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Adaptive plasticity of autophagic proteins to denervation in aging skeletal muscle

O'Leary, Michael F., Vainshtein, Anna, Iqbal, Sobia, Ostojic, Olga, Hood, David A.·2013·American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology

Abstract

Aging muscle exhibits a progressive decline in mass and strength, known as sarcopenia, and a decrease in the adaptive response to contractile activity. The molecular mechanisms mediating this reduced plasticity have yet to be elucidated. The purposes of this study were 1) to determine whether denervation-induced muscle disuse would increase the expression of autophagy genes and 2) to examine whether selective autophagy pathways (mitophagy) are altered in aged animals. Denervation reduced muscle mass in young and aged animals by 24 and 16%, respectively. Moreover, young animals showed a 50% decrease in mitochondrial content following denervation, an adaptation that was not matched by aged animals. Basal autophagy protein expression was higher in aged animals, whereas young animals exhibited a greater induction of autophagy proteins following denervation. Localization of LC3II, Parkin, and p62 was significantly increased in the mitochondrial fraction of young and aged animals following denervation. Moreover, the unfolded protein response marker CHOP and the mitochondrial dynamics protein Fis1 were increased by 17- and 2.5-fold, respectively, in aged animals. Lipofuscin granules within lysosomes were evident with aging and denervation. Thus reductions in the adaptive plasticity of aged muscle are associated with decreases in disuse-induced autophagy. These data indicate that the expression of autophagy proteins and their localization to mitochondria are not decreased in aged muscle; however, the induction of autophagy in response to disuse, along with downstream events such as lysosome function, is impaired. This may contribute to an accumulation of dysfunctional mitochondria in aged muscle.

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Authors
O'Leary, M. F., Vainshtein, A., Iqbal, S., Ostojic, O., & Hood, D. A.
Affiliations
  • School of Kinesiology and Health Science, and Muscle Health Research Centre, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • York University (CA)
Corresponding author
Hood, David A.
Venue
American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
Published
2013-03-01
Volume
304
Issue
5
Pages
C422-C430
ISSN
  • 0363-6143 (ISSN-L)
  • 1522-1563
OpenAlex
W2165822680
Cited by
165
References
44
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FWCI
6.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
Keywords
sarcopenia, muscle aging, denervation, muscle disuse, autophagy, mitophagy, selective autophagy, mitochondrial dysfunction, LC3-II, Parkin, p62, CHOP, unfolded protein response, Fis1, lipofuscin, lysosomes, skeletal muscle
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Animals, Autophagy, Lipofuscin, Lysosomes, Male, Mitochondria, Muscle Denervation, Muscle Proteins, Rats, Inbred F344, Muscle, Skeletal, Mitochondrial Proteins, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Rats, Transcription Factor CHOP

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