期刊
FASEB JOURNAL
卷 35, 期 12, 页码 -出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1096/fj.202101163RR
关键词
blood pressure; dystrophin; estrogen; hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; skeletal muscle
资金
- Deakin University
- Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
- Neurological Foundation
The study found that stress-resistant mdx mice show higher activity levels and better physiological function in response to behavioral stress, including greater exercise and muscle oxidative capacity, as well as less severe muscle histopathology. Female mdx mice exhibit higher activity levels following behavioral stress compared to males, a response that can be eliminated after ovariectomy but restored with estradiol.
Mutation to the gene encoding dystrophin can cause Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and increase the sensitivity to stress in vertebrate species, including the mdx mouse model of DMD. Behavioral stressors can exacerbate some dystrophinopathy phenotypes of mdx skeletal muscle and cause hypotension-induced death. However, we have discovered that a subpopulation of mdx mice present with a wildtype-like response to mild (forced downhill treadmill exercise) and moderate (scruff restraint) behavioral stressors. These stress-resistant mdx mice are more physically active, capable of super-activating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone pathways following behavioral stress and they express greater levels of mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors in striated muscle relative to stress-sensitive mdx mice. Stress-resistant mdx mice also presented with a less severe striated muscle histopathology and greater exercise and skeletal muscle oxidative capacity at rest. Most interestingly, female mdx mice were more physically active following behavioral stressors compared to male mdx mice; a response abolished after ovariectomy and rescued with estradiol. We demonstrate that the response to behavioral stress greatly impacts disease severity in mdx mice suggesting the management of stress in patients with DMD be considered as a therapeutic approach to ameliorate disease progression.
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