muscle resistance vessels to vasoconstrictor stimuli. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that aging results in increased vasoconstrictor responses of skeletal muscle resistance arterioles. First-order (1A) arterioles (90-220 microm) from the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles of young (4 mo) and aged (24 mo) Fischer-344 rats were isolated, cannulated, and pressurized via hydrostatic reservoirs. Vasoconstriction in response to increases in norepinephrine (NE; 1 x 10(-9)-1 x 10(-4) M) and KCl (20-100 mM) concentrations and increases in intraluminal pressure (10-130 cmH(2)O) were evaluated in the absence of flow. Responses to NE and KCl were similar in both soleus and gastrocnemius muscle arterioles from young and aged rats. In contrast, active myogenic responses to changes in intraluminal pressure were diminished in soleus and gastrocnemius arterioles from aged rats. To assess whether alterations in the mechanical properties of resistance arterioles underlie altered myogenic responsiveness, passive diameter responses to pressure and mechanical stiffness were evaluated. There was no effect of age on the structural behavior (passive pressure-diameter relationship) or stiffness of arterioles from either the soleus or gastrocnemius muscles. These results suggest that aging does not result in a nonspecific decrease in vasoconstrictor responsiveness of skeletal muscle arterioles. Rather, aging-induced adaptations of vasoreactivity of resistance arterioles appear to be limited to mechanisms that are uniquely involved in the signaling of the myogenic response.
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- Judy Muller-Delp
- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA.
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McKenzie D, Bua E, McKiernan S, Cao Z, Aiken JM. Mitochondrial DNA deletion mutations: a causal role in sarcopenia. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2002; 269:2010-5. [PMID: 11985577 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2002.02867.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletion mutations accumulate with age in tissues of a variety of species. Although the relatively low calculated abundance of these deletion mutations in whole tissue homogenates led some investigators to suggest that these mutations do not have any physiological impact, their focal and segmental accumulation suggests that they can, and do, accumulate to levels sufficient to affect the metabolism of a tissue. This phenomenon is most clearly demonstrated in skeletal muscle, where the accumulation of mtDNA deletion mutations remove critical subunits that encode for the electron transport system (ETS). In this review, we detail and provide evidence for a molecular basis of muscle fiber loss with age. Our data suggest that the mtDNA deletion mutations, which are generated in tissues with age, cause muscle fiber loss. Within a fiber, the process begins with a mtDNA replication error, an error that results in a loss of 25-80% of the mitochondrial genome. This smaller genome is replicated and, through a process not well understood, eventually comprises the majority of mtDNA within the small affected region of the muscle fiber. The preponderance of the smaller genomes results in a dysfunctional ETS in the affected area. As a consequence of both the decline in energy production and the increase in oxidative damage in the region, the fiber is no longer capable of self-maintenance, resulting in the observed intrafiber atrophy and fiber breakage. We are therefore proposing that a process contained within a very small region of a muscle fiber can result in breakage and loss of muscle fiber from the tissue.
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- Debbie McKenzie
- Department of Animal Health and Biomedical Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Allen DL, Harrison BC, Maass A, Bell ML, Byrnes WC, Leinwand LA. Cardiac and skeletal muscle adaptations to voluntary wheel running in the mouse. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2001; 90:1900-8. [PMID: 11299284 DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.90.5.1900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 260] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In this paper, we describe the effects of voluntary cage wheel exercise on mouse cardiac and skeletal muscle. Inbred male C57/Bl6 mice (age 6-8 wk; n = 12) [corrected] ran an average of 4.3 h/24 h, for an average distance of 6.8 km/24 h, and at an average speed of 26.4 m/min. A significant increase in the ratio of heart mass to body mass (mg/g) was evident after 2 wk of voluntary exercise, and cardiac atrial natriuretic factor and brain natriuretic peptide mRNA levels were significantly increased in the ventricles after 4 wk of voluntary exercise. A significant increase in the percentage of fibers expressing myosin heavy chain (MHC) IIa was observed in both the gastrocnemius and the tibialis anterior (TA) by 2 wk, and a significant decrease in the percentage of fibers expressing IIb MHC was evident in both muscles after 4 wk of voluntary exercise. The TA muscle showed a greater increase in the percentage of IIa MHC-expressing fibers than did the gastrocnemius muscle (40 and 20%, respectively, compared with 10% for nonexercised). Finally, the number of oxidative fibers as revealed by NADH-tetrazolium reductase histochemical staining was increased in the TA but not the gastrocnemius after 4 wk of voluntary exercise. All results are relative to age-matched mice housed without access to running wheels. Together these data demonstrate that voluntary exercise in mice results in cardiac and skeletal muscle adaptations consistent with endurance exercise.
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- D L Allen
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309-0347, USA
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Cantillon D, Bradford A. Effects of age and gender on rat upper airway muscle contractile properties. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2000; 55:B396-400. [PMID: 10952361 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/55.8.b396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Upper airway muscles regulate upper airway patency. Obstructive sleep apnea is caused by upper airway collapse, and its incidence increases with age and is higher in men than women. The reasons for this are unknown, as little is known about the effects of age and gender on upper airway muscle. Isometric contractile properties were determined using strips of geniohyoid and sternohyoid muscles from young and old, male and female rats in physiological saline solution at 30 degrees C. There were no differences between the male and female rats in any of the contractile properties of either muscle, and this was true for both young and old animals. Aging had no effect on sternohyoid contractile properties, but geniohyoid force was greater in old than in young rats.
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- D Cantillon
- Department of Physiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin
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McBride T. Increased depolarization, prolonged recovery and reduced adaptation of the resting membrane potential in aged rat skeletal muscles following eccentric contractions. Mech Ageing Dev 2000; 115:127-38. [PMID: 10906508 DOI: 10.1016/s0047-6374(00)00111-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Previously it was shown in young-adult muscles that eccentric contractions (EC) produce a significant (24 h) depolarization of the resting membrane potential (RMP), and that in-vitro (Gd(3+)) and in-vivo (streptomycin) blockade of stretch activated ion channels (SAC) result in a partial repolarization of the RMP. The portion of the depolarization not restored by SAC blockade is believed to be from sarcolemmal injury. A second exposure to EC results in less depolarization and a more rapid recovery of the RMP. Aged muscles were subjected to the same EC protocol to test the hypotheses that: (1) Aged muscles will experience a more significant and prolonged depolarization of the RMP following EC. (2) The depolarization in aged muscles will occur by a greater contribution from membrane damage, rather than the opening of SAC. (3) The aged muscles will demonstrate a reduced capacity to adapt to EC, and will experience a similar degree of depolarization following repeated exposures to EC. The results indicate a significantly greater and longer lasting depolarization in aged compared to young-adult muscles. Blocking SAC did not produce a repolarization of the RMP in aged muscles. Aged muscles had a significantly reduced adaptive response to EC compared to young-adult. It is speculated that the different response in aged muscles results from a reduced number of functional SAC.
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- T McBride
- Department of Biology, California State University, Bakersfield, CA 93311, USA.
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Degens H. Age-related changes in the microcirculation of skeletal muscle. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1999; 454:343-8. [PMID: 9889909 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-4863-8_40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The age-related reduction in exercise capacity is associated with a reduction in cardiac output and maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max). The loss of muscle mass explains a large portion of the age-related decline in VO2max. The capillary supply to a muscle fibre is primarily determined by its size, but also by its metabolic profile and the metabolic profile of surrounding fibres. Thus the age-related fibre atrophy and changes in the fibre type composition are expected to be accompanied by changes in the capillarisation. The exchange of oxygen, blood-borne energy sources, metabolites and heat between the blood and muscle tissue takes place in the microcirculation. Changes in the microcirculation may thus affect the functioning and viability of the muscle. The resting blood flow is minimally affected by age, but blood flow during or following exercise is generally reduced. This may in part be due to a reduced vasodilatory capacity and a decreased capillarisation. However, the coupling between capillary supply to a fibre and its metabolic profile or the profile of the surrounding fibres is maintained. There are some changes in ultrastructure of the endothelium. The age-related changes in the microcirculation are associated with a reduced VO2max and exercise capacity. The adaptability of the microcirculation is maintained at old age.
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- H Degens
- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Skorjanc D, Traub I, Pette D. Identical responses of fast muscle to sustained activity by low-frequency stimulation in young and aging rats. J Appl Physiol (1985) 1998; 85:437-41. [PMID: 9688717 DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.85.2.437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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To investigate effects of sustained activity on major phenotypic properties, the left extensor digitorum longus muscle of young (15 wk) and aging (101 wk) male Brown Norway rats was subjected to 50 days of chronic low-frequency stimulation (CLFS; 10 Hz, 10 h/day). The contralateral muscle served as control. Changes in metabolic enzymes were analyzed by using glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and lactate dehydrogenase as reference enzymes of glycolysis and by using citrate synthase and 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase as mitochondrial enzymes representative of aerobic-oxidative metabolism. Myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoforms were analyzed by SDS-PAGE. No differences existed between the enzyme activity profiles of control muscles from young and aging rats. CLFS induced similar increases in mitochondrial enzymes, as well as similar decreases in glycolytic enzymes. Although the MHC composition of the control muscles in the aging rats displayed a shift toward slower isoforms, the ultimate changes induced by CLFS led to nearly identical MHC phenotypes in both young and aging rats. These results demonstrate an unaltered adaptability of skeletal muscle to increased neuromuscular activity in the aging rat.
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- D Skorjanc
- Faculty of Biology, University of Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany
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Kanda K, Hashizume K. Effects of long-term physical exercise on age-related changes of spinal motoneurons and peripheral nerves in rats. Neurosci Res 1998; 31:69-75. [PMID: 9704980 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-0102(98)00026-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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We examined the number and size of motoneurons and myelinated nerve fibers innervating the medial gastrocnemius (MG) muscle in the hindlimb of rats that were subjected to swimming for 10 months (30 min, 3 days/week) from 17 to 27 months of age. The number of MG motoneurons in exercised aged rats was slightly, but not significantly, greater than that in sedentary aged rats, and the number for both aged groups was significantly less compared to that in middle-aged (17-month-old) rats. The size of motoneuronal somata in the exercised aged rats was significantly larger than that in sedentary aged rats. Morphological parameters (fascicular area, fiber density, and axonal diameter) for the MG nerve in the exercised rats showed intermediate values between those for middle-aged and sedentary aged rats, although all of the differences in the means between groups were not significant. Thus, the overall changes seen in the exercised rats seem less compared to the changes in the sedentary rats, suggesting that long-term moderate exercise retards the progressive changes in motoneurons and peripheral nerves that develop in old age.
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- K Kanda
- Department of Central Nervous System, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Japan.
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Fisher JS, Brown M. Immobilization effects on contractile properties of aging rat skeletal muscle. AGING (MILAN, ITALY) 1998; 10:59-66. [PMID: 9589753 DOI: 10.1007/bf03339635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The effect of four weeks of ankle immobilization on muscle mass and in situ contractile properties of soleus (SOL), plantaris (PLA), and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) of 31- and 37-month-old (mo) Fisher 344/Brown Norway rats was examined. Following contractile tests, muscles were harvested, weighed, and analyzed for fiber type and fiber cross-sectional area. Body weights (g) were similar in both control (CON) groups (31 mo, 578 +/- 20; 37 mo, 553 +/- 26; mean +/- SE) and both immobilized (IM) groups (31 mo, 496 +/- 6; 37 mo, 461 +/- 15). Immobilization-related differences in peak tetanic tension (g) were less in 37 mo than 31 mo rats (age x treatment, p < 0.05) for SOL (31 mo, CON 156 +/- 11, IM 63 +/- 12; 37 mo, CON 70 +/- 6, IM 46 +/- 8), PLA (31 mo, CON 435 +/- 13, IM 239 +/- 40; 37 mo, CON 155 +/- 14, IM 152 +/- 20) and EDL (31 mo, CON 227 +/- 13, IM 139 +/- 17; 37 mo, CON 117 +/- 16, IM 108 +/- 4). Immobilization-related differences in muscle mass (mg) were smaller in 37 mo rats compared to 31 mo animals for SOL (31 mo, 206 +/- 14 vs 129 +/- 8, 37 mo, 148 +/- 5 vs 114 +/- 2, age x treatment p < 0.06) and PLA (31 mo, 409 +/- 14 vs 257 +/- 22, 37 mo, 234 +/- 17 vs 181 +/- 18, age x treatment p < 0.05), but immobilization-related muscle mass differences were similar in both age groups for EDL (31 mo, 178 +/- 7 vs 134 +/- 9; 37 mo, 157 +/- 10 vs 112 +/- 7). There were no immobilization-related changes in fiber type distribution in any of the three muscles studied in either age group. The results suggest that disuse-related change is diminished when superimposed on muscles that have already undergone marked age-related decline.
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- J S Fisher
- Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63108, USA
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Choi SJ, Harii K, Asato H, Ueda K. Aging effects in skeletal muscle recovery after reinnervation. SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND HAND SURGERY 1996; 30:89-98. [PMID: 8815977 DOI: 10.3109/02844319609056389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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To investigate the influence of age on the process of muscle recovery after nerve repair, the nerves of the right extensor digitorum longus (EDL) and the right soleus muscles of 63 2-month-old and 61 15-month-old rats, respectively, were transsected and resutured. At four, eight, 16, and 24 weeks after nerve repair, functional recovery of the muscle was assessed by electromyographic (EMG) recordings and isometric muscle contraction. Muscle weight, morphological, and morphometric studies were also done. At four and eight weeks after nerve repair the younger age groups showed higher rates of recovery compared with the control side (left EDL and soleus) (recovery rate (%) = operated/control x 100) than the older age groups, and the recovery rates of soleus (slow twitch muscle) in both age groups were higher than EDL (fast twitch muscle). However, the differences between the two age groups decreased at 16 and 24 weeks after nerve repair in both muscles. We therefore conclude that earlier differences were the effects of nerve regeneration on the muscle between different ages and the reason for the reduced differences at later stages was that after reinnervation began, not only the nerve but also the muscle recovered successfully in older age groups, and slow motor units reinnervated faster than the fast units in both age groups. Our present study shows that the older age groups also have a good prognosis for recovery of muscle function after nerve repair.
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- S J Choi
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan
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