TY - JOUR
T1 - The Acute Response of Pericytes to Muscle-Damaging Eccentric Contraction and Protein Supplementation in Human Skeletal Muscle
AU - De Lisio, Michael
AU - Farup, Jean
AU - Sukiennik, Richard A
AU - Clevenger, Nicole
AU - Nallabelli, Julian
AU - Nelson, Brett
AU - Ryan, Kelly
AU - Rahbek, Stine Klejs
AU - de Paoli, Frank
AU - Vissing, Kristian
AU - Boppart, Marni D
N1 - Copyright © 2014, Journal of Applied Physiology.
PY - 2015/10/15
Y1 - 2015/10/15
N2 - Skeletal muscle pericytes increase in quantity following eccentric exercise (ECC) and contribute to myofiber repair and adaptation in mice. The purpose of the present investigation was to examine pericyte quantity in response to muscle-damaging ECC and protein supplementation in human skeletal muscle. Male subjects were divided into protein supplement (WHY; n=12) or isocaloric placebo (CHO; n=12) groups, and completed ECC using an isokinetic dynamometer. Supplements were consumed 3 times/day throughout the experimental time course. Biopsies were collected prior to (PRE) and 3, 24, 48, and 168 hours following ECC. Reflective of the damaging protocol, integrin subunits, including α7, β1A and β1D increased (3.8-fold, 3.6-fold and 3.9-fold, p<0.01) 24 hours post-ECC with no difference between supplements. Pericyte quantity did not change post-ECC. WHY resulted in a small, but significant decrease in ALP(+) pericytes when expressed as a percentage of myonuclei (CHO: 6.8 ± 0.3% vs. WHY: 5.8 ± 0.3%, p<0.05) or per myofiber (CHO: 0.119 ± 0.01 vs. WHY: 0.098 ± 0.01, p<0.05). The quantity of myonuclei expressing SRF, and the number of pericytes expressing SRF did not differ as a function of time post-ECC or supplement. These data demonstrate that acute muscle-damaging ECC increases α7β1 integrin content in human muscle, yet pericyte quantity is largely unaltered. Future studies should focus on the capacity for ECC to influence pericyte function, specifically paracrine factor release as a mechanism towards pericyte contribution to repair and adaptation post-exercise.
AB - Skeletal muscle pericytes increase in quantity following eccentric exercise (ECC) and contribute to myofiber repair and adaptation in mice. The purpose of the present investigation was to examine pericyte quantity in response to muscle-damaging ECC and protein supplementation in human skeletal muscle. Male subjects were divided into protein supplement (WHY; n=12) or isocaloric placebo (CHO; n=12) groups, and completed ECC using an isokinetic dynamometer. Supplements were consumed 3 times/day throughout the experimental time course. Biopsies were collected prior to (PRE) and 3, 24, 48, and 168 hours following ECC. Reflective of the damaging protocol, integrin subunits, including α7, β1A and β1D increased (3.8-fold, 3.6-fold and 3.9-fold, p<0.01) 24 hours post-ECC with no difference between supplements. Pericyte quantity did not change post-ECC. WHY resulted in a small, but significant decrease in ALP(+) pericytes when expressed as a percentage of myonuclei (CHO: 6.8 ± 0.3% vs. WHY: 5.8 ± 0.3%, p<0.05) or per myofiber (CHO: 0.119 ± 0.01 vs. WHY: 0.098 ± 0.01, p<0.05). The quantity of myonuclei expressing SRF, and the number of pericytes expressing SRF did not differ as a function of time post-ECC or supplement. These data demonstrate that acute muscle-damaging ECC increases α7β1 integrin content in human muscle, yet pericyte quantity is largely unaltered. Future studies should focus on the capacity for ECC to influence pericyte function, specifically paracrine factor release as a mechanism towards pericyte contribution to repair and adaptation post-exercise.
KW - mesenchymal stem cell
KW - muscle damage
KW - muscle regeneration
KW - whey
U2 - 10.1152/japplphysiol.01112.2014
DO - 10.1152/japplphysiol.01112.2014
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 26205545
SN - 8750-7587
VL - 119
SP - 900
EP - 907
JO - Journal of Applied Physiology
JF - Journal of Applied Physiology
IS - 8
ER -