title: Stretch overload-induced satellite cell activation in slow tonic muscle from adult and aged Japanese quail.
abstract: Stretch overload-induced activation of satellite cells in the anterior latissimus dorsi (ALD) muscle was examined in full-grown adult (12 wk old) and aged (90 wk old) Japanese quail. 5'-Bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) constant-release pellets (0.22 mg BrdU.g body wt-1.day-1) were implanted subcutaneously before weighting the left wing of each bird. Nuclei that incorporated BrdU were localized by immunohistochemistry after 1 or 2 wk of stretch overload. Total fiber number was quantified by counting all fibers in a histological cross section from the midbelly of the ALD. Aging reduced increases in ALD mass and fiber number during 2 wk of stretch overload. Fiber proliferation in the ALD of aged birds also demonstrated an altered time course. The percentage of BrdU-positive nuclei associated with muscle fibers and the percentage of fibers associated with BrdU-positive nuclei did not differ between age groups. The altered time course of new fiber formation in the ALD of aged birds during 2 wk of stretch overload does not appear to be related to the capability to activate satellite cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Exercise Science, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Carson
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Alway
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D003370:Coturnix; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D018657:Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D014921:Wings, Animal