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Navarro CDC, Francisco A, Costa EFD, Dalla Costa AP, Sartori MR, Bizerra PFV, Salgado AR, Figueira TR, Vercesi AE, Castilho RF. Aging-dependent mitochondrial bioenergetic impairment in the skeletal muscle of NNT-deficient mice. Exp Gerontol 2024; 193:112465. [PMID: 38795789 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2024.112465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2024] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/28/2024]
Abstract
Overall health relies on features of skeletal muscle that generally decline with age, partly due to mechanisms associated with mitochondrial redox imbalance and bioenergetic dysfunction. Previously, aged mice genetically devoid of the mitochondrial NAD(P)+ transhydrogenase (NNT, encoded by the nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase gene), an enzyme involved in mitochondrial NADPH supply, were shown to exhibit deficits in locomotor behavior. Here, by using young, middle-aged, and older NNT-deficient (Nnt-/-) mice and age-matched controls (Nnt+/+), we aimed to investigate how muscle bioenergetic function and motor performance are affected by NNT expression and aging. Mice were subjected to the wire-hang test to assess locomotor performance, while mitochondrial bioenergetics was evaluated in fiber bundles from the soleus, vastus lateralis and plantaris muscles. An age-related decrease in the average wire-hang score was observed in middle-aged and older Nnt-/- mice compared to age-matched controls. Although respiratory rates in the soleus, vastus lateralis and plantaris muscles did not significantly differ between the genotypes in young mice, the rates of oxygen consumption did decrease in the soleus and vastus lateralis muscles of middle-aged and older Nnt-/- mice. Notably, the soleus, which exhibited the highest NNT expression level, was the muscle most affected by aging, and NNT loss. Additionally, histology of the soleus fibers revealed increased numbers of centralized nuclei in older Nnt-/- mice, indicating abnormal morphology. In summary, our findings suggest that NNT expression deficiency causes locomotor impairments and muscle dysfunction during aging in mice.
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- Claudia D C Navarro
- Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083 887 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083 887 Campinas, SP, Brazil; Department of Experimental Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083 887 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083 887 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083 887 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083 887 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Multidisciplinary Center for Biological Investigation on Laboratory Animals Science, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, 14040 900 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083 887 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083 887 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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Herskind J, Ørtenblad N, Cheng AJ, Pedersen P, Overgaard K. Piperine enhances contractile force in slow- and fast-twitch muscle. J Physiol 2024; 602:2807-2822. [PMID: 38762879 DOI: 10.1113/jp285995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024] Open
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Piperine has been shown to bind to myosin and shift the distribution of conformational states of myosin molecules from the super-relaxed state to the disordered relaxed state. However, little is known about the implications for muscle force production and potential underlying mechanisms. Muscle contractility experiments were performed using isolated muscles and single fibres from rats and mice. The dose-response effect of piperine on muscle force was assessed at several stimulation frequencies. The potentiation of muscle force was also tested in muscles fatigued by eccentric contractions. Potential mechanisms of force potentiation were assessed by measuring Ca2+ levels during stimulation in enzymatically dissociated muscle fibres, while myofibrillar Ca2+ sensitivity was assessed in chemically skinned muscle fibres. Piperine caused a dose-dependent increase in low-frequency force with no effect on high-frequency force in both slow- and fast-twitch muscle, with similar relative increases in twitch force, rate of force development and relaxation rate. The potentiating effect of piperine on low-frequency force was reversible, and piperine partially recovered low-frequency force in fatigued muscle. Piperine had no effect on myoplasmic free [Ca2+] levels in mouse muscle fibres, whereas piperine substantially augmented the force response to submaximal levels of [Ca2+] in rat MyHCII fibres and MyHCI fibres along with a minor increase in maximum Ca2+-activated force. Piperine enhances low-frequency force production in both fast- and slow-twitch muscle. The effects are reversible and can counteract muscle fatigue. The primary underlying mechanism appears to be an increase in Ca2+ sensitivity. KEY POINTS: Piperine is a plant alkaloid derived from black pepper. It is known to bind to skeletal muscle myosin and enhance resting ATP turnover but its effects on contractility are not well known. We showed for the first time a piperine-induced force potentiation that was pronounced during low-frequency electrical stimulation of isolated muscles. The effect of piperine was observed in both slow and fast muscle types, was reversible, and could counteract the force decrements observed after fatiguing muscle contractions. Piperine treatment caused an increase in myofibrillar Ca2+ sensitivity in chemically skinned muscle fibres, while we observed no effect on intracellular Ca2+ concentrations during electrical stimulation in enzymatically dissociated muscle fibres.
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- Jon Herskind
- Exercise Biology, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Muscle Health Research Centre, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Exercise Biology, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Winther JB, Morgen JJ, Skov M, Broch-Lips MG, Nielsen OB, Overgaard K, Pedersen TH. Role of recovery of acetylcholine release in compromised neuromuscular junction function. Neuromuscul Disord 2024; 36:48-59. [PMID: 38359767 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2024.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Everyday physical activities, such as walking, are enabled by repeated skeletal muscle contractions and require a well-functioning neuromuscular transmission. In myasthenic disorders, activities of daily living are debilitated by a compromised neuromuscular transmission leading to muscle weakness and fatiguability in patients. To enable physical activity, acetylcholine (ACh) is released repeatedly from the motor nerve, however, the role of the nerve terminals' capacity to sustain ACh release to support repetitive contractions under compromised neuromuscular transmission remains unclear. To explore this, we studied synaptic and contractile function during repeated contractions in healthy rat skeletal muscles under conditions of pharmacological induced compromised neuromuscular transmission. Using recordings of endplate potentials, compound muscle action potential (CMAP) and force production in isolated skeletal muscles and living, anesthetized animals, we found that force and CMAP were markedly reduced by even very light activity performed up to 5 s prior to contraction showing that recovery of ACh release was insufficient to maintain synaptic transmission strength. Our results suggest that the timing of depletion and restoration of ACh release may impact clinical signs of weakness and fatigability in patients with impaired neuromuscular transmission and affect the sensitivity of electromyographic recordings in the clinic.
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- NMD Pharma A/S, Palle Juul-Jensens Blvd. 82, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- NMD Pharma A/S, Palle Juul-Jensens Blvd. 82, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark; Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Ole Worms Allé 4, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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Skipping breakfast regimen induces an increase in body weight and a decrease in muscle weight with a shifted circadian rhythm in peripheral tissues of mice. Br J Nutr 2022; 128:2308-2319. [PMID: 35272720 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114522000356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Meal timing is a key factor in synchronising the circadian clock in peripheral tissues. Circadian disorders are associated with the metabolic syndrome. Previously, we demonstrated that a skipping breakfast regimen (SBR) with a high-fat diet increased body weight gain in rats. In this study, we investigated whether SBR with a normal diet led to abnormal lipid metabolism and muscle metabolism in mice. Male C57BL/6 mice were fed during zeitgeber time (ZT) 12-24 in the control group and ZT 16-24 in the SBR group for 2 weeks. SBR mice showed increased body weight gain and perirenal adipose tissue weight. The plantar muscle weight was decreased in the SBR group compared with that in the control group. Furthermore, SBR delayed the circadian oscillations in clock gene expression in peripheral tissues, such as the liver, adipose tissue and muscle, as well as the oscillations in the expression of lipid metabolism-related genes in the liver and adipose tissue. These results suggest that skipping breakfast over a long period of time is associated with a risk of obesity, the metabolic syndrome and muscle loss, such as sarcopenia.
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Dunlap KR, Laskin GR, Waddell DS, Black AJ, Steiner JL, Vied C, Gordon BS. Aerobic exercise-mediated changes in the expression of glucocorticoid responsive genes in skeletal muscle differ across the day. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2022; 550:111652. [PMID: 35461977 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2022.111652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Glucocorticoids are released in response to acute aerobic exercise. The objective was to define changes in the expression of glucocorticoid target genes in skeletal muscle in response to acute aerobic exercise at different times of day. We identified glucocorticoid target genes altered in skeletal muscle by acute exercise by comparing data sets from rodents subjected to acute aerobic exercise in the light or dark cycles to data sets from C2C12 myotubes treated with glucocorticoids. The role of glucocorticoid receptor signaling and REDD1 protein in mediating gene expression was assessed in exercised mice. Changes to expression of glucocorticoid genes were greater when exercise occurred in the dark cycle. REDD1 was required for the induction of genes induced at both times of day. In all, the time of day at which aerobic exercise is conducted dictates changes to the expression of glucocorticoid target genes in skeletal muscle with REDD1 contributing to those changes.
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- Kirsten R Dunlap
- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, Florida State University, 600 W. Cottage Avenue, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, Florida State University, 600 W. Cottage Avenue, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina, 111 Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, Florida State University, 600 W. Cottage Avenue, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA; Institute of Sports Sciences and Medicine, Florida State University, 600 W. Cottage Ave, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Translational Sciences Laboratory, Florida State University College of Medicine, 1115 West Call Street, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, Florida State University, 600 W. Cottage Avenue, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA; Institute of Sports Sciences and Medicine, Florida State University, 600 W. Cottage Ave, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA.
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Santocildes G, Merino M, Fabiani F, Pagès T, Marotta M, Viscor G, Torrella JR. Histomorphological and functional contralateral symmetry in the gastrocnemius muscles of the laboratory rat. J Anat 2022; 241:692-701. [PMID: 35437750 PMCID: PMC9358741 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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It is usual in anatomical and physiological research to assess the effects of some intervention on extremities (e.g., training programmes or injury recovery protocols) using one muscle for the intervention and its contralateral as control. However, the existence of laterality (left‐handedness or right‐handedness) in athletes of different specialities is widely recognized. In rats, gastrocnemius is one of the muscles most widely used because of its importance in locomotion and high relative limb mass. Since we have not found studies reporting laterality assessment on the morphology and function in rat gastrocnemius, our study aimed to evaluate the fibre histochemical, morphometrical and muscle force contractile properties between right and left gastrocnemius of the laboratory rat. Fibre‐type proportion, fibre morphometrical measurements, muscle capillarization and muscle force properties were analysed in the right and left gastrocnemius of six male rats. No statistically significant differences (p = 0.265) were found in gastrocnemius to body weight ratio (‰) between right (6.55 ± 0.40) and left (6.49 ± 0.40) muscles. The muscles analysed showed a great degree of heterogeneity in fibre type distribution, having three clearly distinguished regions named red, mixed and white. In the three regions, there were no statistical differences in fibre type proportions between right and left gastrocnemius, as is indicated by the p‐values (from 0.203 to 0.941) obtained after running t‐Student paired tests for each fibre type. When analysing fibre cross‐sectional area, individual fibre capillarization and fibre circularity, no significant differences between right and left gastrocnemius in any of these morphometrical parameters were found in any muscle region or fibre type. Most of the p‐values (70%) resulting from running t‐Student paired tests were higher than 0.400, and the lowest p‐value was 0.115. Seemingly, global capillary and fibre densities were not statistically different between right and left sides in all muscle regions with p‐values ranging from 0.337 to 0.812. Force parameters normalized to gastrocnemius mass (mN g−1) did not show any significant difference between right (PF = 74.0 ± 13.4, TF = 219.4 ± 13.0) and left (PF = 70.9 ± 10.7, TF = 213.0 ± 18.0) muscles with p = 0.623 (PF) and p = 0.514 (TF). Twitch time parameters (ms) also lacked significant differences between the two sides (CT: 43.4 ± 8.6 vs. 45.0 ± 14.3, p = 0.639; HRT: 77.6 ± 15.0 vs. 82.3 ± 25.3, p = 0.475). Finally, both muscles also showed similar (p = 0.718) fatigue properties. We did find an absence of laterality at the morphological and functional levels, which raises the possibility of using right and left gastrocnemius muscles interchangeably for experimental designs where one muscle is used to analyse data after a physiological intervention and its contralateral muscle plays the control role, thus allowing unbiased paired comparisons to derive accurate conclusions.
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- Garoa Santocildes
- Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, Fisiologia i Immunologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, Fisiologia i Immunologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, Fisiologia i Immunologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, Fisiologia i Immunologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, Fisiologia i Immunologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, Fisiologia i Immunologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Lopes M, Brejchova K, Riecan M, Novakova M, Rossmeisl M, Cajka T, Kuda O. Metabolomics atlas of oral 13C-glucose tolerance test in mice. Cell Rep 2021; 37:109833. [PMID: 34644567 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Glucose tolerance represents a complex phenotype in which many tissues play important roles and interact to regulate metabolic homeostasis. Here, we perform an analysis of 13C6-glucose tissue distribution, which maps the metabolome and lipidome across 12 metabolically relevant mouse organs and plasma, with integrated 13C6-glucose-derived carbon tracing during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). We measure time profiles of water-soluble metabolites and lipids and integrate the global metabolite response into metabolic pathways. During the OGTT, glucose use is turned on with specific kinetics at the organ level, but fasting substrates like β-hydroxybutyrate are switched off in all organs simultaneously. Timeline profiling of 13C-labeled fatty acids and triacylglycerols across tissues suggests that brown adipose tissue may contribute to the circulating fatty acid pool at maximal plasma glucose levels. The GTTAtlas interactive web application serves as a unique resource for the exploration of whole-body glucose metabolism and time profiles of tissue and plasma metabolites during the OGTT.
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- Magno Lopes
- Laboratory of Metabolism of Bioactive Lipids, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Metabolism of Bioactive Lipids, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Metabolism of Bioactive Lipids, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Translational Metabolism, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Adipose Tissue Biology, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Translational Metabolism, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Metabolism of Bioactive Lipids, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic.
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Schilling BK, Baker JS, Komatsu C, Marra KG. Intramuscular injection of skeletal muscle derived extracellular matrix mitigates denervation atrophy after sciatic nerve transection. J Tissue Eng 2021; 12:20417314211032491. [PMID: 34567507 PMCID: PMC8458676 DOI: 10.1177/20417314211032491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Peripheral nerve injury and the associated muscle atrophy has an estimated annual healthcare burden of $150 billion dollars in the United States. When considering the total annual health-related spending of $3.5 trillion, these pathologies alone occupy about 4.3%. The prevalence of these ailments is rooted, at least in part, in the lack of specific preventative therapies that can be administered to muscle while it remains in the denervated state. To address this, skeletal muscle-derived ECM (skECM) was injected directly in denervated muscle with postoperative analysis performed at 20 weeks, including gait analysis, force production, cytokine quantification, and histological analysis. skECM was shown to be superior against non-injected muscle controls showing no difference in contraction force to uninjured muscle at 20 weeks. Cytokines IL-1β, IL-18, and IFNγ appeared to mediate regeneration with statistical regression implicating these cytokines as strong predictors of muscle contraction, showing significant linear correlation.
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- Benjamin K Schilling
- Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Department of Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Pratt J, De Vito G, Narici M, Boreham C. Neuromuscular Junction Aging: A Role for Biomarkers and Exercise. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2021; 76:576-585. [PMID: 32832976 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glaa207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Age-related skeletal muscle degradation known as "sarcopenia" exerts considerable strain on public health systems globally. While the pathogenesis of such atrophy is undoubtedly multifactorial, disruption at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) has recently gained traction as a key explanatory factor. The NMJ, an essential communicatory link between nerve and muscle, undergoes profound changes with advancing age. Ascertaining whether such changes potentiate the onset of sarcopenia would be paramount in facilitating a timely implementation of targeted therapeutic strategies. Hence, there is a growing level of importance to further substantiate the effects of age on NMJs, in parallel with developing measures to attenuate such changes. As such, this review aimed to establish the current standpoint on age-related NMJ deterioration and consequences for skeletal muscle, while illuminating a role for biomarkers and exercise in ameliorating these alterations. Recent insights into the importance of key biomarkers for NMJ stability are provided, while the stimulative benefits of exercise in preserving NMJ function are demonstrated. Further elucidation of the diagnostic and prognostic relevance of biomarkers, coupled with the therapeutic benefits of regular exercise may be crucial in combating age-related NMJ and skeletal muscle degradation.
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- Jedd Pratt
- Institute for Sport and Health, University College Dublin, Ireland.,Genuity Science, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, CIR-Myo Myology Centre, Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory, University of Padua, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, CIR-Myo Myology Centre, Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory, University of Padua, Italy
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- Institute for Sport and Health, University College Dublin, Ireland
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Maternal exercise during pregnancy modulates mitochondrial function and redox status in a sex-dependent way in adult offspring's skeletal muscle. J Dev Orig Health Dis 2021; 13:204-211. [PMID: 33947489 DOI: 10.1017/s2040174421000209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Maternal exercise has shown beneficial effects on mother and child. Literature confirm progeny's cognition improvement, and upregulation in neurotrophins, antioxidant network, and DNA repair system. Considering that there is a lack of information demonstrating the impact of maternal exercise on offspring's skeletal muscle, we aimed to investigate the mitochondrial and redox effects elicited by maternal swimming. Adult female Wistar rats were divided into three groups: control sedentary, free swimming, and swimming with overload (2% of the body weight). Exercised groups were submitted weekly to five swimming sessions (30 min/day), starting 1 week prior to the mating and lasting to the delivery. Gastrocnemius and soleus muscle from 60-day-old offspring were analyzed. Our results clearly showed a sex-dependent effect. Male soleus showed increased mitochondrial functionality in the overload group. Female muscle from the overload group adapted deeply. Considering the redox status, the female offspring delivered to overload exercised dams presented reduced oxidants levels and protein damage, allied to downregulated antioxidant defenses. We also observed an increase in the mitochondrial function in the gastrocnemius muscle of the female offspring born from overload exercised dams. Soleus from female delivered to the overload exercise group presented reduced mitochondrial activity, as well as reduced reactive species, protein carbonyls, and antioxidant network, when compared to the male. In conclusion, maternal exercise altered the redox status and mitochondrial function in the offspring's skeletal muscle in a sex-dependent way. The clinical implication was not investigated; however, the sexual dimorphism in response to maternal exercise might impact exercise resilience in adulthood.
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Béland-Millar A, Takimoto M, Hamada T, Messier C. Brain and muscle adaptation to high-fat diets and exercise: Metabolic transporters, enzymes and substrates in the rat cortex and muscle. Brain Res 2020; 1749:147126. [PMID: 32946799 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2020.147126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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There is evidence suggesting that the effects of diet and physical activity on physical and mental well-being are the result of altered metabolic profiles. Though the central and peripheral systems work in tandem, the interactions between peripheral and central changes that lead to these altered states of well-being remains elusive. We measured changes in the metabolic profile of brain (cortex) and muscle (soleus and plantaris) tissue in rats following 5-weeks of treadmill exercise and/or a high-fat diet to evaluate peripheral and central interactions as well as identify any common adaptive mechanisms. To characterize changes in metabolic profiles, we measured relative changes in key metabolic enzymes (COX IV, hexokinase, LDHB, PFK), substrates (BHB, FFA, glucose, lactate, insulin, glycogen, BDNF) and transporters (MCT1, MCT2, MCT4, GLUT1, GLUT3). In the cortex, there was an increase in MCT1 and a decrease in glycogen following the high-fat diet, suggesting an increased reliance on monocarboxylates. Muscle changes were dependent muscle type. Within the plantaris, a high-fat diet increased the oxidative capacity of the muscle likely supported by increased glycolysis, whereas exercise increased the oxidative capacity of the muscle likely supported via increased glycogen synthesis. There was no effect of diet on soleus measurements, but exercise increased its oxidative capacity likely fueled by endogenous and exogenous monocarboxylates. For both the plantaris and soleus, combining exercise training and high-fat diet mediated results, resulting in a middling effect. Together, these results indicate the variable adaptions of two main metabolic pathways: glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation. The results also suggest a dynamic relationship between the brain and body.
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- Alexandria Béland-Millar
- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, 136 Jean-Jacques Lussier, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, Osaka, Japan
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, 136 Jean-Jacques Lussier, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
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Hill C, James RS, Cox VM, Seebacher F, Tallis J. Age-related changes in isolated mouse skeletal muscle function are dependent on sex, muscle, and contractility mode. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2020; 319:R296-R314. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00073.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The present study aimed to simultaneously examine the age-related, muscle-specific, sex-specific, and contractile mode-specific changes in isolated mouse skeletal muscle function and morphology across multiple ages. Measurements of mammalian muscle morphology, isometric force and stress (force/cross-sectional area), absolute and normalized (power/muscle mass) work-loop power across a range of contractile velocities, fatigue resistance, and myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform concentration were measured in 232 isolated mouse (CD-1) soleus, extensor digitorum longus (EDL), and diaphragm from male and female animals aged 3, 10, 30, 52, and 78 wk. Aging resulted in increased body mass and increased soleus and EDL muscle mass, with atrophy only present for female EDL by 78 wk despite no change in MHC isoform concentration. Absolute force and power output increased up to 52 wk and to a higher level for males. A 23–36% loss of isometric stress exceeded the 14–27% loss of power normalized to muscle mass between 10 wk and 52 wk, although the loss of normalized power between 52 and 78 wk continued without further changes in stress ( P > 0.23). Males had lower power normalized to muscle mass than females by 78 wk, with the greatest decline observed for male soleus. Aging did not cause a shift toward slower contractile characteristics, with reduced fatigue resistance observed in male EDL and female diaphragm. Our findings show that the loss of muscle quality precedes the loss of absolute performance as CD-1 mice age, with the greatest effect seen in male soleus, and in most instances without muscle atrophy or an alteration in MHC isoforms.
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- Cameron Hill
- Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom
- Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, Guy’s Campus, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom
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Qaisar R, Karim A, Elmoselhi AB. Muscle unloading: A comparison between spaceflight and ground-based models. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2020; 228:e13431. [PMID: 31840423 DOI: 10.1111/apha.13431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Prolonged unloading of skeletal muscle, a common outcome of events such as spaceflight, bed rest and hindlimb unloading, can result in extensive metabolic, structural and functional changes in muscle fibres. With advancement in investigations of cellular and molecular mechanisms, understanding of disuse muscle atrophy has significantly increased. However, substantial gaps exist in our understanding of the processes dictating muscle plasticity during unloading, which prevent us from developing effective interventions to combat muscle loss. This review aims to update the status of knowledge and underlying mechanisms leading to cellular and molecular changes in skeletal muscle during unloading. We have also discussed advances in the understanding of contractile dysfunction during spaceflights and in ground-based models of muscle unloading. Additionally, we have elaborated on potential therapeutic interventions that show promising results in boosting muscle mass and strength during mechanical unloading. Finally, we have identified key gaps in our knowledge as well as possible research direction for the future.
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- Rizwan Qaisar
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences College of Medicine University of Sharjah Sharjah UAE
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences College of Medicine University of Sharjah Sharjah UAE
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences College of Medicine University of Sharjah Sharjah UAE
- Department of Physiology Michigan State University East Lansing MI USA
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Kusić D, Connolly J, Kainulainen H, Semenova EA, Borisov OV, Larin AK, Popov DV, Generozov EV, Ahmetov II, Britton SL, Koch LG, Burniston JG. Striated muscle-specific serine/threonine-protein kinase beta segregates with high versus low responsiveness to endurance exercise training. Physiol Genomics 2019; 52:35-46. [PMID: 31790338 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00103.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Bidirectional selection for either high or low responsiveness to endurance running has created divergent rat phenotypes of high-response trainers (HRT) and low-response trainers (LRT). We conducted proteome profiling of HRT and LRT gastrocnemius of 10 female rats (body weight 279 ± 35 g; n = 5 LRT and n = 5 HRT) from generation 8 of selection. Differential analysis of soluble proteins from gastrocnemius was conducted by label-free quantitation. Genetic association studies were conducted in 384 Russian international-level athletes (age 23.8 ± 3.4 yr; 202 men and 182 women) stratified to endurance or power disciplines. Proteomic analysis encompassed 1,024 proteins, 76 of which exhibited statistically significant (P < 0.05, false discovery rate <1%) differences between HRT and LRT muscle. There was significant enrichment of enzymes involved in glycolysis/gluconeogenesis in LRT muscle but no enrichment of gene ontology phrases in HRT muscle. Striated muscle-specific serine/threonine-protein kinase-beta (SPEG-β) exhibited the greatest difference in abundance and was 2.64-fold greater (P = 0.0014) in HRT muscle. Coimmunoprecipitation identified 24 potential binding partners of SPEG-β in HRT muscle. The frequency of the G variant of the rs7564856 polymorphism that increases SPEG gene expression was significantly greater (32.9 vs. 23.8%; OR = 1.6, P = 0.009) in international-level endurance athletes (n = 258) compared with power athletes (n = 126) and was significantly associated (β = 8.345, P = 0.0048) with a greater proportion of slow-twitch fibers in vastus lateralis of female endurance athletes. Coimmunoprecipitation of SPEG-β in HRT muscle discovered putative interacting proteins that link with previously reported differences in transforming growth factor-β signaling in exercised muscle.
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- Denis Kusić
- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Federal Research and Clinical Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Federal Research and Clinical Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia.,Institute for Genomic Statistics and Bioinformatics, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Federal Research and Clinical Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Federal Research and Clinical Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia
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- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom.,Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Federal Research and Clinical Center of Physical-Chemical Medicine of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia.,Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, Russia
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.,Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
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- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom.,Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Seiryu M, Daimaruya T, Iikubo M, Watanabe K, Takano-Yamamoto T. Decreases of occlusal vertical dimension induce changes in masticatory muscle fiber composition. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.odw.2012.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Masahiro Seiryu
- Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Animal Production Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
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The comparative effects of high dose atorvastatin and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitor on the mitochondria of oxidative muscle fibers in obese-insulin resistant female rats. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2019; 382:114741. [PMID: 31473249 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2019.114741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2019] [Revised: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The present study aimed to compare the effects of high dose atorvastatin and a proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor on the mitochondrial function in oxidative muscle fibers in obese female rats. Female Wistar rats were fed with either a normal diet (ND: n = 12) or a high-fat diet (HFD: n = 36) for a total of 15 weeks. At week 13, ND-fed rats received a vehicle, and HFD-fed rats were divided to three groups to receive either a vehicle, 40 mg/kg/day of atorvastatin, or 4 mg/kg/day of PCSK9 inhibitor (SBC-115076) for 3 weeks. Soleus muscles were investigated to assess mitochondrial ROS, membrane potential, swelling, mitochondrial-related protein expression, and level of malondialdehyde (MDA). The results showed that HFD-fed rats with vehicle developed obese-insulin resistance and dyslipidemia. Both atorvastatin and PCSK9 inhibitor reduced obesity and dyslipidemia, as well as improved insulin sensitivity in HFD-fed rats. However, the efficacy of PCSK9 inhibitor to increase weight loss and reduce dyslipidemia in HFD-fed rats was greater than those of atorvastatin. An increase in MDA level, ratio of p-Drp1ser616/total Drp1 protein, CPT1 protein, mitochondrial ROS, and membrane depolarization in the soleus muscle were observed in HFD-fed rats with vehicle. PCSK9 inhibitor enabled the restoration of all these parameters to normal levels. However, atorvastatin facilitated restoration of some parameters, including MDA level, p-Drp1ser616/total Drp1 ratio, and CPT1 protein expression. These findings suggest that PCSK9 inhibitor is superior to atorvastatin in instigating weight loss, cholesterol reduction, and attenuation of mitochondrial oxidative stress in oxidative muscle fibers of obese female rats.
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Mondragon P, Bergdahl A. Metallothionein expression in slow- vs. fast-twitch muscle fibers following 4 weeks of streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes. Facets (Ott) 2018. [DOI: 10.1139/facets-2017-0058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is known to cause an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) and elevated intracellular glucose levels. We investigated the metallothionein I and II (MT I+II) antioxidants expression in soleus (mainly slow-twitch) and plantaris (predominantly fast-twitch) skeletal muscle using a rodent model of streptozotocin-induced diabetes. The presence of oxidative stress was confirmed by the detection of increased levels of protein carbonyl formation in the diabetic tissues. DAB (3,3′-diaminobenzidine) immunostaining and Western blotting analyses demonstrated that MT I+II expression was significantly upregulated in the diabetic soleus and plantaris muscle tissues compared with their respective controls. Moreover, no significant difference was detected between the plantaris and soleus controls or between the plantaris and soleus diabetic tissues. These findings suggest that there is an increase in MT protein expression in the soleus and plantaris muscles associated with the induction of T1DM. A better understanding of the molecular mechanisms that allow MT to prevent the oxidative stress associated with diabetes could lead to a novel therapeutic strategy for this chronic disease and its associated complications.
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- Pamela Mondragon
- Department of Exercise Science, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke West, Montreal, QC H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Department of Exercise Science, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke West, Montreal, QC H4B 1R6, Canada
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Pradas I, Huynh K, Cabré R, Ayala V, Meikle PJ, Jové M, Pamplona R. Lipidomics Reveals a Tissue-Specific Fingerprint. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1165. [PMID: 30210358 PMCID: PMC6121266 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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In biological systems lipids generate membranes and have a key role in cell signaling and energy storage. Therefore, there is a wide diversity of molecular lipid expressed at the compositional level in cell membranes and organelles, as well as in tissues, whose lipid distribution remains unclear. Here, we report a mass spectrometry study of lipid abundance across 7 rat tissues, detecting and quantifying 652 lipid molecular species from the glycerolipid, glycerophospholipid, fatty acyl, sphingolipid, sterol lipid and prenol lipid categories. Our results demonstrate that every tissue analyzed presents a specific lipid distribution and concentration. Thus, glycerophospholipids are the most abundant tissue lipid, they share a similar tissue distribution but differ in particular lipid species between tissues. Sphingolipids are more concentrated in the renal cortex and sterol lipids can be found mainly in both liver and kidney. Both types of white adipose tissue, visceral and subcutaneous, are rich in glycerolipids but differing the amount. Acylcarnitines are mainly in the skeletal muscle, gluteus and soleus, while heart presents higher levels of ubiquinone than other tissues. The present study demonstrates the existence of a rat tissue-specific fingerprint.
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- Irene Pradas
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Lleida, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Lleida, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Lleida, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Lleida, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Lleida, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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Song H, Cho S, Lee HY, Lee H, Song W. The Effects of Progressive Resistance Exercise on Recovery Rate of Bone and Muscle in a Rodent Model of Hindlimb Suspension. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1085. [PMID: 30150940 PMCID: PMC6099092 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Purpose: This study aimed to examine the exercise-mediated musculoskeletal recovery following hindlimb suspension (HS) in order to identify whether bone modeling and muscle hypertrophy would eventuate in a synchronized manner during recovery stage. Methods: To identify whether 2-week HS would be sufficient to induce a significant reduction of physiological indices in both tibia and adjacent hindlimb muscles, a total of 20 rats was randomized into 2-week HS (n = 10) and age-matched control group (n = 10, CON). Another batch of rats were randomly assigned to three different groups to identify recovery intervention effects following suspension: (1) 2-week HS followed by 4-week spontaneous reloading recovery (HRE, n = 7). (2) 2-week HS followed by 4-week progressive resistance ladder climbing exercise (HEX, n = 7). (3) Age-matched control (CON, n = 7). DXA, micro-CT, and 18F-sodium fluoride (NaF) imaging, and EIA analysis were utilized to measure tibia bone indices. Hindlimb muscle wet weight and grip strength were measured to evaluate muscle mass and strength, respectively. Results: In study 1, bone quality values [bone volume/total volume (BV/TV): -27%, areal bone mineral density (aBMD): -23%, mineral contents: -7.9%, mineral density: –4.1%, and bone density: -38.9%] and skeletal muscle weight (soleus: -46.8%, gastrocnemius: -19.6%, plantaris: -20.8%, TA: -22.8%, and EDL: -9.9%) were significantly lower in HS group compared to CON group. In study 2, micro-CT and DXA-based bone morphology (bone density, BT/TV, and aBMD) were fully recovered in HRE or HEX group. However, suspension-induced dysregulation of bone mineral metabolism was returned to age-matched control group in only HEX group, but not in HRE group. A greater level of biomarkers of bone formation (P1NF) and resorption (CTX-1) was observed in only HRE group compared to CON. The hindlimb skeletal muscle mass was significantly lower in both HRE and HEX groups compared to CON group. Hindlimb grip strength was the greatest in HEX group, followed by CON and HRE groups. Conclusion: Following HS, progressive resistance exercise promotes recovery rates of bone and skeletal muscle strength without a significant increase in muscular mass, suggesting that exercise-induced reacquisition of bone and muscle strength is independent of muscle hypertrophy during early recovery stage.
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- Hansol Song
- Health and Exercise Science Laboratory, Institute of Sport Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Health and Exercise Science Laboratory, Institute of Sport Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea.,Department of Sports and Health Science, Kyungsung University, Busan, South Korea
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- Health and Exercise Science Laboratory, Institute of Sport Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.,Institute on Aging, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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N-acetylcysteine effects on a murine model of chronic critical limb ischemia. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2018; 1864:454-463. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2017] [Revised: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Busanello ENB, Marques AC, Lander N, de Oliveira DN, Catharino RR, Oliveira HCF, Vercesi AE. Pravastatin Chronic Treatment Sensitizes Hypercholesterolemic Mice Muscle to Mitochondrial Permeability Transition: Protection by Creatine or Coenzyme Q 10. Front Pharmacol 2017; 8:185. [PMID: 28424622 PMCID: PMC5380726 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2017.00185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Statins are efficient cholesterol-lowering medicines utilized worldwide. However, 10% of patients suffer from adverse effects specially related to skeletal muscle function. Pro- or anti-oxidant effects of statins have been reported. Here we hypothesized that statins induce muscle mitochondrial oxidative stress leading to mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) which may explain statin muscle toxicity. Thus, our aims were to investigate the effects of statin chronic treatment on muscle mitochondrial respiration rates, MPT and redox state indicators in the context of hypercholesterolemia. For this purpose, we studied muscle biopsies of the hypercholesterolemic LDL receptor knockout mice (LDLr-/-) treated with pravastatin during 3 months. Plantaris, but not soleus muscle of treated mice showed significant inhibition of respiration rates induced by ADP (–14%), oligomycin (–20%) or FCCP (–40%). Inhibitions of respiratory rates were sensitive to EGTA (Ca2+ chelator), cyclosporin A (MPT inhibitor), ruthenium red (inhibitor of mitochondria Ca2+ uptake) and coenzyme Q10 (antioxidant), indicating that pravastatin treatment favors Ca2+ induced MPT. Diet supplementation with creatine (antioxidant) also protected treated mice against pravastatin sensitization to Ca2+ induced MPT. Among several antioxidant enzymes analyzed, only catalase activity was increased by 30% in plantaris muscle of pravastatin treated mice. Oxidized lipids, but not proteins biomarkers were identified in treated LDLr-/- plantaris muscle. Taken together, the present results suggest that chronic pravastatin administration to a model of familial hypercholesterolemia promotes mitochondrial dysfunctions in plantaris muscle that can be counteracted by antioxidants administered either in vitro (CoQ10) or in vivo (creatine). Therefore, we propose that inhibition of muscle mitochondrial respiration by pravastatin leads to an oxidative stress that, in the presence of calcium, opens the permeability transition pore. This mitochondrial oxidative stress caused by statin treatment also signals for cellular antioxidant system responses such as catalase upregulation. These results suggest that the detrimental effects of statins on muscle mitochondria could be prevented by co-administration of a safe antioxidant such as creatine or CoQ10.
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- Estela N B Busanello
- Departamento de Patologia Clínica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de CampinasSão Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Patologia Clínica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de CampinasSão Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Patologia Clínica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de CampinasSão Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Patologia Clínica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de CampinasSão Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Patologia Clínica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de CampinasSão Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Estrutural e Funcional, Instituto de BiologiaUniversidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Patologia Clínica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de CampinasSão Paulo, Brazil
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Gregorich ZR, Peng Y, Cai W, Jin Y, Wei L, Chen AJ, McKiernan SH, Aiken JM, Moss RL, Diffee GM, Ge Y. Top-Down Targeted Proteomics Reveals Decrease in Myosin Regulatory Light-Chain Phosphorylation That Contributes to Sarcopenic Muscle Dysfunction. J Proteome Res 2016; 15:2706-16. [PMID: 27362462 PMCID: PMC4975644 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.6b00244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Sarcopenia, the loss of skeletal muscle mass and function with advancing age, is a significant cause of disability and loss of independence in the elderly and thus, represents a formidable challenge for the aging population. Nevertheless, the molecular mechanism(s) underlying sarcopenia-associated muscle dysfunction remain poorly understood. In this study, we employed an integrated approach combining top-down targeted proteomics with mechanical measurements to dissect the molecular mechanism(s) in age-related muscle dysfunction. Top-down targeted proteomic analysis uncovered a progressive age-related decline in the phosphorylation of myosin regulatory light chain (RLC), a critical protein involved in the modulation of muscle contractility, in the skeletal muscle of aging rats. Top-down tandem mass spectrometry analysis identified a previously unreported bis-phosphorylated proteoform of fast skeletal RLC and localized the sites of decreasing phosphorylation to Ser14/15. Of these sites, Ser14 phosphorylation represents a previously unidentified site of phosphorylation in RLC from fast-twitch skeletal muscle. Subsequent mechanical analysis of single fast-twitch fibers isolated from the muscles of rats of different ages revealed that the observed decline in RLC phosphorylation can account for age-related decreases in the contractile properties of sarcopenic fast-twitch muscles. These results strongly support a role for decreasing RLC phosphorylation in sarcopenia-associated muscle dysfunction and suggest that therapeutic modulation of RLC phosphorylation may represent a new avenue for the treatment of sarcopenia.
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- Zachery R. Gregorich
- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53705
- Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53705
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53705
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53705
- Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53705
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53705
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Ave., Madison, WI, 53706
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53705
- Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, P. R. China
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53705
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000 Observatory Dr., Madison, WI, 53705
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- Departments of Agriculture, Food, and Nutritional Sciences, University of Alberta-Edmonton, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53705
- Human Proteomics Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53705
- UW Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53705
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000 Observatory Dr., Madison, WI, 53705
- UW Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53705
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53705
- Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53705
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Ave., Madison, WI, 53706
- Human Proteomics Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53705
- UW Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53705
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Foresto CS, Paula-Gomes S, Silveira WA, Graça FA, Kettelhut IDC, Gonçalves DAP, Mattiello-Sverzut AC. Morphological and molecular aspects of immobilization-induced muscle atrophy in rats at different stages of postnatal development: the role of autophagy. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2016; 121:646-60. [PMID: 27445301 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00687.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Muscle loss occurs following injury and immobilization in adulthood and childhood, which impairs the rehabilitation process; however, far fewer studies have been conducted analyzing atrophic response in infants. This work investigated first the morphological and molecular mechanisms involved in immobilization-induced atrophy in soleus muscles from rats at different stages of postnatal development [i.e., weanling (WR) and adult (AR) rats] and, second, the role of autophagy in regulating muscle plasticity during immobilization. Hindlimb immobilization for 10 days reduced muscle mass and fiber cross-sectional area, with more pronounced atrophy in WR, and induced slow-to-fast fiber switching. These effects were accompanied by a decrease in markers of protein synthesis and an increase in autophagy. The ubiquitin (Ub)-ligase MuRF1 and the ubiquitinated proteins were upregulated by immobilization in AR while the autolyzed form of μ-calpain was increased in WR. To further explore the role of autophagy in muscle abnormalities, AR were concomitantly immobilized and treated with colchicine, which blocks autophagosome-lysosome fusion. Colchicine-treated immobilized muscles had exacerbated atrophy and presented degenerative features. Despite Igf1/Akt signaling was downregulated in immobilized muscles from both age groups, Foxo1 and 4 phosphorylation was increased in WR. In the same group of animals, Foxo1 acetylation and Foxo1 and 4 content was increased and decreased, respectively. Our data show that muscle disorders induced by 10-day-immobilization occur in both age-dependent and -independent manners, an understanding that may optimize treatment outcomes in infants. We also provide further evidence that the strong inhibition of autophagy may be ineffective for treating muscle atrophy.
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- Camila Silva Foresto
- Department of Biomechanics, Medicine, and Rehabilitation of the Locomotor Apparatus, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry/Immunology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and
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- Department of Physiology Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and
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- Department of Physiology Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and Department of Biochemistry/Immunology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and Department of Biochemistry/Immunology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biomechanics, Medicine, and Rehabilitation of the Locomotor Apparatus, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Pucciarelli MLR, Mattiello SM, Martinez EZ, Mattiello-Sverzut AC. Exercício excêntrico e alongamento para músculos flexores plantares aplicados durante 21 dias após imobilização não modificam o tecido não contrátil. FISIOTERAPIA E PESQUISA 2016. [DOI: 10.1590/1809-2950/12606823022016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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RESUMO As adaptações da matriz extracelular, que está intimamente ligada à manutenção da integridade e do desempenho do sistema musculoesquelético, não estão consensualmente descritas na literatura após recarga por desuso. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a área de tecido conjuntivo perimisial e de secção transversa das fibras musculares nos músculos sóleo e plantar de ratas imobilizadas e posteriormente reabilitadas por protocolos de alongamento e exercício excêntrico. A expressão do tecido conjuntivo perimisial de ambos os músculos estudados não apresentou diferença significativa após o procedimento de imobilização e treinamento. O treino excêntrico aplicado por 10 dias foi suficiente para recuperar a área das fibras para o músculo plantar, enquanto a recuperação do músculo sóleo aconteceu somente após o protocolo de 21 dias.
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Acetyl-CoA carboxylase inhibition by ND-630 reduces hepatic steatosis, improves insulin sensitivity, and modulates dyslipidemia in rats. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:E1796-805. [PMID: 26976583 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1520686113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Simultaneous inhibition of the acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) isozymes ACC1 and ACC2 results in concomitant inhibition of fatty acid synthesis and stimulation of fatty acid oxidation and may favorably affect the morbidity and mortality associated with obesity, diabetes, and fatty liver disease. Using structure-based drug design, we have identified a series of potent allosteric protein-protein interaction inhibitors, exemplified by ND-630, that interact within the ACC phosphopeptide acceptor and dimerization site to prevent dimerization and inhibit the enzymatic activity of both ACC isozymes, reduce fatty acid synthesis and stimulate fatty acid oxidation in cultured cells and in animals, and exhibit favorable drug-like properties. When administered chronically to rats with diet-induced obesity, ND-630 reduces hepatic steatosis, improves insulin sensitivity, reduces weight gain without affecting food intake, and favorably affects dyslipidemia. When administered chronically to Zucker diabetic fatty rats, ND-630 reduces hepatic steatosis, improves glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, and reduces hemoglobin A1c (0.9% reduction). Together, these data suggest that ACC inhibition by representatives of this series may be useful in treating a variety of metabolic disorders, including metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and fatty liver disease.
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Jiménez-Maldonado A, Cerna-Cortés J, Castro-Rodríguez EM, Montero SA, Muñiz J, Rodríguez-Hernández A, Lemus M, De Álvarez-Buylla ER. Effects of moderate- and high-intensity chronic exercise on brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in fast and slow muscles. Muscle Nerve 2015; 53:446-51. [PMID: 26148339 DOI: 10.1002/mus.24757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2014] [Revised: 06/23/2015] [Accepted: 06/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) protein expression is sensitive to cellular activity. In the sedentary state, BDNF expression is affected by the muscle phenotype. METHODS Eighteen Wistar rats were divided into the following 3 groups: sedentary (S); moderate-intensity training (MIT); and high-intensity training (HIT). The training protocol lasted 8 weeks. Forty-eight hours after training, total RNA and protein levels in the soleus and plantaris muscles were obtained. RESULTS In the plantaris, the BDNF protein level was lower in the HIT than in the S group (P < 0.05). A similar effect was found in the soleus (without significant difference). In the soleus, higher Bdnf mRNA levels were found in the HIT group (P < 0.001 vs. S and MIT groups). In the plantaris muscle, similar Bdnf mRNA levels were found in all groups. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that high-intensity chronic exercise reduces BDNF protein level in fast muscles and increases Bdnf mRNA levels in slow muscles.
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- Alberto Jiménez-Maldonado
- Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Colima, 965 Ave. 25 de Julio, Col. Villas San Sebastián, Colima, 28045, México
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- Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Colima, 965 Ave. 25 de Julio, Col. Villas San Sebastián, Colima, 28045, México
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- Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Colima, 965 Ave. 25 de Julio, Col. Villas San Sebastián, Colima, 28045, México
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- Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Colima, 965 Ave. 25 de Julio, Col. Villas San Sebastián, Colima, 28045, México
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- Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Colima, 965 Ave. 25 de Julio, Col. Villas San Sebastián, Colima, 28045, México
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Fillmore N, Keung W, Kelly SE, Proctor SD, Lopaschuk GD, Ussher JR. Accumulation of ceramide in slow-twitch muscle contributes to the development of insulin resistance in the obese JCR:LA-cp rat. Exp Physiol 2015; 100:730-41. [DOI: 10.1113/ep085052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Natasha Fillmore
- Cardiovascular Translational Science Institute; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
- Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
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- Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
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- Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
- Alberta Diabetes Institute; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
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- Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
- Alberta Diabetes Institute; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
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- Cardiovascular Translational Science Institute; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
- Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
- Alberta Diabetes Institute; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
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- Cardiovascular Translational Science Institute; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
- Alberta Diabetes Institute; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
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Cornachione AS, Cação-Benedini LO, Chesca DL, Martinez EZ, Mattiello-Sverzut AC. Effects of eccentric exercise in rehabilitation of phasic and tonic muscles after leg immobilization in rats. Acta Histochem 2014; 116:1216-24. [PMID: 25078116 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2014.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2014] [Revised: 07/06/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Eccentric exercise is an essential resource for skeletal muscle rehabilitation following muscle disuse however, abnormalities linked to the tissue recuperation require further research. Our aim was analyze the adaptation ability of rehabilitated muscular tissue in rats during different periods of eccentric training after 10 days of limb immobilization. Twenty-seven Wistar rats were divided into six groups: immobilized 10 days, immobilized and eccentric trained for 10 days, immobilized and eccentric trained for 21 days, and three age-matched control groups. After sacrifice, soleus and plantaris muscles were frozen, cut and stained for general histology using hematoxylin and eosin and Gomori trichrome methods and immunohistochemical methods for fiber typing (mATPase, NADH2-TR), for capillaries (CD31) and intermediate filaments (desmin, vimentin) and high resolution microscopy of resin embedded material. Immobilization resulted in more intense morphological alterations in soleus muscles such as formation of target fibers, nuclear centralization, a reduction in the number of type I fibers, diameter of type I, IIA, IIAD fibers, and capillaries. After 10 days of eccentric training, increases in the nuclear centralization and the number of lobulated fibers were observed. This period was insufficient to reestablish the capillary/fiber (C/F) ratio and distribution of fiber types as that observed in the control group. However, 21 days of rehabilitation allowed the reversal of all morphological and quantitative abnormalities. For the plantaris muscles, 10-days of training restored their basic characteristics. Despite the fact that immobilization affected soleus and plantaris muscles, 10 days of eccentric training was insufficient to restore the morphological characteristics of soleus muscles, which was not the case observed in plantaris muscle.
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- Anabelle S Cornachione
- Department of Biomechanics, Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Locomotor Apparatus, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Biomechanics, Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Locomotor Apparatus, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biomechanics, Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Locomotor Apparatus, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Benedini-Elias PCO, Morgan MC, Cornachione AS, Martinez EZ, Mattiello-Sverzut AC. Post-immobilization eccentric training promotes greater hypertrophic and angiogenic responses than passive stretching in muscles of weanling rats. Acta Histochem 2014; 116:503-13. [PMID: 24304683 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2013.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2013] [Revised: 10/23/2013] [Accepted: 10/24/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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This study investigated how different types of remobilization after hind limb immobilization, eccentric exercise and passive static stretching, influenced the adaptive responses of muscles with similar function and fascicle size, but differing in their contractile characteristics. Female Wistar weanling rats (21 days old) were divided into 8 groups: immobilized for 10 days, maintaining the ankle in maximum plantar flexion; immobilized and submitted to eccentric training for 10 or 21 days on a declining treadmill for 40min; immobilized and submitted to passive stretching for 10 or 21 days for 40min by maintaining the ankle in maximum dorsiflexion; control of immobilized; and control of 10 or 21 days. The soleus and plantaris muscles were analyzed using fiber distribution, lesser diameter, capillary/fiber ratio, and morphology. Results showed that the immobilization reduced the diameter of all fiber types, caused changes in fiber distribution and decreased the number of transverse capillaries in both muscles. The recovery period of the soleus muscle is longer than that of the plantaris after detraining. Moreover, eccentric training induced greater hypertrophic and angiogenic responses than passive stretching, especially after 21 days of rehabilitation. Both techniques demonstrated positive effects for muscle rehabilitation with the eccentric exercise being more effective.
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Kostrominova TY, Reiner DS, Haas RH, Ingermanson R, McDonough PM. Automated methods for the analysis of skeletal muscle fiber size and metabolic type. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2013; 306:275-332. [PMID: 24016528 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-407694-5.00007-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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It is of interest to quantify the size, shape, and metabolic subtype of skeletal muscle fibers in many areas of biomedical research. To do so, skeletal muscle samples are sectioned transversely to the length of the muscle and labeled for extracellular or membrane proteins to delineate the fiber boundaries and additionally for biomarkers related to function or metabolism. The samples are digitally photographed and the fibers "outlined" for quantification of fiber cross-sectional area (CSA) using pointing devices interfaced to a computer, which is tedious, prone to error, and can be nonobjective. Here, we review methods for characterizing skeletal muscle fibers and describe new automated techniques, which rapidly quantify CSA and biomarkers. We discuss the applications of these methods to the characterization of mitochondrial dysfunctions, which underlie a variety of human afflictions, and we present a novel approach, utilizing images from the online Human Protein Atlas to predict relationships between fiber-specific protein expression, function, and metabolism.
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Park S, Nozaki K, Guyton MK, Smith JA, Ray SK, Banik NL. Calpain inhibition attenuated morphological and molecular changes in skeletal muscle of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis rats. J Neurosci Res 2012; 90:2134-45. [PMID: 22715087 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2012] [Revised: 04/30/2012] [Accepted: 05/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Muscle weakness and atrophy are important manifestations of multiple sclerosis (MS). To investigate the pathophysiological mechanisms of skeletal muscle change in MS, we induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in Lewis male rats and examined morphological and molecular changes in skeletal muscle. We also treated EAE rats with calpepetin, a calpain inhibitor, to examine its beneficial effects on skeletal muscle damage. Morphological changes in muscle tissue of EAE rats included smaller and irregularly shaped muscle fibers and fibrosis. Western blot analysis demonstrated increased calpain:calpastatin ratio, inflammation-related transcription factors (nuclear factor-κB:inhibitor of κB α ratio), and proinflammatory enzymes (cyclooxygenase-2). TUNEL-positive myonuclei in skeletal muscle cells of EAE rats indicated cell death. In addition, markers of apoptotic cell death (Bax:Bcl-2 ratio and caspase-12 protein levels) were elevated. Expression of muscle-specific ubiquitin ligases (muscle atrophy F-box and muscle ring finger protein 1), was upregulated in muscle tissue of EAE-vehicle animals. Both prophylactic and therapeutic treatment with calpeptin partially attenuated muscle changes noted in EAE animals. These results indicate that morphological and molecular changes including apoptotic cell death and protein breakdown develop in skeletal muscle of EAE animals and that these changes can be reversed by calpain inhibition.
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- Sookyoung Park
- Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
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Malomouzh AI, Nurullin LF, Arkhipova SS, Nikolsky EE. NMDA receptors at the endplate of rat skeletal muscles: Precise postsynaptic localization. Muscle Nerve 2011; 44:987-9. [DOI: 10.1002/mus.22250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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