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Skeletal Muscle Autophagy and Protein Breakdown Following Resistance Exercise are Similar in Younger and Older Adults

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Fry, C. S., Drummond, M. J., Glynn, E. L., Dickinson, J. M., Gundermann, D. M., Timmerman, K. L., Walker, D. K., Volpi, E. +1 more·2013·The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

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BACKGROUND: The loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength during aging, sarcopenia, increases the risk for falls and dependency. Resistance exercise (RE) training is effective at improving muscle mass and strength in older adults; however, aging is associated with reduced training-induced hypertrophy. Recent research has illustrated an impaired muscle protein synthetic response following an acute bout of RE in older adults but much less is known regarding the effect of acute RE on muscle protein breakdown (MPB). We hypothesize that the ubiquitin proteasome system and the autophagosomal-lysosomal system may regulate the overall rate of MPB during postexercise recovery. METHODS: Muscle biopsies of the vastus lateralis were sampled from 16 older (age = 70±2 years) and 16 younger (age = 27±2 years) participants at baseline and at 3, 6, and 24 hours following an acute bout of RE. In conjunction with stable isotopic techniques to measure MPB, we utilized immunoblotting and RT-PCR to examine protein and mRNA expression for key signaling molecules in both the ubiquitin proteasome system and the autophagosomal-lysosomal system. RESULTS: MuRF1 mRNA expression increased, whereas GABARAP mRNA decreased after RE in both younger and older adults (p < .05). The LC3B-II/LC3B-I protein ratio decreased in both groups after RE (p < .05), but MPB was not different 24 hour post-RE in either group (p > .05). CONCLUSIONS: Aging does not influence skeletal MPB, autophagy, or the ubiquitin proteasome system following an acute bout of RE. Therefore, targeting the muscle protein synthesis response to exercise may hold more promise in the prevention of sarcopenia.

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  • Studies including an exercise intervention have reported both similar and distinct quality control responses in young and older adults.

    “Studies that included an exercise intervention have also been performed and reported both similar and distinct quality control responses in young and older adults (25,35,36).”
  • Fry et al. showed no differences in LC3B-II/LC3B-I ratio between young and older subjects, but found higher expression of Beclin1 in the older group.

    “Fry et al. (35) showed no differences in LC3B-II/LC3B-I ratio between young and older subjects, but found higher expression of Beclin1 in the older group.”
  • Recent studies investigating whether mitochondrial quality control is influenced by aging have produced inconclusive results.

    “Recent studies have investigated whether mitochondrial quality control is influenced by aging, but the results are not conclusive and remain to be elucidated (1,2,25,35,36).”

    From Chronological Age Does not Influence<i>Ex-vivo</i>Mitochondrial Respiration and Quality Control in Skeletal Muscle (2016) · cites this paper as [35]

    The Discussion says more research is needed on age-related skeletal muscle autophagy, but it does not address whether studies of mitochondrial quality control in aging have produced inconclusive results. Searches for “mitochondrial quality control,” “mitochondria,” and “mitophagy” found no passage in our copy that settles that claim. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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  • Similar effects have been seen in humans and mice after strenuous exercise, interpreted as a response to exercise-related muscle breakdown.

    “Similar effects have been seen in humans and mice after strenuous exercise, interpreted as a response to exercise-related muscle breakdown [482,483].”

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Fry, C. S., Drummond, M. J., Glynn, E. L., Dickinson, J. M., Gundermann, D. M., Timmerman, K. L., Walker, D. K., Volpi, E., & Rasmussen, B. B.
Affiliations
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
Venue
The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
Published
2012-10-22
Volume
68
Issue
5
Pages
599-607
ISSN
  • 1079-5006 (ISSN-L)
  • 1758-535X
OpenAlex
W2105439389
Cited by
165
References
40
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FWCI
5.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000071)
  • National Institute on Aging (P30AG024832)
  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R01AR049877, AR049877)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (T32-HD-07539, T32HD007539)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
Keywords
muscle protein degradation, resistance training, aging, sarcopenia, ubiquitin-proteasome system, MuRF1, GABARAP, LC3B, muscle protein synthesis, post-exercise recovery, older adults, vastus lateralis
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Aged, Autophagy, Female, Humans, Male, Muscle Proteins, Muscle, Skeletal, Resistance Training

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