scholarly journals Chronic Systemic Curcumin Administration Antagonizes Murine Sarcopenia and Presarcopenia

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (21) ◽  
pp. 11789
Author(s):  
Luisa Gorza ◽  
Elena Germinario ◽  
Lucia Tibaudo ◽  
Maurizio Vitadello ◽  
Chiara Tusa ◽  
...  

Curcumin administration attenuates muscle disuse atrophy, but its effectiveness against aging-induced, selective loss of mass or force (presarcopenia or asthenia/dynopenia), or combined loss (sarcopenia), remains controversial. A new systemic curcumin treatment was developed and tested in 18-month-old C57BL6J and C57BL10ScSn male mice. The effects on survival, liver toxicity, loss of muscle mass and force, and satellite cell responsivity and commitment were evaluated after 6-month treatment. Although only 24-month-old C57BL10ScSn mice displayed age-related muscle impairment, curcumin significantly increased survival of both strains (+20–35%), without signs of liver toxicity. Treatment prevented sarcopenia in soleus and presarcopenia in EDL of C57BL10ScSn mice, whereas it did not affect healthy-aged muscles of C57BL6J. Curcumin-treated old C57BL10ScSn soleus preserved type-1 myofiber size and increased type-2A one, whereas EDL maintained adult values of total myofiber number and fiber-type composition. Mechanistically, curcumin only partially prevented the age-related changes in protein level and subcellular distribution of major costamere components and regulators. Conversely, it affected satellite cells, by maintaining adult levels of myofiber maturation in old regenerating soleus and increasing percentage of isolated, MyoD-positive satellite cells from old hindlimb muscles. Therefore, curcumin treatment successfully prevents presarcopenia and sarcopenia development by improving satellite cell commitment and recruitment.

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodora Pavlidou ◽  
Milica Marinkovic ◽  
Marco Rosina ◽  
Claudia Fuoco ◽  
Simone Vumbaca ◽  
...  

The regeneration of the muscle tissue relies on the capacity of the satellite stem cell (SC) population to exit quiescence, divide asymmetrically, proliferate, and differentiate. In age-related muscle atrophy (sarcopenia) and several dystrophies, regeneration cannot compensate for the loss of muscle tissue. These disorders are associated with the depletion of the satellite cell pool or with the loss of satellite cell functionality. Recently, the establishment and maintenance of quiescence in satellite cells have been linked to their metabolic state. In this work, we aimed to modulate metabolism in order to preserve the satellite cell pool. We made use of metformin, a calorie restriction mimicking drug, to ask whether metformin has an effect on quiescence, proliferation, and differentiation of satellite cells. We report that satellite cells, when treated with metformin in vitro, ex vivo, or in vivo, delay activation, Pax7 downregulation, and terminal myogenic differentiation. We correlate the metformin-induced delay in satellite cell activation with the inhibition of the ribosome protein RPS6, one of the downstream effectors of the mTOR pathway. Moreover, in vivo administration of metformin induces a belated regeneration of cardiotoxin- (CTX-) damaged skeletal muscle. Interestingly, satellite cells treated with metformin immediately after isolation are smaller in size and exhibit reduced pyronin Y levels, which suggests that metformin-treated satellite cells are transcriptionally less active. Thus, our study suggests that metformin delays satellite cell activation and differentiation by favoring a quiescent, low metabolic state.


2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Anna Meiliana ◽  
Nurrani Mustika Dewi ◽  
Andi Wijaya

BACKGROUND: Age-related muscle loss leads to lack of muscle strength, resulting in reduced posture and mobility and an increased risk of falls, all of which contribute to a decrease in quality of life. Skeletal muscle regeneration is a complex process, which is not yet completely understood.CONTENT: Skeletal muscle undergoes a progressive age-related loss in mass and function. Preservation of muscle mass depends in part on satellite cells, the resident stem cells of skeletal muscle. Reduced satellite cell function may contribute to the age-associated decrease in muscle mass. Recent studies have delineated that the aging process in organ stem cells is largely caused by age-specific changes in the differentiated niches, and that regenerative outcomes often depend on the age of the niche, rather than on stem cell age. It is likely that epigenetic states will be better define such key satellite cell features as prolonged quiescence and lineage fidelity. It is also likely that DNA and histone modifications will underlie many of the changes in aged satellite cells that account for age-related declines in functionality and rejuvenation through exposure to the systemic environment.SUMMARY: Skeletal muscle aging results in a gradual loss of skeletal muscle mass, skeletal muscle function and regenerative capacity, which can lead to sarcopenia and increased mortality. Although the mechanisms underlying sarcopenia remain unclear, the skeletal muscle stem cell, or satellite cell, is required for muscle regeneration. Decreased muscle stem cell function in aging has long been shown to depend on altered environmental cues, whereas the contribution of intrinsic mechanisms remained less clear. Signals in the aged niche were shown to cause permanent defects in the ability of satellite cells to return to quiescence, ultimately also impairing the maintenance of self-renewing satellite cells. Therefore, only anti-aging strategies taking both factors, the stem cell niche and the stem cells per se, into consideration may ultimately be successful.KEYWORDS: satellite cell, muscle, aging, niche, regenerations


2002 ◽  
Vol 282 (4) ◽  
pp. C899-C906 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. T Mesires ◽  
M. E. Doumit

Age-related changes in satellite cell proliferation and differentiation during rapid growth of porcine skeletal muscle were examined. Satellite cells were isolated from hindlimb muscles of pigs at 1, 7, 14, and 21 wk of age (4 animals/age group). Satellite cells were separated from cellular debris by using Percoll gradient centrifugation and were adsorbed to glass coverslips for fluorescent immunostaining. Positive staining for neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) distinguished satellite cells from nonmyogenic cells. The proportion of NCAM-positive cells (satellite cells) in isolates decreased from 1 to 7 wk of age. Greater than 77% of NCAM-positive cells were proliferating cell nuclear antigen positive at all ages studied. Myogenin-positive satellite cells decreased from 30% at 1 wk to 14% at 7 wk of age and remained at constant levels thereafter. These data indicate that a high percentage of satellite cells remain proliferative during rapid postnatal muscle growth. The reduced proportion of myogenin-positive cells during growth may reflect a decrease in the proportion of differentiating satellite cells or accelerated incorporation of myogenin-positive cells into myofibers.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ketan Patel ◽  
Biggy Simbi ◽  
Olli Ritvos ◽  
Sakthivel Vaiyapuri ◽  
Gurtej K Dhoot

ABSTRACTAberrant activation of signalling pathways has been postulated to promote age related changes in skeletal muscle. Cell signalling activation requires not only the expression of ligands and receptors but also an appropriate environment that facilitates their interaction. Here we first examined the expression of SULF1/SULF2 and members of RTK and the Wnt family in skeletal muscle of normal and a mouse model of accelerated ageing. We show that SULF1/SULF2 and these signalling components, a feature of early muscle development are barely detectable in early postnatal muscle. Real time qPCR and immunocytochemical analysis showed gradual but progressive up-regulation of SULF1/SULF2 and RTK/Wnt proteins not only in the activated satellite cells but also on muscle fibres that gradually increased with age. Satellite cells on isolated muscle fibres showed spontaneous in vivo satellite cell activation and progressive reduction in proliferative potential and responsiveness to HGF and dysregulated myogenic differentiation with age. Finally, we show that SULF1/SULF2 and RTK/Wnt signalling components are expressed in progeric mouse muscles at earlier stage but their expression is attenuated by an intervention that promotes muscle repair and growth.


Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Sara Marmolejo-Martínez-Artesero ◽  
David Romeo-Guitart ◽  
Vanesa Venegas ◽  
Mario Marotta ◽  
Caty Casas

Musculoskeletal injuries represent a challenging medical problem. Although the skeletal muscle is able to regenerate and recover after injury, the process engaged with conservative therapy can be inefficient, leading to a high re-injury rate. In addition, the formation of scar tissue implies an alteration of mechanical properties in muscle. There is still a need for new treatments of the injured muscle. NeuroHeal may be one option. Published studies demonstrated that it reduces muscle atrophy due to denervation and disuse. The main objective of the present work was to assess the potential of NeuroHeal to improve muscle regeneration after traumatic injury. Secondary objectives included characterizing the effect of NeuroHeal treatment on satellite cell biology. We used a rat model of sport-induced injury in the gastrocnemius and analyzed the effects of NeuroHeal on functional recovery by means of electrophysiology and tetanic force analysis. These studies were accompanied by immunohistochemistry of the injured muscle to analyze fibrosis, satellite cell state, and fiber type. In addition, we used an in vitro model to determine the effect of NeuroHeal on myoblast biology and partially decipher its mechanism of action. The results showed that NeuroHeal treatment advanced muscle fiber recovery after injury in a preclinical model of muscle injury, and significantly reduced the formation of scar tissue. In vitro, we observed that NeuroHeal accelerated the formation of myotubes. The results pave the way for novel therapeutic avenues for muscle/tendinous disorders.


1991 ◽  
Vol 260 (2) ◽  
pp. C206-C212 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. K. Winchester ◽  
M. E. Davis ◽  
S. E. Alway ◽  
W. J. Gonyea

Satellite cell activity was examined in the stretch-enlarge anterior latissimus dorsi muscle (ALD) of the adult quail. Thirty-seven birds had a weight equal to 10% of their body mass attached to one wing while the contralateral wing served as an intra-animal control. At various time intervals after application of the wing weight (from 1 to 30 days), the birds were injected with tritiated thymidine and killed 1 h later. Stretched muscle length was greater by day 1 and mass by day 3 when compared with the contralateral muscle. Satellite cells actively synthesizing DNA were quantitated in fiber segments of the control and stretched ALD. A minimum of 1,500 muscle nuclei (satellite cell nuclei and myonuclei) were counted in each muscle. Labeling in stretched muscle was expressed by the percent labeled nuclei per total nuclei counted. Satellite cell labeling was initiated by day 1, peaked between days 3 and 7, and was not statistically different from control values at day 30. These results demonstrate that satellite cells are induced to enter the cell cycle in the stretch-enlarged ALD muscle from the adult quail, and the peak of proliferative activity is within the first week of stretch.


2013 ◽  
Vol 126 (8) ◽  
pp. 557-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Snijders ◽  
Benjamin T. Wall ◽  
Marlou L. Dirks ◽  
Joan M. G. Senden ◽  
Fred Hartgens ◽  
...  

Two weeks of muscle disuse led to a loss in muscle mass and strength. The loss in muscle mass was attributed to both type I and type II muscle fibre atrophy, and was not accompanied by a decline in satellite cell content.


2006 ◽  
Vol 290 (4) ◽  
pp. C981-C989 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. D. Wang ◽  
F. Kawano ◽  
Y. Matsuoka ◽  
K. Fukunaga ◽  
M. Terada ◽  
...  

The effects of mechanical unloading and reloading on the properties of rat soleus muscle fibers were investigated in male Wistar Hannover rats. Satellite cells in the fibers of control rats were distributed evenly throughout the fiber length. After 16 days of hindlimb unloading, the number of satellite cells in the central, but not the proximal or distal, region of the fiber was decreased. The number of satellite cells in the central region gradually increased during the 16-day period of reloading. The mean sarcomere length in the central region of the fibers was passively shortened during unloading due to the plantarflexed position at the ankle joint: sarcomere length was maintained at <2.1 μm, which is a critical length for tension development. Myonuclear number and domain size, fiber cross-sectional area, and the total number of mitotically active and quiescent satellite cells of whole muscle fibers were lower than control fibers after 16 days of unloading. These values then returned to control values after 16 days of reloading. These results suggest that satellite cells play an important role in the regulation of muscle fiber properties. The data also indicate that the satellite cell-related regulation of muscle fiber properties is dependent on the level of mechanical loading, which, in turn, is influenced by the mean sarcomere length. However, it is still unclear why the region-specific responses, which were obvious in satellite cells, were not induced in myonuclear number and fiber cross-sectional area.


2021 ◽  
Vol 99 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 104-105
Author(s):  
Shihuan Kuang ◽  
Feng Yue ◽  
Stephanie Oprescu

Abstract Single Cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) is a powerful technique to deconvolute gene expression of various subset of cells intermingled within a complex tissue, such as the skeletal muscle. We first used scRNA-seq to understand dynamics of cell populations and their gene expression during muscle regeneration in murine limb muscles. This leads to the identification of a subset of satellite cells (the resident stem cells of skeletal muscles) with immune gene signatures in regenerating muscles. Next, we used scRNA-seq to examine gene expression dynamics of satellite cells at various status: quiescence, activation, proliferation, differentiation and self-renewal. This analysis uncovers stage-dependent changes in expression of genes related to lipid metabolism. Further analyses lead to the discovery of previously unappreciated dynamics of lipid droplets in satellite cells; and demonstrate that the abundance of the lipid droplets in newly divided satellite daughter cells is linked to cell fate segregation into differentiation versus self-renewal. Perturbation of lipid droplet dynamics through blocking lipolysis disrupts cell fate homeostasis and impairs muscle regeneration. Finally, we show that lipid metabolism regulates the function of satellite cells through two mechanisms. On one hand, lipid metabolism functions as an energy source through fatty acid oxidation (FAO), and blockage of FAO reduces energy production that is critical for satellite cell function. On the other hand, lipid metabolism generates bioactive molecules that influence signaling transduction and gene expression. In this scenario, lipid metabolism and FAO regulate the intracellular levels of acetyl-coA and selective acetylation of PAX7, a pivotal transcriptional factor underlying function of satellite cells. These results together reveal for the first time a critical role of lipid metabolism and lipid droplet dynamics in muscle satellite cell fate determination and regenerative function; and underscore a potential role of dietary fatty acids in satellite cell-dependent muscle development, growth and regeneration.


2000 ◽  
Vol 279 (6) ◽  
pp. C1677-C1684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther E. Dupont-Versteegden ◽  
René J. L. Murphy ◽  
John D. Houlé ◽  
Cathy M. Gurley ◽  
Charlotte A. Peterson

We have shown that cycling exercise combined with fetal spinal cord transplantation restored muscle mass reduced as a result of complete transection of the spinal cord. In this study, mechanisms whereby this combined intervention increased the size of atrophied soleus and plantaris muscles were investigated. Rats were divided into five groups ( n = 4, per group): control, nontransected; spinal cord transected at T10 for 8 wk (Tx); spinal cord transected for 8 wk and exercised for the last 4 wk (TxEx); spinal cord transected for 8 wk with transplantation of fetal spinal cord tissue into the lesion site 4 wk prior to death (TxTp); and spinal cord transected for 8 wk, exercised for the last 4 wk combined with transplantation 4 wk prior to death (TxExTp). Tx soleus and plantaris muscles were decreased in size compared with control. Exercise and transplantation alone did not restore muscle size in soleus, but exercise alone minimized atrophy in plantaris. However, the combination of exercise and transplantation resulted in a significant increase in muscle size in soleus and plantaris compared with transection alone. Furthermore, myofiber nuclear number of soleus was decreased by 40% in Tx and was not affected in TxEx or TxTp but was restored in TxExTp. A strong correlation ( r = 0.85) between myofiber cross-sectional area and myofiber nuclear number was observed in soleus, but not in plantaris muscle, in which myonuclear number did not change with any of the experimental manipulations. 5′-Bromo-2′-deoxyuridine-positive nuclei inside the myofiber membrane were observed in TxExTp soleus muscles, indicating that satellite cells had divided and subsequently fused into myofibers, contributing to the increase in myonuclear number. The increase in satellite cell activity did not appear to be controlled by the insulin-like growth factors (IGF), as IGF-I and IGF-II mRNA abundance was decreased in Tx soleus and plantaris, and was not restored with the interventions. These results indicate that, following a relatively long postinjury interval, exercise and transplantation combined restore muscle size. Satellite cell fusion and restoration of myofiber nuclear number contributed to increased muscle size in the soleus, but not in plantaris, suggesting that cellular mechanisms regulating muscle size differ between muscles with different fiber type composition.


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