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Physical exercise stimulates autophagy in normal skeletal muscles but is detrimental for collagen VI-deficient muscles

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Grumati, Paolo, Coletto, Luisa, Schiavinato, Alvise, Castagnaro, Silvia, Bertaggia, Enrico, Sandri, Marco, Bonaldo, Paolo·2011·Autophagy

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Autophagy is a catabolic process that provides the degradation of altered/damaged organelles through the fusion between autophagosomes and lysosomes. Proper regulation of the autophagic flux is fundamental for the homeostasis of skeletal muscles in physiological conditions and in response to stress. Defective as well as excessive autophagy is detrimental for muscle health and has a pathogenic role in several forms of muscle diseases. Recently, we found that defective activation of the autophagic machinery plays a key role in the pathogenesis of muscular dystrophies linked to collagen VI. Impairment of the autophagic flux in collagen VI null (Col6a1–/–) mice causes accumulation of dysfunctional mitochondria and altered sarcoplasmic reticulum, leading to apoptosis and degeneration of muscle fibers. Here we show that physical exercise activates autophagy in skeletal muscles. Notably, physical training exacerbated the dystrophic phenotype of Col6a1–/– mice, where autophagy flux is compromised. Autophagy was not induced in Col6a1–/– muscles after either acute or prolonged exercise, and this led to a marked increase of muscle wasting and apoptosis. These findings indicate that proper activation of autophagy is important for muscle homeostasis during physical activity.

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Grumati, P., Coletto, L., Schiavinato, A., Castagnaro, S., Bertaggia, E., Sandri, M., & Bonaldo, P.
Affiliations
  • University of Padua (IT)
  • Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine (IT)
Corresponding author
  • Sandri, Marco
  • Bonaldo, Paolo
Venue
Autophagy
Published
2011-12
Volume
7
Issue
12
Pages
1415-1423
ISSN
  • 1554-8627 (ISSN-L)
  • 1554-8635
OpenAlex
W2171103810
Cited by
267
References
41
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FWCI
6.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Autophagy (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Padua Research Archive (University of Padova) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • European Commission
  • Fondazione Telethon
  • Università degli Studi di Padova
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
Keywords
physical activity, skeletal muscle, collagen VI deficiency, muscular dystrophy, autophagic flux, muscle atrophy, apoptosis, mitochondrial dysfunction, sarcoplasmic reticulum, muscle homeostasis, exercise-induced muscle damage
MeSH terms
Animals, Autophagy, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Physical Conditioning, Animal, Time Factors, Muscle, Skeletal, Wasting Syndrome, Collagen Type VI, Mice

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