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Péladeau C, Jasmin BJ. Targeting IRES-dependent translation as a novel approach for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy. RNA Biol 2020; 18:1238-1251. [PMID: 33164678 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2020.1847894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Internal-ribosomal entry sites (IRES) are translational elements that allow the initiation machinery to start protein synthesis via internal initiation. IRESs promote tissue-specific translation in stress conditions when conventional cap-dependent translation is inhibited. Since many IRES-containing mRNAs are relevant to diseases, this cellular mechanism is emerging as an attractive therapeutic target for pharmacological and genetic modulations. Indeed, there has been growing interest over the past years in determining the therapeutic potential of IRESs for several disease conditions such as cancer, neurodegeneration and neuromuscular diseases including Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). IRESs relevant for DMD have been identified in several transcripts whose protein product results in functional improvements in dystrophic muscles. Together, these converging lines of evidence indicate that activation of IRES-mediated translation of relevant transcripts in DMD muscle represents a novel and appropriate therapeutic strategy for DMD that warrants further investigation, particularly to identify agents that can modulate their activity.
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- Christine Péladeau
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, and the Eric Poulin Centre for Neuromuscular Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, and the Eric Poulin Centre for Neuromuscular Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Wang J, Liu S, Li J, Yi Z. The role of the fibroblast growth factor family in bone-related diseases. Chem Biol Drug Des 2019; 94:1740-1749. [PMID: 31260189 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.13588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2019] [Revised: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family members are important regulators of cell growth, proliferation, differentiation, and regeneration. The abnormal expression of certain FGF family members can cause skeletal diseases, including achondroplasia, craniosynostosis syndrome, osteoarthritis, and Kashin-Beck disease. Accumulating evidence shows that FGFs play a crucial role in the growth and proliferation of bone and in the pathogenesis of certain bone-related diseases. Here, we review the involvement of FGFs in bone-related processes and diseases; FGF1 in the differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and fracture repair; FGF2, FGF9, and FGF18 in osteoarthritis; FGF6 in bone and muscle injury; FGF8 in osteoarthritis and Kashin-Beck disease; and FGF21 and FGF23 on bone regulation. These findings indicate that FGFs are targets for novel therapeutic interventions for bone-related diseases.
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- Jicheng Wang
- Department of Orthopaedics, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China.,Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
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Pawlikowski B, Vogler TO, Gadek K, Olwin BB. Regulation of skeletal muscle stem cells by fibroblast growth factors. Dev Dyn 2017; 246:359-367. [PMID: 28249356 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Revised: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are essential for self-renewal of skeletal muscle stem cells (satellite cells) and required for maintenance and repair of skeletal muscle. Satellite cells express high levels of FGF receptors 1 and 4, low levels of FGF receptor 3, and little or no detectable FGF receptor 2. Of the multiple FGFs that influence satellite cell function in culture, FGF2 and FGF6 are the only members that regulate satellite cell function in vivo by activating ERK MAPK, p38α/β MAPKs, PI3 kinase, PLCγ and STATs. Regulation of FGF signaling is complex in satellite cells, requiring Syndecan-4, a heparan sulfate proteoglycan, as well as ß1-integrin and fibronectin. During aging, reduced responsiveness to FGF diminishes satellite cell self-renewal, leading to impaired skeletal muscle regeneration and depletion of satellite cells. Mislocalization of ß1-integrin, reductions in fibronectin, and alterations in heparan sulfate content all contribute to reduced FGF responsiveness in satellite cells. How these cell surface proteins regulate satellite cell self-renewal is incompletely understood. Here we summarize the current knowledge, highlighting the role(s) for FGF signaling in skeletal muscle regeneration, satellite cell behavior, and age-induced muscle wasting. Developmental Dynamics 246:359-367, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Bradley Pawlikowski
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado
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Yablonka-Reuveni Z, Danoviz ME, Phelps M, Stuelsatz P. Myogenic-specific ablation of Fgfr1 impairs FGF2-mediated proliferation of satellite cells at the myofiber niche but does not abolish the capacity for muscle regeneration. Front Aging Neurosci 2015; 7:85. [PMID: 26074812 PMCID: PMC4446549 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2015.00085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2015] [Accepted: 04/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Skeletal muscle satellite cells (SCs) are Pax7+ myogenic stem cells that reside between the basal lamina and the plasmalemma of the myofiber. In mature muscles, SCs are typically quiescent, but can be activated in response to muscle injury. Depending on the magnitude of tissue trauma, SCs may divide minimally to repair subtle damage within individual myofibers or produce a larger progeny pool that forms new myofibers in cases of overt muscle injury. SC transition through proliferation, differentiation and renewal is governed by the molecular blueprint of the cells as well as by the extracellular milieu at the SC niche. In particular, the role of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family in regulating SCs during growth and aging is well recognized. Of the several FGFs shown to affect SCs, FGF1, FGF2, and FGF6 proteins have been documented in adult skeletal muscle. These prototypic paracrine FGFs transmit their mitogenic effect through the FGFRs, which are transmembrane tyrosine kinase receptors. Using the mouse model, we show here that of the four Fgfr genes, only Fgfr1 and Fgfr4 are expressed at relatively high levels in quiescent SCs and their proliferating progeny. To further investigate the role of FGFR1 in adult myogenesis, we have employed a genetic (Cre/loxP) approach for myogenic-specific (MyoDCre-driven) ablation of Fgfr1. Neither muscle histology nor muscle regeneration following cardiotoxin-induced injury were overtly affected in Fgfr1-ablated mice. This suggests that FGFR1 is not obligatory for SC performance in this acute muscle trauma model, where compensatory growth factor/cytokine regulatory cascades may exist. However, the SC mitogenic response to FGF2 is drastically repressed in isolated myofibers prepared from Fgfr1-ablated mice. Collectively, our study indicates that FGFR1 is important for FGF-mediated proliferation of SCs and its mitogenic role is not compensated by FGFR4 that is also highly expressed in SCs.
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- Zipora Yablonka-Reuveni
- Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle WA, USA
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- Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle WA, USA
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- Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle WA, USA
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- Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle WA, USA
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Oh HK, Lee HS, Lee JH, Oh SH, Lim JY, Ahn S, Kang SB. Coadministration of basic fibroblast growth factor-loaded polycaprolactone beads and autologous myoblasts in a dog model of fecal incontinence. Int J Colorectal Dis 2015; 30:549-57. [PMID: 25592048 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-015-2121-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/01/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE Basic fibroblastic growth factor (bFGF), a member of the heparin-binding growth factor family, regulates muscle differentiation. We investigated whether coadministration of autologous myoblasts and bFGF-loaded polycaprolactone beads could improve sphincter recovery in a dog model of fecal incontinence (FI). METHODS FI was induced by resecting 25% of the posterior anal sphincter in ten mongrel dogs. One month later, the dogs were randomized to receive either PKH-26-labeled autologous myoblasts alone (M group, five dogs) or autologous myoblasts and bFGF-loaded polycaprolactone beads (MBG group, five dogs). The outcomes included anal manometry, compound muscle action potentials (CMAPs) of the pudendal nerve, and histology. RESULTS The increase in anal contractile pressure over 3 months was significantly greater in the MBG group (from 4.85 to 6.83 mmHg) than that in the M group (from 4.94 to 4.25 mmHg), with a coefficient for the difference in recovery rate of 2.672 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.962 to 4.373, p = 0.002). The change in the CMAP amplitude was also significantly greater in the MBG group (from 0.59 to 1.56 mV) than that in the M group (from 0.81 to 0.67 mV) (coefficient 1.114, 95% CI 0.43 to 1.80, p = 0.001). Labeled cells were detected in 2/5 (40%) and 5/5 (100%) dogs in the M and MBG groups, respectively. CONCLUSION Coadministration of bFGF-loaded PCL beads and autologous myoblasts improved the recovery of sphincter function in a dog model of FI and had better outcomes than cell-based therapy alone.
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- Heung-Kwon Oh
- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-dong Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-707, Republic of Korea
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Zhong H, George S, Kauffman E, Guru K, Azabdaftari G, Xu B. Clinicopathologic characterization of intradiverticular carcinoma of urinary bladder - a study of 22 cases from a single cancer center. Diagn Pathol 2014; 9:222. [PMID: 25425482 PMCID: PMC4254201 DOI: 10.1186/s13000-014-0222-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background To examine histopathologic features and clinical outcomes of intradiverticular bladder carcinomas. Methods Twenty-two consecutive patients with intradiverticular bladder carcinoma treated with either endoscopic transurethral resection or partial or radical cystectomy at a single institution between years of 1995 to 2011. Clinicopathologic characteristics and oncologic outcomes of patients were retrospectively analyzed, including tissue histology re-review by genitourinary pathologists. Results Histologically, 9 cases (41%) were non-invasive papillary urothelial carcinoma, 13 cases (59%) were invasive urothelial carcinoma, including three cases of small cell carcinoma. Final pathology revealed synchronous extradiverticular urothelial carcinomas in 6 out of 9 cases (67%) of non-invasive and 2 out of 10 cases (20%) invasive intradiverticular urothelial carcinoma, respectively. More than half of cases (13/22, 59%) showed a distinctive hypertrophic layer of muscularis mucosae. There was no statistical difference in disease free survival or overall survival between non-invasive and invasive tumors within approximately 3 years of follow up (mean 38 months, median 32 months). While stage T3 patients generally did poorly, oncologic outcomes for stage T1 patients were no different than those of stage Ta. Conclusion Intradiverticular carcinomas are often associated with a hypertrophic layer of muscularis mucosae that can potentially confound tumor staging. Non-invasive intradiverticular urothelial carcinomas are more likely to have coexisting synchronous extradiverticular lesions. The absence of a muscularis propria layer may not necessarily predispose T1 tumors to more aggressive disease. Virtual Slides The virtual slide(s) for this article can be found here: http://www.diagnosticpathology.diagnomx.eu/vs/13000_2014_222
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- Hua Zhong
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA. .,Current address: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, UMDNJ, One Robert Wood Johnson Place - MEB 212, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA.
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- Department of Urology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA.
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- Department of Urology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA.
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Protective effect of calpain inhibitor N-acetyl-l-leucyl-l-leucyl-l-norleucinal on acute alcohol consumption related cardiomyopathy. Mol Biol Rep 2014; 41:6743-53. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-014-3560-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Accepted: 06/20/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Otis JS, Niccoli S, Hawdon N, Sarvas JL, Frye MA, Chicco AJ, Lees SJ. Pro-inflammatory mediation of myoblast proliferation. PLoS One 2014; 9:e92363. [PMID: 24647690 PMCID: PMC3960233 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Skeletal muscle satellite cell function is largely dictated by the surrounding environment following injury. Immune cell infiltration dominates the extracellular space in the injured area, resulting in increased cytokine concentrations. While increased pro-inflammatory cytokine expression has been previously established in the first 3 days following injury, less is known about the time course of cytokine expression and the specific mechanisms of cytokine induced myoblast function. Therefore, the expression of IL-1β and IL-6 at several time points following injury, and their effects on myoblast proliferation, were examined. In order to do this, skeletal muscle was injured using barium chloride in mice and tissue was collected 1, 5, 10, and 28 days following injury. Mechanisms of cytokine induced proliferation were determined in cell culture using both primary and C2C12 myoblasts. It was found that there is a ∼20-fold increase in IL-1β (p≤0.05) and IL-6 (p = 0.06) expression 5 days following injury. IL-1β increased proliferation of both primary and C2C12 cells ∼25%. IL-1β stimulation also resulted in increased NF-κB activity, likely contributing to the increased proliferation. These data demonstrate for the first time that IL-1β alone can increase the mitogenic activity of primary skeletal muscle satellite cells and offer insight into the mechanisms dictating satellite cell function following injury.
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- Jeffrey S. Otis
- Department of Kinesiology and Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Medical Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
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- Medical Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
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- Medical Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Biology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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- Medical Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Biology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Sellathurai J, Cheedipudi S, Dhawan J, Schrøder HD. A novel in vitro model for studying quiescence and activation of primary isolated human myoblasts. PLoS One 2013; 8:e64067. [PMID: 23717533 PMCID: PMC3662676 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2012] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Skeletal muscle stem cells, satellite cells, are normally quiescent but become activated upon muscle injury. Recruitment of resident satellite cells may be a useful strategy for treatment of muscle disorders, but little is known about gene expression in quiescent human satellite cells or the mechanisms involved in their early activation. We have developed a method to induce quiescence in purified primary human myoblasts isolated from healthy individuals. Analysis of the resting state showed absence of BrdU incorporation and lack of KI67 expression, as well as the extended kinetics during synchronous reactivation into the cell cycle, confirming arrest in the G0 phase. Reactivation studies showed that the majority (>95%) of the G0 arrested cells were able to re-enter the cell cycle, confirming reversibility of arrest. Furthermore, a panel of important myogenic factors showed expression patterns similar to those reported for mouse satellite cells in G0, reactivated and differentiated cultures, supporting the applicability of the human model. In addition, gene expression profiling showed that a large number of genes (4598) were differentially expressed in cells activated from G0 compared to long term exponentially proliferating cultures normally used for in vitro studies. Human myoblasts cultured through many passages inevitably consist of a mixture of proliferating and non-proliferating cells, while cells activated from G0 are in a synchronously proliferating phase, and therefore may be a better model for in vivo proliferating satellite cells. Furthermore, the temporal propagation of proliferation in these synchronized cultures resembles the pattern seen in vivo during regeneration. We therefore present this culture model as a useful and novel condition for molecular analysis of quiescence and reactivation of human myoblasts.
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- Jeeva Sellathurai
- Institute of Clinical Research, SDU Muscle Research Cluster (SMRC), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (InStem), National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore, India
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- Institute of Clinical Research, SDU Muscle Research Cluster (SMRC), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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Zwetsloot KA, Childs TE, Gilpin LT, Booth FW. Non-passaged muscle precursor cells from 32-month old rat skeletal muscle have delayed proliferation and differentiation. Cell Prolif 2012; 46:45-57. [PMID: 23279018 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The systemic environment and satellite cell dysfunction have been proposed as important contributors in the development of sarcopenia and impaired skeletal muscle regrowth with ageing. In the present study, we investigated effects of serum age on proliferation of muscle precursor cells (MPCs) isolated from skeletal muscles of young and old rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS We examined proliferation and subsequent differentiation of non-passaged MPCs isolated from skeletal muscles of 1-, 3- and 32-month old rats over a 72-h time course, using a serum cross-over design. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS We found no effect of serum age on MPC proliferation, but we did discover that MPCs isolated from skeletal muscle of 32-month old rats had delayed onset of, and exit from proliferation, compared to MPCs isolated from skeletal muscle of 1-month old rats. Delayed proliferation of MPCs from 32-month old rats was associated with delayed p38 MAPK phosphorylation, and MyoD and p21(Cip1) protein expression. We also demonstrate that MPCs from 32-month old rats exhibited lower levels of muscle creatine kinase mRNA compared to 1-month old rats, but elevated levels of myogenin mRNA, when stimulated to differentiate after 36 h proliferation. These findings suggest that delayed entry and exit of the cell cycle observed in MPCs from 32-month old rats may compromise their ability to respond to differentiation stimuli and subsequently impair myogenic potential of 32-month old skeletal muscle, in this model.
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- K A Zwetsloot
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, E102 Veterinary Medicine Building, 1600 E. Rollins Street, Columbia, MO, USA.
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Karasik D, Cohen-Zinder M. The genetic pleiotropy of musculoskeletal aging. Front Physiol 2012; 3:303. [PMID: 22934054 PMCID: PMC3429074 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2012] [Accepted: 07/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Musculoskeletal aging is detrimental to multiple bodily functions and starts early, probably in the fourth decade of an individual's life. Sarcopenia is a health problem that is expected to only increase as a greater portion of the population lives longer; prevalence of the related musculoskeletal diseases is similarly expected to increase. Unraveling the biological and biomechanical associations and molecular mechanisms underlying these diseases represents a formidable challenge. There are two major problems making disentangling the biological complexity of musculoskeletal aging difficult: (a) it is a systemic, rather than "compartmental," problem, which should be approached accordingly, and (b) the aging per se is neither well defined nor reliably measurable. A unique challenge of studying any age-related condition is a need of distinguishing between the "norm" and "pathology," which are interwoven throughout the aging organism. We argue that detecting genes with pleiotropic functions in musculoskeletal aging is needed to provide insights into the potential biological mechanisms underlying inter-individual differences insusceptibility to the musculoskeletal diseases. However, exploring pleiotropic relationships among the system's components is challenging both methodologically and conceptually. We aimed to focus on genetic aspects of the cross-talk between muscle and its "neighboring" tissues and organs (tendon, bone, and cartilage), and to explore the role of genetics to find the new molecular links between skeletal muscle and other parts of the "musculoskeleton." Identification of significant genetic variants underlying the musculoskeletal system's aging is now possible more than ever due to the currently available advanced genomic technologies. In summary, a "holistic" genetic approach is needed to study the systems's normal functioning and the disease predisposition in order to improve musculoskeletal health.
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- David Karasik
- Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University Safed, Israel
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Chakkalakal J, Brack A. Extrinsic Regulation of Satellite Cell Function and Muscle Regeneration Capacity during Aging. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; Suppl 11:001. [PMID: 24678443 PMCID: PMC3965255 DOI: 10.4172/2157-7633.s11-001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Optimal regeneration of skeletal muscle in response to injury requires the contribution of tissue resident stem cells termed satellite cells. Normally residing at the interface between the muscle fiber and overlying basal lamina it is generally understood with age the satellite cell pool exhibits decline both in number and function. Over the past decade mechanisms that contribute to these declines have begun to emerge. Implicit in aged-related satellite cell dysfunction and decline is the involvement of signals from the environment. Many of the signals that become deregulated with age have conserved functions during distinct stages of muscle fiber formation both in early development and regeneration. In particular, modulations in Wnt, TGFβ, Notch and FGF emanating from aged skeletal muscle fibers or the systemic milieu have emerged as age-related alterations that significantly impact both the maintenance of the satellite cell pool and skeletal muscle regenerative efficacy. In this review we will summarize how the aforementioned pathways contribute to skeletal muscle development and regeneration. We will then discuss deregulation of these cascades with age and how they contribute to satellite cell depletion and dysfunction. The review will also summarize some of the challenges we face in trying to draw parallels between murine and human satellite cell aging. Finally, we will highlight the few examples whereby FDA approved drugs may be exploited to modulate specific signaling cascades in effort to preserve skeletal muscle regenerative function with age.
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- Jv Chakkalakal
- Center of Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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- Center of Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA ; Harvard Stem Cell Institute, 135 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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Stratos I, Madry H, Rotter R, Weimer A, Graff J, Cucchiarini M, Mittlmeier T, Vollmar B. Fibroblast Growth Factor-2–Overexpressing Myoblasts Encapsulated in Alginate Spheres Increase Proliferation, Reduce Apoptosis, Induce Adipogenesis, and Enhance Regeneration Following Skeletal Muscle Injury in Rats. Tissue Eng Part A 2011; 17:2867-77. [DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2011.0239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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- Ioannis Stratos
- Institute for Experimental Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
- Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Experimental Orthopaedics and Osteoarthritis Research, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Experimental Orthopaedics and Osteoarthritis Research, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Experimental Orthopaedics and Osteoarthritis Research, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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Dumke BR, Lees SJ. Age-related impairment of T cell-induced skeletal muscle precursor cell function. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2011; 300:C1226-33. [PMID: 21325640 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00354.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Sarcopenia is the age-associated loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength. Recent evidence suggests that an age-associated loss of muscle precursor cell (MPC) functionality contributes to sarcopenia. The objectives of the present study were to examine the influence of activated T cells on MPCs and determine whether an age-related defect in this signaling occurs. MPCs were collected from the gastrocnemius and plantaris of 3-mo-old (young) and 32-mo-old (old) animals. Splenic T cells were harvested using anti-CD3 Dynabead isolation. T cells were activated for 48 h with costimulation of 100 IU/ml interleukin-2 (IL-2) and 5 μg/ml of anti-CD28. Costimulation increased 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine incorporation of T cells from 13.4 ± 4.6% in control to 64.8 ± 6.0% in costimulated cells. Additionally, T cell cytokines increased proliferation on MPCs isolated from young muscle by 24.0 ± 5.7%, whereas there was no effect on MPCs isolated from aged muscle. T cell cytokines were also found to be a chemoattractant. T cells were able to promote migration of MPCs isolated from young muscle; however, MPCs isolated from aged muscle did not respond to the T cell-released chemokines. Conversely, whereas T cell-released cytokines did not affect myogenesis of MPCs isolated from young animals, there was a decrease in MPCs isolated from old animals. These data suggest that T cells may play a critical role in mediating MPC function. Furthermore, aging may alter T cell-induced MPC function. These findings have implications for developing strategies aimed at increasing MPC migration and proliferation leading to an improved regenerative capacity of aged skeletal muscle.
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- Breanna R Dumke
- Medical Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, 955 Oliver Rd., Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
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Petcu EB, Smith RA, Miroiu RI, Opris MM. Angiogenesis in old-aged subjects after ischemic stroke: a cautionary note for investigators. JOURNAL OF ANGIOGENESIS RESEARCH 2010; 2:26. [PMID: 21110846 PMCID: PMC3000373 DOI: 10.1186/2040-2384-2-26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2010] [Accepted: 11/26/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Angiogenesis represents a form of neovascularisation of exceptional importance in numerous pathological conditions including stroke. In this context it is directly related to neuroregeneration which is seen in close proximity. However, numerous experimental data have been drawn from studies that have ignored the age criterion. This is extremely important as angiogenesis is different in young versus old subjects. Extrapolating data obtained from studies performed in young subjects or "in vitro" to old-age patients could lead to inexact conclusions since the dynamics of angiogenesis is age-dependent. The current review covers the key features of brain senescence including morphological and functional changes related to the brain parenchyma, its vascular network and blood flow which could possibly influence the process of angiogenesis. This is followed by a description of post-stroke angiogenesis and its relationship to neuroregeneration and its modulation by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF 1), the most important factors active in old brain after ischemic injury.
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Affiliation(s)
- Eugen B Petcu
- Griffith University School of Medicine, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, QLD 4222, Australia.
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