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Article: Interleukin-15 responses to aging and unloading-induced skeletal muscle atrophy
Title | Interleukin-15 responses to aging and unloading-induced skeletal muscle atrophy |
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Keywords | Atrophy Sarcopenia Gene signaling Interleukins |
Issue Date | 2007 |
Citation | American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology, 2007, v. 292, n. 4 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Interleukin-15 (IL-15) mRNA is constitutively expressed in skeletal muscle. Although IL-15 has proposed hypertrophic and anti-apoptotic roles in vitro, its role in skeletal muscle cells in vivo is less clear. The purpose of this study was to determine if skeletal muscle aging and unloading, two conditions known to promote muscle atrophy, would alter basal IL-15 expression in skeletal muscle. We hypothesized that IL-15 mRNA expression would increase as a result of both aging and muscle unloading and that muscle would express the mRNA for a functional trimeric IL-15 receptor (IL-15R). Two models of unloading were used in this study: hindlimb suspension (HS) in rats and wing unloading in quail. The absolute muscle wet weight of plantaris and soleus muscles from aged rats was significantly less when compared with muscles from young adult rats. Although 14 days of HS resulted in reduced muscle mass of plantaris and soleus muscles from young adult animals, this effect was not observed in muscles from aged animals. A significant aging times unloading interaction was observed for IL-15 mRNA in both rat soleus and plantaris muscles. Patagialis (PAT) muscles from aged quail retained a significant 12 and 6% of stretch-induced hypertrophy after 7 and 14 days of unloading, respectively. PAT muscles from young quail retained 15% hypertrophy at 7 days of unloading but regressed to control levels following 14 days of unloading. A main effect of age was observed on IL-15 mRNA expression in PAT muscles at 14 days of overload, 7 days of unloading, and 14 days of unloading. Skeletal muscle also expressed the mRNAs for a functional IL-15R composed of IL-15Rα, IL-2/15R-β, and -γc. Based on these data, we speculate that increases in IL-15 mRNA in response to atrophic stimuli may be an attempt to counteract muscle mass loss in skeletal muscles of old animals. Additional research is warranted to determine the importance of the IL-15/IL-15R system to counter muscle wasting. Copyright © 2007 the American Physiological Society. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/244086 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 5.0 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.711 |
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dc.contributor.author | Pistilli, Emidio E. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Siu, Parco M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Alway, Stephen E. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-08-31T08:56:01Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-08-31T08:56:01Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology, 2007, v. 292, n. 4 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0363-6143 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/244086 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Interleukin-15 (IL-15) mRNA is constitutively expressed in skeletal muscle. Although IL-15 has proposed hypertrophic and anti-apoptotic roles in vitro, its role in skeletal muscle cells in vivo is less clear. The purpose of this study was to determine if skeletal muscle aging and unloading, two conditions known to promote muscle atrophy, would alter basal IL-15 expression in skeletal muscle. We hypothesized that IL-15 mRNA expression would increase as a result of both aging and muscle unloading and that muscle would express the mRNA for a functional trimeric IL-15 receptor (IL-15R). Two models of unloading were used in this study: hindlimb suspension (HS) in rats and wing unloading in quail. The absolute muscle wet weight of plantaris and soleus muscles from aged rats was significantly less when compared with muscles from young adult rats. Although 14 days of HS resulted in reduced muscle mass of plantaris and soleus muscles from young adult animals, this effect was not observed in muscles from aged animals. A significant aging times unloading interaction was observed for IL-15 mRNA in both rat soleus and plantaris muscles. Patagialis (PAT) muscles from aged quail retained a significant 12 and 6% of stretch-induced hypertrophy after 7 and 14 days of unloading, respectively. PAT muscles from young quail retained 15% hypertrophy at 7 days of unloading but regressed to control levels following 14 days of unloading. A main effect of age was observed on IL-15 mRNA expression in PAT muscles at 14 days of overload, 7 days of unloading, and 14 days of unloading. Skeletal muscle also expressed the mRNAs for a functional IL-15R composed of IL-15Rα, IL-2/15R-β, and -γc. Based on these data, we speculate that increases in IL-15 mRNA in response to atrophic stimuli may be an attempt to counteract muscle mass loss in skeletal muscles of old animals. Additional research is warranted to determine the importance of the IL-15/IL-15R system to counter muscle wasting. Copyright © 2007 the American Physiological Society. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology | - |
dc.subject | Atrophy | - |
dc.subject | Sarcopenia | - |
dc.subject | Gene signaling | - |
dc.subject | Interleukins | - |
dc.title | Interleukin-15 responses to aging and unloading-induced skeletal muscle atrophy | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1152/ajpcell.00496.2006 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 17135303 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-34247390399 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 292 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | null | - |
dc.identifier.epage | null | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1522-1563 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000247936400011 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0363-6143 | - |