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Short- and long-term hindlimb immobilization and reloading: profile of epigenetic events in gastrocnemius

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dc.contributor.author Chacón-Cabrera, Alba
dc.contributor.author Gea Guiral, Joaquim
dc.contributor.author Barreiro Portela, Esther
dc.date.accessioned 2017-11-29T08:56:02Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.citation Chacon-Cabrera A, Gea J, Barreiro E. Short- and long-term hindlimb immobilization and reloading: profile of epigenetic events in gastrocnemius. J Cell Physiol. 2017 Jun;232(6):1415-27. DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25635
dc.identifier.issn 0021-9541
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/33403
dc.description.abstract Skeletal muscle dysfunction and atrophy are characteristic features accompanying chronic conditions. Epigenetic events regulate muscle mass and function maintenance. We hypothesized that the pattern of epigenetic events (muscle-enriched microRNAs and histone acetylation) and acetylation of transcription factors known to signal muscle wasting may differ between early- and late-time points in skeletal muscles of mice exposed to hindlimb immobilization (I) and recovery following I. Body and muscle weights, grip strength, muscle-enriched microRNAs, histone deacetylases (HDACs), acetylation of proteins, histones, and transcription factors (TF), myogenic TF factors, and muscle phenotype were assessed in gastrocnemius of mice exposed to periods (1, 2, 3, 7, 15, and 30 days, I groups) of hindlimb immobilization, and in those exposed to reloading for different periods of time (1, 3, 7, 15, and 30 days, R groups) following 7-day immobilization. Compared to non-immobilized controls, muscle weight, limb strength, microRNAs, especially miR-486, SIRT1 levels, and slow- and fast-twitch cross-sectional areas were decreased in mice of I groups, whereas Pax7 and acetylated FoxO1 and FoxO3 levels were increased. Muscle reloading following splint removal improved muscle mass loss, strength, and fiber atrophy, by increasing microRNAs, particularly miR-486, and SIRT1 content, while decreasing acetylated FoxO1 and FoxO3 levels. In this mouse model of disuse muscle atrophy, muscle-enriched microRNAs, especially miR-486, through Pax7 regulation delayed muscle cell differentiation following unloading of gastrocnemius muscle. Acetylation of FoxO1 and 3 seemed to drive muscle mass loss and atrophy, while deacetylation of these factors through SIRT1 would enable the muscle fibers to regenerate.
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dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Wiley
dc.relation.ispartof Journal of Cellular Physiology. 2017 Jun;232(6):1415-27
dc.rights This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Chacon-Cabrera A, Gea J, Barreiro E. Short- and long-term hindlimb immobilization and reloading: profile of epigenetic events in gastrocnemius. J Cell Physiol. 2017 Jun;232(6):1415-1427, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcp.25635. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
dc.subject.other Epigènesi
dc.subject.other Músculs -- Fisiologia
dc.title Short- and long-term hindlimb immobilization and reloading: profile of epigenetic events in gastrocnemius
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dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcp.25635
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