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Couturier N, Hörner SJ, Nürnberg E, Joazeiro C, Hafner M, Rudolf R. Aberrant evoked calcium signaling and nAChR cluster morphology in a SOD1 D90A hiPSC-derived neuromuscular model. Front Cell Dev Biol 2024; 12:1429759. [PMID: 38966427 PMCID: PMC11222430 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2024.1429759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024] Open
Abstract
Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neuromuscular disorder that is due to mutations in one of several target genes, including SOD1. So far, clinical records, rodent studies, and in vitro models have yielded arguments for either a primary motor neuron disease, or a pleiotropic pathogenesis of ALS. While mouse models lack the human origin, in vitro models using human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) have been recently developed for addressing ALS pathogenesis. In spite of improvements regarding the generation of muscle cells from hiPSC, the degree of maturation of muscle cells resulting from these protocols has remained limited. To fill these shortcomings, we here present a new protocol for an enhanced myotube differentiation from hiPSC with the option of further maturation upon coculture with hiPSC-derived motor neurons. The described model is the first to yield a combination of key myogenic maturation features that are consistent sarcomeric organization in association with complex nAChR clusters in myotubes derived from control hiPSC. In this model, myotubes derived from hiPSC carrying the SOD1 D90A mutation had reduced expression of myogenic markers, lack of sarcomeres, morphologically different nAChR clusters, and an altered nAChR-dependent Ca2+ response compared to control myotubes. Notably, trophic support provided by control hiPSC-derived motor neurons reduced nAChR cluster differences between control and SOD1 D90A myotubes. In summary, a novel hiPSC-derived neuromuscular model yields evidence for both muscle-intrinsic and nerve-dependent aspects of neuromuscular dysfunction in SOD1-based ALS.
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- Nathalie Couturier
- CeMOS, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Mannheim, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- CeMOS, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Mannheim, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- CeMOS, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Mannheim, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Biology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Mannheim, Germany
- Institute of Medical Technology, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences and Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- CeMOS, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Mannheim, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Mannheim, Germany
- Institute of Medical Technology, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences and Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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Nùñez-Lisboa M, Valero-Breton M, Dewolf AH. Unraveling age-related impairment of the neuromuscular system: exploring biomechanical and neurophysiological perspectives. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1194889. [PMID: 37427405 PMCID: PMC10323685 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1194889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023] Open
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With extended life expectancy, the quality of life of elders is a priority. Loss of mobility, increased morbidity and risks of falls have dramatic individual and societal impacts. Here we consider the age-related modifications of gait, from a biomechanical and neurophysiological perspective. Among the many factors of frailty involved (e.g., metabolic, hormonal, immunological), loss of muscle strength and neurodegenerative changes inducing slower muscle contraction may play a key role. We highlight that the impact of the multifactorial age-related changes in the neuromuscular systems results in common features of gait in the immature gait of infants and older adults. Besides, we also consider the reversibility of age-related neuromuscular deterioration by, on the one hand, exercise training, and the other hand, novel techniques such as direct spinal stimulation (tsDCS).
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- M. Nùñez-Lisboa
- Laboratoire de Biomécanique et Physiologie et la Locomotion, Institute of Neuroscience, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
- Exercise Science Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago, Chile
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- Exercise Science Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratoire de Biomécanique et Physiologie et la Locomotion, Institute of Neuroscience, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Mizuno T, Hosoyama T, Tomida M, Yamamoto Y, Nakamichi Y, Kato S, Kawai-Takaishi M, Ishizuka S, Nishita Y, Tange C, Shimokata H, Imagama S, Otsuka R. Influence of vitamin D on sarcopenia pathophysiology: A longitudinal study in humans and basic research in knockout mice. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 2022; 13:2961-2973. [PMID: 36237134 PMCID: PMC9745482 DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.13102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Vitamin D is an essential nutrient in musculoskeletal function; however, its relationship to sarcopenia remains ambiguous, and the mechanisms and targets of vitamin D activity have not been elucidated. This study aimed to clarify the role of vitamin D in mature skeletal muscle and its relationship with sarcopenia. METHODS This epidemiological study included 1653 community residents who participated in both the fifth and seventh waves of the National Institute for Longevity Sciences, Longitudinal Study of Aging and had complete background data. Participants were classified into two groups: vitamin D-deficient (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D < 20 ng/mL) and non-deficient (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D ≥ 20 ng/mL); they underwent propensity-score matching for background factors (age, sex, height, weight, comorbidities, smoker, alcohol intake, energy intake, vitamin D intake, steps, activity, season and sarcopenia). Changes in muscle strength and mass over the 4-year period were compared. For basic analysis, we generated Myf6CreERT2 Vitamin D Receptor (VDR)-floxed (VdrmcKO ) mice with mature muscle fibre-specific vitamin D receptor knockout, injected tamoxifen into 8-week-old mice and analysed various phenotypes at 16 weeks of age. RESULTS Grip strength reduction was significantly greater in the deficient group (-1.55 ± 2.47 kg) than in the non-deficient group (-1.13 ± 2.47 kg; P = 0.019). Appendicular skeletal muscle mass reduction did not differ significantly between deficient (-0.05 ± 0.79 kg) and non-deficient (-0.01 ± 0.74 kg) groups (P = 0.423). The incidence of new cases of sarcopenia was significantly higher in the deficient group (15 vs. 5 cases; P = 0.039). Skeletal muscle phenotyping of VdrmcKO mice showed no significant differences in muscle weight, myofibre percentage or myofibre cross-sectional area; however, both forelimb and four-limb muscle strength were significantly lower in VdrmcKO mice (males: forelimb, P = 0.048; four-limb, P = 0.029; females: forelimb, P < 0.001; four-limb, P < 0.001). Expression profiling revealed a significant decrease in expression of sarcoendoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ -ATPase (SERCA) 1 (P = 0.019) and SERCA2a (P = 0.049) genes in the VdrmcKO mice. In contrast, expression of non-muscle SERCA2b and myoregulin genes showed no changes. CONCLUSIONS Vitamin D deficiency affects muscle strength and may contribute to the onset of sarcopenia. Vitamin D-VDR signalling has minimal influence on the regulation of muscle mass in mature myofibres but has a significant influence on muscle strength.
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- Takafumi Mizuno
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Musculoskeletal Disease, Geroscience Research Center, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Disease, Geroscience Research Center, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology of Aging, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute for Oral Science, Matsumoto Dental University, Nagano, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science and Engineering, Iryo Sosei University, Fukushima, Japan.,Research Institute of Innovative Medicine, Tokiwa Foundation, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Disease, Geroscience Research Center, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology of Aging, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology of Aging, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology of Aging, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan.,Graduate School of Nutritional Sciences, Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology of Aging, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan
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Krzysztofik M. Utilisation of Post-Activation Performance Enhancement in Elderly Adults. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10112483. [PMID: 34199706 PMCID: PMC8200027 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10112483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Revised: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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With age, many physiological changes occur in the human body, leading to a decline in biological functions, and those related to the locomotor system are some of the most visible. Hence, there is a particular need to provide simple and safe exercises for the comprehensive development of physical fitness among elderly adults. The latest recommendations for the elderly suggest that the main goal of training should be to increase muscle power. The post-activation performance enhancement effect underpinning complex training might be an approach that will allow for the development of both muscle strength and velocity of movement, which will result in an increase in muscle power and improve the ability to perform daily activities and decrease injury risk. This article briefly introduces a complex training model adapted to the elderly with its potential benefits and proposes a direction for further studies.
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- Michał Krzysztofik
- Institute of Sport Sciences, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
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The emerging role of the sympathetic nervous system in skeletal muscle motor innervation and sarcopenia. Ageing Res Rev 2021; 67:101305. [PMID: 33610815 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2021.101305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Examining neural etiologic factors'role in the decline of neuromuscular function with aging is essential to our understanding of the mechanisms underlying sarcopenia, the age-dependent decline in muscle mass, force and power. Innervation of the skeletal muscle by both motor and sympathetic axons has been established, igniting interest in determining how the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) affect skeletal muscle composition and function throughout the lifetime. Selective expression of the heart and neural crest derivative 2 gene in peripheral SNs increases muscle mass and force regulating skeletal muscle sympathetic and motor innervation; improving acetylcholine receptor stability and NMJ transmission; preventing inflammation and myofibrillar protein degradation; increasing autophagy; and probably enhancing protein synthesis. Elucidating the role of central SNs will help to define the coordinated response of the visceral and neuromuscular system to physiological and pathological challenges across ages. This review discusses the following questions: (1) Does the SNS regulate skeletal muscle motor innervation? (2) Does the SNS regulate presynaptic and postsynaptic neuromuscular junction (NMJ) structure and function? (3) Does sympathetic neuron (SN) regulation of NMJ transmission decline with aging? (4) Does maintenance of SNs attenuate aging sarcopenia? and (5) Do central SN group relays influence sympathetic and motor muscle innervation?
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Bonilla HJ, Messi ML, Sadieva KA, Hamilton CA, Buchman AS, Delbono O. Semiautomatic morphometric analysis of skeletal muscle obtained by needle biopsy in older adults. GeroScience 2020; 42:1431-1443. [PMID: 32946050 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-020-00266-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Analysis of skeletal muscle mass and composition is essential for studying the biology of age-related sarcopenia, loss of muscle mass, and function. Muscle immunohistochemistry (IHC) allows for simultaneous visualization of morphological characteristics and determination of fiber type composition. The information gleaned from myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform, and morphological measurements offer a more complete assessment of muscle health and properties than classical techniques such as SDS-PAGE and ATPase immunostaining; however, IHC quantification is a time-consuming and tedious method. We developed a semiautomatic method to account for issues frequently encountered in aging tissue. We analyzed needle-biopsied vastus lateralis (VL) of the quadriceps from a cohort of 14 volunteers aged 74.9 ± 2.2 years. We found a high correlation between manual quantification and semiautomatic analyses for the total number of fibers detected (r2 = 0.989) and total fiber cross-sectional area (r2 = 0.836). The analysis of the VL fiber subtype composition and the cross-sectional area also did not show statistically significant differences. The semiautomatic approach was completed in 10-15% of the time required for manual quantification. The results from these analyses highlight some of the specific issues which commonly occur in aged muscle. Our methods which address these issues underscore the importance of developing efficient, accurate, and reliable methods for quantitatively analyzing the skeletal muscle and the standardization of collection protocols to maximize the likelihood of preserving tissue quality in older adults. Utilizing IHC as a means of exploring the progression of disease, aging, and injury in the skeletal muscle allows for the practical study of muscle tissue down to the fiber level. By adding editing modules to our semiautomatic approach, we accurately quantified the aging muscle and addressed common technical issues.
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- Henry J Bonilla
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. .,Department of Internal Medicine, The Neuroscience Program, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. .,Department of Internal Medicine, The Comprehensive Cancer Center, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. .,Department of Internal Medicine, The Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer's Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA.
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Naro F, Venturelli M, Monaco L, Toniolo L, Muti E, Milanese C, Zhao J, Richardson RS, Schena F, Reggiani C. Corrigendum: Skeletal Muscle Fiber Size and Gene Expression in the Oldest-Old With Differing Degrees of Mobility. Front Physiol 2020; 11:127. [PMID: 32161550 PMCID: PMC7052352 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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- Fabio Naro
- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Monsignor Arrigo Mazzali Foundation, Mantova, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.,Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.,Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, George E. Whalen VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.,Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.,Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, George E. Whalen VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.,Institute for Kinesiology Research, Science and Research Center of Koper, Koper, Slovenia
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Fodor J, Al-Gaadi D, Czirják T, Oláh T, Dienes B, Csernoch L, Szentesi P. Improved Calcium Homeostasis and Force by Selenium Treatment and Training in Aged Mouse Skeletal Muscle. Sci Rep 2020; 10:1707. [PMID: 32015413 PMCID: PMC6997352 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58500-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
During aging reduction in muscle mass (sarcopenia) and decrease in physical activity lead to partial loss of muscle force and increased fatigability. Deficiency in the essential trace element selenium might augment these symptoms as it can cause muscle pain, fatigue, and proximal weakness. Average voluntary daily running, maximal twitch and tetanic force, and calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) decreased while reactive oxygen species (ROS) production associated with tetanic contractions increased in aged – 22-month-old – as compared to young – 4-month-old – mice. These changes were accompanied by a decline in the ryanodine receptor type 1 (RyR1) and Selenoprotein N content and the increased amount of a degraded RyR1. Both lifelong training and selenium supplementation, but not the presence of an increased muscle mass at young age, were able to compensate for the reduction in muscle force and SR calcium release with age. Selenium supplementation was also able to significantly enhance the Selenoprotein N levels in aged mice. Our results describe, for the first time, the beneficial effects of selenium supplementation on calcium release from the SR and muscle force in old age while point out that increased muscle mass does not improve physical performance with aging.
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- János Fodor
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.,Doctoral School of Molecular Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.,Doctoral School of Molecular Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
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Bobos P, Lalone EA, Grewal R, MacDermid JC. Recovery, age, and gender effects on hand dexterity after a distal radius fracture. A 1-year prospective cohort study. J Hand Ther 2019; 31:465-471. [PMID: 29042160 DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2017.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Revised: 08/06/2017] [Accepted: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN A prospective cohort study. INTRODUCTION Physical factors that predict hand dexterity and the recovery of hand dexterity after a distal radius fracture (DRF) have not yet been examined. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The first objective was to evaluate the recovery of hand dexterity comparing the injured and uninjured hands during the year after a DRF. The second objective was to determine the effect of age and sex on hand dexterity of the injured hand. METHODS Hand dexterity was examined bilaterally for the manipulation of 3 different sized objects (small, medium, and large) using the NK hand dexterity test. The measurements took place at 3, 6, and 12 months after DRF. Generalized linear modeling was performed, with age and sex as covariates, to assess changes over time, and between sides. RESULTS Overall, 242 patients with DRF (45 males and 197 females) with a mean age of 60.2 years with SD of 11.26, participated in the study. Statistical differences in hand dexterity were found between the injured and uninjured hands across all time intervals (P < .001). The effect size for the deficit between the injured and uninjured hands decreased across the time intervals and ranged from 0.19 to 0.38 for large objects, from 0.17 to 0.25 for medium objects, and from 0.11 to 0.32 for small objects. For each 1-year increase in age, hand dexterity scores were 0.3-0.4 seconds slower. Sex had much less effect, with annual increases of 0.1 seconds in hand dexterity scores. CONCLUSIONS Scores on the NK dexterity test improved between 3 and 6 months and then worsened between 6 and 12 months; at no point did dexterity equal the uninjured side. Greater attention to measuring and treating dexterity may be needed to provide a complete recovery after DRF. Scores will be affected by age and sex. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Prognosis, 2a.
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- Pavlos Bobos
- Roth McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre Clinical Research Lab, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
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- Roth McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre Clinical Research Lab, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Roth McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre Clinical Research Lab, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Roth McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre Clinical Research Lab, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Passive force and viscoelastic properties of single fibers in human aging muscles. Eur J Appl Physiol 2019; 119:2339-2348. [DOI: 10.1007/s00421-019-04221-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Naro F, Venturelli M, Monaco L, Toniolo L, Muti E, Milanese C, Zhao J, Richardson RS, Schena F, Reggiani C. Skeletal Muscle Fiber Size and Gene Expression in the Oldest-Old With Differing Degrees of Mobility. Front Physiol 2019; 10:313. [PMID: 30971947 PMCID: PMC6443969 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
The oldest-old, in the ninth and tenth decades of their life, represent a population characterized by neuromuscular impairment, which often implies a loss of mobility and independence. As recently documented by us and others, muscle atrophy and weakness are accompanied by an unexpected preservation of the size and contractile function of skeletal muscle fibers. This suggests that, while most fibers are likely lost with their respective motoneurons, the surviving fibers are well preserved. Here, we investigated the mechanisms behind this fiber preservation and the relevance of physical activity, by comparing a group of 6 young healthy controls (YG: 22-28 years) with two groups of oldest-old (81-96 years), one able to walk (OW: n = 6, average 86 years) and one confined to a wheelchair (ONW n = 9, average 88 years). We confirmed previous results of fiber preservation and, additionally, observed a shift in fiber type, toward slow predominance in OW and fast predominance in ONW. Myonuclear density was increased in muscles of ONW, compared to YG and OW, potentially indicative of an ongoing atrophy process. We analyzed, by RT-qPCR, the expression of genes relevant for fiber size and type regulation in a biopsy sample from the vastus lateralis. In all oldest-old both myostatin and IGF-1 expression were attenuated compared to YG, however, in ONW two specific IGF-1 isoforms, IGF-1EA and MGF, demonstrated a further significant decrease compared to OW. Surprisingly, atrogenes (MURF1 and atrogin) expression was also significantly reduced compared to YG and this was accompanied by a close to statistically significantly attenuated marker of autophagy, LC3. Among the determinants of the metabolic fiber type, PGC1α was significantly reduced in both OW and ONW compared to YG, while AMPK was down-regulated only in ONW. We conclude that, in contrast to the shift of the balance in favor of pro-atrophy factors found by other studies in older adults (decreased IGF-1, increase of myostatin, increase of atrogenes), in the oldest-old the pro-atrophy factors also appear to be down-regulated, allowing a partial recovery of the proteostasis balance. Furthermore, the impact of muscle activity, as a consequence of lost or preserved walking ability, is limited.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fabio Naro
- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Monsignor Arrigo Mazzali Foundation, Mantova, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.,Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.,Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, George E. Whalen VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.,Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.,Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, George E. Whalen VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.,Institute for Kinesiology Research, Science and Research Center of Koper, Koper, Slovenia
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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: 719] [Impact Index Per Article: 143.8] [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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Qaisar R, Bhaskaran S, Premkumar P, Ranjit R, Natarajan KS, Ahn B, Riddle K, Claflin DR, Richardson A, Brooks SV, Van Remmen H. Oxidative stress-induced dysregulation of excitation-contraction coupling contributes to muscle weakness. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 2018; 9:1003-1017. [PMID: 30073804 PMCID: PMC6204588 DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We have previously shown that the deletion of the superoxide scavenger, CuZn superoxide dismutase, in mice (Sod1-/- mice) results in increased oxidative stress and an accelerated loss of skeletal muscle mass and force that mirror the changes seen in old control mice. The goal of this study is to define the effect of oxidative stress and ageing on muscle weakness and the Excitation Contraction (EC) coupling machinery in age-matched adult (8-10 months) wild-type (WT) and Sod1-/- mice in comparison with old (25-28 months) WT mice. METHODS In vitro contractile assays were used to measure muscle contractile parameters. The activity of the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA) pump was measured using an NADH-linked enzyme assay. Immunoblotting and immunofluorescence techniques were used to measure protein expression, and real-time reverse transcription PCR was used to measure gene expression. RESULTS The specific force generated by the extensor digitorum longus muscle was reduced in the Sod1-/- and old WT mice compared with young WT mice along with significant prolongation of time to peak force, increased half relaxation time, and disruption of intracellular calcium handling. The maximal activity of the SERCA calcium uptake pump was significantly reduced in gastrocnemius muscle from both old WT (≈14%) and adult Sod1-/- (≈33%) mice compared with young WT mice along with increased expression of sarcolipin, a known inhibitor of SERCA activity. Protein levels of the voltage sensor and calcium uptake channel proteins dihydropyridine receptor α1 and SERCA2 were significantly elevated (≈45% and ≈57%, respectively), while the ratio of calstabin, a channel stabilizing protein, to ryanodine receptor was significantly reduced (≈21%) in Sod1-/- mice compared with young WT mice. The changes in calcium handling were accompanied by substantially elevated levels of global protein carbonylation and lipid peroxidation. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that the muscle weakness in Sod1-/- and old WT mice is in part driven by reactive oxygen species-mediated EC uncoupling and supports a role for reduced SERCA pump activity in compromised muscle function. The novel quantitative mechanistic data provided here can lead to potential therapeutic interventions of SERCA dysfunction for sarcopenia and muscle diseases.
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- Rizwan Qaisar
- Aging and Metabolism Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Aging and Metabolism Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Aging and Metabolism Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Aging and Metabolism Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Aging and Metabolism Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Aging and Metabolism Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.,Department of Geriatric Medicine and the Reynolds Oklahoma Center of Aging, Oklahoma University Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Aging and Metabolism Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.,Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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Fernandes JFT, Lamb KL, Twist C. A Comparison of Load-Velocity and Load-Power Relationships Between Well-Trained Young and Middle-Aged Males During Three Popular Resistance Exercises. J Strength Cond Res 2018; 32:1440-1447. [PMID: 28486338 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000001986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Fernandes, JFT, Lamb, KL, and Twist, C. A comparison of load-velocity and load-power relationships between well-trained young and middle-aged males during 3 popular resistance exercises. J Strength Cond Res 32(5): 1440-1447, 2018-This study examined the load-velocity and load-power relationships among 20 young (age 21.0 ± 1.6 years) and 20 middle-aged (age 42.6 ± 6.7 years) resistance-trained males. Participants performed 3 repetitions of bench press, squat, and bent-over-row across a range of loads corresponding to 20-80% of 1 repetition maximum (1RM). Analysis revealed effects (p < 0.05) of group and load × group on barbell velocity for all 3 exercises, and interaction effects on power for squat and bent-over-row (p < 0.05). For bench press and bent-over-row, the young group produced higher barbell velocities, with the magnitude of the differences decreasing as load increased (ES; effect size 0.0-1.7 and 1.0-2.0, respectively). Squat velocity was higher in the young group than the middle-aged group (ES 1.0-1.7) across all loads, as was power for each exercise (ES 1.0-2.3). For all 3 exercises, both velocity and 1RM were correlated with optimal power in the middle-aged group (r = 0.613-0.825, p < 0.05), but only 1RM was correlated with optimal power (r = 0.708-0.867, p < 0.05) in the young group. These findings indicate that despite their resistance training, middle-aged males were unable to achieve velocities at low external loads and power outputs as high as the young males across a range of external resistances. Moreover, the strong correlations between 1RM and velocity with optimal power suggest that middle-aged males would benefit from training methods which maximize these adaptations.
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- John F T Fernandes
- Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom
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Paillard T. Muscle plasticity of aged subjects in response to electrical stimulation training and inversion and/or limitation of the sarcopenic process. Ageing Res Rev 2018; 46:1-13. [PMID: 29742451 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2018.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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This review addresses the possible structural and functional adaptations of the muscle function to neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) training in frail and/or aged (without advanced chronic disease) subjects. Evidence suggests that the sarcopenic process and its structural and functional effects would be limited and/or reversed through NMES training using excito-motor currents (or direct currents). From a structural viewpoint, NMES helps reduce muscle atrophy. From a functional viewpoint, NMES enables the improvement of motor output (i.e., muscle strength), gait, balance and activities of daily living which enhances the quality of life of aged subjects. Muscle plasticity of aged subjects in response to NMES training turns out to be undeniable, although many mechanisms are not yet explained and deserve to be explore further. Mechanistic explanations as well as conceptual models are proposed to explain how muscle plasticity operates in aged subjects through NMES training. NMES could be seen as a clinically applicable training technique, safe and efficient among aged subjects and could be used more often as part of prevention of sarcopenia. Therapists and physical conditioners/trainers could exploit this new knowledge in their professional practice to improve life conditions (including the risk of fall) of frail and/or aged subjects.
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Mosole S, Zampieri S, Furlan S, Carraro U, Löefler S, Kern H, Volpe P, Nori A. Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Skeletal Muscle of Old Sedentary People. Gerontol Geriatr Med 2018; 4:2333721418768998. [PMID: 29662923 PMCID: PMC5896842 DOI: 10.1177/2333721418768998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Revised: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Physical activity plays an important role in preventing muscle atrophy and chronic diseases in adults and in the elderly. Calcium (Ca2+) cycling and activation of specific molecular pathways are essential in contraction-induced muscle adaptation. This study attains human muscle sections and total homogenates prepared from biopsies obtained before (control) and after 9 weeks of training by electrical stimulation (ES) on a group of volunteers. The aim of the study was to investigate about the molecular mechanisms that support functional muscle improvement by ES. Evidences of kinase/phosphatase pathways activation after ES were obtained. Moreover, expression of Sarcalumenin, Calsequestrin and sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (Serca) isoforms was regulated by training. In conclusion, this work shows that neuromuscular ES applied to vastus lateralis muscle of sedentary seniors combines fiber remodeling with activation of Ca2+-Calmodulin molecular pathways and modulation of key Ca2+-handling proteins.
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- Simone Mosole
- University of Padova, Italy.,Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Electrical Stimulation and Physical Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria
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- University of Padova, Italy.,Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Electrical Stimulation and Physical Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Neuroscience Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Padova, Italy
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- IRRCS Fondazione Ospedale San Camillo, Venice, Italy
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Electrical Stimulation and Physical Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Electrical Stimulation and Physical Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria.,Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Pölten, Austria
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A substantial loss of muscle mass and strength (sarcopenia), a decreased regenerative capacity, and a compromised physical performance are hallmarks of aging skeletal muscle. These changes are typically accompanied by impaired muscle metabolism, including mitochondrial dysfunction and insulin resistance. A challenge in the field of muscle aging is to dissociate the effects of chronological aging per se on muscle characteristics from the secondary influence of lifestyle and disease processes. Remarkably, physical activity and exercise are well-established countermeasures against muscle aging, and have been shown to attenuate age-related decreases in muscle mass, strength, and regenerative capacity, and slow or prevent impairments in muscle metabolism. We posit that exercise and physical activity can influence many of the changes in muscle during aging, and thus should be emphasized as part of a lifestyle essential to healthy aging.
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- Giovanna Distefano
- Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes, Florida Hospital, Orlando, Florida 32804
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- Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes, Florida Hospital, Orlando, Florida 32804
- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, Orlando, Florida 32827
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Muscle strength and force development in high- and low-functioning elderly men: Influence of muscular and neural factors. Exp Gerontol 2017; 96:19-28. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2017.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Revised: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Carraro U, Kern H, Gava P, Hofer C, Loefler S, Gargiulo P, Edmunds K, Árnadóttir ÍD, Zampieri S, Ravara B, Gava F, Nori A, Gobbo V, Masiero S, Marcante A, Baba A, Piccione F, Schils S, Pond A, Mosole S. Recovery from muscle weakness by exercise and FES: lessons from Masters, active or sedentary seniors and SCI patients. Aging Clin Exp Res 2017; 29:579-590. [PMID: 27592133 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-016-0619-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Many factors contribute to the decline of skeletal muscle that occurs as we age. This is a reality that we may combat, but not prevent because it is written into our genome. The series of records from World Master Athletes reveals that skeletal muscle power begins to decline at the age of 30 years and continues, almost linearly, to zero at the age of 110 years. Here we discuss evidence that denervation contributes to the atrophy and slowness of aged muscle. We compared muscle from lifelong active seniors to that of sedentary elderly people and found that the sportsmen have more muscle bulk and slow fiber type groupings, providing evidence that physical activity maintains slow motoneurons which reinnervate muscle fibers. Further, accelerated muscle atrophy/degeneration occurs with irreversible Conus and Cauda Equina syndrome, a spinal cord injury in which the human leg muscles may be permanently disconnected from the nervous system with complete loss of muscle fibers within 5-8 years. We used histological morphometry and Muscle Color Computed Tomography to evaluate muscle from these peculiar persons and reveal that contraction produced by home-based Functional Electrical Stimulation (h-bFES) recovers muscle size and function which is reversed if h-bFES is discontinued. FES also reverses muscle atrophy in sedentary seniors and modulates mitochondria in horse muscles. All together these observations indicate that FES modifies muscle fibers by increasing contractions per day. Thus, FES should be considered in critical care units, rehabilitation centers and nursing facilities when patients are unable or reluctant to exercise.
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- Ugo Carraro
- IRCCS Fondazione Ospedale San Camillo, Venice, Italy
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Electrical Stimulation and Physical Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria
- Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Wilhelminenspital, Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of Translational Myology of the Interdepartmental Research Center of Myology, Department of Biomedical Science, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131, Padua, Italy
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Electrical Stimulation and Physical Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Electrical Stimulation and Physical Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute for Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Reykjavík, Iceland
- Landspítali, Reykjavík, Iceland
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- Institute for Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Reykjavík, Iceland
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Electrical Stimulation and Physical Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria
- Laboratory of Translational Myology of the Interdepartmental Research Center of Myology, Department of Biomedical Science, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131, Padua, Italy
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Electrical Stimulation and Physical Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria
- Laboratory of Translational Myology of the Interdepartmental Research Center of Myology, Department of Biomedical Science, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131, Padua, Italy
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Electrical Stimulation and Physical Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria
- Laboratory of Translational Myology of the Interdepartmental Research Center of Myology, Department of Biomedical Science, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131, Padua, Italy
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- Laboratory of Translational Myology of the Interdepartmental Research Center of Myology, Department of Biomedical Science, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science, C.N.R. Institute of Neuroscience, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Rehabilitation Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Ospedale San Camillo, Venice, Italy
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- Anatomy Department, Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Carbondale, IL, USA
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Electrical Stimulation and Physical Rehabilitation, Vienna, Austria.
- Laboratory of Translational Myology of the Interdepartmental Research Center of Myology, Department of Biomedical Science, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131, Padua, Italy.
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Nicoll BK, Ferreira C, Hopkins PM, Shaw MA, Hope IA. Aging Effects of Caenorhabditis elegans Ryanodine Receptor Variants Corresponding to Human Myopathic Mutations. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2017; 7:1451-1461. [PMID: 28325813 PMCID: PMC5427508 DOI: 10.1534/g3.117.040535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Delaying the decline in skeletal muscle function will be critical to better maintenance of an active lifestyle in old age. The skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor, the major intracellular membrane channel through which calcium ions pass to elicit muscle contraction, is central to calcium ion balance and is hypothesized to be a significant factor for age-related decline in muscle function. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is a key model system for the study of human aging, and strains were generated with modified C. elegans ryanodine receptors corresponding to human myopathic variants linked with malignant hyperthermia and related conditions. The altered response of these strains to pharmacological agents reflected results of human diagnostic tests for individuals with these pathogenic variants. Involvement of nerve cells in the C. elegans responses may relate to rare medical symptoms concerning the central nervous system that have been associated with ryanodine receptor variants. These single amino acid modifications in C. elegans also conferred a reduction in lifespan and an accelerated decline in muscle integrity with age, supporting the significance of ryanodine receptor function for human aging.
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- Baines K Nicoll
- Leeds Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, St James's University Hospital, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
- School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, St James's University Hospital, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, St James's University Hospital, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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Grosicki GJ, Standley RA, Murach KA, Raue U, Minchev K, Coen PM, Newman AB, Cummings S, Harris T, Kritchevsky S, Goodpaster BH, Trappe S. Improved single muscle fiber quality in the oldest-old. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2016; 121:878-884. [PMID: 27516537 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00479.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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We examined single muscle fiber contractile function of the oldest-old (3F/2M, 89 ± 1 yr old) enrolled in The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study (The Health ABC Study). Vastus lateralis muscle biopsies were obtained and single muscle fiber function was determined (n = 105) prior to myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform identification with sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Cross-sectional area of MHC I muscle fibers (5,576 ± 333 μm2; n = 58) was 21% larger (P < 0.05) than MHC IIa fibers (4,518 ± 386 μm2; n = 47). Normalized power (an indicator of muscle fiber quality incorporating size, strength, and speed) of MHC I and IIa muscle fibers was 2.3 ± 0.1 and 17.4 ± 0.8 W/l, respectively. Compared with previous research from our lab using identical procedures, MHC I normalized power was 28% higher than healthy 20 yr olds and similar to younger octogenarians (∼80 yr old). Normalized power of MHC IIa fibers was 63% greater than 20 yr olds and 39% greater than younger octogenarians. These comparative data suggest that power output per unit size (i.e., muscle quality) of remaining muscle fibers improves with age, a phenomenon more pronounced in MHC IIa fibers. Age-related single muscle fiber quality improvements may be a compensatory mechanism to help offset decrements in whole muscle function.
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- Greg J Grosicki
- Human Performance Laboratory, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
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- Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes, Orlando, Florida
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
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- Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes, Orlando, Florida
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- Center for Aging and Population Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, San Francisco, California
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Maryland; and
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- Sticht Center on Aging, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes, Orlando, Florida
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana;
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Beqollari D, Romberg CF, Dobrowolny G, Martini M, Voss AA, Musarò A, Bannister RA. Progressive impairment of CaV1.1 function in the skeletal muscle of mice expressing a mutant type 1 Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (G93A) linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Skelet Muscle 2016; 6:24. [PMID: 27340545 PMCID: PMC4918102 DOI: 10.1186/s13395-016-0094-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an adult-onset neurodegenerative disorder that is typically fatal within 3–5 years of diagnosis. While motoneuron death is the defining characteristic of ALS, the events that underlie its pathology are not restricted to the nervous system. In this regard, ALS muscle atrophies and weakens significantly before presentation of neurological symptoms. Since the skeletal muscle L-type Ca2+ channel (CaV1.1) is a key regulator of both mass and force, we investigated whether CaV1.1 function is impaired in the muscle of two distinct mouse models carrying an ALS-linked mutation. Methods We recorded L-type currents, charge movements, and myoplasmic Ca2+ transients from dissociated flexor digitorum brevis (FDB) fibers to assess CaV1.1 function in two mouse models expressing a type 1 Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase mutant (SOD1G93A). Results In FDB fibers obtained from “symptomatic” global SOD1G93A mice, we observed a substantial reduction of SR Ca2+ release in response to depolarization relative to fibers harvested from age-matched control mice. L-type current and charge movement were both reduced by ~40 % in symptomatic SOD1G93A fibers when compared to control fibers. Ca2+ transients were not significantly reduced in similar experiments performed with FDB fibers obtained from “early-symptomatic” SOD1G93A mice, but L-type current and charge movement were decreased (~30 and ~20 %, respectively). Reductions in SR Ca2+ release (~35 %), L-type current (~20 %), and charge movement (~15 %) were also observed in fibers obtained from another model where SOD1G93A expression was restricted to skeletal muscle. Conclusions We report reductions in EC coupling, L-type current density, and charge movement in FDB fibers obtained from symptomatic global SOD1G93A mice. Experiments performed with FDB fibers obtained from early-symptomatic SOD1G93A and skeletal muscle autonomous MLC/SOD1G93A mice support the idea that events occurring locally in the skeletal muscle contribute to the impairment of CaV1.1 function in ALS muscle independently of innervation status. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13395-016-0094-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Donald Beqollari
- Department of Medicine-Cardiology Division, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12700 East 19th Avenue, B-139, Aurora, CO 80045 USA
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- Department of Medicine-Cardiology Division, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12700 East 19th Avenue, B-139, Aurora, CO 80045 USA
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- Institute Pasteur Cenci-Bolognetti, DAHFMO-Unit of Histology and Medical Embryology, La Sapienza University, Via A. Scarpa, 14, 00161 Rome, Italy ; Center for Life Nano Science@Sapienza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, Italy
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- Institute Pasteur Cenci-Bolognetti, DAHFMO-Unit of Histology and Medical Embryology, La Sapienza University, Via A. Scarpa, 14, 00161 Rome, Italy ; Center for Life Nano Science@Sapienza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics, Wright State University, 235A Biological Sciences, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435 USA
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- Institute Pasteur Cenci-Bolognetti, DAHFMO-Unit of Histology and Medical Embryology, La Sapienza University, Via A. Scarpa, 14, 00161 Rome, Italy ; Center for Life Nano Science@Sapienza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine-Cardiology Division, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12700 East 19th Avenue, B-139, Aurora, CO 80045 USA
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Scaglioni G, Narici MV, Martin A. Neural Activation During Submaximal Contractions Seems More Reflective of Neuromuscular Ageing than Maximal Voluntary Activation. Front Aging Neurosci 2016; 8:19. [PMID: 26941638 PMCID: PMC4766308 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2016.00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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This study aimed at testing the hypothesis that differences in neural activation strategy during submaximal but not maximal plantarflexions exist between young and older men. Eleven young men (YM, 26 ± 4 years) and thirteen old men (OM, 76 ± 3 years) volunteered for the investigation. Maximal voluntary torque (MVT) was 38.2%, lower (p < 0.001) in OM than in YM, while voluntary activation was equivalent (~97%). The relationship between the interpolated twitch-torque and the voluntary torque (IT-VT relationship) was composite (curvilinear + exponential) for both age-groups. However, the OM showed accentuated concavity, as attested by the occurrence of the deviation from linearity at a lower contraction intensity (OM: 54.9 vs. YM: 71.9% MVT). In conclusion, ageing does not affect the capacity to fully activate the plantar flexors during maximal performances, but it alters the activation pattern for submaximal levels of effort. The greater age-related concavity of the IT-VT relationship suggests that, during submaximal contractions, OM need to reach a level of activation higher than YM to develop an equivalent relative torque.
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- Gil Scaglioni
- Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC), Cognition Action et Plasticité Sensorimotrice (CAPS) UMR1093Dijon, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM U1093), Cognition Action et Plasticité Sensorimotrice (CAPS) UMR1093Dijon, France
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- School of Graduate Entry to Medicine and Health, Faculty of Medicine, MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre of Excellence for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Nottingham Derby, UK
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- Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté (UBFC), Cognition Action et Plasticité Sensorimotrice (CAPS) UMR1093Dijon, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM U1093), Cognition Action et Plasticité Sensorimotrice (CAPS) UMR1093Dijon, France
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Messi ML, Li T, Wang ZM, Marsh AP, Nicklas B, Delbono O. Resistance Training Enhances Skeletal Muscle Innervation Without Modifying the Number of Satellite Cells or their Myofiber Association in Obese Older Adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2015; 71:1273-80. [PMID: 26447161 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glv176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Studies in humans and animal models provide compelling evidence for age-related skeletal muscle denervation, which may contribute to muscle fiber atrophy and loss. Skeletal muscle denervation seems relentless; however, long-term, high-intensity physical activity appears to promote muscle reinnervation. Whether 5-month resistance training (RT) enhances skeletal muscle innervation in obese older adults is unknown. This study found that neural cell-adhesion molecule, NCAM+ muscle area decreased with RT and was inversely correlated with muscle strength. NCAM1 and RUNX1 gene transcripts significantly decreased with the intervention. Type I and type II fiber grouping in the vastus lateralis did not change significantly but increases in leg press and knee extensor strength inversely correlated with type I, but not with type II, fiber grouping. RT did not modify the total number of satellite cells, their number per area, or the number associated with specific fiber subtypes or innervated/denervated fibers. Our results suggest that RT has a beneficial impact on skeletal innervation, even when started late in life by sedentary obese older adults.
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- María Laura Messi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine and J Paul Sticht Center on Aging, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine and J Paul Sticht Center on Aging, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine and J Paul Sticht Center on Aging, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine and J Paul Sticht Center on Aging, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine and J Paul Sticht Center on Aging, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Venturelli M, Saggin P, Muti E, Naro F, Cancellara L, Toniolo L, Tarperi C, Calabria E, Richardson RS, Reggiani C, Schena F. In vivo and in vitro evidence that intrinsic upper- and lower-limb skeletal muscle function is unaffected by ageing and disuse in oldest-old humans. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2015; 215:58-71. [PMID: 25965867 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2015] [Revised: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 05/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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AIM To parse out the impact of advanced ageing and disuse on skeletal muscle function, we utilized both in vivo and in vitro techniques to comprehensively assess upper- and lower-limb muscle contractile properties in 8 young (YG; 25 ± 6 years) and 8 oldest-old mobile (OM; 87 ± 5 years) and 8 immobile (OI; 88 ± 4 years) women. METHODS In vivo, maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), electrically evoked resting twitch force (RT), and physiological cross-sectional area (PCSA) of the quadriceps and elbow flexors were assessed. Muscle biopsies of the vastus lateralis and biceps brachii facilitated the in vitro assessment of single fibre-specific tension (Po). RESULTS In vivo, compared to the young, both the OM and OI exhibited a more pronounced loss of MVC in the lower limb [OM (-60%) and OI (-75%)] than the upper limb (OM = -51%; OI = -47%). Taking into account the reduction in muscle PCSA (OM = -10%; OI = -18%), only evident in the lower limb, by calculating voluntary muscle-specific force, the lower limb of the OI (-40%) was more compromised than the OM (-13%). However, in vivo, RT in both upper and lower limbs (approx. 9.8 N m cm(-2) ) and Po (approx. 123 mN mm(-2) ), assessed in vitro, implies preserved intrinsic contractile function in all muscles of the oldest-old and were well correlated (r = 0.81). CONCLUSION These findings suggest that in the oldest-old, neither advanced ageing nor disuse, per se, impacts intrinsic skeletal muscle function, as assessed in vitro. However, in vivo, muscle function is attenuated by age and exacerbated by disuse, implicating factors other than skeletal muscle, such as neuromuscular control, in this diminution of function.
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- M. Venturelli
- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health; University of Milan; Milan Italy
- Department of Neurological, and Movement Sciences; University of Verona; Verona Italy
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- Division of Radiology and Imaging; City of Verona Diagnostic Center; Verona Italy
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- Mons. Mazzali Foundation; Mantova Italy
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- DAHFMO Unit of Histology and Medical Embryology; Sapienza University; Rome Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; University of Padova; Padova Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; University of Padova; Padova Italy
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- Department of Neurological, and Movement Sciences; University of Verona; Verona Italy
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- Department of Neurological, and Movement Sciences; University of Verona; Verona Italy
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- Division of Geriatrics; Department of Internal Medicine; University of Utah School of Medicine; Salt Lake City UT USA
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center; George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Salt Lake City UT USA
- Department of Exercise and Sport Science; University of Utah; Salt Lake City UT USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences; University of Padova; Padova Italy
- CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche); Institute of Neuroscience; Padua Italy
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- Department of Neurological, and Movement Sciences; University of Verona; Verona Italy
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Ivannikov MV, Van Remmen H. Sod1 gene ablation in adult mice leads to physiological changes at the neuromuscular junction similar to changes that occur in old wild-type mice. Free Radic Biol Med 2015; 84:254-262. [PMID: 25841780 PMCID: PMC4762177 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2015.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2014] [Revised: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are believed to be important mediators of muscle atrophy and weakness in aging and many degenerative conditions. However, the mechanisms and physiological processes specifically affected by elevated ROS in neuromuscular units that contribute to muscle weakness during aging are not well defined. Here we investigate the effects of chronic oxidative stress on neurotransmission and excitation-contraction (EC) coupling mechanisms in the levator auris longus (LAL) muscle from young (4-8 months) and old (22-28 months) wild-type mice and young adult Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase 1 knockout (Sod1(-/-)) mice. The frequency of spontaneous neurotransmitter release and the amplitude of evoked neurotransmitter release in young Sod1(-/-) and old wild-type LAL neuromuscular junctions were significantly reduced from the young wild-type values, and those declines were mirrored by decreases in synaptic vesicle pool size. Presynaptic cytosolic calcium concentration and mitochondrial calcium uptake amplitudes showed substantial increases in stimulated young Sod1(-/-) and old axon terminals. Surprisingly, LAL muscle fibers from old mice showed a greater excitability than fibers from either young wild-type or young Sod1(-/-) LAL. Both evoked excitatory junction potential (EJP) and spontaneous mini EJP amplitudes were considerably higher in LAL muscles from old mice than in fibers from young Sod1(-/-) LAL muscle. Despite a greater excitability, sarcoplasmic calcium influx in both old wild-type and young Sod1(-/-) LAL muscle fibers was significantly less. Sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium levels were also reduced in both old wild-type and young Sod1(-/-) mice, but the difference was not statistically significant in muscle fibers from old wild-type mice. The protein ratio of triad calcium channels RyR1/DHPR was not different in all groups. However, fibers from both young Sod1(-/-) and old mice had substantially elevated levels of protein carbonylation and S-nitrosylation modifications. Overall, our results suggest that young Sod1(-/-) recapitulate many neuromuscular and muscle fiber changes seen in old mice. We also conclude that muscle weakness in old mice might in part be driven by ROS-mediated EC uncoupling, while both EC uncoupling and reduced neurotransmitter release contribute to muscle weakness in Sod1(-/-) mice.
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- Maxim V Ivannikov
- Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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- Free Radical Biology and Aging Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, 825 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
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Martin JA, Ramsay J, Hughes C, Peters DM, Edwards MG. Age and grip strength predict hand dexterity in adults. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117598. [PMID: 25689161 PMCID: PMC4331509 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In the scientific literature, there is much evidence of a relationship between age and dexterity, where increased age is related to slower, less nimble and less smooth, less coordinated and less controlled performances. While some suggest that the relationship is a direct consequence of reduced muscle strength associated to increased age, there is a lack of research that has systematically investigated the relationships between age, strength and hand dexterity. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the associations between age, grip strength and dexterity. 107 adults (range 18-93 years) completed a series of hand dexterity tasks (i.e. steadiness, line tracking, aiming, and tapping) and a test of maximal grip strength. We performed three phases of analyses. Firstly, we evaluated the simple relationships between pairs of variables; replicating the existing literature; and found significant relationships of increased age and reduced strength; increased age and reduced dexterity, and; reduced strength and reduced dexterity. Secondly, we used standard Multiple Regression (MR) models to determine which of the age and strength factors accounted for the greater variance in dexterity. The results showed that both age and strength made significant contributions to the data variance, but that age explained more of the variance in steadiness and line tracking dexterity, whereas strength explained more of the variance in aiming and tapping dexterity. In a third phase of analysis, we used MR analyses to show an interaction between age and strength on steadiness hand dexterity. Simple Slopes post-hoc analyses showed that the interaction was explained by the middle to older aged adults showing a relationship between reduced strength and reduced hand steadiness, whereas younger aged adults showed no relationship between strength and steadiness hand dexterity. The results are discussed in terms of how age and grip strength predict different types of hand dexterity in adults.
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- Jason A. Martin
- Functional Neuroimaging Group, Department of Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud Str. 25, 53127, Bonn, Germany
- Division of Neuropsychology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, Eberhard Karls University, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Sport & Exercise Science, University of Worcester, Worcester, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Sport & Exercise Science, University of Worcester, Worcester, United Kingdom
- Faculty of Health & Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Psychological Sciences Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
- Institute of Neuroscience, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Zhang T, Choi SJ, Wang ZM, Birbrair A, Messi ML, Jin JP, Marsh AP, Nicklas B, Delbono O. Human slow troponin T (TNNT1) pre-mRNA alternative splicing is an indicator of skeletal muscle response to resistance exercise in older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2014; 69:1437-47. [PMID: 24368775 PMCID: PMC4296115 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glt204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2013] [Accepted: 11/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Slow skeletal muscle troponin T (TNNT1) pre-messenger RNA alternative splicing (AS) provides transcript diversity and increases the variety of proteins the gene encodes. Here, we identified three major TNNT1 splicing patterns (AS1-3), quantified their expression in the vastus lateralis muscle of older adults, and demonstrated that resistance training modifies their relative abundance; specifically, upregulating AS1 and downregulating AS2 and AS3. In addition, abundance of TNNT1 AS2 correlated negatively with single muscle fiber-specific force after resistance training, while abundance of AS1 correlated negatively with V max. We propose that TNNT1 AS1, AS2 and the AS1/AS2 ratio are potential quantitative biomarkers of skeletal muscle adaptation to resistance training in older adults, and that their profile reflects enhanced single fiber muscle force in the absence of significant increases in fiber cross-sectional area.
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- Tan Zhang
- Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Present address: Division of Sports and Health, KyungSung University, Busan, South Korea
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- Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine
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- Department of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. J Paul Sticht Center on Aging, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. J Paul Sticht Center on Aging, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Impaired standing balance: The clinical need for closing the loop. Neuroscience 2014; 267:157-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Revised: 02/20/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Plate JF, Pace LA, Seyler TM, Moreno RJ, Smith TL, Tuohy CJ, Mannava S. Age-related changes affect rat rotator cuff muscle function. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2014; 23:91-8. [PMID: 23791493 DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2013.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2012] [Revised: 01/08/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The influence of age on rotator cuff function and muscle structure remains poorly understood. We hypothesize that normal aging influences rotator cuff function, muscle structure, and regulatory protein expression in an established rat model of aging. METHODS Seventeen rats were obtained from the National Institute on Aging. The supraspinatus muscles in 11 middle-aged (12 months old) and 6 old (28 months old) rats were studied for age-related changes in rotator cuff neuromuscular function by in vivo muscle force testing and electromyography (EMG). Changes in muscle structure and molecular changes were assessed with quantitative immunohistochemistry for myogenic determination factor 1 (MyoD) and myogenic factor 5 (Myf5) expression. RESULTS Old animals revealed significantly decreased peak tetanic muscle force at 0.5 N and 0.7 N preload tension (P < .05). The age of the animal accounted for 20.9% of variance and significantly influenced muscle force (P = .026). Preload tension significantly influenced muscle force production (P < .001) and accounted for 12.7% of total variance. There was regional heterogeneity in maximal compound motor action potential (CMAP) amplitude in the supraspinatus muscle; the proximal portion had a significantly higher CMAP than the middle and distal portions (P < .05). The expression of muscle regulatory factors MyoD and Myf5 was significantly decreased in old animals compared with middle-aged animals (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS The normal aging process in this rat model significantly influenced contractile strength of the supraspinatus muscle and led to decreased expression of muscle regulatory factors. High preload tensions led to a significant decrease in force production in both middle-aged and old animals.
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- Johannes F Plate
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; The Neuroscience Program, Wake Forest University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
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- The Neuroscience Program, Wake Forest University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- The Neuroscience Program, Wake Forest University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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Power GA, Dalton BH, Rice CL. Human neuromuscular structure and function in old age: A brief review. JOURNAL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCE 2013; 2:215-226. [PMID: 27011872 PMCID: PMC4801513 DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2013.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Natural adult aging is associated with many functional impairments of the human neuromuscular system. One of the more observable alterations is the loss of contractile muscle mass, termed sarcopenia. The loss of muscle mass occurs primarily due to a progressive loss of viable motor units, and accompanying atrophy of remaining muscle fibers. Not only does the loss of muscle mass contribute to impaired function in old age, but alterations in fiber type and myosin heavy chain isoform expression also contribute to weaker, slower, and less powerful contracting muscles. This review will focus on motor unit loss associated with natural adult aging, age-related fatigability, and the age-related differences in strength across contractile muscle actions.
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- Geoffrey A. Power
- Human Performance Laboratory, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B1, Canada
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C1, Canada
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Neuromechanical properties of the triceps surae in young and older adults. Exp Gerontol 2013; 48:1147-55. [PMID: 23886750 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2013.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Revised: 07/08/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The aim of this study was to compare voluntary and involuntary force generating capacity of the triceps surae muscles in healthy young and older adult participants during isometric and isokinetic contractions. Ultrasound was used to measure medial gastrocnemius (MG) fascicle length during maximal voluntary isometric contractions and supra-maximal isometric twitch contractions at five ankle angles throughout the available range of motion, as well as isokinetic concentric and eccentric contractions at four ankle velocities. Maximum voluntary activation of the plantar flexors was assessed using the twitch interpolation technique. Peak plantar flexor torque was significantly lower in older adults compared to young participants by 42%, 28% and 43% during maximal voluntary isometric contractions, supra-maximal isometric twitch and concentric contractions respectively. No age-related differences in eccentric torque production were detected. When age-related differences in triceps surae muscle volume determined from MRI were taken into account, the age-related peak plantar flexor torque deficits for maximum voluntary isometric, supra-maximal twitch, and concentric contractions were 24%, 19% and 24% respectively. These age-related differences in torque were not explained by torque-length-velocity behaviour of the MG muscle fascicles, passive plantar flexor torque-angle properties, decreased neural drive of the plantar flexor muscles or antagonistic co-activation of the tibialis anterior muscle. The residual deficit in isometric and concentric plantar flexor torques in healthy older adults may involve reduced muscle quality. A significant reduction in supra-maximal twitch torque at longer MG fascicle lengths as well as a lower MG fascicle velocity during eccentric contractions in older adults was detected, which could possibly be a function of the reported increased Achilles tendon compliance in older adults.
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Power GA, Rice CL, Vandervoort AA. Increased residual force enhancement in older adults is associated with a maintenance of eccentric strength. PLoS One 2012; 7:e48044. [PMID: 23133544 PMCID: PMC3479122 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2012] [Accepted: 09/20/2012] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Despite an age-related loss of voluntary isometric and concentric strength, muscle strength is well maintained during lengthening muscle actions (i.e., eccentric strength) in old age. Additionally, in younger adults during lengthening of an activated skeletal muscle, the force level observed following the stretch is greater than the isometric force at the same muscle length. This feature is termed residual force enhancement (RFE) and is believed to be a combination of active and passive components of the contractile apparatus. The purpose of this study was to provide an initial assessment of RFE in older adults and utilize aging as a muscle model to explore RFE in a system in which isometric force production is compromised, but structural mechanisms of eccentric strength are well-maintained. Therefore, we hypothesised that older adults will experience greater RFE compared with young adults. Following a reference maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVC) of the dorsiflexors in 10 young (26.1±2.7y) and 10 old (76.0±6.5y) men, an active stretch was performed at 15°/s over a 30° ankle joint excursion ending at the same muscle length as the reference MVCs (40° of plantar flexion). Any additional torque compared with the reference MVC therefore represented RFE. In older men RFE was ∼2.5 times greater compared to young. The passive component of force enhancement contributed ∼37% and ∼20% to total force enhancement, in old and young respectively. The positive association (R2 = 0.57) between maintained eccentric strength in old age and RFE indicates age-related mechanisms responsible for the maintenance of eccentric strength likely contributed to the observed elevated RFE. Additionally, as indicated by the greater passive force enhancement, these mechanisms may be related to increased muscle series elastic stiffness in old age.
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- Geoffrey A Power
- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
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Power GA, Dalton BH, Rice CL, Vandervoort AA. Power loss is greater following lengthening contractions in old versus young women. AGE (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2012; 34:737-50. [PMID: 21559865 PMCID: PMC3337924 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-011-9263-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2011] [Accepted: 04/26/2011] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Compared with isometric and dynamic velocity-constrained (isokinetic) tasks, less is known regarding velocity-dependent (isotonic) muscle power and recovery in older adults following repeated fatiguing lengthening contractions. We investigated voluntary and evoked neuromuscular properties of the dorsiflexors in nine old (68.3 ± 6.1 years) and nine young women (25.1 ± 1.3 years) during and following 150 lengthening contractions for up to 30 min of recovery. At baseline, the old were ~21% weaker for maximum isometric voluntary contraction (MVC) torque (P < 0.05), ~21% slower for peak loaded shortening velocity (P < 0.05), and ~39% less powerful compared with the young (P < 0.05). Following the task, MVC torque was depressed equally (~28%) for both groups (P < 0.05), but power was reduced ~19% in the old and only ~8% in the young (P < 0.05). Both measures remained depressed during the 30-min recovery period. Peak twitch torque (P (t)) was ~50% lower in the old at task termination, whereas the young were unchanged. However, by 5 min of recovery, P (t) was reduced similarly (~50%) in both groups, and neither recovered by 30 min. The old were affected more by low-frequency torque depression than the young, as shown by the ~40% and ~20% decreases in the stimulated 10:50 Hz ratio at task termination respectively, whereas both groups were affected similarly (~50%) 5 min into recovery, and neither recovered by 30 min. Thus, the coexistence of fatigue and muscle damage induced by the repetitive lengthening contractions impaired excitation-contraction coupling and cross-bridge function to a greater extent in the old, leading to a more pronounced initial loss of power than the young for up to 10 min following the exercise However, power remained blunted in both groups during the 30-min recovery period. These results indicate that older women are more susceptible to power loss than young following lengthening contractions, likely owing to a greater impairment in calcium kinetics.
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- Geoffrey A. Power
- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON Canada
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON Canada
- School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON Canada
- School of Kinesiology and School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON Canada N6G 1H1
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Derbré F, Gratas-Delamarche A, Gómez-Cabrera MC, Viña J. Inactivity-induced oxidative stress: a central role in age-related sarcopenia? Eur J Sport Sci 2012; 14 Suppl 1:S98-108. [PMID: 24444251 DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2011.654268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Ageing causes a progressive decline in skeletal muscle mass that may lead to decreased strength and functionality. The term sarcopenia is especially used to characterise this geriatric syndrome. Numerous conditions and behaviours are considered to accelerate the progression of sarcopenia such as chronic diseases, malnutrition and physical inactivity. As people in modern countries are more and more sedentary, the impact of physical inactivity on the prevalence of sarcopenia might be more and more important in the future. In this review, we discuss how reactive oxygen species (ROS) could mediate the effects of lifelong inactivity in the onset and progression of age-related sarcopenia. Although the cellular mechanisms responsible for muscle ROS production are not necessarily the same, both inactivity and ageing are indeed known to increase basal ROS concentrations in skeletal muscle. New data and literature review are provided showing that chronic ROS overproduction induced by physical inactivity may exacerbate the activation of some redox-sensitive signalling pathways involved in age-related sarcopenia. We also address the scientific evidences implicating the role of ROS overproduction in the precocious failure of aged muscles to activate intracellular signalling responses to contractions.
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- Frédéric Derbré
- a Laboratoire Movement, Sport and Health Sciences (M2S) , University Rennes II-ENS Cachan, UFR APS , Rennes , France
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Penha JCL, Piçarro IDC, Barros Neto TLD. Evolução da aptidão física e capacidade funcional de mulheres ativas acima de 50 anos de idade de acordo com a idade cronológica, na cidade de Santos. CIENCIA & SAUDE COLETIVA 2012; 17:245-53. [DOI: 10.1590/s1413-81232012000100027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2009] [Accepted: 09/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar a evolução da aptidão física, capacidade funcional e densidade mineral óssea de mulheres fisicamente ativas durante um ano. Métodos: A amostra consistiu de 78 mulheres de 50 a 79 anos de idade (c: 62,4 ± 7,1 anos), participantes de um programa de exercícios aeróbicos, duas vezes por semana, 50 minutos por sessão durante 3,4 anos e divididas em três grupos: A: 5059 (n: 38); B: 6069 (n: 28); C: 7079 (n:12). Os resultados foram comparados usando ANOVA Two Way com "post-hoc" Bonferroni e delta percentual (*p<0,01). Resultados: A velocidade de levantar da cadeira evidenciou diferença significativa nos três grupos de -14,3% a -45,5%, na de andar, houve melhora significativa nos grupos A e B (-12,1% a -13,9%), na máxima de andar (-15,4% a -18,5%), a flexão de cotovelo em todos os grupos (18,9% a 24,1%) e a impulsão vertical (22,5% a 43,9%) nos grupos B e C; o levantar da cadeira em 30 segundos de 25,2% a 30,8% nos grupos A e B, o teste da flexibilidade no grupo A, que variou de 16,2% a 33,3% e a marcha estacionária nos três grupos de 16,4% a 30,0%; a densitometria óssea evidenciou ganho significativo de massa óssea de 3,1% a 10,2%. Conclusões: Os resultados sugerem um efeito favorável da atividade física regular.
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Calderón JC, Bolaños P, Caputo C. Kinetic changes in tetanic Ca²⁺ transients in enzymatically dissociated muscle fibres under repetitive stimulation. J Physiol 2011; 589:5269-83. [PMID: 21878526 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.213314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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We used enzymatically dissociated flexor digitorum brevis (FDB) and soleus fibres loaded with the fast Ca(2+) dye Magfluo-4 AM, and adhered to Laminin, to test whether repetitive stimulation induces progressive changes in the kinetics of Ca(2+) release and reuptake in a fibre-type-dependent fashion. We applied a protocol of tetani of 350 ms, 100 Hz, every 4 s to reach a mean amplitude reduction of 25% of the first peak. Morphology type I (MT-I) and morphology type II (MT-II) fibres underwent a total of 96 and 52.8 tetani (P < 0.01 between groups), respectively. The MT-II fibres (n = 18) showed significant reductions of the amplitude (19%), an increase in rise time (8.5%) and a further reduction of the amplitude/rise time ratio (25.5%) of the first peak of the tetanic transient after 40 tetani, while MT-I fibres (n = 5) did not show any of these changes. However, both fibre types showed significant reductions in the maximum rate of rise of the first peak after 40 tetani. Two subpopulations among the MT-II fibres could be distinguished according to Ca(2+) reuptake changes. Fast-fatigable MT-II fibres (fMT-II) showed an increase of 32.2% in the half-width value of the first peak, while for fatigue-resistant MT-II fibres (rMT-II), the increase amounted to 6.9%, both after 40 tetani. Significant and non-significant increases of 36.4% and 11.9% in the first time constant of decay (t(1)) values were seen after 40 tetani in fMT-II and rMT-II fibres, respectively. MT-I fibres did not show kinetic changes in any of the Ca(2+) reuptake variables. All changes were reversed after an average recovery of 7.5 and 15.4 min for MT-I and MT-II fibres, respectively. Further experiments ruled out the possibility that the differences in the kinetic changes of the first peak of the Ca(2+) transients between fibres MT-I and MT-II could be related to the inactivation of Ca(2+) release mechanism. In conclusion, we established a model of enzymatically dissociated fibres, loaded with Magfluo-4 and adhered to Laminin, to study muscle fatigue and demonstrated fibre-type-dependent, fatigue-induced kinetic changes in both Ca(2+) release and reuptake.
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- Juan C Calderón
- Laboratory of Cellular Physiology, Centre of Biophysics and Biochemistry, Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC), Caracas, Venezuela.
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Kulakowski SA, Parker SD, Personius KE. Reduced TrkB expression results in precocious age-like changes in neuromuscular structure, neurotransmission, and muscle function. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2011; 111:844-52. [PMID: 21737823 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00070.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Acute blockade of signaling through the tyrosine kinase receptor B (TrkB) attenuates neuromuscular transmission and fragments postsynaptic acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) in adult mice, suggesting that TrkB signaling is a key regulator of neuromuscular function. Using immunohistochemical, histological, and in vitro muscle contractile techniques, we tested the hypothesis that constitutively reduced TrkB expression would disrupt neuromuscular pre- and postsynaptic structure, neurotransmission, muscle fiber size, and muscle function in the soleus muscle of 6- to 8-mo-old TrkB⁺/⁻ mice compared with age-matched littermates. Age-like expansion of postsynaptic AChR area, AChR fragmentation, and denervation was observed in TrkB⁺/⁻ mice similar to that found in 24-mo-old wild-type mice. Neurotransmission failure was increased in TrkB⁺/⁻ mice, suggesting that these morphologic changes were sufficient to alter synaptic function. Reduced TrkB expression resulted in decreased muscle strength and fiber cross-sectional area. Immunohistochemical and muscle retrograde labeling experiments show that motor neuron number and size are unaffected in TrkB⁺/⁻ mice. These results suggest that TrkB- signaling at the neuromuscular junction plays a role in synaptic stabilization, neurotransmission, and muscle function and may impact the aging process of sarcopenia.
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- Scott A Kulakowski
- Program in Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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Staunton L, O'Connell K, Ohlendieck K. Proteomic Profiling of Mitochondrial Enzymes during Skeletal Muscle Aging. J Aging Res 2011; 2011:908035. [PMID: 21437005 PMCID: PMC3062155 DOI: 10.4061/2011/908035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2010] [Revised: 11/17/2010] [Accepted: 01/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mitochondria are of central importance for energy generation in skeletal muscles. Expression changes or functional alterations in mitochondrial enzymes play a key role during myogenesis, fibre maturation, and various neuromuscular pathologies, as well as natural fibre aging. Mass spectrometry-based proteomics suggests itself as a convenient large-scale and high-throughput approach to catalogue the mitochondrial protein complement and determine global changes during health and disease. This paper gives a brief overview of the relatively new field of mitochondrial proteomics and discusses the findings from recent proteomic surveys of mitochondrial elements in aged skeletal muscles. Changes in the abundance, biochemical activity, subcellular localization, and/or posttranslational modifications in key mitochondrial enzymes might be useful as novel biomarkers of aging. In the long term, this may advance diagnostic procedures, improve the monitoring of disease progression, help in the testing of side effects due to new drug regimes, and enhance our molecular understanding of age-related muscle degeneration.
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- Lisa Staunton
- Department of Biology, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland
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Sarcopenia reflects a progressive withdrawal of anabolism and an increased catabolism, along with a reduced muscle regeneration capacity. Muscle force and power decline more than muscle dimensions: older muscle is intrinsically weak. Sarcopenic obesity (SO) among the elderly corroborates to the loss of muscle mass increasing the risk of metabolic syndrome development. Recent studies on the musculoskeletal adaptations with ageing and key papers on the mechanisms of muscle wasting, its functional repercussions and on SO are included. Neuropathic, hormonal, immunological, nutritional and physical activity factors contribute to sarcopenia. Selective fast fibre atrophy, loss of motor units and an increase in hybrid fibres are typical findings of ageing. Satellite cell number decreases reducing muscle regeneration capacity. SO promotes further muscle wasting and increases risk of metabolic syndrome development. The proportion of fast to slow fibres seems maintained in old age. In elderly humans, nuclear domain is maintained constant. Basal protein synthesis and breakdown show little changes in old age. Instead, blunting of the anabolic response to feeding and exercise and of the antiproteolytic effect of insulin is observed. Further understanding of the mechanisms of sarcopenia requires disentangling of the effects of ageing alone from those of disuse and disease. The causes of the greater anabolic resistance to feeding and exercise of elderly women need elucidating. The enhancement of muscle regeneration via satellite cell activation via the MAPK/notch molecular pathways seems particularly promising.
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- Marco V Narici
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Institute for Biomedical Research into Human Movement and Health, Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton Building, Chester Street, Manchester, UK.
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Ca2+ dysregulation in Ryr1(I4895T/wt) mice causes congenital myopathy with progressive formation of minicores, cores, and nemaline rods. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:21813-8. [PMID: 19959667 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0912126106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Ryr1(I4895T/wt) (IT/+) mice express a knockin mutation corresponding to the human I4898T EC-uncoupling mutation in the type 1 ryanodine receptor/Ca(2+) release channel (RyR1), which causes a severe form of central core disease (CCD). IT/+ mice exhibit a slowly progressive congenital myopathy, with neonatal respiratory stress, skeletal muscle weakness, impaired mobility, dorsal kyphosis, and hind limb paralysis. Lesions observed in myofibers from diseased mice undergo age-dependent transformation from minicores to cores and nemaline rods. Early ultrastructural abnormalities include sarcomeric misalignment, Z-line streaming, focal loss of cross-striations, and myofibrillar splitting and intermingling that may arise from defective myofibrillogenesis. However, manifestation of the disease phenotype is highly variable on a Sv129 genomic background. Quantitative RT-PCR shows an equimolar ratio of WT and mutant Ryr1 transcripts within IT/+ myofibers and total RyR1 protein expression levels are normal. We propose a unifying theory in which the cause of core formation lies in functional heterogeneity among RyR1 tetramers. Random combinations of normal and either leaky or EC-uncoupled RyR subunits would lead to spatial differences in Ca(2+) transients; the resulting heterogeneity of contraction among myofibrils would lead to focal, irreversible tearing and shearing, which would, over time, enlarge to form minicores, cores, and nemaline rods. The IT/+ mouse line is proposed to be a valid model of RyR1-related congenital myopathy, offering high potential for elucidation of the pathogenesis of skeletal muscle disorders arising from impaired EC coupling.
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Effects of glutathione depletion and age on skeletal muscle performance and morphology following chronic stretch-shortening contraction exposure. Eur J Appl Physiol 2009; 108:619-30. [PMID: 19882165 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1258-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/12/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The involvement of glutathione in the response of skeletal muscle following repetitive, high-intensity mechanical loading is not known. We examined the influence of a glutathione antagonist [L: -Buthionine Sulfoximine (BSO)] had on the adaptability of skeletal muscle during chronic mechanical loading via stretch-shortening contractions (SSCs) in young and old rats. Left dorsiflexor muscles of young (12 weeks, N = 16) and old (30 months, N = 16), vehicle- and BSO-treated rats were exposed three times per week for 4.5-weeks to a protocol of 80 maximal SSCs per exposure in vivo. Skeletal muscle response to the SSC exposure was characterized by muscle performance, as well as muscle wet-weight and quantitative morphological analyses following the exposure period. Results reveal that generally, muscle performance increased in the young rats only following chronic SSC exposure. BSO treatment had no effect on muscle performance or morphology following the chronic SSC exposure in old rats. Muscle wet-weight was increased following exposure compared with the contra-lateral control limb, irrespective of age (p < 0.05). Muscle cross-sectional area increased approximately 20% with SSC loading in the young, vehicle rats, while increasing approximately 10% with SSC loading in old, vehicle rats compared with control rat muscle. No degenerative myofibers were noted in either age group, but edema were increased as a result of aging (p < 0.05). We conclude that our results indicate that glutathione depletion does not adversely affect muscle performance or morphology in old rats. Nevertheless, we continue to show that aging negatively influences performance and morphology following chronic SSC exposure.
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Augustin H, Partridge L. Invertebrate models of age-related muscle degeneration. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2009; 1790:1084-94. [PMID: 19563864 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2009.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2009] [Revised: 06/12/2009] [Accepted: 06/20/2009] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Functional and structural deterioration of muscles is an inevitable consequence of ageing in a wide variety of animal species. What underlies these changes is a complex network of interactions between the muscle-intrinsic and muscle-extrinsic factors, making it very difficult to distinguish between the cause and the consequence. Many of the genes, structures, and processes implicated in mammalian skeletal muscle ageing are preserved in invertebrate species Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans. The absence in these organisms of mechanisms that promote muscle regeneration, and substantially different hormonal environment, warrant caution when extrapolating experimental data from studies conducted in invertebrates to mammalian species. The simplicity and accessibility of these models, however, offer ample opportunities for studying age-related myopathologies as well as investigating drugs and therapies to alleviate them.
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- Hrvoje Augustin
- Institute of Healthy Ageing and GEE, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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Wilder MR, Cannon J. Effect of age on muscle activation and twitch properties during static and dynamic actions. Muscle Nerve 2009; 39:683-91. [PMID: 19229967 DOI: 10.1002/mus.21233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In this investigation we examined age-associated changes in peak torque, voluntary activation levels, and potentiated twitch properties of the knee extensors during isometric (ISO), shortening (SHO), and lengthening (LEN) actions in 18 young subjects (19-27 years) and 12 elderly subjects (64-77 years). Peak torque was lower for the elderly subjects under the ISO (-31%) and SHO (-28%) conditions (P < 0.05); however, the loss in LEN peak torque in the elderly was less marked (-17%) (P > 0.05). Voluntary activation levels within and between groups were not significantly different and ranged between 96.8% and 98.9% (P > 0.05). Peak twitch torque and some temporal twitch characteristics were altered with age (P < 0.05), but such changes were similar across all muscle actions (P > 0.05). These data suggest that the attenuated reduction in LEN muscle strength associated with age is probably not related to contraction-specific changes in voluntary activation levels or potentiated twitch properties. Muscle Nerve, 2009.
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- Melissa R Wilder
- Exercise and Sports Science Laboratories, School of Human Movement Studies, Charles Sturt University, Building N1, Panorama Avenue, Bathurst, New South Wales 2795, Australia
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At whole muscle level, the reduction in intrinsic force observed with ageing is probably the result of the combined effect of changes in: (i) muscle architecture, (ii) tendon mechanical properties, (iii) neural drive (reduced agonist and increased antagonist muscles' activity), and (iv) single fibre specific tension. Only recently have alterations in muscle architecture and in tendon mechanical properties been shown to contribute to the reduction in intrinsic muscle force, and tendon stiffness changes play an important role. Of note is the fact that most of these changes may be reversed by 14 weeks of resistive training, for both fibre fascicle length and tendon stiffness were found to be increased by 10% and 64%, respectively. Surprisingly, however, training had no effect on the estimated relative length-tension properties of the muscle, indicating that the effects of increased tendon stiffness and increased fascicle length cancelled out each other. It seems that natural strategies may be in place to ensure that the relative operating range of muscle remains unaltered by changes in physical activity, and perhaps age.
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- Marco V Narici
- Institute for Biophysical and Clinical Research into Human Movement, Manchester Metropolitan University, Cheshire, UK
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Aging is associated with a progressive decline of muscle mass, strength, and quality, a condition described as sarcopenia of aging. Despite the significance of skeletal muscle atrophy, the mechanisms responsible for the deterioration of muscle performance are only partially understood. The purpose of this review is to highlight cellular, molecular, and biochemical changes that contribute to age-related muscle dysfunction.
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- LaDora V Thompson
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Minnesota, MMC 388, 420 Delaware Street, S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Baker BA, Hollander MS, Mercer RR, Kashon ML, Cutlip RG. Adaptive stretch-shortening contractions: diminished regenerative capacity with aging. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2008; 33:1181-91. [DOI: 10.1139/h08-110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This study determined the age-related changes in acute events responsible for initiating skeletal muscle remodeling and (or) regeneration in the tibialis anterior muscle following a bout of stretch-shortening contractions (SSCs). Changes in muscle performance and morphology were quantified in young and old rats, following an acute exposure to adaptive SSCs at 6, 24, 48, 72, and 120 h postexposure (n = 6 for each age at each recovery period). Following SSC exposure, all performance measures were decreased in old rats throughout the 120 h acute phase. Estimates of edema were increased in the old vs. young exposed muscle at 120 h recovery. Both young and old rats displayed an increase in developmental myosin heavy chain (MHCdev+) labeling in the exposed muscle, indicating muscle regeneration. However, old rats displayed diminished MHCdev+ labeling, compared with young rats, suggesting limited remodeling and (or) regenerative capacity. Based on these data, diminished local muscle remodeling and (or) regeneration with aging may limit skeletal muscle adaptation following mechanical loading.
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- Brent A. Baker
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Health Effects Laboratory Division, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
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- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Health Effects Laboratory Division, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
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- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Health Effects Laboratory Division, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
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- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Health Effects Laboratory Division, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
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- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Health Effects Laboratory Division, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
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Payne AM, Jimenez-Moreno R, Wang ZM, Messi ML, Delbono O. Role of Ca2+, membrane excitability, and Ca2+ stores in failing muscle contraction with aging. Exp Gerontol 2008; 44:261-73. [PMID: 18948183 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2008.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2008] [Revised: 09/18/2008] [Accepted: 09/21/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Excitation-contraction (EC) coupling in a population of skeletal muscle fibers of aged mice becomes dependent on the presence of external Ca(2+) ions (Payne, A.M., Zheng, Z., Gonzalez, E., Wang, Z.M., Messi, M.L., Delbono, O., 2004b. External Ca(2+)-dependent excitation - contraction coupling in a population of aging mouse skeletal muscle fibers. J. Physiol. 560, 137-155.). However, the mechanism(s) underlying this process remain unknown. In this work, we examined the role of (1) extracellular Ca(2+); (2) voltage-induced influx of external Ca(2+) ions; (3) sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+) depletion during repeated contractions; (4) store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE); (5) SR ultrastructure; (6) SR subdomain localization of the ryanodine receptor; and (7) sarcolemmal excitability in muscle force decline with aging. These experiments show that external Ca(2+), but not Ca(2+) influx, is needed to maintain force upon repetitive fiber electrical stimulation. Decline in fiber force is associated with depressed SR Ca(2+) release. SR Ca(2+) depletion, SOCE, and the putative segregated Ca(2+) release store do not play a significant role in external Ca(2+)-dependent contraction. More importantly, a significant number of action potentials fail in senescent mouse muscle fibers subjected to a stimulation frequency. These results indicate that failure to generate action potentials accounts for decreased intracellular Ca(2+) mobilization and tetanic force in aging muscle exposed to a Ca(2+)-free medium.
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- Anthony Michael Payne
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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Barrett R, Lichtwark G. Effect of altering neural, muscular and tendinous factors associated with aging on balance recovery using the ankle strategy: A simulation study. J Theor Biol 2008; 254:546-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2007] [Revised: 06/24/2008] [Accepted: 06/24/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Baudry S, Klass M, Duchateau J. Postactivation potentiation of short tetanic contractions is differently influenced by stimulation frequency in young and elderly adults. Eur J Appl Physiol 2008; 103:449-59. [PMID: 18392844 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0739-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/25/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of postactivation potentiation (PAP) on the torque and rate of torque development for contractions evoked by short trains of stimuli at different frequencies, in young and elderly adults. Individual mechanical contributions to each electrical stimulus within trains were also analysed. Single pulse, and two- (PT2) and three-pulse trains (PT3) delivered at 20, 50, 80 and 100 Hz were evoked before and during a 10 min period after a 6-s conditioning MVC. The results show that PAP of the torque for PT2 decreased with the increase of the stimulation frequency for young (from 184.5 to 140.4% of control values) and elderly (from 140.5 to 109.6%). Regardless of the stimulation frequency, the peak of PAP was greater in young than in elderly and occurred immediately after the conditioning MVC but was delayed for the 100 Hz condition in elderly adults. For PT3, the results were similar although the extent of PAP was less. The PAP of the mechanical contributions within the trains also decreased with the augmentation of the stimulation frequency. For most of the frequencies above 20 Hz, the peak of PAP for each mechanical contribution was delayed by 1 min after the conditioning MVC. These results indicate an age- and frequency-related PAP saturation of the successive mechanical contributions within a train of stimuli that decrease with time. The functional implication of the findings is that PAP effect is lower and delayed at high compared with low activation rate.
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Affiliation(s)
- Stéphane Baudry
- Laboratory of Applied Biology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik, 808, CP 640, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.
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