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Allen SL, Seabright AP, Quinlan JI, Dhaliwal A, Williams FR, Fine NHF, Hodson DJ, Armstrong MJ, Elsharkaway AM, Greig CA, Lai YC, Lord JM, Lavery GG, Breen L. The Effect of Ex Vivo Human Serum from Liver Disease Patients on Cellular Protein Synthesis and Growth. Cells 2022; 11:cells11071098. [PMID: 35406665 PMCID: PMC8997893 DOI: 10.3390/cells11071098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Sarcopenia is a common complication affecting liver disease patients, yet the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We aimed to elucidate the cellular mechanisms that drive sarcopenia progression using an in vitro model of liver disease. C2C12 myotubes were serum and amino acid starved for 1-h and subsequently conditioned with fasted ex vivo serum from four non-cirrhotic non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients (NAFLD), four decompensated end-stage liver disease patients (ESLD) and four age-matched healthy controls (CON) for 4- or 24-h. After 4-h C2C12 myotubes were treated with an anabolic stimulus (5 mM leucine) for 30-min. Myotube diameter was reduced following treatment with serum from ESLD compared with CON (−45%) and NAFLD (−35%; p < 0.001 for both). A reduction in maximal mitochondrial respiration (24% and 29%, respectively), coupling efficiency (~12%) and mitophagy (~13%) was identified in myotubes conditioned with NAFLD and ESLD serum compared with CON (p < 0.05 for both). Myostatin (43%, p = 0.04) and MuRF-1 (41%, p = 0.03) protein content was elevated in myotubes treated with ESLD serum compared with CON. Here we highlight a novel, experimental platform to further probe changes in circulating markers associated with liver disease that may drive sarcopenia and develop targeted therapeutic interventions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sophie L. Allen
- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (S.L.A.); (A.P.S.); (J.I.Q.); (C.A.G.); (Y.-C.L.)
- National Institute for Health Research, Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (A.D.); (F.R.W.); (M.J.A.); (A.M.E.); (J.M.L.); (G.G.L.)
| | - Alex P. Seabright
- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (S.L.A.); (A.P.S.); (J.I.Q.); (C.A.G.); (Y.-C.L.)
| | - Jonathan I. Quinlan
- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (S.L.A.); (A.P.S.); (J.I.Q.); (C.A.G.); (Y.-C.L.)
- National Institute for Health Research, Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (A.D.); (F.R.W.); (M.J.A.); (A.M.E.); (J.M.L.); (G.G.L.)
| | - Amritpal Dhaliwal
- National Institute for Health Research, Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (A.D.); (F.R.W.); (M.J.A.); (A.M.E.); (J.M.L.); (G.G.L.)
- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Nuffield House, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK
| | - Felicity R. Williams
- National Institute for Health Research, Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (A.D.); (F.R.W.); (M.J.A.); (A.M.E.); (J.M.L.); (G.G.L.)
- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Nuffield House, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK
| | - Nicholas H. F. Fine
- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (N.H.F.F.); (D.J.H.)
| | - David J. Hodson
- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (N.H.F.F.); (D.J.H.)
- Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM), NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Churchill Hosptial, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LE, UK
| | - Matthew J. Armstrong
- National Institute for Health Research, Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (A.D.); (F.R.W.); (M.J.A.); (A.M.E.); (J.M.L.); (G.G.L.)
- Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Nuffield House, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK
| | - Ahmed M. Elsharkaway
- National Institute for Health Research, Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (A.D.); (F.R.W.); (M.J.A.); (A.M.E.); (J.M.L.); (G.G.L.)
- Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Nuffield House, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK
| | - Carolyn A. Greig
- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (S.L.A.); (A.P.S.); (J.I.Q.); (C.A.G.); (Y.-C.L.)
- National Institute for Health Research, Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (A.D.); (F.R.W.); (M.J.A.); (A.M.E.); (J.M.L.); (G.G.L.)
- MRC-Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
| | - Yu-Chiang Lai
- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (S.L.A.); (A.P.S.); (J.I.Q.); (C.A.G.); (Y.-C.L.)
- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (N.H.F.F.); (D.J.H.)
- MRC-Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
| | - Janet M. Lord
- National Institute for Health Research, Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (A.D.); (F.R.W.); (M.J.A.); (A.M.E.); (J.M.L.); (G.G.L.)
- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- MRC-Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
| | - Gareth G. Lavery
- National Institute for Health Research, Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (A.D.); (F.R.W.); (M.J.A.); (A.M.E.); (J.M.L.); (G.G.L.)
- Department of Biosciences, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 8NS, UK
| | - Leigh Breen
- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (S.L.A.); (A.P.S.); (J.I.Q.); (C.A.G.); (Y.-C.L.)
- National Institute for Health Research, Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (A.D.); (F.R.W.); (M.J.A.); (A.M.E.); (J.M.L.); (G.G.L.)
- MRC-Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Correspondence:
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