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Passive repetitive stretching is associated with greater muscle mass and cross-sectional area in the sarcopenic muscle

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Title: Passive repetitive stretching is associated with greater muscle mass and cross-sectional area in the sarcopenic muscle
Authors: Wang, Yumin Browse this author
Ikeda, Satoshi Browse this author
Ikoma, Katsunori Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Issue Date: 27-Jul-2021
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Journal Title: Scientific reports
Volume: 11
Issue: 1
Start Page: 15302
Publisher DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-94709-0
Abstract: Mechanical stimulation has benefits for muscle mass and function. Passive stretching is widely performed in clinical rehabilitation medicine. However, the hypertrophic effects of passive repetitive stretching on senescent skeletal muscles against muscle atrophy remain unknown. We used senescence-accelerated model SAM-P8 mice. The gastrocnemius muscle was passively repetitive stretched by manual ankle dorsiflexion for 15 min, 5 days a week for 2 weeks under deep anesthesia. We examined the effects of passive stretching on muscle mass, myofiber cross-sectional area, muscle fiber type composition, satellite cell and myonuclei content, signaling pathways involved in muscle protein synthesis, and myogenic regulatory factors. The gastrocnemius muscle weight and fiber cross-sectional area of the stretched side was found greater compared with that of the unstretched side. Passive repetitive stretching increased the mRNA expression level of Akt, p70S6K, 4E-BP1, Myf5, myogenin, MuRF1.The phosphorylation level of p70S6K significantly increased in the stretched muscles, whereas of Akt and 4E-BP1 remained unchanged, compared to the unstretched side. The Pax7+ cells and myonuclei content did not differ between the stretched and unstretched muscles. These findings suggest that the hypertrophic or suppressed atrophic observation in the stretched muscles are mainly attributable to the protein turnover provoked by stretching. These findings are applicable to clinical muscle strengthening and sarcopenia prevention.
Type: article
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/83012
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