Qia Zhang1, Sunil K Joshi2, David H Lovett2, Bryon Zhang1, Sue Bodine3, Hubert Kim4, Xuhui Liu4. 1. San Francisco Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center. 2. San Francisco Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center ; Department of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, US. 3. Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, University of California at Davis, US. 4. San Francisco Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center ; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, US.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: extracellular matrix (ECM) components are instrumental in maintaining homeostasis and muscle fiber functional integrity. Skeletal muscle hypertrophy is associated with ECM remodeling. Specifically, recent studies have reported the involvement of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in muscle ECM remodeling. However, the functional role of MMPs in muscle hypertrophy remains largely unknown. METHODS: in this study, we examined the role of MMP-2 in skeletal muscle hypertrophy using a previously validated method where the plantaris muscle of mice were subjected to mechanical overload due to the surgical removal of synergist muscles (gastrocnemius and soleus). RESULTS: following two weeks of overload, we observed a significant increase in MMP-2 activity and up-regulation of ECM components and remodeling enzymes in the plantaris muscles of wild-type mice. However, MMP-2 knockout mice developed significantly less hypertrophy and ECM remodeling in response to overload compared to their wild-type littermates. Investigation of protein synthesis rate and Akt/mTOR signaling revealed no difference between wild-type and MMP-2 knockout mice, suggesting that a difference in hypertrophy was independent of protein synthesis. CONCLUSION: taken together, our results suggest that MMP-2 is a key mediator of ECM remodeling in the setting of skeletal muscle hypertrophy.
BACKGROUND: extracellular matrix (ECM) components are instrumental in maintaining homeostasis and muscle fiber functional integrity. Skeletal muscle hypertrophy is associated with ECM remodeling. Specifically, recent studies have reported the involvement of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in muscle ECM remodeling. However, the functional role of MMPs in muscle hypertrophy remains largely unknown. METHODS: in this study, we examined the role of MMP-2 in skeletal muscle hypertrophy using a previously validated method where the plantaris muscle of mice were subjected to mechanical overload due to the surgical removal of synergist muscles (gastrocnemius and soleus). RESULTS: following two weeks of overload, we observed a significant increase in MMP-2 activity and up-regulation of ECM components and remodeling enzymes in the plantaris muscles of wild-type mice. However, MMP-2 knockout mice developed significantly less hypertrophy and ECM remodeling in response to overload compared to their wild-type littermates. Investigation of protein synthesis rate and Akt/mTOR signaling revealed no difference between wild-type and MMP-2 knockout mice, suggesting that a difference in hypertrophy was independent of protein synthesis. CONCLUSION: taken together, our results suggest that MMP-2 is a key mediator of ECM remodeling in the setting of skeletal muscle hypertrophy.
Authors: Gracielle Vieira Ramos; Ivo Vieira de Sousa Neto; Alessandra Choqueta Toledo-Arruda; Rita de Cassia Marqueti; Rodolfo P Vieira; Milton A Martins; Tânia F Salvini; João Luiz Quaglioti Durigan Journal: Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis Date: 2022-01-06