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CELLS TISSUES ORGANS
卷 182, 期 3-4, 页码 129-142出版社
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000093963
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denervation; fiber cross-sectional area; fiber phenotype; gravitational unloading; myonuclear number; sarcomere length; tenotomy; rat
The relative importance of neural and mechanical influences in maintaining normal slow and fast muscle properties remains unclear. To address this issue, we studied the effects of 10 days of hindlimb unloading (HU) with or without tenotomy and/or denervation on the cross-sectional area (CSA), myosin heavy chain (MHC) expression (immunohistochemistry) and composition (gel electrophoresis), and myonuclear number in soleus and plantaris fibers in adult male Wistar rats. In general, the adaptations in fiber type and size were similar using either single fiber gel or immunohistochemical analyses. HU resulted in atrophy of type I and I+Ila/ x MHC fibers in the soleus and in type 1, I+IIa/x, IIa/x, IIa/x+IIb, and IIb MHC fibers in the plantaris. Addition of tenotomy and/or denervation in HU rats had minimal effects on fiber CSA in the soleus, but fiber CSA in the plantaris further decreased, particularly in fibers expressing only fast MHCs. HU resulted in a de novo appearance of type I+IIa/x+IIb and IIa/ x+IIb MHC fibers in the soleus and of type I+IIa/x+IIb MHC fibers in the plantaris. Tenotomy and/or denervation in HU rats had no further effect on the fiber type composition of either muscle. Mean myonuclear number/mm of type I fibers was decreased in the soleus of HU rats, and increased in type I and I+IIa/x fibers in HU plus tenotomy (HU+Ten) rats. In the plantaris, mean myonuclear number/mm of type IIa/x, IIa/ x+IIb, and IIb fibers was lower after HU with or without tenotomy and/or denervation. Mean cytoplasmic volume/ myonucleus ratio of type I and I+IIa/x fibers in the soleus of the HU group tended to be smaller than in controls. The largest decrease was noted in the HU+Ten group. In the plantaris, this ratio was unaffected by HU alone, but was decreased by addition of tenotomy and/or denervation when all fiber types were combined. These data indicate that the major cause of fiber atrophy and adaptations in myonuclear domain size in the slow soleus of HU rats is the chronic reduction in force generation, whereas the elimination of neuromuscular contact via denervation results in additional fiber atrophy and adaptations in myonuclear domain size in the fast plantaris. Copyright (c) 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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