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Ageing, but not yet senescent, rats exhibit reduced muscle quality and sarcoplasmic reticulum function: Age and muscle quality

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Russ, D. W., Grandy, J. S., Toma, K., Ward, C. W.·2011·Acta Physiologica

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AIM: Reduced muscle force greater than expected from loss of muscle mass has been reported in ageing muscles. Impaired sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+) release has been implicated as a possible mechanism, and attributed to several factors, including loss of ryanodine receptor (RYR) expression and protein binding. The aim of this study was to evaluate muscle quality and SR Ca(2+) release in ageing rats that were not so old that major atrophy had occurred. METHODS: We collected in situ force data from the plantarflexor muscle group and muscle mass from the constituent muscles to determine muscle quality (force/mass) in adult (6-8 months) and ageing (24 months) rats (n=8/group). We evaluated SR Ca(2+) uptake and release, and determined expression of key proteins associated with Ca(2+) release [RYR and FK506 binding protein (FKBP)] and uptake (SERCA, parvalbumin, calsequestrin). RESULTS: Plantarflexor force and muscle quality were reduced with ageing (approx. 28 and 34%, respectively), but atrophy was limited, and significant only in the medial gastrocnemius (approx. 15%). The fast phase of SR Ca(2+) release was reduced with ageing in both gastrocnemii, as was FKBP expression and FKBP-RYR binding, but RYR expression was not affected. Similar, but non-significant changes were present in the plantaris, but the soleus muscle generally showed no ageing-related changes. CONCLUSION: These data suggest a possible role for impaired SR Ca(2+) release in ageing-related loss of muscle quality, although not through loss of RYR expression.

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  1. Ó 2010 The Authors Acta Physiologica Ó 2010 Scandinavian Physiological Society, doi: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2010.02191.x Age and muscle quality Æ D W Russ et al. Acta Physiol 2011, 201, 391-403 17481716, 2011, 3, Downloaded from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1748-1716.2010.02191.x by Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Wiley Online Library on [14/01/2026]. See the Terms and Conditions (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/terms-and-conditions) on Wiley Online Library for rules of use; OA articles are governed by the applicable Creative Commons License · DOI

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Russ, D. W., Grandy, J. S., Toma, K., & Ward, C. W.
Affiliations
  • Ohio University (US)
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
Corresponding author
Russ, D. W.
Venue
Acta Physiologica
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-11-09
Volume
201
Issue
3
Pages
391-403
ISSN
1748-1708 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1880253657
Cited by
61
References
68
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2.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Acta Physiologica (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R03AR053318)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ion channel regulation and function
Keywords
muscle aging, muscle quality, sarcoplasmic reticulum, ryanodine receptor, FKBP, SERCA, calsequestrin, parvalbumin, muscle force, muscle atrophy, plantar flexor muscles, gastrocnemius, soleus muscle, rats
MeSH terms
Aging, Animals, Male, Muscle Contraction, Rats, Inbred F344, Sarcoplasmic Reticulum, Muscle, Skeletal, Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel, Calcium Signaling, Rats, Muscle Strength

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