Satellite cell pool expansion is affected by skeletal muscle characteristics |
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Authors: | Filippo Macaluso PhD Naomi E Brooks PhD Carola U Niesler PhD Kathryn H Myburgh PhD |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Physiological Sciences, Stellenbosch University, , Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602 Stellenbosch, South Africa;2. Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu‐Natal, , Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
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Abstract: | Introduction: We investigated changes in satellite cell (SC) pool size after an acute bout of strenuous exercise and evaluated the influence of baseline SC count and fiber type. Methods: Participants completed a downhill running (DHR) intervention (5 × 8 min, 2‐min rest; 80% VO 2max; ?10% gradient). Muscle biopsies were taken 7 days before VO 2max and 7–9 days after the DHR intervention. Delayed‐onset muscle soreness (DOMS) and creatine kinase activity (CK) were measured on days 1, 2, 7, and 9 post‐DHR. SCs were identified by Pax7 and laminin staining. Relative distribution of MHC isoforms was determined by electrophoresis. Results: DOMS and CK peaked on day 1 post‐DHR (P < 0.01). The SC pool increased (26%) after DHR (P = 0.005). SCs/total myonuclei after recovery correlated with baseline SCs (r = 0.979, P = 0.003) and VO 2max (r = 0.956, P = 0.011), whereas change in SC pool (Pax7+ cells/total myonuclei: recovery minus baseline) tended to correlate with percent MHC II (r = 0.848; P = 0.06). Conclusion: Interindividual physiological characteristics affect SC pool expansion after a single bout of DHR and are influenced by VO 2max. Muscle Nerve, 2013 |
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Keywords: | downhill running fiber typing Pax7 self‐renewal VO2max |
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