title: Regional difference in muscle fiber type and glucose uptake of mouse gastrocnemius at rest.
abstract: Regional differences in muscle fiber types and their glucose uptake in superficial, middle and deep regions of mouse gastrocnemius at rest were studied. The enzyme activities of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH), alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase (alpha-GPDH) and myofibrillar ATPase were used for the classification of each muscle fiber type. For the evaluations of glucose uptake, 2-deoxyglucose (2-DG) microradioautography and expression of the glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) protein were applied. In superficial region of mouse gastrocnemius, all fibers were IIx or IIb and were low for 2-DG uptake and GLUT4 expression. They were anaerobic and fast twitch. In middle region, fibers showing low 2-DG uptake and small amounts of GLUT-4 protein (IIx and IIb) dominated (80.4%). Most fibers were anaerobic and fast twitch. Others were type IIc and IIa. In deep region, most fibers (86.9%) showed high 2-DG uptake and large amounts of GLUT4 protein (I, IIc and IIa). They were oxidative and slow twitch.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hayasaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kanbara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001693:Biological Transport, Active; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; D005993:Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D006019:Glycolysis; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D018656:Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism; D018485:Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / Q000145:classification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018657:Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013385:Succinate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D051275:Glucose Transporter Type 4; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; D009124:Muscle Proteins; C495693:Slc2a4 protein, mouse; D003847:Deoxyglucose; D005993:Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase; D013385:Succinate Dehydrogenase; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D005947:Glucose