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Canepari M, Agoni V, Brocca L, Ghigo E, Gnesi M, Minetto MA, Bottinelli R. Structural and molecular adaptations to dexamethasone and unacylated ghrelin administration in skeletal muscle of the mice. J Physiol Pharmacol 2018; 69. [PMID: 30045005 DOI: 10.26402/jpp.2018.2.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The central goal of this study was to identify the primary mechanisms triggering steroid atrophy. Adaptations of soleus (Sol) and vastus lateralis (VL) muscles of C57BL/6 female mice were studied following 3, 7 and 15 days of daily intraperitoneal injection (5 mg kg-1 day-1) of dexamethasone (dEx) (chronic treatment) and 1, 3 and 10 hours after a single dEx injection (acute treatment). In the chronic treatment, analyses were performed 24 hours after the last injection. Gene expression of major components of the intracellular signalling pathways controlling mass and metabolism were assessed. Analyses were repeated following dEx and unacylated ghrelin (uAG) (100 μg kg-1day-1), co-administration. We found a significant VL fibres atrophy after 7 (13%) and 15 (28%) days and a Sol fibres atrophy (23%) after 15 days of dEx treatment. The acute treatment showed, in both muscles, several responses in most signalling pathways, among which the enhanced gene expression of Murf-1 (6-fold change in VL and 3-fold in Sol) and myostatin (6-fold change in VL and 20-fold in Sol). In Sol, uAG administration was able to fully counteract muscle atrophy and Murf-1 upregulation, but not the upregulation of myostatin, suggesting a causal relationship between muscle atrophy and Murf-1. Results indicate that: a) the primary mechanism triggering steroid atrophy is an early transient activation of Murf-1; b) uAG inhibits Murf-1 induction counteracting steroid atrophy. The present work contributes to the understanding of the complexity of the muscle response to glucocorticoids.
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- M Canepari
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Interuniversity Institute of Myology, university of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Interuniversity Institute of Myology, university of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Interuniversity Institute of Myology, university of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, department of Medical Sciences, university of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of of Public Health, Experimental and forensic Medicine, Section of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, university of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, department of Medical Sciences, university of Turin, Turin, Italy.,Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, department of Surgical Sciences, university of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Interuniversity Institute of Myology, university of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri (IRCCS), Scientific Institute of Pavia and Interdepartmental Centre of Biology and Sport Medicine, university of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Lisi C, Di Natali G, Sala V, Tinelli C, Canepari M, Gamba G, Dalla Toffola E. Interobserver reliability of ultrasound assessment of haemophilic arthropathy: radiologist vs. non‐radiologist. Haemophilia 2016; 22:e211-4. [DOI: 10.1111/hae.12876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- C. Lisi
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo FoundationPavia Italy
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo FoundationPavia Italy
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit University of PaviaPavia Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Biometric Unit IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo FoundationPavia Italy
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- Institute of Radiology IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo FoundationPavia Italy
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- Centre for Haemophilia and Congenital Bleeding Disorders IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation Pavia Italy
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo FoundationPavia Italy
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Maffei M, Longa E, Qaisar R, Agoni V, Desaphy JF, Camerino DC, Bottinelli R, Canepari M. Actin sliding velocity on pure myosin isoforms from hindlimb unloaded mice. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2014; 212:316-29. [PMID: 24888432 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2014] [Revised: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM Notwithstanding the widely accepted idea that following disuse skeletal muscles become faster, an increase in shortening velocity was previously observed mostly in fibres containing type 1 myosin, whereas a decrease was generally found in fibres containing type 2B myosin. In this study, unloaded shortening velocity of pure type 1 and 2B fibres from hindlimb unloaded mice was determined and a decrease in type 2B fibres was found. METHODS To clarify whether the decrease in shortening velocity could depend on alterations of myosin motor function, an in vitro motility assay approach was applied to study pure type 1 and pure type 2B myosin from hindlimb unloaded mice. The latter approach, assessing actin sliding velocity on isolated myosin in the absence of other myofibrillar proteins, enabled to directly investigate myosin motor function. RESULTS Actin sliding velocity was significantly lower on type 2B myosin following unloading (2.70 ± 0.32 μm s(-1)) than in control conditions (4.11 ± 0.35 μm s(-1)), whereas actin sliding velocity of type 1 myosin was not different following unloading (0.89 ± 0.04 μm s(-1)) compared with control conditions (0.84 ± 0.17 μm s(-1)). Myosin light chain (MLC) isoform composition of type 2B myosin from hindlimb unloaded and control mice was not different. No oxidation of either type 1 or 2B myosin was observed. Higher phosphorylation of regulatory MLC in type 2B myosin after unloading was found. CONCLUSION Results suggest that the observed lower shortening velocity of type 2B fibres following unloading could be related to slowing of acto-myosin kinetics in the presence of MLC phosphorylation.
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- M. Maffei
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Interuniversity; Institute of Myology; University of Pavia; Pavia Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Interuniversity; Institute of Myology; University of Pavia; Pavia Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Interuniversity; Institute of Myology; University of Pavia; Pavia Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Interuniversity; Institute of Myology; University of Pavia; Pavia Italy
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- Section of Pharmacology; Department of Pharmacy and Drug Sciences and Interuniversity Institute of Myology; University of Bari - Aldo Moro; Bari Italy
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- Section of Pharmacology; Department of Pharmacy and Drug Sciences and Interuniversity Institute of Myology; University of Bari - Aldo Moro; Bari Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Interuniversity; Institute of Myology; University of Pavia; Pavia Italy
- Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri (IRCCS); Scientific Institute of Pavia; Pavia Italy
- Interdipartimental Centre of Biology and Sport Medicine; University of Pavia; Pavia Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Interuniversity; Institute of Myology; University of Pavia; Pavia Italy
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Davies R, Graham J, Canepari M. Light sources and cameras for standard in vitro membrane potential and high-speed ion imaging. J Microsc 2013; 251:5-13. [PMID: 23692638 DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Accepted: 04/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Membrane potential and fast ion imaging are now standard optical techniques routinely used to record dynamic physiological signals in several preparations in vitro. Although detailed resolution of optical signals can be improved by confocal or two-photon microscopy, high spatial and temporal resolution can be obtained using conventional microscopy and affordable light sources and cameras. Thus, standard wide-field imaging methods are still the most common in research laboratories and can often produce measurements with a signal-to-noise ratio that is superior to other optical approaches. This paper seeks to review the most important instrumentation used in these experiments, with particular reference to recent technological advances. We analyse in detail the optical constraints dictating the type of signals that are obtained with voltage and ion imaging and we discuss how to use this information to choose the optimal apparatus. Then, we discuss the available light sources with specific attention to light emitting diodes and solid state lasers. We then address the current state-of-the-art of available charge coupled device, electron multiplying charge coupled device and complementary metal oxide semiconductor cameras and we analyse the characteristics that need to be taken into account for the choice of optimal detector. Finally, we conclude by discussing prospective future developments that are likely to further improve the quality of the signals expanding the capability of the techniques and opening the gate to novel applications.
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- R Davies
- CAIRN Research Ltd, Faversham, UK
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Draghi F, Zacchino M, Canepari M, Nucci P, Alessandrino F. Muscle injuries: ultrasound evaluation in the acute phase. J Ultrasound 2013; 16:209-14. [PMID: 24432176 DOI: 10.1007/s40477-013-0019-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [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: 04/11/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Muscle injuries can be classified as extrinsic or intrinsic injuries as well as contusions and lacerations, and clinical assessment is composed of the history and physical examination. Diagnostic imaging, particularly ultrasound (US) examination, is essential to a correct assessment of the severity of the injury and to exclude important complications as these two elements influence treatment decisions, prognosis and time to return to unrestricted physical activity. This paper presents the main clinical and US features of acute muscle injuries.
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- F Draghi
- Foundation IRCCS, Policlinico San Matteo, Institute of Radiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Foundation IRCCS, Policlinico San Matteo, Institute of Radiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Foundation IRCCS, Policlinico San Matteo, Institute of Radiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Philips Healthcare, Monza, Italy
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- Foundation IRCCS, Policlinico San Matteo, Institute of Radiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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OBJECTIVE Evaluate incidence, etiology, and sonographic features of Baker's cyst in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS We examined 16 pediatric patients, with the clinical diagnosis of Baker's cyst. The possibility to confirm or to exclude the presence of the lesion, assess the structure, presence of bilateralism and joint effusion were considered. Three subjects had known juvenile arthritis, 2 hemophilia, 11 a popliteal swelling in the absence of concomitant diseases. RESULTS In all patients it was possible to confirm (11) or to exclude (5) the presence of Baker's cyst. The idiopathic forms (6) exhibited anechoic structure; in patients with arthritis (3) there was hypertrophic synovium; in hemophilic patients at the presentation (2) anechoic structure with layering (serum and red blood cells); in chronic hemophilia synovial hypertrophy was seen. Joint effusion was constantly present in children with hemophilia and arthritis and in 1 case of idiopathic cyst. CONCLUSION Baker's cysts in children are rare. Ultrasound is able to confirm or to exclude the presence of the lesion and it is able to evaluate characteristics, bilateralism and association with joint effusion.
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- S Alessi
- IRCCS Foundation, San Matteo Medical Center, Institute of Radiology, University of Pavia, Italy
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The review first briefly summarizes how myosin isoforms have been identified as the major determinant of the functional variability among skeletal muscle fibres. The latter feature is a major characteristic of muscle fibres and a major basis of skeletal muscle heterogeneity and plasticity in vivo. Then, evidence is reported, which indicates that the properties of muscle fibres can vary with no change in the myosin isoform they express. Moreover, the physiological and pathological conditions (ageing, disuse, exercise training, muscular dystrophy) in which such myosin isoform independent change in functional properties occurs and the possible underlying mechanisms are considered. Finally, the known molecular bases of the functional differences among slow and fast isoforms are briefly dealt with.
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- M Canepari
- Department of Physiology and Interuniversity Institute of Myology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Sacchi M, Meloni M, Bellanda M, Rocchetti A, Canepari M, Caraccio V, Debbia E. DECONTAMINAZIONE BATTERICA DEI SITI ALVEOLARI MEDIANTE L’UTILIZZO DEL LASER AD ERBIO. Microbiol Med 2007. [DOI: 10.4081/mm.2007.2757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Vanzi F, Capitanio M, Sacconi L, Stringari C, Cicchi R, Canepari M, Maffei M, Piroddi N, Poggesi C, Nucciotti V, Linari M, Piazzesi G, Tesi C, Antolini R, Lombardi V, Bottinelli R, Pavone FS. New techniques in linear and non-linear laser optics in muscle research. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 2006; 27:469-79. [PMID: 16933024 DOI: 10.1007/s10974-006-9084-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2006] [Accepted: 06/26/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This review proposes a brief summary of two applications of lasers to muscle research. The first application (laser tweezers), is now a well-established technique in the field, adopted by several laboratories in the world and producing a constant stream of original data, fundamental for our improved understanding of muscle contraction at the level of detail that only single molecule measurements can provide. As an example of the power of this technique, here we focus on some recent results, revealing the performance of the working stroke in at least two distinct steps also in skeletal muscle myosin. A second laser-based technique described here is second-harmonic generation; the application of this technique to muscle research is very recent. We describe the main results obtained thus far in this area and the potentially remarkable impact that this technology may have in muscle research.
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- F Vanzi
- LENS (European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy), University of Florence, Via Nello Carrara 1, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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Capitanio M, Canepari M, Cacciafesta P, Lombardi V, Cicchi R, Maffei M, Pavone FS, Bottinelli R. Two independent mechanical events in the interaction cycle of skeletal muscle myosin with actin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 103:87-92. [PMID: 16371472 PMCID: PMC1324983 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0506830102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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During skeletal muscle contraction, regular arrays of actin and myosin filaments slide past each other driven by the cyclic ATP-dependent interaction of the motor protein myosin II (the cross-bridge) with actin. The rate of the cross-bridge cycle and its load-dependence, defining shortening velocity and energy consumption at the molecular level, vary widely among different isoforms of myosin II. However, the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. We have addressed this question by applying a single-molecule approach to rapidly ( approximately 300 mus) and precisely ( approximately 0.1 nm) detect acto-myosin interactions of two myosin isoforms having large differences in shortening velocity. We show that skeletal myosin propels actin filaments, performing its conformational change (working stroke) in two steps. The first step ( approximately 3.4-5.2 nm) occurs immediately after myosin binding and is followed by a smaller step ( approximately 1.0-1.3 nm), which occurs much faster in the fast myosin isoform than in the slow one, independently of ATP concentration. On the other hand, the rate of the second phase of the working stroke, from development of the latter step to dissociation of the acto-myosin complex, is very similar in the two isoforms and depends linearly on ATP concentration. The finding of a second mechanical event in the working stroke of skeletal muscle myosin provides the molecular basis for a simple model of actomyosin interaction. This model can account for the variation, in different fiber types, of the rate of the cross-bridge cycle and provides a common scheme for the chemo-mechanical transduction within the myosin family.
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- M Capitanio
- European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, University of Florence, Via Nello Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.
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Rossi R, Maffei M, Bottinelli R, Canepari M. Temperature dependence of speed of actin filaments propelled by slow and fast skeletal myosin isoforms. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2005; 99:2239-45. [PMID: 16099894 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00543.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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It was shown that the temperature sensitivity of shortening velocity of skeletal muscles is higher at temperatures below physiological (10-25 degrees C) than at temperatures closer to physiological (25-35 degrees C) and is higher in slow than fast muscles. However, because intact muscles invariably express several myosin isoforms, they are not the ideal model to compare the temperature sensitivity of slow and fast myosin isoforms. Moreover, temperature sensitivity of intact muscles and single muscle fibers cannot be unequivocally attributed to a modulation of myosin function itself, as in such specimen myosin works in the structure of the sarcomere together with other myofibrillar proteins. We have used an in vitro motility assay approach in which the impact of temperature on velocity can be studied at a molecular level, as in such assays acto-myosin interaction occurs in the absence of sarcomere structure and of the other myofibrillar proteins. Moreover, the temperature modulation of velocity could be studied in pure myosin isoforms (rat type 1, 2A, and 2B and rabbit type 1 and 2X) that could be extracted from single fibers and in a wide range of temperatures (10-35 degrees C) because isolated myosin is stable up to physiological temperature. The data show that, at the molecular level, the temperature sensitivity is higher at lower (10-25 degrees C) than at higher (25-35 degrees C) temperatures, consistent with experiments on isolated muscles. However, slow myosin isoforms did not show a higher temperature sensitivity than fast isoforms, contrary to what was observed in intact slow and fast muscles.
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- R Rossi
- Dept. of Experimental Medicine, Human Physiology Unit, University of Pavia, Italy
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Canepari M, Rossi R, Pellegrino MA, Orrell RW, Cobbold M, Harridge S, Bottinelli R. Effects of resistance training on myosin function studied by the in vitro motility assay in young and older men. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2005; 98:2390-5. [PMID: 15677736 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01103.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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It is generally believed that the maximum shortening velocity (V(o)) of a skeletal muscle fiber type does not vary unless a change in myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform composition occurs. However, recent findings have shown that V(o) of a given fiber type can change after training, suggesting the hypothesis that the function of myosin can vary without a change in isoform. The present study addressed the latter hypothesis by studying the function of isolated myosin isoforms by the use of the in vitro motility assay (IVMA) technique. Four young (age 23-29 yr, YO) and four elderly men (age 68-82 yr, EL) underwent a 12-wk progressive resistance training program of the knee extensor muscles and to one pre- and one posttraining biopsy of the vastus lateralis muscle. The significant increase in one-repetition maximum posttraining in both YO and EL indicated that training was effective. After training, MHC isoform composition showed a shift from MHC(2X) toward MHC(2A) in YO and no shift in EL. The velocity of sliding (V(f)) of actin filaments on pure myosin isoforms extracted from single fibers was studied in IVMA. One hundred sixty IVMA samples were prepared from 480 single fibers, and at least 50 filaments were analyzed in each experiment. Whereas no training-induced change was observed in V(f) of myosin isoform 1 either in YO or in EL, a significant increase in V(f) of myosin isoform 2A after training was observed in both YO (18%) and EL (19%). The results indicate that resistance training can change the velocity of the myosin molecule.
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- M Canepari
- Dept. of Experimental Medicine, Human Physiology Unit, University of Pavia, Via Forlanini 6, 27200 Pavia, Italy.
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Canepari M, Rossi R, Pellegrino MA, Reggiani C, Bottinelli R. Speeds of Actin Translocation in Vitro
by Myosins Extracted from Single Rat Muscle Fibres of Different Types. Exp Physiol 2004. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-445x.1999.00350.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pellegrino MA, Canepari M, Rossi R, D'Antona G, Reggiani C, Bottinelli R. Orthologous myosin isoforms and scaling of shortening velocity with body size in mouse, rat, rabbit and human muscles. J Physiol 2003; 546:677-89. [PMID: 12562996 PMCID: PMC2342590 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2002.027375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Maximum shortening velocity (V(0)) was determined in single fibres dissected from hind limb skeletal muscles of rabbit and mouse and classified according to their myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform composition. The values for rabbit and mouse V(0) were compared with the values previously obtained in man and rat under identical experimental conditions. Significant differences in V(0) were found between fibres containing corresponding myosin isoforms in different species: as a general rule for each isoform V(0) decreased with body mass. Myosin isoform distributions of soleus and tibialis anterior were analysed in mouse, rat, rabbit and man: the proportion of slow myosin generally increased with increasing body size. The diversity between V(0) of corresponding myosin isoforms and the different myosin isoform composition of corresponding muscles determine the scaling of shortening velocity of whole muscles with body size, which is essential for optimisation of locomotion. The speed of actin translocation (V(f)) in in vitro motility assay was determined with myosins extracted from single muscle fibres of all four species: significant differences were found between myosin isoforms in each species and between corresponding myosin isoforms in different species. The values of V(0) and V(f) determined for each myosin isoform were significantly correlated, strongly supporting the view that the myosin isoform expressed is the major determinant of maximum shortening velocity in muscle fibres.
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- M A Pellegrino
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Human Physiology Unit, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Ashton AC, Volynski KE, Lelianova VG, Orlova EV, Van Renterghem C, Canepari M, Seagar M, Ushkaryov YA. alpha-Latrotoxin, acting via two Ca2+-dependent pathways, triggers exocytosis of two pools of synaptic vesicles. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:44695-703. [PMID: 11572875 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m108088200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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alpha-Latrotoxin stimulates three types of [(3)H]gamma-aminobutyric acid and [(14)C]glutamate release from synaptosomes. The Ca(2+)-independent component (i) is insensitive to SNAP-25 cleavage or depletion of vesicle contents by bafilomycin A1 and represents transmitter efflux mediated by alpha-latrotoxin pores. Two other components of release are Ca(2+)-dependent and vesicular but rely on distinct mechanisms. The fast receptor-mediated pathway (ii) involves intracellular Ca(2+) stores and acts upon sucrose-sensitive readily releasable vesicles; this mechanism is insensitive to inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase (PI 4-kinase). The delayed pore-dependent exocytotic component (iii) is stimulated by Ca(2+) entering through alpha-latrotoxin pores; it requires PI 4-kinase and occurs mainly from depot vesicles. Lanthanum perturbs alpha-latrotoxin pores and blocks the two pore-mediated components (i, iii) but not the receptor-mediated release (ii). alpha-Latrotoxin mutant (LTX(N4C)) cannot form pores and stimulates only the Ca(2+)-dependent receptor-mediated amino acid exocytosis (ii) (detectable biochemically and electrophysiologically). These findings explain experimental data obtained by different laboratories and implicate the toxin receptors in the regulation of the readily releasable pool of synaptic vesicles. Our results also suggest that, similar to noradrenergic vesicles, amino acid-containing vesicles at some point in their cycle require PI 4-kinase.
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- A C Ashton
- Biochemistry Department, Imperial College, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AY, United Kingdom
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Canepari M, Nelson L, Papageorgiou G, Corrie JE, Ogden D. Photochemical and pharmacological evaluation of 7-nitroindolinyl-and 4-methoxy-7-nitroindolinyl-amino acids as novel, fast caged neurotransmitters. J Neurosci Methods 2001; 112:29-42. [PMID: 11640955 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0270(01)00451-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Reagents capable of rapid and efficient release of neuroactive amino acids (L-glutamate, GABA and glycine) upon flash photolysis of thermally stable, inert precursors have been elusive. 7-Nitroindolinyl (NI)-caged and 4-methoxy-7-nitroindolinyl (MNI)-caged compounds that fulfil these criteria are evaluated here. These caged precursors are highly resistant to hydrolysis. Photolysis is fast (half time< or =0.26 ms) and the conversion achieved with a xenon flashlamp is about 15% for the NI-caged L-glutamate and about 35% for the MNI-caged L-glutamate. A procedure is described for calibration of photolysis in a microscope-based experimental apparatus. NI-caged L-glutamate itself showed no agonist or antagonist effects on AMPA and NMDA receptors in cultured neurones, and had no effect on climbing fibre activation of Purkinje neurones. A control compound with identical photochemistry that generated an inert phosphate upon photolysis was used to confirm that the intermediates and by-products of photolysis have no deleterious effects. MNI-caged L-glutamate is as stable and fast as NI-caged L-glutamate and similarly inert at glutamate receptors, but about 2.5 times more efficient. However, NI-caged GABA is an antagonist at GABA(A) receptors and NI-glycine an antagonist at glycine receptors. The results show the utility and limitations of these fast and stable caged neurotransmitters in the investigation of synaptic processes.
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- M Canepari
- National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK
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Canepari M, Papageorgiou G, Corrie JE, Watkins C, Ogden D. The conductance underlying the parallel fibre slow EPSP in rat cerebellar Purkinje neurones studied with photolytic release of L-glutamate. J Physiol 2001; 533:765-72. [PMID: 11410633 PMCID: PMC2278661 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2001.00765.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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1. Tetanic stimulation of parallel fibres (PFs) produces a slow EPSP (sEPSP) or slow EPSC (sEPSC) in Purkinje neurones (PNs), mediated by type 1 metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR1). The conductance change underlying the sEPSP was investigated with rapid photolytic release of L-glutamate from nitroindolinyl (NI)-caged glutamate with ionotropic glutamate receptors blocked, and showed a slow mGluR1-activated cation channel. 2. In cerebellar slices rapid photolytic release (t (1/2) < 0.7 ms) of 7--70 microM L-glutamate on PNs voltage clamped at -65 mV activated first a transient inward current, peaking in 8 ms, followed by a slow inward current with time course similar to the PF sEPSP, peaking at -1 nA in 700 ms. 3. The initial current was inhibited by 300 microM threo-hydroxyaspartate (THA) and did not reverse as the potential was made positive up to +50 mV, suggesting activation of electrogenic glutamate uptake. 4. The slow current was inhibited reversibly by 1 mM (R,S)-MCPG or the non-competitive mGluR1 antagonist CPCCOEt (20 microM), indicating activation of metabotropic type 1 glutamate receptors. The mGluR current was associated with increases of input conductance and membrane current noise, and reversed close to 0 mV, indicating activation of channels permeant to Na(+) and K(+). 5. The sEPSC was not blocked by Cd(2+), Co(2+), Mg(2+) or Gd(3+) ions, by the inhibitor of hyperpolarisation-activated current (I(H)) ZD7288, or by the purinoceptor inhibitor PPADS. Activation was not affected by inhibitors of phospholipase C (PLC) or protein kinase C (PKC), nor mimicked by photorelease of InsP(3) or Ca(2+). The results show that mGluR1 in PNs produces a slow activation of cation-permeable ion channels which is not mediated by PLC activation, Ca(2+) release from stores, or via the activation of PKC.
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- M Canepari
- National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK
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Canepari M, Treves A. Characterization of the variability of glutamatergic synaptic responses to presynaptic trains in rat hippocampal pyramidal neurons. Network 2001; 12:175-198. [PMID: 11405421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Excitatory postsynaptic currents from CA3 hippocampal neurons, elicited by trains of presynaptic action potentials either in mossy fibres or associative commissural fibres, have been analysed, by using a quantal analysis approach, in order to characterize their variability and the correlation among successive responses. As quantal parameters may change during the train according to the previous release events, correlation within consecutive EPSCs is expected. We tested simple hypotheses on how quantal parameters p and N may change on the basis of correlation detection in EPSCs. The statistical significance of these tests has been evaluated. The tests showed that, although simple binomial distributions can give a good description of synaptic responses at the level of single spikes, only stochastic chains can always account for correlations observed within the train. A systematic model fitting procedure has been developed and applied to extract information on the dynamics of synaptic transmission. As an application of this novel type of analysis, a measure of transmitted information to be associated with synaptic variability, a quantity that allows an estimate of the capability of the synapse to transmit reliable information in time, is proposed. We showed that this transmitted information depends on short-term plasticity and that the change in the type of short-term plasticity from facilitating to depressing obtained by increasing the extracellular calcium concentration results in a change of the related transmitted information.
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- M Canepari
- Istituto Nazionale Fisica della Materia, International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste, Italy.
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Canepari M, Rossi R, Pellegrino MA, Bottinelli R, Schiaffino S, Reggiani C. Functional diversity between orthologous myosins with minimal sequence diversity. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 2000; 21:375-82. [PMID: 11032348 DOI: 10.1023/a:1005640004495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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To define the structural differences that are responsible for the functional diversity between orthologous sarcomeric myosins, we compared the rat and human beta/slow myosins. Functional comparison showed that rat beta/slow myosin has higher ATPase activity and moves actin filaments at higher speed in in vitro motility assay than human beta/slow myosin. Sequence analysis shows that the loop regions at the junctions of the 25 and 50 kDa domains (loop 1) and the 50 and 20 kDa domains (loop 2), which have been implicated in determining functional diversity of myosin heavy chains, are essentially identical in the two orthologs. There are only 14 non-conservative substitutions in the two myosin heavy chains, three of which are located in the secondary actin-binding loop and flanking regions and others correspond to residues so far not assigned a functional role, including two residues in the proximal S2 domain. Interestingly, in some of these positions the rat beta/slow myosin heavy chain has the same residues found in human cardiac alpha myosin, a fast-type myosin, and fast skeletal myosins. These observations indicate that functional and structural analysis of myosin orthologs with limited sequence diversity can provide useful clues to identify amino acid residues involved in modulating myosin function.
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- M Canepari
- Institute of Human Physiology, University of Pavia, Italy
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Canepari M, Mammano F, Kachalsky SG, Rahamimoff R, Cherubini E. GABA- and glutamate-mediated network activity in the hippocampus of neonatal and juvenile rats revealed by fast calcium imaging. Cell Calcium 2000; 27:25-33. [PMID: 10726208 DOI: 10.1054/ceca.1999.0086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In the rat hippocampus, during the first postnatal week, network activity is characterized by GABA-driven giant depolarizing potentials (GDPs) associated with calcium signals that are readily blocked when the GABAA antagonist bicuculline is applied to the bath. Towards the end of the first postnatal week, in concomitance with the shift of GABA responses from the depolarizing to the hyperpolarizing direction, functional glutamatergic connections start appearing. At this developmental stage, application of bicuculline blocks GABAA-mediated inhibition and induces the appearance of interictal epileptiform discharges. In the present experiments, we have used a high spatio-temporal resolution imaging system to compare, on a time scale of tens of ms, the onset and propagation of fast calcium transients generated within a GABAergic or glutamatergic network. We found that, during the first postnatal week, calcium signals associated to evoked GDPs arise from the activation of a local circuitry of neurons spanning the stratum radiatum and the pyramidal layer. Similar activation patterns were elicited by focal application of GABA in the presence of kynurenic acid, a broad spectrum ionotropic glutamatergic antagonist, and were blocked by bicuculline. During the second postnatal week, in the presence of bicuculline, calcium signals associated with interictal discharges evoked by stimulation of glutamatergic fibres propagated along the well-defined three-synaptic pathway from the dentate gyrus to the CA1 hippocampal area.
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- M Canepari
- INFM Unit, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Trieste, Italy
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Canepari M, Rossi R, Pellegrino MA, Reggiani C, Bottinelli R. Speeds of actin translocation in vitro by myosins extracted from single rat muscle fibres of different types. Exp Physiol 1999; 84:803-6. [PMID: 10481236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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As skeletal muscle fibres mostly express a single myosin isoform, they are a potential source of pure myosin isoforms. A technique is described that allows extraction and identification of pure myosin isoforms from single fibres, and testing of such myosins in an in vitro motility assay (IVMA). The results show that the extraction procedure does not alter myosin function and support the view that single fibres are reliable sources of purified myosin isoforms for IVMA.
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- M Canepari
- Institute of Human Physiology, University of Pavia, Italy.
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Bottinelli R, Pellegrino MA, Canepari M, Rossi R, Reggiani C. Specific contributions of various muscle fibre types to human muscle performance: an in vitro study. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 1999; 9:87-95. [PMID: 10098709 DOI: 10.1016/s1050-6411(98)00040-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Human skeletal muscle fibres can be divided in five groups: 1, 1-2A, 2A, 2A-2B and 2B, by using myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoforms as molecular markers. This study aimed to define the contribution of each fibre type to the contractile performance of human muscles. Single fibre segments were dissected from bioptic samples of vastus lateralis and chemically skinned. Force-velocity properties, including isometric tension (P0), maximal shortening velocity (Vmax), maximum power output (Wmax) and the velocity at which Wmax is reached (Vopt), were determined at maximum calcium activation. Among these parameters Wmax showed the largest range of variation: about nine times between 2B and slow fibres. Vopt also showed large (about four times) and significant variations between fibre types. Force development at submaximum calcium activation was studied and force-pCa curves were obtained for each fibre type. Calcium sensitivity was greater in 2B than in 2A and in slow fibres. The slope of the force-pCa curve was greater in fast than in slow fibres. At the end of the experiment the MHC isoform composition of each fibre segment was determined by gel electrophoresis. The functional properties of each fibre type are discussed in the light of the motor unit recruitment mechanism to understand their possible physiological role.
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- R Bottinelli
- Institute of Human Physiology, University of Pavia, Italy
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A rapid fluorescence imaging system was developed and utilised to investigate the time-course of intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) gradients generated by action potentials in CA1-CA3 pyramidal cells within brain slices of the rat hippocampus. The system, which is based on a fast commercial CCD camera, can acquire hundreds of 128 x 128 pixel images in sequence, with minimal inter-frame interval of 2.5 ms (400 frames/s) and 12 bit/pixel accuracy. By synchronising patch clamp recordings with image capture, the timing of transmembrane potential variation, ionic Ca2+ current and Ca2+ diffusion were resolved at the limit of the relaxation time for the dye-Ca2+ binding reaction (approximately 5 ms at room temperature). Numerical simulations were used to relate measured fluorescence transients to the spatio-temporal distribution of intracellular Ca2+ gradients. The results obtained indicate that dye reaction-diffusion contributes critically to shaping intracellular ion gradients.
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- M Canepari
- Laboratory of Biophysics and INFM Unit, International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste, Italy
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Mammano F, Canepari M, Capello G, Ijaduola RB, Cunei A, Ying L, Fratnik F, Colavita A. An optical recording system based on a fast CCD sensor for biological imaging. Cell Calcium 1999; 25:115-23. [PMID: 10326678 DOI: 10.1054/ceca.1998.0013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This paper presents technical details, hardware and software of a complete imaging system which uses a fast CCD sensor and a 41 Msample/s A/D converter to acquire full-frame 12 bit/pixel digitized images with a time resolution of 1.25 ms/image. This apparatus permits to resolve intracellular Ca2+ gradients in individual cells as well as the spatio-temporal pattern of neural activity of cell assemblies in neural tissue.
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- F Mammano
- Laboratory of Biophysics, International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste, Italy.
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Barozzi L, Pavlica P, Menchi I, De Matteis M, Canepari M. Prostatic Abscess: Diagnosis and Treatment. J Urol 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)62636-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- L. Barozzi
- Department of Radiology, Hospital M. Malpighi, Bologna, Istituto Leonardo da Vinci, Firenze and Department of Radiology, General Hospital, Lodigiano, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital M. Malpighi, Bologna, Istituto Leonardo da Vinci, Firenze and Department of Radiology, General Hospital, Lodigiano, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital M. Malpighi, Bologna, Istituto Leonardo da Vinci, Firenze and Department of Radiology, General Hospital, Lodigiano, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital M. Malpighi, Bologna, Istituto Leonardo da Vinci, Firenze and Department of Radiology, General Hospital, Lodigiano, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital M. Malpighi, Bologna, Istituto Leonardo da Vinci, Firenze and Department of Radiology, General Hospital, Lodigiano, Italy
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Canepari M, Cappelli V, Pellegrino MA, Zanardi MC, Reggiani C. Thyroid hormone regulation of MHC isoform composition and myofibrillar ATPase activity in rat skeletal muscles. Arch Physiol Biochem 1998; 106:308-15. [PMID: 10417857 DOI: 10.1076/apab.106.4.308.4373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform composition and Ca2+ Mg2+ dependent ATPase activity were determined in myofibrils prepared from skeletal muscles (diaphragm, soleus, plantaris and tibialis anterior) of euthyroid (C), hypothyroid (Tx) and hyperthyroid (T3) rats. Direct comparison between T3 and Tx gave an indication of the maximal effect of thyroid hormones. Significant differences in MHC-1 and MHC-2B proportions and in ATPase activity were found in all muscles. The difference in MHC-2A/X proportion was significant only in soleus, diaphragm and plantaris. When T3 and C were compared, significant variations in MHC isoform composition were found only in plantaris and diaphragm. The comparison between Tx and C showed significant differences in MHC isoform distribution and in ATPase activity in most muscles. The differences in ATPase activity among muscles and among thyroid states were consistent with those in MHC isoform distribution. From the correlations between ATPase activity and MHC isoform distribution the enzymatic activities of individual MHC isoforms were calculated. The results indicate that MHC isoform distribution is controlled by thyroid state in all skeletal muscles and that changes in MHC isoforms distribution are accompanied by proportional changes in ATPase activity.
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- M Canepari
- Institute of Human Physiology, Pavia University, Italy
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Canepari M, Cherubini E. Dynamics of excitatory transmitter release: analysis of synaptic responses in CA3 hippocampal neurons after repetitive stimulation of afferent fibers. J Neurophysiol 1998; 79:1977-88. [PMID: 9535962 DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.4.1977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The patch-clamp technique (whole cell configuration) was used to record excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) evoked by repetitive stimulation (4 pulses at 50-ms intervals) of afferent fibers in the stratum lucidum-radiatum. Different synaptic behaviors (EPSC patterns) were classified in terms of facilitation or depression of the mean amplitude of the second, third, and fourth EPSC with respect to the previous one. A large variety of EPSC patterns was observed by stimulating different afferent fibers. Experiments with the mGluR2/mGluR3 agonist 2-(2,3-dicarboxycyclopropyl)glycine (DCG-IV) (1 microM), a compound that reduces release at mossy but not at associative commissural fibers and therefore allows to identify the origin of synaptic responses, showed that particular EPSC patterns could not be associated to the activation of a specific type of synaptic input. To investigate the role of the probability of release in the dynamics of synaptic activity, the extracellular calcium concentration was varied from 0.8 to 4 mM in several experiments. EPSC patterns dominated by depression, characteristics of high release probability conditions, could be observed in the majority of the cases in the presence of higher calcium concentrations. A quantitative model for dynamics of transmitter release has been developed. Experimental results were compared with data computed with the model taking into account the probability of release and the time course of reavailability. This work indicates that short-term changes of presynaptic conditions occurring during a train of action potentials can account for the high variability of EPSC responses. The model that is proposed also suggests a general method of experimental data analysis to investigate the possible presynaptic mechanisms underlying long-lasting changes in synaptic efficacy.
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- M Canepari
- Biophysics Sector and Istituto Nazionale Fisica della Materia, International School for Advanced Studies, 34014 Trieste, Italy
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OBJECTIVE Prostatic abscesses are uncommon in clinical practice because early antibiotic therapy has reduced complications of prostatitis. Prostatic abscess mainly affects diabetic and immunosuppressed patients. The organisms most frequently involved are Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus, whereas gonococcus is rarely encountered. The results in eight men with prostatic abscess, five of whom were treated with sonographically guided percutaneous drainage, are reported. The diagnosis, clinically suspected in only three patients, was confirmed by transrectal sonography. All patients experienced complete abscess resolution. CONCLUSION Transrectal sonography is the most reliable imaging method to diagnose prostatic abscess. Percutaneous transperineal or transrectal drainage is the first choice for therapy because of the lower risk of complication compared with surgery.
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- L Barozzi
- Department of Radiology, Hospital M. Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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Harridge SD, Bottinelli R, Canepari M, Pellegrino M, Reggiani C, Esbjörnsson M, Balsom PD, Saltin B. Sprint training, in vitro and in vivo muscle function, and myosin heavy chain expression. J Appl Physiol (1985) 1998; 84:442-9. [PMID: 9475850 DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.84.2.442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Sprint training represents the condition in which increases in muscle shortening speed, as well as in strength, might play a significant role in improving power generation. This study therefore aimed to determine the effects of sprint training on 1) the coupling between myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform expression and function in single fibers, 2) the distribution of MHC isoforms across a whole muscle, and 3) in vivo muscle function. Seven young male subjects completed 6 wk of training (3-s sprints) on a cycle ergometer. Training was without effect on maximum shortening velocity in single fibers or in the relative distribution of MHC isoforms in either the soleus or the vastus lateralis muscles. Electrically evoked and voluntary isometric torque generation increased (P < 0.05) after training in both the plantar flexors (+8% at 50 Hz and +16% maximal voluntary contraction) and knee extensors (+8% at 50 Hz and +7% maximal voluntary contraction). With the shortening potential of the muscles apparently unchanged, the increased strength of the major lower limb muscles is likely to have contributed to the 7% increase (P < 0.05) in peak pedal frequency during cycling.
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- S D Harridge
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Bottinelli R, Narici M, Pellegrino MA, Kayser B, Canepari M, Faglia G, Sartorio A. Contractile properties and fiber type distribution of quadriceps muscles in adults with childhood-onset growth hormone deficiency. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1997; 82:4133-8. [PMID: 9398727 DOI: 10.1210/jcem.82.12.4426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Adults with GH deficiency (GHD) report weakness and fatigability. The origin of such symptoms is still debated. This work aimed to clarify whether weakness and fatigability depend on impairment of skeletal muscle contractile capacity. Five males with childhood-onset GHD (age +/- SE, 29.6 +/- 1.9) and 13 age- and sex-matched controls were enrolled in the study. Quadriceps muscle cross-sectional area (CSA), strength, twitch characteristics, and fatigue index of voluntary and electrically evoked contractions were determined in vivo in all subjects. Fiber type distribution and CSA of identified types of skeletal fibers were determined on needle biopsy samples of the vastus lateralis muscle of all subjects. Fiber type distribution was assessed on the basis of myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform composition determined by electrophoresis on polyacrylamide gels. Fiber CSA was determined on cross-cryosections of fiber bundles immunostained by monoclonal antibodies against MHC isoforms. Absolute values of strength and fiber CSA of quadriceps were significantly lower in patients affected by GHD than in controls. However, once strength and fiber CSA were normalized for quadriceps CSA and subject height, respectively, differences disappeared. No difference was found between GHD patients and controls for quadriceps muscle twitch characteristics, fatigue index, and fiber type distribution. The results reported here suggest that weakness and fatigability in childhood-onset GHD do not have a skeletal muscle origin.
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- R Bottinelli
- Istituto di Fisiologia Umana, Università di Pavia, Italy.
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Satta A, Migliori GB, Spanevello A, Neri M, Bottinelli R, Canepari M, Pellegrino MA, Reggiani C. Fibre types in skeletal muscles of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients related to respiratory function and exercise tolerance. Eur Respir J 1997; 10:2853-60. [PMID: 9493673 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10122853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate the relationship between skeletal muscle, fibre type composition, functional respiratory impairment and exercise tolerance in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A group of 22 COPD patients and 10 healthy control subjects were studied. In COPD patients, vital capacity (VC) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) were reduced to 79% and 51%, respectively. Diffusion indices (transfer factor of the lung for carbon monoxide (TL,CO) and carbon monoxide transfer coefficient (KCO)) were also reduced. Arterial oxygen tension (Pa,O2) was normal or slightly altered. A maximal exercise test was performed and anaerobic threshold was calculated. Muscle samples from vastus lateralis were obtained by needle biopsy. Myosin heavy chain (MHC) and light chain (MLC) isoforms were separated by gel electrophoresis and quantified by densitometry. MHC isoforms were considered as molecular markers of fibre types. The proportion of the fast MHC-2B isoform was increased in COPD patients. TL,CO, KCO, VC and FEV1 were positively correlated with slow MHC isoform content. TL,CO and KCO were also negatively correlated with the content of the fast MHC-2B isoform. No correlation was found between exercise parameters and MHC isoform composition. The co-ordinated expression between MHC and MLC isoforms was altered in COPD patients. We conclude that reduced oxygen availability, probably in combination with muscle disuse, may determine muscle alterations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. The altered correlations between myosin heavy chain and light chain isoforms suggest that co-ordinated protein expression is lost in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease muscles.
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- A Satta
- Division of Pneumology, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, IRCCS, Rehabilitation Institute of Tradate, Italy
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Canepari M, Cherubini E. Dynamics of glutamate release at CA3 synapses following trains of presynaptic action potentials. Neurosci Lett 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(97)90049-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Canepari M, Bove M, Maeda E, Cappello M, Kawana A. Experimental analysis of neuronal dynamics in cultured cortical networks and transitions between different patterns of activity. Biol Cybern 1997; 77:153-162. [PMID: 9323864 DOI: 10.1007/s004220050376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Experimental investigation of the dynamics of biological networks is a fundamental step towards understanding how the nervous system works. Spontaneous activity in cultured networks of cortical neurons has been investigated by using a multisite recording technique with planar electrode arrays. In these networks, the spatiotemporal firing patterns were studied in the presence of different extracellular solutions. Transitions from asynchronous firing dynamics to synchronous firing dynamics were observed when the extracellular Ca2+ concentration was increased from 0.1 mM to 1 mM. Addition of extracellular Mg2+ reduced the spontaneous activity at any Ca2+ concentration, and an increase in the extracellular K+ concentration enhanced the frequency of periodical synchronous bursts. N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and non-NMDA glutamate receptor antagonists inhibited synchronous activity. A spatiotemporal analysis of the data has been performed, and the properties of the network such as the synchronization and the periodicity have been quantified in order to clarify how variations of intrinsic parameters of the network can induce structural transitions in the neural dynamics. This experimental study is a possible approach to investigate the computational properties of a neuronal network.
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- M Canepari
- Biophysics Laboratory, International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste, Italy.
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Reggiani C, Potma EJ, Bottinelli R, Canepari M, Pellegrino MA, Stienen GJ. Chemo-mechanical energy transduction in relation to myosin isoform composition in skeletal muscle fibres of the rat. J Physiol 1997; 502 ( Pt 2):449-60. [PMID: 9263923 PMCID: PMC1159562 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1997.449bk.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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1. ATP consumption and force development were determined in single skinned muscle fibres of the rat at 12 degrees C. Myofibrillar ATPase consumption was measured photometrically from NADH oxidation which was coupled to ATP hydrolysis. Myosin heavy chain (MHC) and light chain (MLC) isoforms were identified by gel electrophoresis. 2. Slow fibres (n = 14) containing MHCI and fast fibres (n = 18) containing MHCIIB were compared. Maximum shortening velocity was 1.02 +/- 0.63 and 3.05 +/- 0.23 lengths s-1, maximum power was 1.47 +/- 0.22 and 9.59 +/- 0.84 W l-1, and isometric ATPase activity was 0.034 +/- 0.003 and 0.25 +/- 0.01 mM s-1 in slow and in fast fibres, respectively. 3. In fast as well as in slow fibres ATP consumption during shortening increased above isometric ATP consumption. The increase was much greater in fast fibres than in slow fibres, but became similar when expressed relative to the isometric ATPase rate. 4. Efficiency was calculated from mechanical power and free energy change associated with ATP hydrolysis. Maximum efficiency was larger in slow than in fast fibres (0.38 +/- 0.04 versus 0.28 +/- 0.03) and was reached at a lower shortening velocity. 5. Within the group of fast fibres efficiency was lower in fibres which contained more MLC3f. We conclude that both MHC and essential MLC isoforms contribute to determine efficiency of chemo-mechanical transduction.
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- C Reggiani
- Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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D'Andrea F, Di Candido V, Cartisano M, Avantaggiato F, Marucchi G, Canepari M, Campani R. [Acute hemoperitoneum caused by spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma. Report of 2 cases studied with computerized tomography]. Radiol Med 1997; 93:140-2. [PMID: 9380854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- F D'Andrea
- Servizio di Radiodiagnostica, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia
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Bottinelli R, Canepari M, Pellegrino MA, Reggiani C. Force-velocity properties of human skeletal muscle fibres: myosin heavy chain isoform and temperature dependence. J Physiol 1996; 495 ( Pt 2):573-86. [PMID: 8887767 PMCID: PMC1160815 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 365] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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1. A large population (n = 151) of human skinned skeletal muscle fibres has been studied. Force-velocity curves of sixty-seven fibres were obtained by load-clamp manoeuvres at 12 degrees C. In each fibre maximum shortening velocity (Vmax), maximum power output (Wmax), optimal velocity (velocity at which Wmax is developed, Vopt), optimal force (force at which Wmax is developed, Popt), specific tension (Po/CSA, isometric tension/cross-sectional area) were assessed. Unloaded shortening velocity (Vo) was also determined at 12 degrees C in a different group (n = 57) of fibres by slack-test procedure. 2. All fibres used for mechanical experiments were characterized on the basis of the myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform composition by sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS)-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and divided into five types: type I (or slow), types IIA and IIB (or fast), and types I-IIA and IIA-IIB (or mixed types). 3. Vmax, Wmax, Vopt, Popt, Vopt/Vmax ratio, Po/CSA and Vo were found to depend on MHC isoform composition. All parameters were significantly lower in type I than in the fast (type IIA and IIB) fibres. Among fast fibres, Vmax, Wmax, Vopt and Vo were significantly lower in type IIA and than in IIB fibres, whereas Popt, Po/CSA and Vopt/Vmax were similar. 4. The temperature dependence of Vo and Po/CSA was assessed in a group of twenty-one fibres in the range 12-22 degrees C. In a set of six fibres temperature dependence of Vmax was also studied. The Q10 (5.88) and activation energy E (125 kJ mol-1) values for maximum shortening velocity calculated from Arrhenius plots pointed to a very high temperature sensitivity. Po/CSA was very temperature dependent in the 12-17 degrees C range, but less dependent between 17 and 22 degrees C.
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Harridge SD, Bottinelli R, Canepari M, Pellegrino MA, Reggiani C, Esbjörnsson M, Saltin B. Whole-muscle and single-fibre contractile properties and myosin heavy chain isoforms in humans. Pflugers Arch 1996; 432:913-20. [PMID: 8772143 DOI: 10.1007/s004240050215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 268] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The contractile characteristics of three human muscle groups (triceps surae, quadriceps femoris and triceps brachii) of seven young male subjects were examined. The contractile properties were determined from electrically evoked isometric responses and compared with fibre type composition determined from needle biopsy samples. Fibre types were identified using myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoforms as molecular markers with gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and histochemical ATPase staining. Four contractile parameters (twitch time to peak torque, the maximal rate of torque development, frequency response and fatiguability) were found to be related to fibre type composition. From the biopsy samples, single muscle fibres were isolated and chemically skinned. Isometric tension (Po) unloaded shortening velocity (Vo) and rate of tension rise (dP/dt) were determined. Each fibre was classified on the basis of its MHC isoform composition determined by SDS-PAGE. Fibres belonging to the same type showed identical contractile parameters regardless of the muscle of origin, except minor differences in Po of the fast fibres and dP/dt of slow fibres. The results are in favour of the conclusion that fibre type composition, determined using MHC isoforms as markers, is the major determinant of the diversity of contractile properties among human muscle groups.
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- S D Harridge
- Institute of Human Physiology, University of Pavia, Via Forlanini 6 I-27100, Pavia, Italy
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Bottinelli R, Tupler R, Vos I, Barbierato L, Zanardi M, Canepari M, Pellegrino M, Berardinelli A, Lanzi G, Reggiani C. Impaired contractile properties in single muscle fibres isolated from patients affected by FSHD. Neuromuscul Disord 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/0960-8966(96)88993-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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A single ganglion of the nervous system of the leech Hirudo medicinalis was isolated. One or both roots emerging from each side of the ganglion were sucked into suction pipettes used either for extracellular stimulation or for recording the gross electrical activity. The ganglion was stained with the fluorescence voltage sensitive dye Di-4-Anepps. The fluorescence was measured with a nitrogen cooled CCD camera. Our recording system allowed us to measure in real time slow optical signals corresponding to changes in light intensity of at least 5/1000. These signals were caused by the direct polarization of neuronal structures, the afterhyperpolarization or the afterdischarge induced by a prolonged stimulation. When images were acquired at fixed times, several of them could be averaged and optical signals of at least 2/1000 could be reliably measured. These optical signals originated from well identified neurons, such as T, P and N sensory neurons. By taking images at different times and at different focal planes, electrical events could be followed at a temporal resolution of 50 Hz. The three dimensional dynamics of electrical events, initiated by a specific stimulation, was imaged and the spread of excitation among leech neurons was followed. When two roots were selectively stimulated, their neuronal interactions could be imaged and the linear and non-linear terms of the interaction could be characterized.
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Bottinelli R, Canepari M, Cappelli V, Reggiani C. Maximum speed of shortening and ATPase activity in atrial and ventricular myocardia of hyperthyroid rats. Am J Physiol 1995; 269:C785-90. [PMID: 7573410 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1995.269.3.c785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The kinetic properties of the myofibrillar system of atrial and ventricular myocardia of hyperthyroid rats were analyzed by determining ATPase activity and maximum shortening velocity. Hyperthyroidism was induced by daily subcutaneous injections of triiodothyronine (0.2 mg/kg body wt) for 2 wk. The treatment induced a marked atrial and ventricular hypertrophy and, in ventricular myocardium, an isomyosin shift toward a homogeneous V1 composition. Skinned trabeculae and purified myofibrils were prepared from atrial and ventricular myocardia. Enzymatic assays on the myofibrils showed that both Ca-stimulated ATPase activity and Ca-Mg-dependent ATPase activity had equal values in atrial and ventricular myocardia. In skinned trabeculae during maximal Ca activations, force-velocity curves were determined by load-clamp maneuvers, and unloaded shortening velocity (Vo) was obtained with the slack-test method. Both maximum shortening velocities extrapolated from the force-velocity curves (Vmax) and Vo were significantly higher (+68 and +52%, respectively) in atrial than in ventricular preparations. Developed tension was significantly greater in ventricular preparations. Maximum power output was not significantly different. Previous findings (V. Cappelli, R. Bottinelli, C. Poggesi, R. Moggio, and C. Reggiani. Circ. Res. 65: 446-457, 1989) had led to the conclusion that variations in ATPase activity and shortening velocity of ventricular myocardium can be accounted for by changes in isomyosin composition. In this light, the present results suggest that 1) ATPase activity is equal in atrial and ventricular myocardia as the two tissues contain the same myosin heavy chain isoform, 2) the difference in maximum speed of shortening between atrium and ventricle might be due to the presence of tissue-specific isoforms of myosin light chains.
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- R Bottinelli
- Institute of Human Physiology, University of Pavia, Italy
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Polla B, Cappelli V, Canepari M, Zanardi MC, Reggiani C. Direct depressant effect of phosphodiesterase inhibitors on ATPase activity of rat cardiac myofibrils. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 1995; 73:661-4. [PMID: 7585334 DOI: 10.1139/y95-084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The aim of this study was to determine (i) whether phosphodiesterase inhibitors influenced ATPase activity of maximally calcium activated cardiac myofibrils and (ii) whether this effect varied in relation to isomyosin composition. Myofibrils were prepared from ventricular myocardium of 2- to 3-month-old rats. ATPase activity was determined at low ionic strength at high (> 7.5) and low (4.4) pCa. Five compounds (amrinone, milrinone, enoximone, piroximone, and rolipram) were examined at concentrations between 10 microM and 1 mM. The results obtained showed that only milrinone and amrinone inhibited ATPase activity; inhibition was dose dependent, and milrinone was more potent than amrinone. To assess whether isomyosin composition might influence the responsiveness of myofibrils to phosphodiesterase inhibitors, the effect of 1 mM milrinone was also determined in myofibrils from hypothyroid rats. According to previous observations hypothyroidism caused an isomyosin shift from V1 to V3 in rat ventricular myocardium. The inhibitory effect of milrinone was lower in myofibrils prepared from hypothyroid rats than in myofibrils from euthyroid rats.
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- B Polla
- Institute of Human Physiology, University of Pavia, Italy
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Reggiani C, Canepari M, Micheletti R, Cappelli V, Zanardi MC. Effect of propionyl-L-carnitine (PLC) on the kinetic properties of the myofibrillar system in pressure overload cardiac hypertrophy. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1995; 752:204-6. [PMID: 7755261 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1995.tb17424.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- C Reggiani
- Institute of Human Physiology, University of Pavia, Italy
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Bottinelli R, Canepari M, Reggiani C, Stienen GJ. Myofibrillar ATPase activity during isometric contraction and isomyosin composition in rat single skinned muscle fibres. J Physiol 1994; 481 ( Pt 3):663-75. [PMID: 7707234 PMCID: PMC1155909 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1994.sp020472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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1. Myofibrillar ATPase activity, isometric tension (Po) and unloaded shortening velocity (Vo) were determined in single skinned fibres isolated from rat hindlimb muscles during maximal calcium activation at 12 degrees C. In each fibre, myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoforms were identified using electrophoresis and immunocytochemistry. ATPase activity was determined spectrophotometrically from NADH oxidation in a coupled enzyme assay. 2. On the basis of their MHC isoform composition, the fibres (n = 102) were divided into five groups containing the slow isoform, I MHC, or one of the fast isoforms, IIB MHC, IIA MHC, IIX MHC, or a mixture of the latter three. ATPase activity was significantly higher in IIB than in 2X and IIA fibres (0.230 +/- 0.010, 0.178 +/- 0.023 and 0.168 +/- 0.026 nmol mm-3 s-1, respectively). Mixed fibres had intermediate values. ATPase activity in slow fibres was considerably less (0.045 +/- 0.006 nmol mm-3 s-1). 3. The ratio between ATPase activity and Po, i.e. tension cost, was found to be 2.90 +/- 0.09, 2.56 +/- 0.14, 1.89 +/- 0.22, 1.52 +/- 0.13 and 0.66 +/- 0.004 pmol ATP nM-1 mm-1 s-1 in IIB, mixed, IIX, IIA and slow fibres, respectively. All the differences were statistically significant except that between IIA and IIX fibres. 4. Within each group of fibres with the same MHC composition, ATPase activity was found to correlate with Po, but not Vo. However, ATPase activity was found to correlate with Vo when all the fibre types were pooled together. 5. In thirty-seven fast fibres the MLC ratio, i.e. the proportion of the fast alkali light chain isoform, MLC3f, to the amount of the regulatory light chain, MLC2f, was determined. IIB fibres had the highest proportion of MLC3f and IIA fibres, the lowest. 6. A multiple regression analysis, used to distinguish between the effects of MHC and MLC composition, showed that ATPase activity was insensitive to the MLC ratio, whereas it had a significant impact on Vo. 7. The results obtained in this study indicate that in rat skeletal muscle fibres: (a) ATPase activity during isometric contractions and tension cost are strongly dependent on MHC isoform composition, and (b) there is no evidence that the alkali MLC ratio is a determinant of ATPase activity.
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Canepari M, Polla B, Gualea MR, Zanardi C, Reggiani C. Age-dependent reduction of the response of rat cardiac muscle to the phosphodiesterase inhibitor milrinone. Arch Int Physiol Biochim Biophys 1994; 102:265-9. [PMID: 7849274 DOI: 10.3109/13813459409003942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate whether milrinone effect on cardiac muscle contractility undergoes to age-related changes. Experiments were carried out on papillary muscles isolated from right ventricle of Brown Norway rats belonging to two different age groups: 2 month old and 18 month old. The effect of milrinone (10-100 microM) on rat cardiac muscle in vitro preparations was characterized by a reduction of peak developed tension and of contraction duration. Furthermore, the recovery of contractility after a contractile cycle, i.e. the mechanical restitution was faster in the presence of milrinone than in control conditions. All these effects were reduced in preparations from 18 month old rats compared to preparations from 2 month old rats. The decrease of milrinone effect on the mechanical restitution was particularly pronounced. The reduction of the milrinone effects is likely connected with the reduction of the maximal effect of adrenergic stimulation, although the molecular basis of this link is not yet clearly understood.
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- M Canepari
- Institute of Human Physiology, University of Pavia, Italy
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Micheletti R, Giacalone G, Canepari M, Salardi S, Bianchi G, Reggiani C. Propionyl-L-carnitine prevents myocardial mechanical alterations due to pressure overload in rats. Am J Physiol 1994; 266:H2190-7. [PMID: 8023981 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1994.266.6.h2190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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This study investigated if propionyl-L-carnitine (PLC) treatment can directly affect cardiac mechanics, secondary to increase in myocardial carnitine content, in rats with aortic constriction and sham-operated controls. After weaning, rats were fed one of the following diets for 8 wk: 1) a low-carnitine diet (containing 2 nmol/g carnitine); 2) the same diet supplemented with PLC (710 mumol/kg body wt); 3) L-carnitine (LC; 118 mumol/kg body wt, given in tap water; or 4) a standard diet (containing 56 nmol/g carnitine). A 4-wk constriction of the abdominal aorta caused left ventricular hypertrophy associated with significantly prolonged timing parameters and reduced rate of tension decay in papillary muscles. In group 2, however, PLC treatment prevented hypertrophy-induced changes in these parameters and the reduction in unloaded shortening velocity in skinned trabeculae. Finally, PLC treatment maintained the relative proportion of myosin heavy chain isoforms in left ventricular wall of animals subjected to aortic constriction. Both PLC and LC completely prevented carnitine depletion due to hypertrophy and to dietary restriction. Because LC did not modify papillary muscle contractile function, these results demonstrate that PLC affects hypertrophy-induced changes in muscle mechanics and ventricular wall composition independently of tissue carnitine levels.
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- R Micheletti
- Prassis Istituto di Ricerche Sigma-Tau, Milan, Italy
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Canepari M, Cappelli V, Monti E, Paracchini L, Reggiani C. Delayed doxorubicin cardiomyopathy in the rat: possible role of reduced food intake. Cardioscience 1994; 5:101-6. [PMID: 7919046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The development of delayed doxorubicin cardiomyopathy in the rat is accompanied by profound anorexia, dramatically reducing the caloric intake. To assess the contribution of a restriction in food to the alterations in cardiac function, animals treated with doxorubicin were compared with a group of pair-fed control animals and with a second group of controls with unrestricted access to food. Prolongation of the Q alpha T interval of the electrocardiogram developed in rats treated with doxorubicin, but not in pair-fed controls. Myofibrillar ATPase activity and the contractile strength of isolated papillary muscles were depressed in rats treated with doxorubicin, but not in pair-fed rats. The reduction in ventricular weight was proportional to the reduction in the body weight in pair-fed rats, whereas a higher ratio of ventricular to body weight was observed in rats treated with doxorubicin. These results indicate that the alterations in cardiac function observed in delayed doxorubicin cardiomyopathy are not due to a reduction in the intake of food.
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- M Canepari
- Institute of Human Physiology, University of Pavia, Italy
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Ricciardi L, Bottinelli R, Canepari M, Reggiani C. Effects of acidosis on maximum shortening velocity and force-velocity relation of skinned rat cardiac muscle. J Mol Cell Cardiol 1994; 26:601-7. [PMID: 8072014 DOI: 10.1006/jmcc.1994.1072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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This study was designed to assess whether maximum shortening velocity and force-velocity parameters were reduced by acidosis in rat skinned cardiac trabeculae, as reported for skinned skeletal muscle. Thin trabeculae were dissected from right ventricle of adult male Wistar rats, chemically skinned, and maximally Ca-activated at pH 7.0, 6.6 and 6.2. Maximum tension (Po), maximum shortening velocity evaluated from force-velocity curves (Vmax), and maximum power output (Wmax) were significantly reduced for exposure to pH 6.6 and 6.2. When the value at pH 7.0 is taken as reference, Po decreased by 30% and 49%, Vmax by 17% and 40% and Wmax by 30% and 60% at pH 6.6 and 6.2 respectively. A similar reduction (25% at pH 6.6 and 42% and pH 6.2) was observed when unloaded shortening velocity (Vo) was determined with the slack test method. The results obtained show that both Po and Vmax or Vo are affected by a substantial decrease in pH. The combination between significantly lower Po and Vmax gives rise to significantly lower Wmax. The reduction of maximum shortening velocity (Vmax or Vo) can be explained by assuming either the existence of an internal load or an impairment in actin-myosin interaction.
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- L Ricciardi
- Institute of Human Physiology, University of Pavia, Italy
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This article reports the experience acquired through the use of ultrasonography applied to the study of the mammary gland affected by augmentation or reduction mammaplasty. Thirty-eight patients who had undergone either augmentation or reduction mammaplasty were submitted to ultrasonographic examination. Such a technique, besides being easy to perform, noninvasive, specific, and well accepted by the patients, showed to be remarkably interesting. It offered a wide display of the mammary parenchyma, showing its possible alterations, and supplying useful information on any possible postoperative implant ruptures, cicatricial reactions, seromas, and any other possible alterations that occurred.
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Mörner SE, Canepari M, Bottinelli R, Cappelli V, Reggiani C. Effects of Amrinone on shortening velocity, force development and ATPase activity of demembranated preparations of rat ventricular myocardium. Acta Physiol Scand 1992; 146:21-30. [PMID: 1442124 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.1992.tb09389.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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This study analyses the effects of Amrinone (bipyridine derivative with phosphodiesterase inhibitor properties) on the myofibrillar apparatus of rat myocardium. Thin trabeculae were isolated from the right ventricle and chemically demembranated. Force development and shortening velocity were measured during maximal calcium activations (pCa = 4.45) in control conditions and in the presence of 1-3 mM Amrinone. Maximum shortening velocity was obtained both from extrapolation of the force-velocity curve and with the slack test method. Amrinone was found to significantly reduce maximum shortening velocity and force development. Myofibrils and myosin were prepared from rat ventricular myocardium and their ATPase activity was assessed in control conditions and in the presence of Amrinone (0.3-6 mM). Ca-Mg dependent myofibrillar ATPase activity which was determined at low ionic strength was depressed by Amrinone in a dose-dependent way. Ca-stimulated ATPase activity determined at high ionic strength in myofibril or myosin preparations was not affected. Furthermore, Amrinone did not influence the pCa-ATPase activity curve of the myofibrillar preparations. A comparison between the inhibitory effects of Amrinone on myofibrils prepared from euthyroid rats and myofibrils prepared from hypothyroid rats was carried out. The ATPase activity was significantly less depressed in myofibrils prepared from hypothyroid rats than in those prepared from euthyroid rats. These results provide the first evidence of an effect of Amrinone on ATP splitting and force generation in the myofilament system of cardiac muscle.
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- S E Mörner
- Institute of Human Physiology, University of Pavia, Italy
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