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Rodriguez-Falces J. Modelling the extracellular potential generated by a muscle fiber as the output signal of a convolutional system. Adv Physiol Educ 2024. [PMID: 38602010 DOI: 10.1152/advan.00238.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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A central topic in Bioelectricity is the generation of the extracellular potential that results from the propagation of a transmembrane action potential along the muscle fiber. However, the way in which the extracellular potential is determined by the propagating action potential is difficult to describe, conceptualize and visualize. Moreover, traditional quantitative approaches aimed at modelling extracellular potentials involve complex mathematical formulations, which do not allow students to visualize how the extracellular potential is generated around the active fiber. The present study is aimed at presenting a novel pedagogical approach to teaching the generation of extracellular potentials produced by muscle fibers based on the convolution operation. The effectiveness of this convolutional model was tested using a written exam and a satisfaction survey. Most students reported that a great advantage of this model was that it simplifies the problem by dividing it into three distinct components: (i) the input signal (associated to the action potential), (ii) the impulse response (linked to the system formed by the fiber and the recording electrode), and (iii) the output signal (the extracellular potential). Another key aspect of the present approach was that the input signal was represented by a sequence of electric dipoles, which allowed students to visualize the individual contribution of each dipole to the resulting extracellular potential. The results of the survey indicate that the combination of basic principles of electrical fields and intuitive graphical representations largely improves students' understanding of Bioelectricity concepts and enhances their motivation to complete their studies of biomedical engineering.
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- Javier Rodriguez-Falces
- Department of Electrical and Electronical Engineering, Public University of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
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Qi H, Tian D, Luan F, Yang R, Zeng N. Pathophysiological changes of muscle after ischemic stroke: a secondary consequence of stroke injury. Neural Regen Res 2024; 19:737-746. [PMID: 37843207 PMCID: PMC10664100 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.382221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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Sufficient clinical evidence suggests that the damage caused by ischemic stroke to the body occurs not only in the acute phase but also during the recovery period, and that the latter has a greater impact on the long-term prognosis of the patient. However, current stroke studies have typically focused only on lesions in the central nervous system, ignoring secondary damage caused by this disease. Such a phenomenon arises from the slow progress of pathophysiological studies examining the central nervous system. Further, the appropriate therapeutic time window and benefits of thrombolytic therapy are still controversial, leading scholars to explore more pragmatic intervention strategies. As treatment measures targeting limb symptoms can greatly improve a patient's quality of life, they have become a critical intervention strategy. As the most vital component of the limbs, skeletal muscles have become potential points of concern. Despite this, to the best of our knowledge, there are no comprehensive reviews of pathophysiological changes and potential treatments for post-stroke skeletal muscle. The current review seeks to fill a gap in the current understanding of the pathological processes and mechanisms of muscle wasting atrophy, inflammation, neuroregeneration, mitochondrial changes, and nutritional dysregulation in stroke survivors. In addition, the challenges, as well as the optional solutions for individualized rehabilitation programs for stroke patients based on motor function are discussed.
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- Hu Qi
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Acupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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Li K, Uyanga VA, Wang X, Jiao H, Zhao J, Zhou Y, Li H, Lin H. Allicin Promotes Glucose Uptake by Activating AMPK through CSE/H 2S-Induced S-Sulfhydration in a Muscle-Fiber Dependent Way in Broiler Chickens. Mol Nutr Food Res 2024; 68:e2300622. [PMID: 38339885 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202300622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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SCOPE Allicin, a product of enzymatic reaction when garlic is injured, plays an important role in maintaining glucose homeostasis in mammals. However, the effect of allicin on glucose homeostasis in the state of insulin resistance remains to be elucidated. This study investigates the effect of allicin on glucose metabolism using different muscle fibers in a chicken model. METHODS AND RESULTS Day-old male Arbor Acres broilers are randomly divided into three groups and fed a basal diet supplemented with 0, 150, or 300 mg kg-1 allicin for 42 days. Results show that allicin improves the zootechnical performance of broilers at the finishing stage. The glucose loading test (2 g kg-1 body mass) indicates the regulatory role of allicin on glucose homeostasis. In vitro results demonstrate allicin increases glutathione (GSH) level and the expression of cystathionine γ lyase (CSE), leading to endogenous hydrogen sulfide (H2S) production in M. pectoralis major (PM) muscle-derived myotubes. Allicin stimulates adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) S-sulfhydration and AMPK phosphorylation to promote glucose uptake, which is suppressed in the presence of d,l-propargylglycine (PAG, a CSE inhibitor). CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that allicin induces AMPK S-sulfhydration and AMPK phosphorylation to promote glucose uptake via the CSE/H2S system in a muscle fiber-dependent manner.
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- Kelin Li
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271000, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271000, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271000, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271000, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271000, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271000, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271000, China
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Nielsen J, Jensen R, Ørtenblad N. Assessments of individual fiber glycogen and mitochondrial volume percentages reveal a graded reduction in muscle oxidative power during prolonged exhaustive exercise. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2024; 34:e14571. [PMID: 38389143 DOI: 10.1111/sms.14571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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During submaximal exercise, there is a heterogeneous recruitment of skeletal muscle fibers, with an ensuing heterogeneous depletion of muscle glycogen both within and between fiber types. Here, we show that the mean (95% CI) mitochondrial volume as a percentage of fiber volume of non-glycogen-depleted fibers was 2 (-10:6), 5 (-21:11), and 12 (-21:-2)% lower than all the sampled fibers after continuing exercise for 1, 2 h, and until task failure, respectively. Therefore, a glycogen-dependent fatigue of individual fibers during submaximal exercise may reduce the muscular oxidative power. These findings suggest a relationship between glycogen and mitochondrial content in individual muscle fibers, which is important for understanding fatigue during prolonged exercise.
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- Joachim Nielsen
- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Research Center for Applied Health Science, University College South Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Gu S, Wen C, Xiao Z, Huang Q, Jiang Z, Liu H, Gao J, Li J, Sun C, Yang N. MyoV: a deep learning-based tool for the automated quantification of muscle fibers. Brief Bioinform 2024; 25:bbad528. [PMID: 38271484 PMCID: PMC10810329 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbad528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Accurate approaches for quantifying muscle fibers are essential in biomedical research and meat production. In this study, we address the limitations of existing approaches for hematoxylin and eosin-stained muscle fibers by manually and semiautomatically labeling over 660 000 muscle fibers to create a large dataset. Subsequently, an automated image segmentation and quantification tool named MyoV is designed using mask regions with convolutional neural networks and a residual network and feature pyramid network as the backbone network. This design enables the tool to allow muscle fiber processing with different sizes and ages. MyoV, which achieves impressive detection rates of 0.93-0.96 and precision levels of 0.91-0.97, exhibits a superior performance in quantification, surpassing both manual methods and commonly employed algorithms and software, particularly for whole slide images (WSIs). Moreover, MyoV is proven as a powerful and suitable tool for various species with different muscle development, including mice, which are a crucial model for muscle disease diagnosis, and agricultural animals, which are a significant meat source for humans. Finally, we integrate this tool into visualization software with functions, such as segmentation, area determination and automatic labeling, allowing seamless processing for over 400 000 muscle fibers within a WSI, eliminating the model adjustment and providing researchers with an easy-to-use visual interface to browse functional options and realize muscle fiber quantification from WSIs.
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- Shuang Gu
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding and Frontier Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding and Frontier Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Hainan 572025, China
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- School of Computer and Information, Hefei University of Technology, Anhui 230009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding and Frontier Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding and Frontier Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding and Frontier Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding and Frontier Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding and Frontier Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Hainan 572025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding and Frontier Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Hainan 572025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding and Frontier Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding and Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Hainan 572025, China
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Prajapati P, Kumar A, Mangrulkar S, Chaple DR, Saraf SA, Kushwaha S. Azilsartan prevents muscle loss and fast- to slow-twitch muscle fiber shift in natural ageing sarcopenic rats. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2023. [PMID: 38118126 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2023-0265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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Sarcopenia is a musculoskeletal disease that reduces muscle mass and strength in older individuals. The study investigates the effects of azilsartan (AZL) on skeletal muscle loss in natural sarcopenic rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats aged 4-6 months and 18-21 months were selected as young-matched control and natural-aged (sarcopenic) rats, respectively. Rats were allocated into young and old control (YC and OC) and young and old AZL treatment (YT and OT) groups, which received vehicles and AZL (8 mg/kg, orally) for 6 weeks. Rats were then sacrificed after muscle function analysis. Serum and gastrocnemius (GN) muscles were isolated for further endpoints. AZL significantly improved muscle grip strength and antioxidant levels in sarcopenic rats. AZL also restored the levels of insulin, testosterone, and muscle biomarkers such as myostatin and creatinine kinase in sarcopenic rats. Furthermore, AZL treatment improved the cellular and ultrastructure of GN muscle and prevented the shift of type II (glycolytic) myofibers to type I (oxidative) myofibers. The results showed that AZL intervention restored protein synthesis in natural sarcopenic rats by increasing p-Akt-1 and decreasing muscle RING-finger protein-1 and tumor necrosis factor alpha immunoexpressions. In conclusion, the present findings showed that AZL could be an effective intervention in treating age-related muscle impairments.
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- Priyanka Prajapati
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226025, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226025, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Smt. Kishoritai Bhoyar College of Pharmacy, Kamptee, Nagpur 441002, India
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- Priyadarshini J.L. College of Pharmacy, Electronic Zone Building, MIDC Hingna Road, Nagpur 440016, India
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- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Raebareli (NIPER-R), Near CRPF Base Camp, Sarojini Nagar, Lucknow 226002, India
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- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Raebareli (NIPER-R), Near CRPF Base Camp, Sarojini Nagar, Lucknow 226002, India
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Greene MA, Worley GA, Udoka ANS, Powell RR, Bruce T, Klotz JL, Bridges WC, Duckett SK. Use of AgomiR and AntagomiR technologies to alter satellite cell proliferation in vitro, miRNA expression, and muscle fiber hypertrophy in intrauterine growth-restricted lambs. Front Mol Biosci 2023; 10:1286890. [PMID: 38028550 PMCID: PMC10656622 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1286890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Introduction: microRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that work at the posttranscriptional level to repress gene expression. Several miRNAs are preferentially expressed in skeletal muscle and participate in myogenesis. This research was conducted to alter endogenous miRNA expression in skeletal muscle to promote muscle hypertrophy. Methods: Two experiments were conducted using mimic/agomiR or antagomir technologies to alter miRNA expression and examine changes in myoblast proliferation in vitro (experiment 1) and muscle hypertrophy in vivo (experiment 2). In vitro experiments found that antagomiR-22-3p and mimic-127 increased myoblast proliferation compared to other miRNA treatments or controls. These miRNA treatments, antagomiR-22-3p (ANT22) and agomiR-127 (AGO127), were then used for intramuscular injections in longissimus muscle. Results and discussion: The use of antagomiR or mimic/agomiR treatments down-regulated or up-regulated, respectively, miRNA expression for that miRNA of interest. Expression of predicted target KIF3B mRNA for miR-127 was up-regulated and ACVR2a mRNA was up-regulated for miR-22-3p. ANT22 injection also up-regulated the major regulator of protein synthesis (mTOR). Proteomic analyses identified 11 proteins for AGO127 and 9 proteins for ANT22 that were differentially expressed. Muscle fiber type and cross-sectional area were altered for ANT22 treatments to transition fibers to a more oxidative state. The use of agomiR and antagomir technologies allows us to alter miRNA expression in vitro and in vivo to enhance myoblast proliferation and alter muscle fiber hypertrophy in IUGR lambs during early postnatal growth.
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- M. A. Greene
- Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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- Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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- Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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- Clemson Light Imaging Facility, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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- Clemson Light Imaging Facility, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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- U. S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Forage-Animal Production Research Unit, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Clemson Light Imaging Facility, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
- School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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- Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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Cai J, Xing L, Zhang W, Zhang J, Zhou L, Wang Z. Effect of Yeast-Derived Peptides on Skeletal Muscle Function and Exercise-Induced Fatigue in C2C12 Myotube Cells and ICR Mice. J Agric Food Chem 2023; 71:15522-15537. [PMID: 37807259 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c02281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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In our previous study, the antioxidant peptides (XHY69AP, AP-D, YPLP, and AGPL) were obtained from potential probiotic yeast (Yamadazyma triangularis XHY69), which was selected by our lab from dry-cured ham. This work aimed to explore the effects of yeast-derived peptides on skeletal muscle function and muscle fatigue. Results showed that yeast-derived peptides up-regulated slow-twitch fiber expression and down-regulated fast-twitch fiber expression in C2C12 cells (p < 0.05). The peptides improved mitochondrial membrane potential, adenosine triphosphate generation, and expression of cytochrome-relative genes, thus promoting mitochondrial function. Among these peptides, YPLP up-regulated the relative gene expression of the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway and activated AMPK by phosphorylation. Moreover, YPLP could prolong treadmill time, increase muscle and liver glycogen contents, reduce lactic acid and urea nitrogen contents, and alleviate muscle tissue injury in ICR exercise mice. These results demonstrate that yeast-derived peptides could change the muscle fiber composition, improve muscle function, and relieve muscle fatigue.
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- Jiaming Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Meat Quality Control and Cultured Meat Development, College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Meat Quality Control and Cultured Meat Development, College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Meat Quality Control and Cultured Meat Development, College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Meat Quality Control and Cultured Meat Development, College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Meat Quality Control and Cultured Meat Development, College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Meat Quality Control and Cultured Meat Development, College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
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Li K, Wang M, Wang R, Wang X, Jiao H, Zhao J, Zhou Y, Li H, Lin H. Hydrogen Sulfide Regulates Glucose Uptake in Skeletal Muscles via S-Sulfhydration of AMPK in Muscle Fiber Type-Dependent Way. J Nutr 2023; 153:2878-2892. [PMID: 37611831 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The effect of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) on glucose homeostasis remains to be elucidated, especially in the state of insulin resistance. OBJECTIVES In the present study, we aimed to investigate H2S-regulated glucose uptake in the M. pectoralis major (PM) muscle (which mainly consists of fast-twitch glycolytic fibers) and M. biceps femoris (BF) muscle (which mainly consists of slow-twitch oxidative fibers) of the chicken, a potential model of insulin resistance. METHODS Chicks were subjected to intraperitoneal injection of sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS, 50 μmol/kg body mass/day) twice a day to explore glucose homeostasis. In vitro, myoblasts from PM and BF muscles were used to detect glucose uptake and utilization. Effects of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) phosphorylation, AMPK S-sulfhydration, and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway induction by NaHS were detected. RESULTS NaHS enhanced glucose uptake and utilization in chicks (P < 0.05). In myoblasts from PM muscle, NaHS (100 μM) increased glucose uptake by activating AMPK S-sulfhydration, AMPK phosphorylation, and the AMPK/p38 MAPK pathway (P < 0.05). However, NaHS decreased glucose uptake in myoblasts from BF muscle by suppressing the p38 MAPK pathway (P < 0.05). Moreover, NaHS increased S-sulfhydration and, in turn, the phosphorylation of AMPK (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS This study reveals the role of H2S in enhancing glucose uptake and utilization in chicks. The results suggest that NaHS is involved in glucose uptake in skeletal muscle in a fiber type-dependent way. The AMPK/p38 pathway and protein S-sulfhydration promote glucose uptake in fast-twitch glycolytic muscle fibers, which provides a muscle fiber-specific potential therapeutic target to ameliorate glucose metabolism.
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- Kelin Li
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- Institute of Biological Resources, Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanchang, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-grain Feed Resources (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.
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Fuerniss LK, Johnson BJ. Technical note: Semiautomated technique for bovine skeletal muscle fiber cross-sectional area and myosin heavy chain determination. J Anim Sci 2023:skad205. [PMID: 37338173 DOI: 10.1093/jas/skad205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
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Myosin heavy chain (MyHC) type and muscle fiber size are informative but time-consuming variables of interest for livestock growth, muscle biology, and meat science. The objective of this study was to validate a semiautomated protocol for determining MyHC type and size of muscle fibers. Muscle fibers obtained from the longissimus and semitendinosus of fed beef carcasses were embedded and frozen within 45 min of harvest. Immunohistochemistry was used to distinguish MyHC type I, IIA, and IIX proteins, dystrophin, and nuclei in transverse sections of frozen muscle samples. Stained muscle cross sections were imaged and analyzed using two workflows: 1) Nikon workflow which used Nikon Eclipse inverted microscope and NIS Elements software and 2) Cytation5 workflow consisting of Agilent BioTek Cytation5 imaging reader and Gen5 software. With the Cytation5 workflow, approximately 6 times more muscle fibers were evaluated compared to the Nikon workflow within both the longissimus (P < 0.01; 768 vs. 129 fibers evaluated) and semitendinosus (P < 0.01; 593 vs. 96 fibers evaluated). Combined imaging and analysis took approximately 1 h per sample with the Nikon workflow and 10 min with the Cytation5 workflow. When muscle fibers were evaluated by the objective thresholds of the Cytation5 workflow, a greater proportion of fibers were classified as glycolytic MyHC types, regardless of muscle (P < 0.01). Overall mean myofiber cross-sectional area was 14% smaller (P < 0.01; 3,248 vs. 3,780) when determined by Cytation5 workflow than when determined by Nikon workflow. Regardless, Pearson correlation of mean muscle fiber cross-sectional areas determined by Nikon and Cytation5 workflows was 0.73 (P < 0.01). In both workflows cross-sectional area of MyHC type I fibers was the smallest and area of MyHC type IIX fibers was the largest. These results validated the Cytation5 workflow as an efficient and biologically relevant tool to expedite data capture of muscle fiber characteristics while using objective thresholds for muscle fiber classification.
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- Luke K Fuerniss
- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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Horwath O, Nordström F, von Walden F, Apró W, Moberg M. Acute hypoxia attenuates resistance exercise-induced ribosome signaling but does not impact satellite cell pool expansion in human skeletal muscle. FASEB J 2023; 37:e22811. [PMID: 36786723 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202202065rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Cumulative evidence supports the hypothesis that hypoxia acts as a regulator of muscle mass. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain incompletely understood, particularly in human muscle. Here we examined the effect of hypoxia on signaling pathways related to ribosome biogenesis and myogenic activity following an acute bout of resistance exercise. We also investigated whether hypoxia influenced the satellite cell response to resistance exercise. Employing a randomized, crossover design, eight men performed resistance exercise in normoxia (FiO2 21%) or normobaric hypoxia (FiO2 12%). Muscle biopsies were collected in a time-course manner (before, 0, 90, 180 min and 24 h after exercise) and were analyzed with respect to cell signaling, gene expression and satellite cell content using immunoblotting, RT-qPCR and immunofluorescence, respectively. In normoxia, resistance exercise increased the phosphorylation of RPS6, TIF-1A and UBF above resting levels. Hypoxia reduced the phosphorylation of these targets by ~37%, ~43% and ~ 67% throughout the recovery period, respectively (p < .05 vs. normoxia). Resistance exercise also increased 45 S pre-rRNA expression and mRNA expression of c-Myc, Pol I and TAF-1A above resting levels, but no differences were observed between conditions. Similarly, resistance exercise increased mRNA expression of myogenic regulatory factors throughout the recovery period and Pax7+ cells were elevated 24 h following exercise in mixed and type II muscle fibers, with no differences observed between normoxia and hypoxia. In conclusion, acute hypoxia attenuates ribosome signaling, but does not impact satellite cell pool expansion and myogenic gene expression following a bout of resistance exercise in human skeletal muscle.
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- Oscar Horwath
- Department of Physiology, Nutrition and Biomechanics, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology, Nutrition and Biomechanics, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology, Nutrition and Biomechanics, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology, Nutrition and Biomechanics, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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Chechenova M, Stratton H, Kiani K, Gerberich E, Alekseyenko A, Tamba N, An S, Castillo L, Czajkowski E, Talley C, Bryantsev A. Quantitative model of aging-related muscle degeneration: a Drosophila study. bioRxiv 2023:2023.02.19.529145. [PMID: 36865342 PMCID: PMC9980004 DOI: 10.1101/2023.02.19.529145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Changes in the composition and functionality of somatic muscles is a universal hallmark of aging that is displayed by a wide range of species. In humans, complications arising from muscle decline due to sarcopenia aggravate morbidity and mortality rates. The genetics of aging-related deterioration of muscle tissue is not well understood, which prompted us to characterize aging-related muscle degeneration in Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly), a leading model organism in experimental genetics. Adult flies demonstrate spontaneous degeneration of muscle fibers in all types of somatic muscles, which correlates with functional, chronological, and populational aging. Morphological data imply that individual muscle fibers die by necrosis. Using quantitative analysis, we demonstrate that muscle degeneration in aging flies has a genetic component. Chronic neuronal overstimulation of muscles promotes fiber degeneration rates, suggesting a role for the nervous system in muscle aging. From the other hand, muscles decoupled from neuronal stimulation retain a basal level of spontaneous degeneration, suggesting the presence of intrinsic factors. Based on our characterization, Drosophila can be adopted for systematic screening and validation of genetic factors linked to aging-related muscle loss.
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- Maria Chechenova
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
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- Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
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Abbassi-Daloii T, el Abdellaoui S, Voortman LM, Veeger TTJ, Cats D, Mei H, Meuffels DE, van Arkel E, 't Hoen PAC, Kan HE, Raz V. A transcriptome atlas of leg muscles from healthy human volunteers reveals molecular and cellular signatures associated with muscle location. eLife 2023; 12:80500. [PMID: 36744868 PMCID: PMC9988256 DOI: 10.7554/elife.80500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Skeletal muscles support the stability and mobility of the skeleton but differ in biomechanical properties and physiological functions. The intrinsic factors that regulate muscle-specific characteristics are poorly understood. To study these, we constructed a large atlas of RNA-seq profiles from six leg muscles and two locations from one muscle, using biopsies from 20 healthy young males. We identified differential expression patterns and cellular composition across the seven tissues using three bioinformatics approaches confirmed by large-scale newly developed quantitative immune-histology procedures. With all three procedures, the muscle samples clustered into three groups congruent with their anatomical location. Concomitant with genes marking oxidative metabolism, genes marking fast- or slow-twitch myofibers differed between the three groups. The groups of muscles with higher expression of slow-twitch genes were enriched in endothelial cells and showed higher capillary content. In addition, expression profiles of Homeobox (HOX) transcription factors differed between the three groups and were confirmed by spatial RNA hybridization. We created an open-source graphical interface to explore and visualize the leg muscle atlas (https://tabbassidaloii.shinyapps.io/muscleAtlasShinyApp/). Our study reveals the molecular specialization of human leg muscles, and provides a novel resource to study muscle-specific molecular features, which could be linked with (patho)physiological processes.
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- Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical CenterLeidenNetherlands
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- Division of Cell and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical CenterLeidenNetherlands
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- C.J. Gorter MRI Center, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical CenterLeidenNetherlands
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- Sequencing Analysis Support Core, Leiden University Medical CenterLeidenNetherlands
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- Sequencing Analysis Support Core, Leiden University Medical CenterLeidenNetherlands
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- Orthopedic and Sport Medicine Department, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center RotterdamRotterdamNetherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical CenterLeidenNetherlands
- Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical CenterRadboudNetherlands
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- C.J. Gorter MRI Center, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical CenterLeidenNetherlands
- Duchenne Center NetherlandsLeidenNetherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical CenterLeidenNetherlands
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Zhang S, Zhang Q, Yang L, Gao X, Chen T, Li T, Sun W, Liu Y, Zheng Z, Pan Y, Wei Y, Huang Y, Jiang M, Jiang Q. Comparative and Functional Analysis of miRNAs and mRNAs Involved in Muscle Fiber Hypertrophy of Juvenile and Adult Goats. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:genes14020315. [PMID: 36833242 PMCID: PMC9956283 DOI: 10.3390/genes14020315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate several pathway intermediates and affect the skeletal muscle development in mice, pigs, sheep, and cattle. However, to date, only a small number of miRNAs have been reported in the muscle development of goats. In this report, the longissimus dorsi transcripts of one- and ten-month-old goats were analyzed by sequencing RNAs and miRNAs. The results showed that the ten-month-old Longlin goats had 327 up- and 419 down-regulated differentially expressed genes (DEGs) compared with the one-month-old. In addition, 20 co-up-regulated and 55 co-down-regulated miRNAs involved in the muscle fiber hypertrophy of goats were identified in ten-month-old Longlin and Nubian goats compared with one-month-old. Five miRNA-mRNA pairs (chi-let-7b-3p-MIRLET7A, chi-miR193b-3p-MMP14, chi-miR-355-5p-DGAT2, novel_128-LOC102178119, novel_140-SOD3) involved in the goat skeletal muscle development were identified by miRNA-mRNA negative correlation network analysis. Our results provided new insight into the functional roles of goat muscle-associated miRNAs, allowing a deeper understanding of the transformation of miRNA roles during mammalian muscle development.
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- Sanbao Zhang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Institute for New Rural Development, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi Agricultural Vocational University, Nanning 530007, China
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- Institute for New Rural Development, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- Correspondence: (M.J.); (Q.J.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- Correspondence: (M.J.); (Q.J.)
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Wang J, Yang P, Han D, Huang F, Li X, Song Y, Wang H, Liu J, Zheng J, Zhang C. Role of Intramuscular Connective Tissue in Water Holding Capacity of Porcine Muscles. Foods 2022; 11. [PMID: 36496643 DOI: 10.3390/foods11233835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study evaluated the influence of intramuscular connective tissue (IMCT) on structural shrinkage and water loss during cooking. Longissimus thoracis (LT), semimembranosus (SM) and semitendinosus (ST) muscles were cut and boiled for 30 min in boiling water, followed by detection of water holding capacity (WHC), tenderness, fiber volume shrinkage and protein denaturation. RESULTS Compared with LT and SM, ST had the best WHC and lowest WBSF and area shrinkage ratio. The mobility of immobilized water (T22) was key to holding the water of meat. ST contained the highest content of total and heat-soluble collagen. On the contrary, ST showed the lowest content of cross-links and decorin, which indicate the IMCT strength of ST is weaker than the other two. The heat-soluble collagen is positively correlated to T22. CONCLUSIONS The shrinkage of heat-insoluble IMCT on WHC and WBSF may partly depend on the structural strength changes of IMCT components rather than solely caused by quantitative changes of IMCT.
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Sutian Wang, Cuiming Tang, Jianhao Li, Zhenjiang Wang, Fanming Meng, Guoqing Luo, Haiyun Xin, Jianwu Zhong, Yuan Wang, Baohong Li, Zhiyi Li, Lian Chen, Bin Hu, Sen Lin. The Effects of Dietary Inclusion of Mulberry Leaf Powder on Growth Performance, Carcass Traits and Meat Quality of Tibetan Pigs. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:2743. [PMID: 36290129 DOI: 10.3390/ani12202743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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This research was conducted to study the effects of dietary inclusion of mulberry leaf powder (MLP) on growth performance, meat quality, antioxidant activity, and carcass traits of Tibetan pigs. Eighteen Tibetan pigs (33.8 ± 1.1 kg) were assigned to two treatment groups randomly and received either the control diet (CON) or a basal diet containing 8% MLP (MLP) for two months. After the two-month feeding trial, the MLP group showed lower backfat thickness while a higher lean percentage. Compared with CON pigs, MLP pigs had higher serum CAT activity. In addition, dietary MLP supplementation significantly decreased the muscle shear force. Muscle fiber morphology analysis showed that MLP pigs had larger muscle fiber density while smaller muscle fiber cross-sectional area. Up-regulated gene expression of myosin heavy chain (MyHC)IIa was also observed in MLP pigs. These results indicate that the enhanced antioxidant activity and altered muscle fiber type and morphology appeared to contribute to the improvement of meat quality in Tibetan pigs fed diets containing MLP.
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Gabriel DA. Teaching Essential EMG Theory to Kinesiologists and Physical Therapists Using Analogies Visual Descriptions, and Qualitative Analysis of Biophysical Concepts. Sensors (Basel) 2022; 22:6555. [PMID: 36081014 PMCID: PMC9460425 DOI: 10.3390/s22176555] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Electromyography (EMG) is a multidisciplinary field that brings together allied health (kinesiology and physical therapy) and the engineering sciences (biomedical and electrical). Since the physical sciences are used in the measurement of a biological process, the presentation of the theoretical foundations of EMG is most conveniently conducted using math and physics. However, given the multidisciplinary nature of EMG, a course will most likely include students from diverse backgrounds, with varying levels of math and physics. This is a pedagogical paper that outlines an approach for teaching foundational concepts in EMG to kinesiologists and physical therapists that uses a combination of analogies, visual descriptions, and qualitative analysis of biophysical concepts to develop an intuitive understanding for those who are new to surface EMG. The approach focuses on muscle fiber action potentials (MFAPs), motor unit action potentials (MUAPs), and compound muscle action potentials (CMAPs) because changes in these waveforms are much easier to identify and describe in comparison to the surface EMG interference pattern (IP).
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- David A Gabriel
- Electromyographic Kinesiology Laboratory, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada
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Xu X, Alcocer HM, Gravely ME, Jackson AR, Gonzalez JM. Effects of in ovo injection of nicotinamide riboside on high-yield broiler myogenesis. J Anim Sci 2022; 100:6652313. [PMID: 35908780 PMCID: PMC9339335 DOI: 10.1093/jas/skac203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to determine the effects of in ovo injection of high-yield broiler embryos with nicotinamide riboside (NR) on pectoralis major muscle (PMM) development, growth, and gene expression. Fertilized Cobb 700 broiler eggs were randomly assigned to one of four treatments within a 2 × 2 factorial design. Factor 1 consisted of NR dose (DOS) with eggs receiving 0 or 2.5 mM NR. Factor 2 consisted of injection location (LOC), with treatments injected into either the yolk sac or albumen. At day 10 of incubation, 100 μL of the assigned NR dose was injected into the yolk sac of the developing embryo and chicks were euthanized within 24 h of hatching. Chick PMM and individual fiber morphometrics, and expression of genes associated with cell cycle progression were analyzed. There were DOS × LOC interactions for hatched chick PM weight and length (P < 0.04). When NR was injected into the albumen, PMM weight decreased (P < 0.05); when NR was injected into the yolk, PMM weight increased (P < 0.05). Pectoralis major length was not affected (P > 0.05) when NR was injected into the albumen but was increased (P < 0.05) when NR was injected into the yolk. There was a DOS × LOC interaction (P = 0.04) for muscle fiber density and tended to be a DOS × LOC interaction (P = 0.07) for muscle fiber CSA. Pectoralis major muscle fiber density was not affected when NR was injected into the albumen (P > 0.05), but density increased when NR was injected into the yolk (P < 0.05). There were DOS × LOC interactions for hatched chick COXII, cyclin D, and SIRT1 expression (P ≤ 0.04), which may indicate NR improves skeletal muscle development and growth by enhancing myoblast proliferation during embryonic development.
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- Xiaoxing Xu
- Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Yang Z, Xu C, Sun Q, Xu X, Yu J, Yang H, Wang Z. Effects of dietary vitamin E supplementation levels on growth performance, breast muscle meat quality characteristics, and fatty acid composition of geese. J Food Sci 2022; 87:3396-3406. [PMID: 35781816 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.16232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study investigated the effects of dietary supplementation with vitamin E (VE) on the growth performance, breast muscle quality, fatty acid (FA) composition, and muscle fiber characteristics of geese. In the present study, a total of 240 healthy 29-day-old male Jiangnan white geese were randomly divided into six experimental groups, with five replicates in each group and eight geese in each replicate. Group A, the control group, was fed a basal diet; Groups B, C, D, E, and F were fed diets supplemented with 5, 10, 20, 40, and 80 mg/kg VE. After feeding for 70 days of age, one gosling from each replicate was randomly selected and slaughtered to assess the breast muscle quality characteristics, lipid oxidation, FA composition, and muscle fiber characteristics. The results showed that dietary VE supplementation did not significantly affect the growth performance, breast muscle quality characteristics, or muscle fiber characteristics of geese (p > 0.05). Dietary supplementation with 20, 40, and 80 mg/kg VE significantly decreased the malondialdehyde (MDA) content of the breast muscle compared with the control group (P < 0.05). Dietary supplementation with 40 and 80 mg/kg VE significantly increased the retention of α-tocopherol in pectoral muscle, decreased polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) oxidation, and increased the proportion of n-3 PUFAs (p < 0.05). In conclusion, dietary supplementation with 5-80 mg/kg VE to the basal diet (VE content of the basal diet: 17.53 mg/kg) had no significant effect on the growth performance of geese. However, dietary supplementation with 40-80 mg VE increased the retention of α-tocopherol in breast muscle tissue, reduced the oxidation of PUFAs, and increased the content of n-3 PUFAs. Thus, under these experimental conditions, dietary supplementation with 40-80 mg/kg VE is recommended, which is beneficial to human health. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: Appropriate supplementation of VE could increase meat quality and the beneficial components in breast muscle of geese. It provides a theoretical basis for future production of high-quality goose meat.
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- Zhi Yang
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety of Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.,College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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Wu ZX, Fan YC, Guo C, Liu YX, Li DY, Jiang PF, Qin L, Bai YH, Zhou DY. Effects of Boiling Processing on Texture of Scallop Adductor Muscle and Its Mechanism. Foods 2022; 11:foods11131947. [PMID: 35804764 PMCID: PMC9265745 DOI: 10.3390/foods11131947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Revised: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to reveal the effects of boiling processing on the texture of scallop adductor muscle (SAM) and its mechanism. Compared to the fresh sample, all the texture indicators, including the hardness, chewiness, springiness, resilience, cohesiveness, and shear force of 30-s- and 3-min-boiled SAMs increased time-dependently (p < 0.05). As the boiling time increased further to 15 min, the shear force and cohesiveness still increased significantly (p < 0.05), and the resilience and hardness were maintained (p > 0.05), but the springiness and chewiness decreased significantly (p < 0.05). The overall increase in the texture indicators of the boiled SAMs was due to the boiling-induced protein denaturation, aggregation, and increased hydrophobicity, resulting in the longitudinal contraction and lateral expansion of myofibrils, the longitudinal contraction and lateral cross-linked aggregation of muscle fibers, and the loss of free water. However, the decreasing springiness and chewiness of the 15-min-boiled SAMs was due to the significant degradation of proteins (especially collagen), resulting in the destruction of the connective tissue between the muscle fiber clusters. Both from a subjective sensory point of view and from the objective point of view of protein denaturation and degradation, 3-min-boiled SAMs are recommended. The quality improvement of thermally processed products by controlled, moderate cooking is of practical value from the perspective of food consumption.
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- Zi-Xuan Wu
- National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian 116034, China; (Z.-X.W.); (Y.-C.F.); (C.G.); forever-- (Y.-X.L.); (D.-Y.L.); (P.-F.J.); (L.Q.)
- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian 116034, China; (Z.-X.W.); (Y.-C.F.); (C.G.); forever-- (Y.-X.L.); (D.-Y.L.); (P.-F.J.); (L.Q.)
- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian 116034, China; (Z.-X.W.); (Y.-C.F.); (C.G.); forever-- (Y.-X.L.); (D.-Y.L.); (P.-F.J.); (L.Q.)
- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian 116034, China; (Z.-X.W.); (Y.-C.F.); (C.G.); forever-- (Y.-X.L.); (D.-Y.L.); (P.-F.J.); (L.Q.)
- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian 116034, China; (Z.-X.W.); (Y.-C.F.); (C.G.); forever-- (Y.-X.L.); (D.-Y.L.); (P.-F.J.); (L.Q.)
- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian 116034, China; (Z.-X.W.); (Y.-C.F.); (C.G.); forever-- (Y.-X.L.); (D.-Y.L.); (P.-F.J.); (L.Q.)
- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian 116034, China; (Z.-X.W.); (Y.-C.F.); (C.G.); forever-- (Y.-X.L.); (D.-Y.L.); (P.-F.J.); (L.Q.)
- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China
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- College of Food and Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China;
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- National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian 116034, China; (Z.-X.W.); (Y.-C.F.); (C.G.); forever-- (Y.-X.L.); (D.-Y.L.); (P.-F.J.); (L.Q.)
- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-0411-86323453
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Han Q, Huang X, Yan F, Yin J, Xiao Y. The Role of Gut Microbiota in the Skeletal Muscle Development and Fat Deposition in Pigs. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:793. [PMID: 35740199 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11060793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Pork quality is a factor increasingly considered in consumer preferences for pork. The formation mechanisms determining meat quality are complicated, including endogenous and exogenous factors. Despite a lot of research on meat quality, unexpected variation in meat quality is still a major problem in the meat industry. Currently, gut microbiota and their metabolites have attracted increased attention in the animal breeding industry, and recent research demonstrated their significance in muscle fiber development and fat deposition. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the research on the effects of gut microbiota on pig muscle and fat deposition. The factors affecting gut microbiota composition will also be discussed, including host genetics, dietary composition, antibiotics, prebiotics, and probiotics. We provide an overall understanding of the relationship between gut microbiota and meat quality in pigs, and how manipulation of gut microbiota may contribute to increasing pork quality for human consumption.
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Jin Y, Asad M, Zhang X, Zhang J, Shi R. Shorter Grazing Time and Supplementation Are Beneficial for Gastrointestinal Tract Development and Carcass Traits of Growing Lambs. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12070878. [PMID: 35405867 PMCID: PMC8996875 DOI: 10.3390/ani12070878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The effects of restricted grazing durations on the gastrointestinal development and carcass quality of growing lambs are poorly understood. In this study, 32 lambs were randomly assigned to four groups (n = 8, body weight = 21.86 kg) corresponding to 2, 4, 8 and 12 h of grazing per day. When off-pasture, all lambs were housed and fed concentrate and hay. When the grazing time decreased from 12 h to 2 h, the abomasum weight and large intestine length decreased (p = 0.019; p = 0.069). Compared to lambs grazed for 12 h, animals grazed for 2−4 h had a greater villus height and villus-to-crypt ratio in the duodenum, jejunum and ileum segments (p < 0.05); the 2 h lambs had superior carcass quality and a smaller diameter and area of the gluteus medium muscle fibers (p < 0.05), with no significant change after 4 h of grazing. The results indicated that shorter grazing times and supplementation were beneficial for the gastrointestinal tract development and carcass quality of growing lambs. Therefore, a better grazing management approach in Inner Mongolia could be to restrict the grazing of lambs to 4 h per day instead of grazing for more extended periods.
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- Yanmei Jin
- Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, China;
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- Agrobiology and Plant Stress Physiology Lab., Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan;
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- Institute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hohhot 010010, China
- Institute of Practaculture Science, Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Lhasa 850000, China;
- Correspondence: (X.Z.); (J.Z.); Tel.: +86-471-496-7572 (X.Z. & J.Z.)
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- Institute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hohhot 010010, China
- Correspondence: (X.Z.); (J.Z.); Tel.: +86-471-496-7572 (X.Z. & J.Z.)
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- Institute of Practaculture Science, Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Lhasa 850000, China;
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Sugano T, Ogawa T, Yoda N, Hashimoto T, Shobara K, Niizuma K, Kawashima R, Sasaki K. Morphological comparison of masseter muscle fibers in the mandibular rest and open positions using diffusion tensor imaging. J Oral Rehabil 2022; 49:608-615. [PMID: 35334120 DOI: 10.1111/joor.13319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND The masseter muscle has a complicated multipennate internal structure and exhibits functional differentiation when performing various stomatognathic functions. It is important to understand the internal structural changes of the muscle during functioning to elucidate characteristic muscle disorders such as local myalgia. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) may be useful for investigating the internal structural features of muscle. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the features of masseter muscle fibers in human participants using DTI fiber tractography, and to elucidate the structural differences in the masseter muscle between the mandibular rest and open positions. METHODS Five healthy men (age 31±7 years) underwent DTI and T1-weighted MRI of the right masseter muscle in the mandibular rest and open positions. MR images were used as a reference for muscle layer segmentation (superficial, intermediate, and deep). DTI fiber tractography of the masseter muscle was performed and the orientation of the DTI fibers was analyzed in each layer using coordinates based on the Frankfurt horizontal plane. RESULTS The DTI fiber orientation of the deep layer significantly changed between the mandibular rest and open positions in the frontal plane (p<0.05, Wilcoxon rank sum test). However, no significant change was found in the superficial and intermediate layers. CONCLUSION DTI fiber tractography confirmed regional differences in the orientation change of the masseter muscle fibers between different mandibular positions. The results may support the existence of functional partitioning inside the masseter muscle and suggest that DTI may be useful for the evaluation of muscle fibers in multipennate muscles.
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- Takehiko Sugano
- Division of Advanced Prosthetic Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Japan
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- Division of Advanced Prosthetic Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Japan
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- Division of Advanced Prosthetic Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Japan
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- Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Japan
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- Division of Advanced Prosthetic Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgical Engineering and Translational Neuroscience, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan.,Department of Neurosurgical Engineering and Translational Neuroscience, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.,Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Japan
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- Division of Advanced Prosthetic Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Japan
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Yokohama T, Iwasaki M, Oura D, Furuya S, Niiya Y. Increased muscle fiber fractional anisotropy value using diffusion tensor imaging after compression without fiber injury. Acta Radiol 2021; 64:139-146. [PMID: 34854736 DOI: 10.1177/02841851211058282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies have indicated that injuries such as muscle tears modify the microstructural integrity of muscle, leading to substantial alterations in measured diffusion parameters. Therefore, the fractional anisotropy (FA) value decreases. However, we hypothesized that soft tissue, such as muscle tissue, undergoes reversible changes under conditions of compression without fiber injury. PURPOSE To evaluate the FA change due to compression in muscle tissue without fiber injury. MATERIAL AND METHODS Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) was performed on both feet of 10 healthy volunteers (mean age = 35.0 ± 10.39 years; age range = 23-52 years) using a 3.0-T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner with an eight-channel phased array knee coil. An MRI-compatible sphygmomanometer was applied to the individuals' lower legs and individuals were placed in a compressed state. Then, rest intervals of 5 min were set in re-rest state after compression. The FA value, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), and eigenvalues (λ1, λ2, λ3) of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscle were measured at each state. RESULTS The mean FA values increased in all muscles in a compressed state, while the mean λ3 decreased. In all muscles, significant differences were found between the rest and compressed states in terms of mean FA and λ3 (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION We confirmed the reversibility of the DTI metrics, which suggests that there was no muscle injury during this study. In cases of compression without fiber injury, the FA value increases, because fibers are strongly aligned in the longitudinal direction.
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- Takumi Yokohama
- Department of Radiology, Otaru General Hospital, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Otaru General Hospital, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Otaru General Hospital, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Nuclear of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Otaru General Hospital, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
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Bao G, Liu X, Wang J, Hu J, Shi B, Li S, Luo Y. Effects of Slaughter Age on Myosin Heavy Chain Isoforms, Muscle Fibers, Fatty Acids, and Meat Quality in Longissimus Thoracis Muscle of Tibetan Sheep. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:689589. [PMID: 34765662 PMCID: PMC8576190 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.689589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Tibetan sheep is one of the dominant livestock at Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which is the main food source of local people. In order to investigate the effect of slaughter age on meat quality, fatty acid profile and expression of myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoform genes were analyzed in Tibetan sheep. A total of 24 Tibetan sheep including 4 months old (4 m), 1.5 years old (1.5 y), 3.5 years old (3.5 y), and 6 years old (6 y) were randomly selected. The results indicated that the MyHC IIx and MyHC IIb mRNAs increased with age, whereas MyHC IIa mRNA decreased. MyHC I mRNA was highest at 3.5 y. There were differences in the muscle fiber types of Tibetan sheep at different ages. Intramuscular fat (IMF) was highest at 1.5 y, the pH45min and pH24h value of 6 y sheep were lower than the other groups, the shear force increased with age (p < 0.05), and drip loss increased with age (p < 0.01). Tibetan sheep at 1.5 y had lower saturated fatty acid (SFA) contents and higher monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) contents (p < 0.05). Different muscle fiber types influence the meat quality and fatty acid composition of Tibetan sheep with increasing age. These results demonstrated the effect of age on meat quality of Tibetan sheep through regulation of expression of the MyHC isoforms which changed the myofiber types, and 1.5 y Tibetan sheep meat was more suitable for a healthy human diet.
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Herbivorous Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Herbivorous Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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Weng K, Huo W, Li Y, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Chen G, Xu Q. Fiber characteristics and meat quality of different muscular tissues from slow- and fast-growing broilers. Poult Sci 2021; 101:101537. [PMID: 34788716 PMCID: PMC8591497 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Chicken meat is an important source of high-quality animal protein. Its consumption continues to grow in both developed and developing countries. Muscle fiber characteristics are key determinants of meat quality and quantity. Skeletal muscle is a highly plastic tissue that is affected by breed differences and muscular tissues. However, studies regarding the effects of different breeds and muscular tissues on the fibers and meat quality traits in broilers are lacking. In this study, Ross 308 chickens (fast-growing [FG] broilers) and Xueshan chickens (slow-growing [SG] broilers) were selected, and their fiber and meat quality traits were characterized. The results showed that the breast muscle primarily comprised glycolytic fibers, whereas the leg muscle comprised glycolytic and a few oxidative fibers, regardless of the breed. The highest percentage of oxidative fibers (26.51%) appeared in the soleus muscle (SOL) of SG broilers. In addition, higher shear force, lower pressing loss, and thicker muscle fibers with less extracellular space were observed for SG meat than for FG meat. When comparing the different muscular tissues, a higher oxidative fiber percentage, ultimate pH, redness, and intramuscular fat (IMF) content were detected in the leg muscle than in the breast muscle in the 2 breeds. In summary, these data indicated that SG broilers had thicker muscle fibers than the FG broilers and that the leg muscle had more oxidative fibers than the breast muscle. Thicker fibers may contribute to increased firmness and more oxidative fibers lead to higher redness value and IMF content.
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- Kaiqi Weng
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, the Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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Ghasemizadeh A, Christin E, Guiraud A, Couturier N, Abitbol M, Risson V, Girard E, Jagla C, Soler C, Laddada L, Sanchez C, Jaque-Fernandez FI, Jacquemond V, Thomas JL, Lanfranchi M, Courchet J, Gondin J, Schaeffer L, Gache V. MACF1 controls skeletal muscle function through the microtubule-dependent localization of extra-synaptic myonuclei and mitochondria biogenesis. eLife 2021; 10:e70490. [PMID: 34448452 PMCID: PMC8500715 DOI: 10.7554/elife.70490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Skeletal muscles are composed of hundreds of multinucleated muscle fibers (myofibers) whose myonuclei are regularly positioned all along the myofiber's periphery except the few ones clustered underneath the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) at the synaptic zone. This precise myonuclei organization is altered in different types of muscle disease, including centronuclear myopathies (CNMs). However, the molecular machinery regulating myonuclei position and organization in mature myofibers remains largely unknown. Conversely, it is also unclear how peripheral myonuclei positioning is lost in the related muscle diseases. Here, we describe the microtubule-associated protein, MACF1, as an essential and evolutionary conserved regulator of myonuclei positioning and maintenance, in cultured mammalian myotubes, in Drosophila muscle, and in adult mammalian muscle using a conditional muscle-specific knockout mouse model. In vitro, we show that MACF1 controls microtubules dynamics and contributes to microtubule stabilization during myofiber's maturation. In addition, we demonstrate that MACF1 regulates the microtubules density specifically around myonuclei, and, as a consequence, governs myonuclei motion. Our in vivo studies show that MACF1 deficiency is associated with alteration of extra-synaptic myonuclei positioning and microtubules network organization, both preceding NMJ fragmentation. Accordingly, MACF1 deficiency results in reduced muscle excitability and disorganized triads, leaving voltage-activated sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ release and maximal muscle force unchanged. Finally, adult MACF1-KO mice present an improved resistance to fatigue correlated with a strong increase in mitochondria biogenesis.
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- Alireza Ghasemizadeh
- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
- Université Marcy l’Etoile, VetAgro SupLyonFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- GReD Laboratory, Clermont-Auvergne University, INSERM U1103, CNRSClermont-FerrandFrance
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- GReD Laboratory, Clermont-Auvergne University, INSERM U1103, CNRSClermont-FerrandFrance
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- GReD Laboratory, Clermont-Auvergne University, INSERM U1103, CNRSClermont-FerrandFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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- Institut NeuroMyoGène, CNRS UMR5310, INSERM U1217, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, Université Claude Bernard Lyon ILyon CedexFrance
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Yang W, Chen X, Wei C, Zhao Y, Liu Z, Geng Z. Hepatic Proteomic Analysis Reveals That Enhanced Carboxylic Acid Metabolism and Oxidoreduction Promote Muscle and Fat Deposition in Muscovy Duck. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:2180. [PMID: 34438637 DOI: 10.3390/ani11082180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Liver plays an important role in lipid synthesis and muscle growth in poultry. The current study measured the growth traits and the proteome of Muscovy duck liver at 14, 28, 42, and 56 days, aiming at exploring the key regulatory proteins for intramuscular fat deposition and muscle growth. The results showed that Muscovy duck grew most rapidly at 28 vs. 42 days of age, subcutaneous and abdominal fat were deposited rapidly, but intramuscular fat content decreased. At the same time, the abundance of liver proteins regarding the tricarboxylic acid cycle and oxidoreduction increased significantly. This study provides a profile of the fat deposition and liver proteome for Muscovy duck. Abstract Liver is responsible for 90% of lipid synthesis in poultry; thus, it plays an important role in the growth of Muscovy ducks, which have a high fat deposition ability in a time-dependent manner. Therefore, male Muscovy ducks at 14, 28, 42, and 56 days were selected for body weight (BW), carcass weight (CW), subcutaneous fat thickness (SFT), abdominal fat weight (AFW), intramuscular fat content (IMF), and breast muscle fiber (BMF) diameter and density determination. Two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) combining liquid chromatography linked to tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was used to analyze proteomic changes in liver at each stage. The BW, CW, AFW, SFT, and BMF diameter and density were significantly increased, while IMF content was significantly decreased at 28 to 42 days of age (p < 0.05). There were 57 differentially abundant protein (DEP) spots representing 40 proteins identified among the ages, in which 17, 41 and 4 spots were differentially abundant at 14 vs. 28, 28 vs. 42, and 42 vs. 56, respectively. Gene Ontology enrichment analysis found that DEPs were mostly enriched in the oxidation-reduction process, carboxylic acid metabolism, etc. Protein–protein interaction showed that catalase (CAT), triosephosphate isomerase (TPI), and protein disulfide-isomerase (PDI) were the key proteins responsible for the growth of Muscovy duck. In conclusion, 28 to 42 days of age is the crucial period for Muscovy ducks, and the ability of metabolism and antioxidants were significantly enhanced in liver.
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Stover KK, Sleboda DA, Brainerd EL, Roberts TJ. Gastrocnemius Muscle Structural and Functional Changes Associated with Domestication in the Turkey. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:1850. [PMID: 34206329 PMCID: PMC8300382 DOI: 10.3390/ani11071850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Selection for increased muscle mass in domestic turkeys has resulted in muscles twice the size of those found in wild turkeys. This study characterizes muscle structural changes as well as functional differences in muscle performance associated with selection for increased muscle mass. We compared peak isometric force production, whole muscle and individual fiber cross-sectional area (CSA), connective tissue collagen concentration and structure of the lateral gastrocnemius (LG) muscle in wild and adult domestic turkeys. We also explored changes with age between juvenile and adult domestic turkeys. We found that the domestic turkey's LG muscle can produce the same force per cross-sectional area as a wild turkey; however, due to scaling, domestic adults produce less force per unit body mass. Domestic turkey muscle fibers were slightly smaller in CSA (3802 ± 2223 μm2) than those of the wild turkey (4014 ± 1831 μm2, p = 0.013), indicating that the absolutely larger domestic turkey muscles are a result of an increased number of smaller fibers. Collagen concentration in domestic turkey muscle (4.19 ± 1.58 μg hydroxyproline/mg muscle) was significantly lower than in the wild turkeys (6.23 ± 0.63 μg/mg, p = 0.0275), with visible differences in endomysium texture, observed via scanning electron microscopy. Selection for increased muscle mass has altered the structure of the LG muscle; however, scaling likely contributes more to hind limb functional differences observed in the domestic turkey.
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- Kristin K. Stover
- The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA; (D.A.S.); (E.L.B.); (T.J.R.)
- Department of Biomedical Science, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV 24901, USA
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- The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA; (D.A.S.); (E.L.B.); (T.J.R.)
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- The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA; (D.A.S.); (E.L.B.); (T.J.R.)
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- The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA; (D.A.S.); (E.L.B.); (T.J.R.)
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Huo W, Weng K, Gu T, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Chen G, Xu Q. Effect of muscle fiber characteristics on meat quality in fast- and slow-growing ducks. Poult Sci 2021; 100:101264. [PMID: 34174572 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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This study evaluated the effects of muscle fiber characteristics on meat quality traits in 45 female fast- and slow-growing ducks. Three duck breeds at typical market ages were selected and slaughtered, including fast-growing ducks (Cherry Valley duck) and slow-growing ducks (Small-sized Beijing duck and Liancheng White duck). M. pectoralis major (PM), m. soleus (SOL), m. gastrocnemius (GAS) and m. extensor digitorum longus (EDL) were used to assess muscle fiber characteristics as well as meat quality properties. The results showed that the fiber compositions in PM, GAS, and EDL muscles only consisted of fast-twitch fibers irrespective of the breeds, while a low percentage of slow-twitch fibers were observed in slow-growing ducks (17.03% and 29.14%). The significant clear differences of fiber diameter, fiber density and fiber cross-sectional area (CSA) was observed among three duck breeds. Small-sized Beijing ducks had the highest diameter and cross-sectional fiber area coupled with a dramatically lowest fiber density when compared to other 2 breeds both in breast and leg muscles. In addition, the meat quality traits such as moisture content, release water, and intramuscular fat content were significantly affected by the breeds. Slow-growing ducks, especially Liancheng White ducks, exhibited higher release water, intramuscular fat content, as well as lower moisture content (P < 0.05) compared to the fast-growing ducks. The lower pH24 h value and shear force tended to be present in breast of Liancheng White ducks (P < 0.05). The higher protein content and collagen content were detected in breast of Liancheng White ducks and the leg muscle of Small-sized Beijing ducks (P < 0.05), respectively. Finally, the correlation coefficients between muscle fiber characteristics and meat quality showed that the diameter, density and CSA of fibers had a moderate or significant correlation with pH, shear force value, moisture content, and protein content of meat in fast-growing ducks. In slow-growing ducks, muscle fiber characteristics had a moderate or significant correlation with pH, shear force value, release water, protein content, and intramuscular fat content of meat. These results indicated that muscle fiber characteristics is a useful parameter to explain in parts the variation of meat quality including pH, shear force value, and protein content of meat, both in slow-growing ducks and fast-growing ducks.
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Lee B, Choi YM. Research Note: Comparison of histochemical characteristics, chicken meat quality, and heat shock protein expressions between PSE-like condition and white-stripping features of pectoralis major muscle. Poult Sci 2021; 100:101260. [PMID: 34198090 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The present study compared the histochemical and meat quality characteristics of broiler pectoralis major (PM) muscle among the groups categorized according to muscle abnormalities, including pale, soft, and exudative (PSE)-like condition and white-striping (WS) feature. Additionally, this study investigated the associations between muscular abnormalities and expression levels of heat shock proteins (HSPs), including αβ-crystallin, HSP70, and HSP90, at the early postmortem period. The WS breasts with normal quality condition showed greater PM muscle weight and were more associated with fiber hypertrophy, compared to the no WS breasts with PSE-like condition (P < 0.05). The PSE-like group exhibited paler surface color and tougher meat, causing more fluid loss after cooking, compared to the normal quality group (P < 0.05). However, there were no significant differences in the quality traits between the WS groups (P > 0.05), except for lightness and cooking loss. Higher αβ-crystallin and HSP90 expression levels were observed in PSE-like breast compared to normal quality breast (P < 0.05), whereas WS pattern was not related with HSPs levels (P > 0.05). Therefore, HSP levels at the early postmortem period, especially those of αβ-crystallin and HSP90, were associated with the breast quality characteristics of PSE-like condition broilers.
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Myers JH, Denman K, DuPont C, Hawash AA, Novak KR, Koesters A, Grabner M, Dayal A, Voss AA, Rich MM. The mechanism underlying transient weakness in myotonia congenita. eLife 2021; 10:e65691. [PMID: 33904400 PMCID: PMC8079152 DOI: 10.7554/elife.65691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 12/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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In addition to the hallmark muscle stiffness, patients with recessive myotonia congenita (Becker disease) experience debilitating bouts of transient weakness that remain poorly understood despite years of study. We performed intracellular recordings from muscle of both genetic and pharmacologic mouse models of Becker disease to identify the mechanism underlying transient weakness. Our recordings reveal transient depolarizations (plateau potentials) of the membrane potential to -25 to -35 mV in the genetic and pharmacologic models of Becker disease. Both Na+ and Ca2+ currents contribute to plateau potentials. Na+ persistent inward current (NaPIC) through NaV1.4 channels is the key trigger of plateau potentials and current through CaV1.1 Ca2+ channels contributes to the duration of the plateau. Inhibiting NaPIC with ranolazine prevents the development of plateau potentials and eliminates transient weakness in vivo. These data suggest that targeting NaPIC may be an effective treatment to prevent transient weakness in myotonia congenita.
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- Jessica H Myers
- Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, Wright State UniversityDaytonUnited States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, Wright State UniversityDaytonUnited States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, Wright State UniversityDaytonUnited States
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- Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery, University of MiamiMiamiUnited States
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- Naval Medical Research Unit, Wright Patterson Air Force BaseDaytonUnited States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical University of InnsbruckInnsbruckAustria
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical University of InnsbruckInnsbruckAustria
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- Department of Biology, Wright State UniversityDaytonUnited States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, Wright State UniversityDaytonUnited States
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Jiang A, Yin D, Zhang L, Li B, Li R, Zhang X, Zhang Z, Liu H, Kim K, Wu W. Parsing the microRNA genetics basis regulating skeletal muscle fiber types and meat quality traits in pigs. Anim Genet 2021; 52:292-303. [PMID: 33840112 DOI: 10.1111/age.13064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Muscle fibers are closely related to human diseases and livestock meat quality. However, the genetics basis of microRNAs (miRNAs) in regulating muscle fibers is not completely understood. In this study, we constructed the whole genome-wide miRNA expression profiles of porcine fast-twitch muscle [biceps femoris (Bf)] and slow-twitch muscle [soleus (Sol)], and identified hundreds of miRNAs, including four skeletal muscle-highly expressed miRNAs, ssc-miR-378, ssc-let-7f, ssc-miR-26a, and ssc-miR-27b-3p. Moreover, we identified 63 differentially expressed (DE) miRNAs between biceps femoris vs. soleus, which are the key candidate miRNAs regulating the skeletal muscle fiber types. In addition, we found that the expression of DE ssc-miR-499-5p was significantly correlated to the expression of Myoglobin (r = 0.6872, P < 0.0001) and Myosin heavy chain 7 (MYH7; r = 0.5408, P = 0.0020), and pH45 min (r = 0.3806, P = 0.0380) and glucose content (r = -0.4382, P = 0.0154); while the expression of DE ssc-miR-499-3p was significantly correlated to the expression of Myoglobin (r = 0.5340, P = 0.0024) and pH45 min (r = 0.4857, P = 0.0065). Taken together, our data established a sound foundation for further studies on the regulatory mechanisms of miRNAs in skeletal muscle fiber conversion and meat quality traits in livestock, and could provide a genetic explanation of the role of miRNAs in human muscular diseases.
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47897, USA
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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Lee B, Park CH, Kong C, Kim YS, Choi YM. Muscle fiber and fresh meat characteristics of white-striping chicken breasts, and its effects on palatability of sous-vide cooked meat. Poult Sci 2021; 100:101177. [PMID: 34102482 PMCID: PMC8187809 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/30/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to compare the histochemical and meat quality characteristics between the normal and white-striping (WS) pectoralis major muscles. Additionally, this study investigated the effects of oven cooking (OV) and sous-vide (SV) cooking methods on objective texture parameters and sensory quality characteristics of the normal and WS chicken breast meats. Results showed that the WS condition broilers had higher body and breast weights (P < 0.001), and a greater area of muscle fiber than the normal broilers (P < 0.001). The WS fresh fillets exhibited a lower preference of visual appearance compared to the normal fillets (P < 0.05), although no differences were detected in the characteristics of meat quality between the groups (P > 0.05). After cooking, there was greater cooking loss, Warner-Bratzler shear force, and texture parameter analysis-hardness values for breast fillets cooked by OV treatment at 180°C for reached core temperature to 71°C compared to the fillets cooked by SV treatment at 60°C for 2 h (P < 0.05), whereas the normal and WS groups were exhibited similar values within each cooking methods (P > 0.05). Regarding sensory quality characteristics, WS breast fillets cooked by SV (SV+WS) were rated as tenderer and juicier, and given a higher overall acceptability score compared to normal and WS fillets cooked by OV (P < 0.05). However, owing to a lesser developed flavor in SV+WS fillets, the panelists assigned a lower overall acceptability rating in these fillets compared to SV+Normal fillets (P < 0.05). Overall, the SV cooking can be an effective method for improving the sensory quality characteristics of WS and normal chicken breast.
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- Boin Lee
- Department of Animal Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Sangju, South Korea
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- Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea; Department of Hotel and Food Service Culinary Art, Daejeon Health Institute of Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Sangju, South Korea
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- Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Sangju, South Korea.
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Akashi S, Morita A, Mochizuki Y, Shibuya F, Kamei Y, Miura S. Citrus hassaku Extract Powder Increases Mitochondrial Content and Oxidative Muscle Fibers by Upregulation of PGC-1α in Skeletal Muscle. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13020497. [PMID: 33546195 PMCID: PMC7913372 DOI: 10.3390/nu13020497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) is expressed in skeletal muscles and regulates systemic metabolism. Thus, nutraceuticals targeting skeletal muscle PGC-1α have attracted attention to modulate systemic metabolism. As auraptene contained in citrus fruits promotes lipid metabolism and improves mitochondrial respiration, it could increase mitochondrial function through PGC-1α. Therefore, we hypothesized that PGC-1α is activated by auraptene and investigated its effect using Citrus hassaku extract powder (CHEP) containing >80% of auraptene. C2C12 myotubes were incubated with vehicle or CHEP for 24 h; C57BL/6J mice were fed a control diet or a 0.25% (w/w) CHEP-containing diet for 5 weeks. PGC-1α protein level and mitochondrial content increased following CHEP treatment in cultured myotubes and skeletal muscles. In addition, the number of oxidative fibers increased in CHEP-fed mice. These findings suggest that CHEP-mediated PGC-1α upregulation induced mitochondrial biogenesis and fiber transformation to oxidative fibers. Furthermore, as CHEP increased the expression of the protein sirtuin 3 and of phosphorylated AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and the transcriptional activity of PGC-1α, these molecules might be involved in CHEP-induced effects in skeletal muscles. Collectively, our findings indicate that CHEP mediates PGC-1α expression in skeletal muscles and may serve as a dietary supplement to prevent metabolic disorders.
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- Shiori Akashi
- Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, Graduate School of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan; (S.A.); (A.M.); (Y.M.); (F.S.)
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- Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, Graduate School of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan; (S.A.); (A.M.); (Y.M.); (F.S.)
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- Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, Graduate School of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan; (S.A.); (A.M.); (Y.M.); (F.S.)
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- Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, Graduate School of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan; (S.A.); (A.M.); (Y.M.); (F.S.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, Kyoto 606-8522, Japan;
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- Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry, Graduate School of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan; (S.A.); (A.M.); (Y.M.); (F.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-54-264-5559; Fax: +81-54-264-5559
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Xu X, Jackson AR, Gonzalez JM. The effects of in ovo nicotinamide riboside dose on broiler myogenesis. Poult Sci 2021; 100:100926. [PMID: 33518322 PMCID: PMC7936221 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to determine the effects of in ovo injection of nicotinamide riboside (NR) on broiler embryonic myogenesis. Fertilized Cobb 500 broiler eggs (N = 240) were sorted by weight and within each strata, randomly assigned to 1 of 4 NR dose treatments (0 mmol, 250 mmol, 500 mmol, or 1 mol; final concentration in yolk of 0, 2.5, 5.0, or 10.0 mmol) of NR. At day 10 of incubation, 100 μL of the assigned NR dose was injected into the yolk sac of the developing embryo, and chicks were euthanized within 24 h of hatching. Pectoralis major muscle (PMM) and individual fiber morphometrics were collected. Chicks injected with NR had greater PMM weight and length (P < 0.01), but did not differ from each other (P > 0.14). Chicks from eggs injected with NR had greater PMM weight and width than control chicks (P < 0.01), but did not differ from each other (P = 0.86). Chicks from eggs injected with 500 mmol NR had greater PMM depth than control and 1M chicks (P < 0.04), which did not differ (P = 0.24) from each other. Chicks from eggs injected with 250 mmol NR did not differ in PMM length compared with all other treatments (P > 0.06). There was no treatment effect (P = 0.20) for PMM fiber cross-sectional area; however, there was a treatment effect (P < 0.01) for muscle fiber density. Chicks from eggs injected with 1 mol NR had greater fiber density than all other treatments (P < 0.01). Chicks injected with 250 and 500 mmol NR had greater fiber density than control chicks (P < 0.01), but did not differ (P < 0.06) from each other. Injecting developing embryos at day 10 of incubation increased hatched chick PMM morphometrics, which were partly because of the NR catalyzed increase in muscle fiber density.
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- Xiaoxing Xu
- University of Georgia, Department of Animal and Dairy Science, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- University of Georgia, Department of Animal and Dairy Science, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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Purpose/Aim: Skeletal muscle architecture is a primary determinant of function. Volumetric muscle loss (VML) injury is destructive; however, the impact on muscle architecture is uncharacterized. Methods: Architectural and functional effects of VML were assessed in rat tibialis anterior (TA) muscle model 4 weeks post-injury. Results: VML caused a 31% and 33% reduction in muscle weight (p < 0.001) and fiber length (p = 0.002), respectively, culminating a 34% reduction of fiber to muscle length ratio (FL:ML; p < 0.001). Fiber pennation angle (+14%; p = 0.150) and physiological cross-sectional area (PCSA; -12%; p = 0.220) were unchanged. VML injury reduced peak isometric force (Po) by 36% (p < 0.001), specific force (sPo = Po/PCSA) by 41% (vs. Po, p > 0.999), and force per gram muscle weight (Po/mw) by 18% (vs. Po, p < 0.001). VML injury increased the length at which Po was produced (Lo) by 8% (p = 0.009), and reduced functional excursion by 35% (p = 0.035). Conclusion: The architectural changes after VML injury preserved PCSA, and therefore preserved "potential" maximal force-producing capacity. At most, only half the Po deficit was due directly to the cumulative effect of horizontal and longitudinal tissue loss. Highlighting the impact of longitudinal muscle loss, VML injury reduced fiber length, and FL:ML and grossly disrupted length-dependent functional properties. These findings raise the importance of augmenting length-dependent muscle properties to optimize functional recovery after VML injury.
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- Stephen M Goldman
- Extremity Trauma and Regenerative Medicine Task Area, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research , Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA.,DoD-VA Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence , Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA.,Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences , Bethesda, MD, USA.,Department of Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center , Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Extremity Trauma and Regenerative Medicine Task Area, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research , Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA
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- Extremity Trauma and Regenerative Medicine Task Area, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research , Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA
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Mashouri P, Chen J, Noonan AM, Brown SHM, Power GA. Modifiability of residual force depression in single muscle fibers following uphill and downhill training in rats. Physiol Rep 2021; 9:e14725. [PMID: 33502825 PMCID: PMC7839327 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 11/28/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Following active muscle shortening, steady-state isometric force is less than a purely isometric contraction at the same muscle length and level of activation; this is known as residual force depression (rFD). It is unknown whether rFD at the single muscle fiber level can be modified via training. Here we investigated whether rFD in single muscle fibers is modifiable through downhill and uphill running in the extensor digitorum longus (EDL) and soleus (SOL) muscles in rats. Rats were run uphill or downhill 5 days/week for 4 weeks. After muscles were dissected and chemically permeabilized, single fibers were tied between a length controller and force transducer, transferred to an activating solution, with ATP and pCa of 4.2 for mechanical testing. rFD was quantified after active fiber shortening from an average sarcomere length (SL) of 3.1-2.5 µm at a relative speed of 0.15 fiber lengths/s (slow) and 0.6 fiber lengths/s (fast). rFD was calculated as the difference in force (normalized to cross-sectional area) during the isometric steady-state phase following active shortening and the purely isometric contraction. In addition to rFD, mechanical work of shortening and stiffness depression were also calculated. rFD was present for both the EDL (6-15%) and SOL (1-2%) muscles, with no effect of training. rFD was greater for the EDL than SOL which closely corresponded to the greater stiffness depression in the EDL, indicating a greater inhibition of cross-bridge attachments. These results indicate that while rFD was observed, training did not appear to alter this intrinsic history-dependent property of single muscle fibers.
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- Parastoo Mashouri
- Department of Human Health and Nutritional SciencesCollege of Biological SciencesUniversity of GuelphGuelphOntarioCanada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional SciencesCollege of Biological SciencesUniversity of GuelphGuelphOntarioCanada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional SciencesCollege of Biological SciencesUniversity of GuelphGuelphOntarioCanada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional SciencesCollege of Biological SciencesUniversity of GuelphGuelphOntarioCanada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional SciencesCollege of Biological SciencesUniversity of GuelphGuelphOntarioCanada
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Weng K, Huo W, Gu T, Bao Q, Hou LE, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Xu Q, Chen G. Effects of marketable ages on meat quality through fiber characteristics in the goose. Poult Sci 2020; 100:728-737. [PMID: 33518126 PMCID: PMC7858183 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.11.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 11/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Goose meat is increasingly popular among consumers because of its good quality. The fiber characteristics have been well demonstrated to be key contributing factors of meat quality, and the marketable ages are also closely related to meat quality. However, little is known about the effect of different marketable ages on the quality of goose meat through its fiber characteristics. Here, fiber characteristics of Yangzhou geese of different marketable ages (70, 90, and 120 d) and their effect on meat quality were investigated. The results showed that only fast-twitch fibers were present in breast muscle, irrespective of age, and that few slow-twitch fibers could be identified in leg muscle, especially in gastrocnemius and extensor digitorum longus. Fiber diameter in breast muscle increased rapidly from age 70 d to 90 d, from 19.88 to 26.27 μm, and remained stable for 90 d thereafter. The diameter and cross-sectional area of muscle fiber continue to grow with day increasing in leg muscle. In addition, we measured the proximate composition and physical properties at different ages. Among the 3 marketable ages investigated, the 120-day-old geese had higher intramuscular fat and protein content, as well as lower moisture content, both in breast and leg meat. Greater lightness and pressing loss, with lower redness and shear force, were observed in the breast and leg meat of 70-day-old geese when compared with 90- or 120-day-old geese. Taken together, although older marketable age hardly affected muscle fiber type in geese, it would contribute to larger muscle fiber area, higher intramuscular fat and protein content, as well as redder and chewier meat. As a result, the reasonable marketable age should be taken into account to improve quality in goose meat production, and the marketable age of 90 or 120 d was recommended and it could potentially improve meat quality in goose meat production.
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- Kaiqi Weng
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory For Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory For Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory For Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory For Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory For Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory For Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory For Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory For Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory For Animal Genetic, Breeding and Molecular Design, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, The Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu Yangzhou, China.
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Hu C, Jin P, Yang Y, Yang L, Zhang Z, Zhang L, Yin Y, Tan C. Effects of different maternal feeding strategies from day 1 to day 85 of gestation on glucose tolerance and muscle development in both low and normal birth weight piglets. J Sci Food Agric 2020; 100:5403-5411. [PMID: 32542826 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.10591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 05/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Maternal nutrition during gestation plays a vital role in fetal development. The effects of different maternal feeding strategies from day 1 to day 85 of gestation on glucose tolerance and muscle development in low and normal birth weight offspring were investigated by using 80 gilts randomly allotted to T1 and T2 groups and treated respectively with a gradual-increase (T1) and a convex transition (T2) feeding strategy, with no difference in total feed intake. RESULTS T2 group was seen to have a higher percentage of piglets with birth weight less than 500 g, while T1 group was shown to have a higher percentage of piglets with birth weight over 700 g. Meanwhile, for both low and normal birth weight piglets, T1 group was higher than T2 group in terms of muscle free amino acid concentration, mRNA expression levels of muscle growth-related factors, relative muscle fiber number and cross-sectional area. We must emphasize that the T2 group was shown to improve glucose tolerance, slow-twitch muscle fiber protein levels, and muscle mitochondrial function only in low birth weight piglets. CONCLUSION The convex transition feeding strategy can decrease the percentage of piglets with birth weight over 700 g, while improving glucose tolerance, slow-twitch muscle fiber protein levels, and muscle mitochondrial function in low birth weight piglets. Our findings provide new evidence for the potential importance of nutritional strategies during gestation, especially for improving the glucose tolerance and muscle development of low birth weight neonatal. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Chengjun Hu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Institute of Subtropical Animal Nutrition and Feed, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Institute of Subtropical Animal Nutrition and Feed, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Institute of Subtropical Animal Nutrition and Feed, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Yihao Foodstuffs Co. Ltd, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Yihao Foodstuffs Co. Ltd, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Institute of Subtropical Animal Nutrition and Feed, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Institute of Subtropical Animal Nutrition and Feed, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control, National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Institute of Subtropical Animal Nutrition and Feed, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Ganassi M, Badodi S, Wanders K, Zammit PS, Hughes SM. Myogenin is an essential regulator of adult myofibre growth and muscle stem cell homeostasis. eLife 2020; 9:e60445. [PMID: 33001028 PMCID: PMC7599067 DOI: 10.7554/elife.60445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [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: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Growth and maintenance of skeletal muscle fibres depend on coordinated activation and return to quiescence of resident muscle stem cells (MuSCs). The transcription factor Myogenin (Myog) regulates myocyte fusion during development, but its role in adult myogenesis remains unclear. In contrast to mice, myog-/-zebrafish are viable, but have hypotrophic muscles. By isolating adult myofibres with associated MuSCs, we found that myog-/- myofibres have severely reduced nuclear number, but increased myonuclear domain size. Expression of fusogenic genes is decreased, Pax7 upregulated, MuSCs are fivefold more numerous and mis-positioned throughout the length of myog-/-myofibres instead of localising at myofibre ends as in wild-type. Loss of Myog dysregulates mTORC1 signalling, resulting in an 'alerted' state of MuSCs, which display precocious activation and faster cell cycle entry ex vivo, concomitant with myod upregulation. Thus, beyond controlling myocyte fusion, Myog influences the MuSC:niche relationship, demonstrating a multi-level contribution to muscle homeostasis throughout life.
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- Massimo Ganassi
- Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King’s College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King’s College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King’s College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King’s College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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Gonzalez JM, Jackson AR. In ovo feeding of nicotinamide riboside affects broiler pectoralis major muscle development . Transl Anim Sci 2020; 4:txaa126. [PMID: 32766529 PMCID: PMC7398565 DOI: 10.1093/tas/txaa126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The objective of this study was to examine the effect of nicotinamide riboside (NR) on pectoralis major muscle (PM) development and growth. Fertilized Cobb 500 broiler eggs (N = 156; average weight of 70.3 g) were ordered by weight, and within each four egg strata, eggs were randomly assigned to treatments within a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement. Factor 1 consisted of NR treatment with eggs receiving 0 or 250 mM NR. Factor 2 consisted of injection location, with treatments injected into either the yolk sac or albumen. Eggs were incubated at a temperature of 37 °C and a relative humidity of 40 ± 2% for the first 18 d of incubation and humidity was increased to 60 ± 2 °C for the final 3 d. On day 10 of incubation, eggs were injected in their designated location with 100 µL of 0.9% sterile saline containing the assigned NR dose. Chicks were hatched, euthanized, and morphometric measurements of the body and left PM were collected. The left PM was also analyzed for muscle fiber cross-sectional area (CSA) and density. There were no treatment × location or main effects for all body morphometric measurements (P > 0.07), except chest width of chicks from eggs injected in the yolk were wider (P = 0.01) than chicks from eggs injected in the albumen. There were only treatment × location interactions for PM weight and length (P < 0.01). When NR was injected into the albumen, PM weight did not differ (P = 0.09); however, when NR was injected into the yolk sac, PM weight increased (P < 0.01). When NR was injected into both locations, PM length increased (P < 0.01), but increased to a greater extent when NR was injected into the yolk sac. There were treatment main effects for PM width and depth (P < 0.01), with NR injected chicks having PM with greater width and depth. There were no treatment × location or main effects for PM fiber CSA (P > 0.06). There was a treatment × location interaction (P < 0.01) for fiber density. When NR was injected into the albumen, fiber density did not differ (P = 0.09); however, when NR was injected into the yolk sac, fiber density increased (P < 0.01). Injecting NR into the yolk sac of the developing embryo at day 10 of incubation increased PM development which was due to an increase in muscle density.
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- John M Gonzalez
- Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
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Noonan AM, Zwambag DP, Mazara N, Weersink E, Power GA, Brown SHM. Fiber Type and Size as Sources of Variation in Human Single Muscle Fiber Passive Elasticity. J Biomech Eng 2020; 142:1084261. [PMID: 32494817 DOI: 10.1115/1.4047423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Studies on single muscle fiber passive material properties often report relatively large variation in elastic modulus (or normalized stiffness), and it is not clear where this variation arises. This study was designed to determine if the stiffness, normalized to both fiber cross-sectional area and length, is inherently different between types 1 and 2 muscle fibers. Vastus lateralis fibers (n = 93), from ten young men, were mechanically tested using a cumulative stretch-relaxation protocol. SDS-PAGE classified fibers as types 1 or 2. While there was a difference in normalized stiffness between fiber types (p = 0.0019), an unexpected inverse relationship was found between fiber diameter and normalized stiffness (r = -0.64; p < 0.001). As fiber type and diameter are not independent, a one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) including fiber diameter as a covariate was run; this eliminated the effect of fiber type on normalized stiffness (p = 0.1935). To further explore the relationship between fiber size and elastic properties, we tested whether stiffness was linearly related to fiber cross-sectional area, as would be expected for a homogenous material. Passive stiffness was not linearly related to fiber area (p < 0.001), which can occur if single muscle fibers are better represented as composite materials. The rule of mixtures for composite materials was used to explore whether the presence of a stiff perimeter-based fiber component could explain the observed results. The model (R2 = 0.38) predicted a perimeter-based normalized stiffness of 8800 ± 2600 kPa/μm, which is within the range of basement membrane moduli reported in the literature.
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- Alex M Noonan
- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Sports Medicine, Health and Performance Centre, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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Noguchi M, Kitakaze T, Kobayashi Y, Mukai K, Harada N, Yamaji R. β-Cryptoxanthin Improves p62 Accumulation and Muscle Atrophy in the Soleus Muscle of Senescence-Accelerated Mouse-Prone 1 Mice. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12082180. [PMID: 32708051 PMCID: PMC7468743 DOI: 10.3390/nu12082180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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We investigated the effects of β-cryptoxanthin on skeletal muscle atrophy in senescence-accelerated mouse-prone 1 (SAMP1) mice. For 15 weeks, SAMP1 mice were intragastrically administered vehicle or β-cryptoxanthin. At 35 weeks of age, the skeletal muscle mass in SAMP1 mice was reduced compared with that in control senescence-accelerated mouse-resistant 1 (SAMR1) mice. β-cryptoxanthin increased muscle mass with an increase in the size of muscle fibers in the soleus muscle of SAMP1 mice. The expressions of autophagy-related factors such as beclin-1, p62, LC3-I, and LC3-II were increased in the soleus muscle of SAMP1 mice; however, β-cryptoxanthin administration inhibited this increase. Unlike in SAMR1 mice, p62 was punctately distributed throughout the cytosol in the soleus muscle fibers of SAMP1 mice; however, β-cryptoxanthin inhibited this punctate distribution. The cross-sectional area of p62-positive fiber was smaller than that of p62-negative fiber, and the ratio of p62-positive fibers to p62-negative fibers was increased in SAMP1 mice. β-cryptoxanthin decreased this ratio in SAMP1 mice. Furthermore, β-cryptoxanthin decreased the autophagy-related factor expression in murine C2C12 myotube. The autophagy inhibitor bafilomycin A1, but not the proteasome inhibitor MG132, inhibited the β-cryptoxanthin-induced decrease in p62 and LC3-II expressions. These results indicate that β-cryptoxanthin inhibits the p62 accumulation in fibers and improves muscle atrophy in the soleus muscle of SAMP1 mice.
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- Mari Noguchi
- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan; (M.N.); (T.K.); (Y.K.); (N.H.)
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan; (M.N.); (T.K.); (Y.K.); (N.H.)
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan; (M.N.); (T.K.); (Y.K.); (N.H.)
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- Daicel Corporation, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075, Japan;
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan; (M.N.); (T.K.); (Y.K.); (N.H.)
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan; (M.N.); (T.K.); (Y.K.); (N.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-722-54-9453
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Organ growth and size are finely tuned by intrinsic and extrinsic signaling molecules. In Drosophila, the BMP family member Dpp is produced in a limited set of imaginal disc cells and functions as a classic morphogen to regulate pattern and growth by diffusing throughout imaginal discs. However, the role of TGFβ/Activin-like ligands in disc growth control remains ill-defined. Here, we demonstrate that Myoglianin (Myo), an Activin family member, and a close homolog of mammalian Myostatin (Mstn), is a muscle-derived extrinsic factor that uses canonical dSmad2-mediated signaling to regulate wing size. We propose that Myo is a myokine that helps mediate an allometric relationship between muscles and their associated appendages.
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- Ambuj Upadhyay
- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development University of MinnesotaMinneapolisUnited States
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development University of MinnesotaMinneapolisUnited States
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development University of MinnesotaMinneapolisUnited States
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development University of MinnesotaMinneapolisUnited States
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Berger J, Ludwig O, Becker S, Backfisch M, Kemmler W, Fröhlich M. Effects of an Impulse Frequency Dependent 10-Week Whole-body Electromyostimulation Training Program on Specific Sport Performance Parameters. J Sports Sci Med 2020; 19:271-281. [PMID: 32390720 PMCID: PMC7196755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The difference in the efficacy of altered stimulation parameters in whole-body-electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) training remains largely unexplored. However, higher impulse frequencies (>50 Hz) might be most adequate for strength gain. The aim of this study was to analyze potential differences in sports-related performance parameters after a 10-week WB-EMS training with different frequencies. A total of 51 untrained participants (24.9 ± 3.9 years, 174 ± 9 cm, 72.4 ± 16.4 kg, BMI 23.8 ± 4.1, body fat 24.7 ± 8.1 %) was randomly divided into three groups: one inactive control group (CON) and two training groups. They completed a 10-week WB-EMS program of 1.5 sessions/week, equal content but different stimulation frequencies (training with 20 Hz (T20) vs. training with 85 Hz (T85)). Before and after intervention, all participants completed jumping (Counter Movement Jump (CMJ), Squat Jump (SJ), Drop Jump (DJ)), sprinting (5m, 10m, 30m), and strength tests (isometric trunk flexion/extension). One-way ANOVA was applied to calculate parameter changes. Post-hoc least significant difference tests were performed to identify group differences. Significant differences were identified for CMJ (p = 0.007), SJ (p = 0.022), trunk flexion (p = 0.020) and extension (p=.013) with significant group differences between both training groups and CON (not between the two training groups T20 and T85). A 10-week WB-EMS training leads to significant improvements of jump and strength parameters in untrained participants. No differences could be detected between the frequencies. Therefore, both stimulation frequencies can be regarded as adequate for increasing specific sport performance parameters. Further aspects as regeneration or long term effects by the use of different frequencies still need to be clarified.
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- Joshua Berger
- Department of Sports Science, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Sports Science, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Sports Science, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Sports Science, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Physics, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Sports Science, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Giacomello E, Crea E, Torelli L, Bergamo A, Reggiani C, Sava G, Toniolo L. Age Dependent Modification of the Metabolic Profile of the Tibialis Anterior Muscle Fibers in C57BL/6J Mice. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21113923. [PMID: 32486238 PMCID: PMC7312486 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21113923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 05/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Skeletal muscle aging is accompanied by mass reduction and functional decline, as a result of multiple factors, such as protein expression, morphology of organelles, metabolic equilibria, and neural communication. Skeletal muscles are formed by multiple fibers that express different Myosin Heavy Chains (MyHCs) and have different metabolic properties and different blood supply, with the purpose to adapt their contraction to the functional need. The fine interplay between the different fibers composing a muscle and its architectural organization determine its functional properties. Immunohistochemical and histochemical analyses of the skeletal muscle tissue, besides evidencing morphological characteristics, allow for the precise determination of protein expression and metabolic properties, providing essential information at the single-fiber level. Aiming to gain further knowledge on the influence of aging on skeletal muscles, we investigated the expression of the MyHCs, the Succinate Dehydrogenase (SDH) activity, and the presence of capillaries and Tubular Aggregates (TAs) in the tibialis anterior muscles of physiologically aging C57BL/6J mice aged 8 (adult), 18 (middle aged), and 24 months (old). We observed an increase of type-IIB fast-contracting fibers, an increase of the oxidative capacity of type-IIX and -IIA fibers, a general decrease of the capillarization, and the onset of TAs in type-IIB fibers. These data suggest that aging entails a selective modification of the muscle fiber profiles.
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- Emiliana Giacomello
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy; (E.C.); (L.T.)
- Correspondence: (E.G.); (L.T.)
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy; (E.C.); (L.T.)
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy; (E.C.); (L.T.)
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy, and Callerio Foundation, Onlus, 34127 Trieste, Italy; (A.B.); (G.S.)
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- Laboratory of Muscle Biophysics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy;
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy, and Callerio Foundation, Onlus, 34127 Trieste, Italy; (A.B.); (G.S.)
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- Laboratory of Muscle Biophysics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy;
- Correspondence: (E.G.); (L.T.)
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Tammineni ER, Kraeva N, Figueroa L, Manno C, Ibarra CA, Klip A, Riazi S, Rios E. Intracellular calcium leak lowers glucose storage in human muscle, promoting hyperglycemia and diabetes. eLife 2020; 9:53999. [PMID: 32364497 PMCID: PMC7282812 DOI: 10.7554/elife.53999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Most glucose is processed in muscle, for energy or glycogen stores. Malignant Hyperthermia Susceptibility (MHS) exemplifies muscle conditions that increase [Ca2+]cytosol. 42% of MHS patients have hyperglycemia. We show that phosphorylated glycogen phosphorylase (GPa), glycogen synthase (GSa) – respectively activated and inactivated by phosphorylation – and their Ca2+-dependent kinase (PhK), are elevated in microsomal extracts from MHS patients’ muscle. Glycogen and glucose transporter GLUT4 are decreased. [Ca2+]cytosol, increased to MHS levels, promoted GP phosphorylation. Imaging at ~100 nm resolution located GPa at sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) junctional cisternae, and apo-GP at Z disk. MHS muscle therefore has a wide-ranging alteration in glucose metabolism: high [Ca2+]cytosol activates PhK, which inhibits GS, activates GP and moves it toward the SR, favoring glycogenolysis. The alterations probably cause these patients’ hyperglycemia. For basic studies, MHS emerges as a variable stressor, which forces glucose pathways from the normal to the diseased range, thereby exposing novel metabolic links. Animals and humans move by contracting the skeletal muscles attached to their bones. These muscles take up a type of sugar called glucose from food and use it to fuel contractions or store it for later in the form of glycogen. If muscles fail to use glucose it can lead to excessive sugar levels in the blood and a condition called diabetes. Within muscle cells are stores of calcium that signal the muscle to contract. Changes in calcium levels enhance the uptake of glucose that fuel these contractions. However, variations in calcium have also been linked to diabetes, and it remained unclear when and how these ‘signals’ become harmful. People with a condition called malignant hyperthermia susceptibility (MHS for short) have genetic mutations that allow calcium to leak out from these stores. This condition may result in excessive contractions causing the muscle to over-heat, become rigid and break down, which can lead to death if left untreated. A clinical study in 2019 found that out of hundreds of patients who had MHS, nearly half had high blood sugar and were likely to develop diabetes. Now, Tammineni et al. – including some of the researchers involved in the 2019 study – have set out to find why calcium leaks lead to elevated blood sugar levels. The experiments showed that enzymes that help convert glycogen to glucose are more active in patients with MHS, and found in different locations inside muscle cells. Whereas the enzymes that change glucose into glycogen are less active. This slows down the conversion of glucose into glycogen for storage and speeds up the breakdown of glycogen into glucose. Patients with MHS also had fewer molecules that transport glucose into muscle cells and stored less glycogen. These changes imply that less glucose is being removed from the blood. Next, Tammineni et al. used a microscopy technique that is able to distinguish finely separated objects with a precision not reached before in living muscle. This revealed that when the activity of the enzyme that breaks down glycogen increased, it moved next to the calcium store. This effect was also observed in the muscle cells of MHS patients that leaked calcium from their stores. Taken together, these observations may explain why patients with MHS have high levels of sugar in their blood. These findings suggest that MHS may start decades before developing diabetes and blood sugar levels in these patients should be regularly monitored. Future studies should investigate whether drugs that block calcium from leaking may help prevent high blood sugar in patients with MHS or other conditions that cause a similar calcium leak.
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- Eshwar R Tammineni
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, United States
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- Malignant Hyperthermia Investigation Unit (MHIU) of the University Health Network (Canada), Toronto, Canada.,Department of Anaesthesia & Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, UHN, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, United States
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- Malignant Hyperthermia Investigation Unit (MHIU) of the University Health Network (Canada), Toronto, Canada.,Department of Anaesthesia & Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, UHN, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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- Malignant Hyperthermia Investigation Unit (MHIU) of the University Health Network (Canada), Toronto, Canada.,Department of Anaesthesia & Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, UHN, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, United States
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Liu HH, Mao HG, Dong XY, Cao HY, Liu K, Yin ZZ. Expression of MSTN gene and its correlation with pectoralis muscle fiber traits in the domestic pigeons (Columba livia). Poult Sci 2020; 98:5265-5271. [PMID: 31265735 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pez399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Myostatin (MSTN) is a negative regulator of skeletal muscle growth and plays an important role in muscle development. In this research, we constructed a tissue expression profile of the pigeon MSTN gene in eight tissues and a spatio-temporal expression profile in the pectoral muscle using qRT-PCR method. And the pectoralis muscle fiber traits during pigeon post-hatching stages at 1, 7, 14, 21, and 28 D were analyzed through the paraffin sections. Then the correlations between the muscle fiber diameter, cross-sectional area, density, and the expression of MSTN in the pectoral muscle were analyzed. Results showed that MSTN mRNA was mainly expressed in breast muscle, heart, spleen, and kidney and it was almost unexpressed in the liver and lungs. Moreover, the MSTN mRNA expression level in breast muscle was significantly higher than that in other tissues (P < 0.05), and showed an interesting trend that it decreased in the first week and then increased with age. Meanwhile, decrease of myostatin transcripts was accompanied by the down-regulation of Myf5 and the up-regulation of MyoG during the first week post-hatching. In addition, the paraffin sections analysis results revealed that the diameter and cross-sectional area of pectoralis muscle fiber significantly increased with age (P < 0.05), and a significant positive correlation was shown between the MSTN gene expression level and muscle fiber diameter (P < 0.05). These fundamental researches might contribute to further understanding of the roles MSTN played in the post-hatching muscle fiber development in pigeon.
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- H H Liu
- Animal Science College, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
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- Animal Science College, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
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- Animal Science College, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
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- Animal Science College, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
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- Animal Science College, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
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- Animal Science College, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China
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Loo TH, Ye X, Chai RJ, Ito M, Bonne G, Ferguson-Smith AC, Stewart CL. The mammalian LINC complex component SUN1 regulates muscle regeneration by modulating drosha activity. eLife 2019; 8:49485. [PMID: 31686651 PMCID: PMC6853637 DOI: 10.7554/elife.49485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Here we show that a major muscle specific isoform of the murine LINC complex protein SUN1 is required for efficient muscle regeneration. The nucleoplasmic domain of the isoform specifically binds to and inhibits Drosha, a key component of the microprocessor complex required for miRNA synthesis. Comparison of the miRNA profiles between wildtype and SUN1 null myotubes identified a cluster of miRNAs encoded by a non-translated retrotransposon-like one antisense (Rtl1as) transcript that are decreased in the WT myoblasts due to SUN1 inhibition of Drosha. One of these miRNAs miR-127 inhibits the translation of the Rtl1 sense transcript, that encodes the retrotransposon-like one protein (RTL1), which is also required for muscle regeneration and is expressed in regenerating/dystrophic muscle. The LINC complex may therefore regulate gene expression during muscle regeneration by controlling miRNA processing. This provides new insights into the molecular pathology underlying muscular dystrophies and how the LINC complex may regulate mechanosignaling.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tsui Han Loo
- Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore, Singapore
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- Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore, Singapore
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- Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Center of Research in Myology, Institut de Myologie, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM UMRS 974, CNRS FRE 3617, Paris, France
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- Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore, Singapore
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