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CELL STRESS & CHAPERONES
Volume 26, Issue 2, Pages 323-339Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12192-020-01178-x
Keywords
Heat stress; Unfolded protein response; Soleus muscle; Gastrocnemius muscle; Oxidative stress; Apoptosis
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- Defence Research and Development Organization, Ministry of Defence, Government of India
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This study revealed differential responses of oxidative (soleus) and glycolytic (gastrocnemius) muscles to heat-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress. Soleus muscle showed higher sensitivity to heat stress with increased protein oxidation and apoptosis. The findings may contribute to the development of strategies to enhance muscle performance under heat stress.
The present study aimed to investigate the differential response of oxidative (soleus) and glycolytic (gastrocnemius) muscles to heat-induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. It was hypothesized that due to compositional and functional differences, both muscles respond differently to acute heat stress. To address this, male Sprague Dawley rats (12/group) were subjected to thermoneutral (25 degrees C) or heat stress (42 degrees C) conditions for 1 h. Soleus and gastrocnemius muscles were removed for analysis post-exposure. A significant increase in body temperature and free radical generation was observed in both the muscles following heat exposure. This further caused a significant increase in protein carbonyl content, AOPP, and lipid peroxidation in heat-stressed muscles. These changes were more pronounced in heat-stressed soleus compared to the gastrocnemius muscle. Accumulation of unfolded, denatured proteins results in ER stress, causing activation of unfolded protein response (UPR) pathway. The expressions of UPR transducers were significantly higher in soleus as compared to the gastrocnemius muscle. A significant elevation in resting intracellular calcium ion was also observed in heat-stressed soleus muscle. Overloading of cells with misfolded proteins in soleus muscle activated ER-induced apoptosis as indicated by significant upregulation of C/EBP homologous protein and Caspase12. The study provides a detailed mechanistic representation of the differential response of muscles toward UPR under heat stress. Data suggests that soleus majorly being an oxidative muscle is more prone to heat stress-induced insult indicated by enhanced apoptosis. This study may aid in devising mitigation strategies to improve muscle performance under heat stress.
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