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Chaves Lima TB, Silveira RMF, do Rêgo JPA, de Alencar Araripe Noronha Moura A, Lobo CH, McManus C, Batista NJM, Pimentel PG, das Neves MRM, Landim AV. Gene expression in the Longissimus dorsi muscle related to meat quality from tropical hair lambs. Trop Anim Health Prod 2024; 56:213. [PMID: 39002032 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-024-03999-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/15/2024]
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The present study describes the expression of genes in the Longissimus dorsi muscle related to meat quality of hair lambs finished in an Integration Crop-Livestock system. Twenty-eight non-castrated lambs of two breeds, Somalis Brasileira and Santa Inês, at 120 ± 15 days of age, with an average initial live weight of 18 ± 3.1 kg, were kept in a pasture-based finishing system with supplementation. Upon reaching 28 kg body weight, animals were sent for slaughter. Samples of the Longissimus dorsi and Biceps femoris muscle were harvested for analyses of gene expression and physicochemical properties. Significant differences were detected between the breeds for tissue and chemical composition, whereas the physical aspects did not differ. We observed the expression of six genes related to lipid synthesis (acetyl-CoA carboxylase [ACACA], fatty acid synthase [FAS], stearoyl-CoA desaturase [SCD], lipoprotein lipase [LPL], cell death-inducing DFFA-like effector A [CIDEA], and thyroid hormone responsive [THRSP]) and six genes related to molecular synthesis (myostatin [MSTN], growth differentiation factor 8 [GDF8], insulin-like growth factor 1 [IGF1], insulin-like growth factor 2 [IGF2], delta-like 1 homolog [DLK1], and growth hormone receptor [GHr]) in both breeds. The Santa Inês breed and the Somalis Brasileira showed similar expression patterns of genes related to lipogenesis and myogenesis of the Longissimus dorsi muscle, with the exception of the THRSP gene, in which the Somalis Brasileira have more receptors for the action of thyroid hormones, which resulted in greater thickness of fat in the carcass (subcutaneous fat) and higher lipid content in the chemical composition of the meat.
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- Department of Animal Science, University of São Paulo (USP), Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, São Paulo, Piracicaba, 13.418-900, Brazil.
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- Federal Institute of Education, Department of Animal Science, Science and Technology of Ceará, Boa Viagem, Ceará, 63.870-000, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Fortaleza, CE, 60.440-554, Brazil
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, 13.416-000, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Ceará, Táua, Ceará, 63.660-000, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, State University of Acaraú Valley (UVA), Sobral, CE, 62.040-370, Brazil.
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Zamboni M, Mazzali G, Brunelli A, Saatchi T, Urbani S, Giani A, Rossi AP, Zoico E, Fantin F. The Role of Crosstalk between Adipose Cells and Myocytes in the Pathogenesis of Sarcopenic Obesity in the Elderly. Cells 2022; 11:3361. [PMID: 36359757 PMCID: PMC9655977 DOI: 10.3390/cells11213361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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As a result of aging, body composition changes, with a decline in muscle mass and an increase in adipose tissue (AT), which reallocates from subcutaneous to visceral depots and stores ectopically in the liver, heart and muscles. Furthermore, with aging, muscle and AT, both of which have recognized endocrine activity, become dysfunctional and contribute, in the case of positive energy balance, to the development of sarcopenic obesity (SO). SO is defined as the co-existence of excess adiposity and low muscle mass and function, and its prevalence increases with age. SO is strongly associated with greater morbidity and mortality. The pathogenesis of SO is complex and multifactorial. This review focuses mainly on the role of crosstalk between age-related dysfunctional adipose and muscle cells as one of the mechanisms leading to SO. A better understanding of this mechanisms may be useful for development of prevention strategies and treatments aimed at reducing the occurrence of SO.
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- Mauro Zamboni
- Geriatrics Division, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Pediatric and Gynecology, Healthy Aging Center, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Geriatrics Division, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Geriatrics Division, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Pediatric and Gynecology, Healthy Aging Center, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Geriatrics Division, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Pediatric and Gynecology, Healthy Aging Center, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Geriatrics Division, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Pediatric and Gynecology, Healthy Aging Center, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Geriatrics Division, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Pediatric and Gynecology, Healthy Aging Center, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Geriatrics Division, Department of Medicine, AULSS2, Ospedale Ca’Foncello, 31100 Treviso, Italy
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- Geriatrics Division, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Geriatrics Division, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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Shahsavari M, Mohammadabadi M, Khezri A, Asadi Fozi M, Babenko O, Kalashnyk O, Oleshko V, Tkachenko S. Correlation between insulin-like growth factor 1 gene expression and fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare) seed powder consumption in muscle of sheep. Anim Biotechnol 2021:1-11. [PMID: 34783639 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2021.2000997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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It has been shown that addition of fennel in the diets of domestic animals has positive and beneficial effects on growth and meat production traits. Thus, the purpose of current study was to investigate the effect of adding fennel in the ration on growth characteristics and on insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) gene expression in muscle tissue of Kermani lamb. Feeding of animals were performed with three levels of fennel including zero, 10 and 20 g/kg dry matter (DM) for 90 days. After slaughter, small pieces of tissues were removed and rapidly transferred to a nitrogen tank. Then, total RNA extracting and the Real-Time PCR reaction was performed. Results showed that as the level of fennel in the diet increases the amount of IGF1 gene expression also increases significantly in humeral muscle and femur (leg) muscle tissues (p < 0.05). In animals fed with fennel, femur muscle weight, back muscle weight, lean meat weight, final weight, warm carcass weight and live daily gain were greater than in animals fed with diet without fennel (p < 0.05). According to the findings of this investigation, it can be concluded that fennel, by creating positive effects on IGF1 gene expression can be used to improve muscle structure.
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- Mojtaba Shahsavari
- Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Bila Tserkva, Ukraine
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- Department of Animal Science, Sumy National Agrarian University, Sumy, Ukraine
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- Department of Animal Science, Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Bila Tserkva, Ukraine
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- Department of Animal Science, Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Bila Tserkva, Ukraine
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Flores-Encinas LA, Rodríguez-Almeida FA, Felix-Portillo M, Jahuey-Martínez FJ, Martínez-Quintana JA. A variant associated to IGF-1 mRNA and protein expression in sheep. Anim Biotechnol 2021; 33:1086-1094. [PMID: 33428515 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2020.1869561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), a key hormone in muscle development was investigated for single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) upstream of the IGF-1 gene and their effects upon its cognate mRNA and hormone levels in sheep. A 70 d feeding trial was conducted with 22 F1 (Dorper × Pelibuey) lambs, individually allocated and fed a diet with a forage-to-concentrate ratio of 36:64 and 17% crude protein. Sequence analyses of 265 bp upstream the IGF-1 gene revealed the variant NC_040254.1:g.[184028491G > C;184028493G > A]. These SNPs generate alleles A and B, with frequencies of 0.66 and 0.34 in F1 lambs and of 0.73 and 0.27 in 81 pure Dorper lambs, respectively. Females were grouped by genotype AA, AB and BB (n = 3). IGF-1 hormone concentrations at 14, 42 and 70 d were higher (p < 0.05) in AA lambs compared to AB + BB lambs. The IGF-1 mRNA level was 2.6-fold higher in AA animals (n = 5, p < 0.05) than in AB + BB lambs (n = 7). A DNA binding site for the Inhibitor of Growth family member 4 (ING4) was found in allele B but not in allele A, which could explain the lower mRNA and hormone expression levels for AB + BB animals. The variant reported here appears to function as an eQTL with a negative effect on the level of IGF-1.
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- Luis A Flores-Encinas
- Facultad de Zootecnia y Ecología, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Choi K, Jang HY, Ahn JM, Hwang SH, Chung JW, Choi YS, Kim JW, Jang ES, Choi GH, Jeong SH. The association of the serum levels of myostatin, follistatin, and interleukin-6 with sarcopenia, and their impacts on survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Mol Hepatol 2020; 26:492-505. [PMID: 32646201 PMCID: PMC7641544 DOI: 10.3350/cmh.2020.0005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background/Aims The role of serum myokine levels in sarcopenia and the outcome of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients are not clear. This study investigated the serum levels of myostatin, follistatin, and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in HCC patients and their association with sarcopenia and survival. Methods Using prospectively collected pretreatment samples from 238 HCC patients in a hospital from 2012 to 2015, the serum levels of 3 myokines were determined and compared to 50 samples from age and sex-matched healthy controls. Sarcopenia was evaluated using the psoas muscle index (PMI) measured at the third lumbar level in the computed tomography, and clinical data were collected until 2017. Results The median levels of the 3 myokines for the male and female HCC patients were as follow: myostatin (3,979.3 and 2,976.3 pg/mL), follistatin (2,118.5 and 2,174.6 pg/mL), and IL-6 (2.5 and 2.7 pg/mL), respectively. Those in the HCC patients were all significantly higher than in the healthy controls. In the HCC patient, the median PMI was 4.43 (males) and 2.17 cm2/m2 (females) with a sarcopenic prevalence of 56.4%. The serum levels of myostatin, IL-6 and follistatin in the HCC patients showed a positive, negative, and no correlation with PMI, respectively. The serum follistatin level was an independent factor for poor survival in HCC patients. Conclusions The serum levels of myostatin, follistatin, and IL-6 and their correlation with sarcopenia and survival were presented in HCC patients for the first time. The role of the serum follistatin level as a poor prognostic biomarker warrants further study.
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- Kanghyug Choi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Nursing, Daewon Univeristy College, Jecheon, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Sanbon Hospital, Sanbon, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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Optimization of nutritional management of patients awaiting lung transplant at the Strasbourg University Hospitals. CLINICAL NUTRITION EXPERIMENTAL 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yclnex.2019.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Peng LN, Lee WJ, Liu LK, Lin MH, Chen LK. Healthy community-living older men differ from women in associations between myostatin levels and skeletal muscle mass. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 2018; 9:635-642. [PMID: 29654636 PMCID: PMC6104118 DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Revised: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Myostatin is a negative regulator of muscle growth but the relationship between serum myostatin levels and muscle mass is unclear. This study investigated the association between serum myostatin levels and skeletal muscle mass among healthy older community residents in Taiwan, to evaluate the potential of serum myostatin as a biomarker for diagnosing sarcopenia and/or evaluating the effect of its treatment. METHODS Study data were excerpted from a random subsample of the I-Lan Longitudinal Aging Study population. Serum myostatin levels were determined and categorized into tertiles (low, medium, high). Relative appendicular skeletal muscle mass (RASM) was calculated as appendicular lean body mass by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry divided by height squared (kg/m2 ). Low muscle mass was defined as recommended by the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia. RESULTS The analytic study sample comprised 463 adults (mean age: 69.1 years; 49.5% men). Compared with subjects with normal RASM, those with lower RASM were older and frailer, with significantly higher prevalence of malnutrition, lower serum dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) levels, and were more likely to have low serum myostatin status. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that male sex (OR 3.60, 95% CI 1.30-9.92), malnutrition (OR 4.39, 95% CI 1.56-12.36), DHEA (OR 0.99, 95% CI 0.99-1.00), and low myostatin (OR 3.23, 95% CI 1.49-7.01) were all independent risk factors for low RASM (all P < 0.05). In men, DHEA (OR 0.99, 95% CI 0.98-1.00) and low myostatin (OR 4.89, 95% CI 1.79-13.37) were significantly associated with low RASM (both P < 0.05); however, only malnutrition was associated with low RASM in women (OR 13.59, 95% CI 2.22-83.25, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Among healthy community-living older adults, low serum myostatin levels were associated with low skeletal muscle mass in men, but not in women. Our results do not support using serum myostatin levels to diagnose sarcopenia, or to monitor how it responds to treatments. Further research is needed to understand why men apparently differ from women in the interrelationship between their myostatin levels and muscle mass.
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- Li-Ning Peng
- Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Rd, Taipei, 11217, Taiwan.,Aging and Health Research Center, National Yang Ming University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong St, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan.,Department of Geriatric Medicine, National Yang Ming University School of Medicine, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong St, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan
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- Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital Yuanshan Branch, No. 386 Rongguang Rd., Yuanshan Township, Yilan County, 264, Taiwan.,Aging and Health Research Center, National Yang Ming University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong St, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan.,Department of Geriatric Medicine, National Yang Ming University School of Medicine, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong St, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan
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- Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Rd, Taipei, 11217, Taiwan.,Aging and Health Research Center, National Yang Ming University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong St, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan.,Department of Geriatric Medicine, National Yang Ming University School of Medicine, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong St, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan
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- Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Rd, Taipei, 11217, Taiwan.,Aging and Health Research Center, National Yang Ming University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong St, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan.,Department of Geriatric Medicine, National Yang Ming University School of Medicine, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong St, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan
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- Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Rd, Taipei, 11217, Taiwan.,Aging and Health Research Center, National Yang Ming University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong St, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan.,Department of Geriatric Medicine, National Yang Ming University School of Medicine, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong St, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan
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Elashry MI, Matsakas A, Wenisch S, Arnhold S, Patel K. The effect of caloric restriction on the forelimb skeletal muscle fibers of the hypertrophic myostatin null mice. Acta Histochem 2017. [PMID: 28622884 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2017.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Skeletal muscle mass loss has a broad impact on body performance and physical activity. Muscle wasting occurs due to genetic mutation as in muscular dystrophy, age-related muscle loss (sarcopenia) as well as in chronic wasting disorders as in cancer cachexia. Food restriction reduces muscle mass underpinned by increased muscle protein break down. However the influence of dietary restriction on the morphometry and phenotype of forelimb muscles in a genetically modified myostatin null mice are not fully characterized. The effect of a five week dietary limitation on five anatomically and structurally different forelimb muscles was examined. C57/BL6 wild type (Mstn+/+) and myostatin null (Mstn-/-) mice were either given a standard rodent normal daily diet ad libitum (ND) or 60% food restriction (FR) for a 5 week period. M. triceps brachii Caput laterale (T.lateral), M. triceps brachii Caput longum (T.long), M. triceps brachii Caput mediale (T.medial), M. extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) and M. flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) were dissected, weighted and processed for immunohistochemistry. Muscle mass, fibers cross sectional areas (CSA) and myosin heavy chain types IIB, IIX, IIA and type I were analyzed. We provide evidence that caloric restriction results in muscle specific weight reduction with the fast myofibers being more prone to atrophy. We show that slow fibers are less liable to dietary restriction induced muscle atrophy. The effect of dietary restriction was more pronounced in Mstn-/- muscles to implicate the oxidative fibers compared to Mstn+/+. Furthermore, peripherally located myofibers are more susceptible to dietary induced reduction compared to deep fibers. We additionally report that dietary restriction alters the glycolytic phenotype of the Mstn-/- into the oxidative form in a muscle dependent manner. In summary our study shows that calorie restriction alters muscle fiber profile of forelimb muscles of Myostatin null mice.
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- Mohamed I Elashry
- Anatomy and Embryology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mansoura, 35516, Egypt; Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35392, Germany.
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- Clinic of Small Animals, c/o Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35392, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35392, Germany
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- School of Biological Sciences, Hopkins Building, Whiteknights, University of Reading, RG6 6UB, United Kingdom
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Trukhachev V, Skripkin V, Kvochko A, Kulichenko A, Kovalev D, Pisarenko S, Volynkina A, Selionova M, Aybazov M, Krivoruchko A. Correlation between gene expression profiles in muscle and live weight in Dzhalginsky Merino sheep. REV COLOMB CIENC PEC 2016. [DOI: 10.17533/udea.rccp.v29n3a04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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