Temporal alterations in protein signaling cascades during recovery from muscle atrophy

TE Childs, EE Spangenburg… - American Journal of …, 2003 - journals.physiology.org
TE Childs, EE Spangenburg, DR Vyas, FW Booth
American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology, 2003journals.physiology.org
Currently, the repertoire of cellular and molecular pathways that control skeletal muscle
atrophy and hypertrophy are not well defined. It is possible that intracellular regulatory
signaling pathways are active at different times during the muscle hypertrophy process. The
hypothesis of the given experiments was that cellular signals related to protein translation
would be active at early time points of skeletal muscle regrowth, whereas transcriptional
signals would be active at later time points of skeletal muscle regrowth. The phosphorylation …
Currently, the repertoire of cellular and molecular pathways that control skeletal muscle atrophy and hypertrophy are not well defined. It is possible that intracellular regulatory signaling pathways are active at different times during the muscle hypertrophy process. The hypothesis of the given experiments was that cellular signals related to protein translation would be active at early time points of skeletal muscle regrowth, whereas transcriptional signals would be active at later time points of skeletal muscle regrowth. The phosphorylation status of p38 MAPK and JNK increased at the end of limb immobilization but returned to control values at recovery day 3. Transient increases in phosphorylation and in protein concentration occurred during recovery of soleus muscle mass. Phosphorylation of Akt, p70S6k, and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) peaked on recovery day 3 compared with day 0. Glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3β phosphorylation was increased on the sixth and fifteenth recovery day. In addition, transient peaks in seven protein concentrations occurred at different times of recovery: STAT3, calcineurin A (CaNA), CaNB, and β4E-BP1 protein concentrations peaked on the third recovery day; p70S6k, STAT3, Akt, and GSK3-β peaked on the sixth recovery day; and GSK3-β peaked on the fifteenth recovery day. The apexes of STAT3 and GSK3-β protein concentrations remained elevated for two recovery time points. Thus the time course of increase in molecules of signaling pathways differed as the young rat soleus muscle regrew from an atrophied state.
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