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Abe S, Yamamoto M. Factors Involved in Morphogenesis in the Muscle-Tendon-Bone Complex. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:6365. [PMID: 34198655 PMCID: PMC8232103 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22126365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A decline in the body's motor functions has been linked to decreased muscle mass and function in the oral cavity and throat; however, aging of the junctions of the muscles and bones has also been identified as an associated factor. Basic and clinical studies on the muscles, tendons and bones, each considered independently, have been published. In recent years, however, research has focused on muscle attachment as the muscle-tendon-bone complex from various perspectives, and there is a growing body of knowledge on SRY-box9 (Sox9) and Mohawk(Mkx), which has been identified as a common controlling factor and a key element. Myostatin, a factor that inhibits muscle growth, has been identified as a potential key element in the mechanisms of lifetime structural maintenance of the muscle-tendon-bone complex. Findings in recent studies have also uncovered aspects of the mechanisms of motor organ complex morphostasis in the superaged society of today and will lay the groundwork for treatments to prevent motor function decline in older adults.
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- Shinichi Abe
- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18 Kanda-misakicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0061, Japan;
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A study of chewing muscles: Age-related changes in type I collagen and matrix metalloproteinase-2 expression. Arch Oral Biol 2019; 109:104583. [PMID: 31706109 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2019.104583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In this study, the aim was to investigate the biochemical, physiological and histological changes that occur in masticatory muscles of the masticatory system with aging. DESIGN In this study, 14 BALB/c mice were used. Animals were divided into two equal groups of seven. Group I was organized as the group of young animals (n = 7) and Group II as the group of adult animals (n = 7). After routine histological follow-up was performed, the tissues were embedded in paraffin. 4-5 μm thick cross-sections were taken from paraffin-embedded tissues and they were stained with Haemotoxylin and Eosin Type I collagen and Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) immunohistochemically. RESULTS It was observed that there was a decrease and shrinking in blood vessels due to aging. In young mice, Type I collagen and MMP-2 immunoreactivity in the masseter muscle tissue showed low staining, while Type I collagen and MMP-2 immunoreactivity in the temporal muscle tissue showed moderate staining. Type I collagen and MMP-2 immunoreactivity were significantly higher in the masseter and temporal muscles of elderly mice (p = 0.001). In the H-score evaluation, MMP-2 immune reactivity was significantly lower in young mice than in older mice (p = 0.001). CONCLUSION It was determined that severe pain complications and functional losses are likely to occur with the increase of degeneration due to aging of masticator muscles.
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Martínez-Vargas J, Martinez-Maza C, Muñoz-Muñoz F, Medarde N, Lamrous H, López-Fuster MJ, Cubo J, Ventura J. Comparative postnatal histomorphogenesis of the mandible in wild and laboratory mice. Ann Anat 2017; 215:8-19. [PMID: 28935565 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2017.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Revised: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The coordinated activity of bone cells (i.e., osteoblasts and osteoclasts) during ontogeny underlies observed changes in bone growth rates (recorded in bone histology and bone microstructure) and bone remodeling patterns explaining the ontogenetic variation in bone size and shape. Histological cross-sections of the mandible in the C57BL/6J inbred mouse strain were recently examined in order to analyze the bone microstructure, as well as the directions and rates of bone growth according to the patterns of fluorescent labeling, with the aim of description of the early postnatal histomorphogenesis of this skeletal structure. Here we use the same approach to characterize the histomorphogenesis of the mandible in wild specimens of Mus musculus domesticus, from the second to the eighth week of postnatal life, for the first time. In addition, we assess the degree of similarity in this biological process between the wild specimens examined and the C57BL/6J laboratory strain. Bone microstructure data show that M. musculus domesticus and the C57BL/6J strain differ in the temporospatial pattern of histological maturation of the mandible, which particularly precludes the support of mandibular organization into the alveolar region and the ascending ramus modules at the histological level in M. musculus domesticus. The patterns of fluorescent labeling reveal that the mandible of the wild mice exhibits temporospatial differences in the remodeling pattern, as well as higher growth rates particularly after weaning, compared to the laboratory mice. Since the two mouse groups were reared under the same conditions, the dissimilarities found suggest the existence of differences between the groups in the genetic regulation of bone remodeling, probably as a result of their different genetic backgrounds. Despite the usual suitability of inbred mouse strains as model organisms, inferences from them to natural populations regarding bone growth should be made with caution.
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- Jessica Martínez-Vargas
- Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Campus de Bellaterra, E-08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
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- Departamento de Paleobiología, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), C/José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, E-28006 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Campus de Bellaterra, E-08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
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- Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Campus de Bellaterra, E-08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre Paris (iSTeP), 4 place Jussieu, BC 19, F-75005 Paris, France.
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- Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals and Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 645, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre Paris (iSTeP), 4 place Jussieu, BC 19, F-75005 Paris, France.
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- Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Campus de Bellaterra, E-08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
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Lacerda DC, Ferraz-Pereira KN, Visco DB, Pontes PB, Chaves WF, Guzman-Quevedo O, Manhães-de-Castro R, Toscano AE. Perinatal undernutrition associated to experimental model of cerebral palsy increases adverse effects on chewing in young rats. Physiol Behav 2017; 173:69-78. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2016] [Revised: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Little is known about the effects of undernutrition on the specific muscles and neuronal circuits involved in mastication. The aim of this study was to document the effects of neonatal low-protein diet on masticatory efficiency. Newborn rats whose mothers were fed 17% (nourished (N), n 60) or 8% (undernourished (U), n 56) protein were compared. Their weight was monitored and their masticatory jaw movements were video-recorded. Whole-cell patch-clamp recordings were performed in brainstem slice preparations to investigate the intrinsic membrane properties and N-methyl-d-aspartate-induced bursting characteristics of the rhythmogenic neurons (N, n 43; U, n 39) within the trigeminal main sensory nucleus (NVsnpr). Morphometric analysis (N, n 4; U, n 5) were conducted on masseteric muscles serial cross-sections. Our results showed that undernourished animals had lower numbers of masticatory sequences (P=0·049) and cycles (P=0·045) and slower chewing frequencies (P=0·004) (N, n 32; U, n 28). Undernutrition reduced body weight but had little effect on many basic NVsnpr neuronal electrophysiological parameters. It did, however, affect sag potentials (P<0·001) and rebound firing (P=0·005) that influence firing pattern. Undernutrition delayed the appearance of bursting and reduced the propensity to burst (P=0·002), as well as the bursting frequency (P=0·032). Undernourished animals showed increased and reduced proportions of fibre type IIA (P<0·0001) and IIB (P<0·0001), respectively. In addition, their fibre areas (IIA, P<0·001; IIB, P<0·001) and perimeters (IIA, P<0·001; IIB, P<0·001) were smaller. The changes observed at the behavioural, neuronal and muscular levels suggest that undernutrition reduces chewing efficiency by slowing, weakening and delaying maturation of the masticatory muscles and the associated neuronal circuitry.
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Kumar A, Castrillon E, Svensson KG, Baad-Hansen L, Trulsson M, Svensson P. Effects of experimental craniofacial pain on fine jaw motor control: a placebo-controlled double-blinded study. Exp Brain Res 2015; 233:1745-59. [DOI: 10.1007/s00221-015-4245-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Sakiyama K, Takizawa S, Bando Y, Inoue K, Sasaki A, Kurokawa K, Shimoo Y, Suzuki M, Abe S, Amano O. Characteristics and Effects of Muscle Fibers surrounding Lingual Carcinoma. J HARD TISSUE BIOL 2013. [DOI: 10.2485/jhtb.22.215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Abe S, Rhee SK, Osonoi M, Nakamura T, Cho BH, Murakami G, Ide Y. Expression of intermediate filaments at muscle insertions in human fetuses. J Anat 2010; 217:167-73. [PMID: 20500537 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01246.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Desmin and vimentin are intermediate filaments that play crucial roles in the maturation, maintenance and recovery of muscle fibers and mesenchymal cells. The expression of these proteins has not been investigated extensively in human fetuses. In the present study, we examined the immunohistochemical expression of intermediate filaments in skeletal muscles of the head, neck and thorax in 12 mid-term human fetuses at 9-18 weeks of gestation. We also used immunohistochemistry to localize the expression of the myosin heavy chain and silver impregnation to identify the fetal endomysium. Expression of desmin and vimentin was already detectable in intercostal muscle at 9 weeks, especially at sites of muscle attachment to the perichondrium. At this stage, myosin heavy chain was expressed throughout the muscle fibers and the endomysium had already developed. Beginning with punctate expression, the positive areas became diffusely distributed in the muscle fibers. At 15-18 weeks, intermediate filament proteins were extensively expressed in all of the muscles examined. Expression at the bone-muscle interface was continuous with expression along the intramuscular tendon fibres. These results suggest that the development of intermediate filaments begins in areas of mechanical stress due to early muscle contraction. Their initially punctate distribution, as observed here, probably corresponds to the earliest stage of fetal enthesis formation.
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- Shinichi Abe
- Oral Health Science Center hrc8, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan.
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Abe S, Nonami K, Iwanuma O, Hiroki E, Yanagisawa N, Sakiyama K, Ide Y. HGF and IGF-1 is Present during the Developmental Process of Murine Masseter Muscle. J HARD TISSUE BIOL 2009. [DOI: 10.2485/jhtb.18.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Abe S, Hiroki E, Iwanuma O, Sakiyama K, Shirakura Y, Hirose D, Shimoo Y, Suzuki M, Ikari Y, Kikuchi R, Ide Y, Yoshinari M. Relationship between function of masticatory muscle in mouse and properties of muscle fibers. THE BULLETIN OF TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE 2008; 49:53-8. [PMID: 18776716 DOI: 10.2209/tdcpublication.49.53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Mammals exhibit marked morphological differences in the muscles surrounding the jaw bone due to differences in eating habits. Furthermore, the myofiber properties of the muscles differ with function. Since the muscles in the oral region have various functions such as eating, swallowing, and speech, it is believed that the functional role of each muscle differs. Therefore, to clarify the functional role of each masticatory muscle, the myofiber properties of the adult mouse masticatory muscles were investigated at the transcriptional level. Expression of MyHC-2b with a fast contraction rate and strong force was frequently noted in the temporal and masseter muscles. This suggests that the temporal and masseter muscles are closely involved in rapid antero-posterior masticatory movement, which is characteristic in mice. Furthermore, expression of MyHC-1 with a low contraction rate and weak continuous force was frequently detected in the lateral pterygoid muscle. This suggests that, in contrast to other masticatory muscles, mouse lateral pterygoid muscle is not involved in fast masticatory movement, but is involved in functions requiring continuous force such as retention of jaw position. This study revealed that muscles with different roles function comprehensively during complicated masticatory movement.
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- Shinichi Abe
- Oral Health Science Center HRC7, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan
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Kado S, Abe S, Hiroki E, Iwanuma O, Sakiyama K, Kim HJ, Ide Y. Myofiber properties of mouse mylohyoid muscle in the growth period. Zoolog Sci 2008; 25:806-10. [PMID: 18795814 DOI: 10.2108/zsj.25.806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2008] [Accepted: 05/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The mouse mylohyoid muscle belongs to the mastication-related suprahyoid muscle group. It shows a plate-like morphology and forms the mouth floor. There have been no reports on the characteristics of the mouse mylohyoid muscle fibers, and especially on their functional role during ingestion action, and many points remain unclear. We examined the mouse mylohyoid muscle at both the transcriptional and protein levels by RT-PCR, immunohistochemistry, and Western Blotting. MyHC-2b, which is expressed in almost all head and neck muscles and is thought to play a role in rapid mastication movement, was not detected in the mouse mylohyoid muscle. This result suggests that the mouse mylohyoid muscle has a special function and does not directly function during ingestion.
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- Syoutaro Kado
- Department of Anatomy , Tokyo Dental College, Chiba-City, Chiba, Japan
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Abe S. Phenomenon of muscle anti-aging after dental treatment-changes in oral function of muscle fiber characteristics. JAPANESE DENTAL SCIENCE REVIEW 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jdsr.2007.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Yoshii M, Sakiyama K, Abe S, Agematsu H, Mitarashi S, Tamatsu Y, Ide Y. Changes in the myosin heavy chain 2a and 2b isoforms of the anterior belly of the digastric muscle before and after weaning in mice. Anat Histol Embryol 2008; 37:147-52. [PMID: 18333857 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2007.00813.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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During the process of growth and development, the digastric muscle is subjected to marked functional changes, including the change from suckling to mastication. In particular, because the anterior belly of the digastric muscle, which is one of the suprahyoid muscles, plays an important role in mastication. Therefore, this muscle seems to undergo a marked functional change before and after weaning. However, the details remain unknown. Here, to clarify the changes in the muscle fibre characteristics of the anterior belly of the digastric muscle before and after weaning, we examined myosin heavy chain isoforms at the protein (immunohistochemistry) and mRNA (transcription) levels. As a control, the changes in the muscle fibre characteristics of the sternohyoid muscle, which is anatomically aligned in the same direction as the anterior belly of the digastric muscle, were analyzed. The results showed that, in the anterior belly of the digastric muscle that is involved in mandibular movements in mice, the ratio of a fast-contraction isoform with strong contractile force increased after weaning. We believe that this occurred in response to a functional change from suckling to mastication. On the other hand, there was little change in the composition of sternohyoid muscle.
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- M Yoshii
- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba 261-8502, Japan
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Expression of AMP-activated Protein Kinase Subunit Isoforms in Masseter and Tibialis Anterior Muscles of Mice before and after Weaning. J Oral Biosci 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1349-0079(08)80018-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Suzuki K, Abe S, Kim HJ, Usami A, Iwanuma O, Okubo H, Ide Y. Changes in the Muscle Fibre Properties of the Mouse Temporal Muscle after Weaning. Anat Histol Embryol 2007; 36:103-6. [PMID: 17371381 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2006.00729.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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To clarify changes in the muscle fibre properties of the temporal muscle related to the start of masticatory movement, we immunohistochemically investigated myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoform protein expression using pre-weaning and post-weaning mice. In addition, we examined the expression of a gene coding for those MyHC proteins. Immediately after weaning, isoforms with fast and potent contractility were frequent. This suggests that the temporal muscle plays an important role in a marked functional change in the oral cavity from lactation to mastication, contributing to oral function in cooperation with other masticatory muscles.
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- K Suzuki
- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College 1-2-2 Masago, Chiba-City, Chiba, Japan
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Ganji F, Behzadi G. Postnatal development of masseteric motoneurons in congenital hypothyroid rats. Brain Res 2007; 1129:81-8. [PMID: 17156759 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.10.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2006] [Revised: 10/16/2006] [Accepted: 10/20/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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It has been known that an intact thyroid hormone is obligatory for the attainment of the normal masticatory function at the time of weaning. Following induced maternal thyroid hypo-function, the development of masseter motoneurons was determined at postnatal days 1, 7, 15 and 23 (weaning time), using retrograde transport of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in the normal and hypothyroid pups. Based on the HRP labeling profile (strong and weak), the soma area of the masseteric labeled motoneurons was measured in each group. No significant morphological differences were observed at the end of the first week of life. On day 15, hypothyroid masseteric labeled motoneurons consisted of 76% small and 24% medium-sized neurons compared to 58% and 42% in normal pups, respectively. At the time of weaning (i.e., day 23) the number of large masseter motoneurons reached to 1/3 of normal value with few, short and disoriented dendrites in the hypothyroid pup. There was no statistically significant difference in the uptake of HRP from the neuromuscular junction. These results suggest that neonatal thyroid hormone deficiency considerably postponed the development of feeding behavior from sucking to chewing and biting.
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- Farzaneh Ganji
- Neuroscience Research Center and Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shaheed Beheshti Medical Sciences University, Tehran, Iran
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Okubo K, Abe S, Usami A, Agematsu H, Nakamura H, Hashimoto M, Ide Y. Changes in Muscle-fiber Properties of the Murine Digastric Muscle Before and After Weaning. Zoolog Sci 2006; 23:1079-84. [PMID: 17261921 DOI: 10.2108/zsj.23.1079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The digastric muscle is one of the suprahyoid muscles and consists of the anterior and posterior bellies. Because muscle fiber alignments in these two bellies are different, the functional roles are said to be different. Since the digastric muscle relates to mastication, its functions may change markedly before and after weaning, but many details remain unknown. The aim of this study was to clarify changes in muscle fiber properties of the anterior and posterior bellies of the digastric muscle in mice before and after weaning. Expressions of myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoforms were assessed at the protein and transcriptional levels. Expression of the MyHC-2b isoform, an isoform displaying fast, strong contraction, was greater in the anterior belly than in the posterior belly after weaning. This suggests that, in mice, the anterior belly of the digastric muscle needs to move rapidly anteroposteriorly for mastication, compared with the posterior belly.
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- Koji Okubo
- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba-City, Chiba 261-8502, Japan.
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Korfage JAM, van Wessel T, Langenbach GEJ, Ay F, van Eijden TMGJ. Postnatal transitions in myosin heavy chain isoforms of the rabbit superficial masseter and digastric muscle. J Anat 2006; 208:743-51. [PMID: 16761975 PMCID: PMC2100230 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00562.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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We investigated the early (< 8 weeks) and late (> 8 weeks) postnatal development of the fibre type composition and fibre cross-sectional area in the superficial masseter and digastric muscle of male rabbits. It was hypothesized, first, that due to the transition between suckling and chewing, during early postnatal development the increase in the proportion of slow fibre types and in fibre cross-sectional areas would be larger in the masseter than in the digastric; and second, that due to the supposed influence of testosterone during late postnatal development, the proportion of slow fibre types in both muscles would decrease. Fibre types were classified by immunostaining according to their myosin heavy chain (MyHC) content. The proportion of slow fibre types significantly increased in the masseter, from 7% at week 1 to 47% at week 8, and then decreased to 21% at week 20, while in the digastric it increased from 5% in week 1 to 19% at week 8 and remained the same thereafter. The changes in the proportion of fast fibre types were the opposite. The remarkable increase and decrease in the proportion of slow fibre types in the masseter was attributed predominantly to MyHC-cardiac alpha fibres. During early development, the cross-sectional area of all fibres in both muscles increased. However, only the fast fibre types in the masseter continued to grow further after week 8. Before weaning, the fast fibre types in the digastric were larger than those in the masseter, but after week 8, they became larger in the masseter than in the digastric. In adult animals, masseter and digastric had the same percentage of fast fibre types, but these fibres were almost twice as large in masseter as in digastric.
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- J A M Korfage
- Department of Functional Anatomy, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Universiteit van Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Yanagisawa N, Abe S, Agematsu H, Sakiyama K, Usami A, Tamatsu Y, Ide Y. Myosin heavy chain composition of tongue muscle in microphthalmic (mi/mi) mice before and after weaning. Ann Anat 2006; 188:329-36. [PMID: 16856597 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2006.02.004] [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: 11/26/2022]
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To elucidate the effects of teeth on muscle fibers in the tongue during the developmental process, we examined the expression of muscle contractile proteins and the genes for those proteins in normal mice and microphthalmic (mi/mi) mice with impaired tooth eruption. The mice were observed during the growth period, including weaning, which is when feeding movements undergo major changes. Expression of the myosin heavy chain (MyHC)-2a protein, whose contraction speed is relatively slow, disappeared after weaning in normal mice, while it remained in high concentrations even after weaning in mi/mi mice. The presence of MyHC-2a after weaning in mice with no tooth eruption was attributed to a compensation for lack of proper masticatory function and sucking-like movements, as MyHC-2a is necessary for these movements.
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- Nobuaki Yanagisawa
- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, 1-2-2 Masago, Mihama-Ku, Chiba 261-8502, Japan.
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Lee WH, Abe S, Kim HJ, Usami A, Honda A, Sakiyama K, Ide Y. Characteristics of muscle fibers reconstituted in the regeneration process of masseter muscle in an mdx mouse model of muscular dystrophy. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 2006; 27:235-40. [PMID: 16752197 DOI: 10.1007/s10974-006-9066-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2006] [Accepted: 04/07/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Mdx mice, which lack dystrophin, were examined for changes in the properties of muscle fibers in the growth process of the masseter muscle at the morphological, protein and transcriptional levels. The slow-type isoform, MyHC-1, and the fast-type isoforms, MyHC-2a, MyHC-2d and MyHC-2b, were examined at the protein and the transcriptional level. Morphological examination showed that in the mdx mouse masseter muscle, degeneration, necrosis, and regeneration occurred, particularly at the age of 4 weeks, and many regenerated muscle fibers with centrally located nuclei were observed at the age of 9 weeks. The results of examination at the protein and the transcriptional level showed that in the process of muscle fiber degeneration, necrosis, and regeneration, the mdx mouse masseter muscle acquires muscle fiber characteristics entirely different from those in the normal mouse masseter muscle. In particular, MyHC-1, which is rarely found in normal mice, was very strongly expressed.
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- Won-Hyung Lee
- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, 1-2-2 Masago, Mihama-ku, Chiba 261-8502, Japan
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Sakiyama K, Abe S, Tamatsu Y, Ide Y. Effects of stretching stress on the muscle contraction proteins of skeletal muscle myoblasts. Biomed Res 2005; 26:61-8. [PMID: 15889619 DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.26.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Several studies have reported that growth and differentiation of cultured myoblasts can be facilitated by applying appropriate mechanical stimulus. However, the effects of mechanical stimulus on the characteristics of muscle fibers have not yet been fully elucidated. In this study, we gave mechanical stress to C2C12 cells, which were myoblasts derived from mice skeletal muscle. The following myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoforms were investigated in order to clarify muscle characteristics: MHC-2b, 2d and 2a, all of which are fast-twitch fibers. After inoculating cells on a silicone chamber, the chamber was mechanically stretched, and a LightCycler was used to measure the mRNA expression of each MHC isoform at several times. The results showed that, with mechanical stretching, the expression of MHC-2b was initially high. On the other hand, without stretching, the expression of MHC-2d increased over time, but with stretching, it was hardly seen. Furthermore, the expression of MHC-2a was significantly high in the stretching group. These results of this study suggest that, when intermittently stimulated, myoblasts express increased levels of MHC-2a isoform. Therefore, it is indicated that myocytes respond to environmental changes not only to facilitate growth and differentiation, but also to alter muscle function actively at the MHC isoform level.
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Affiliation(s)
- Koji Sakiyama
- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan.
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