title: Early changes of type 2B fibers after denervation of rat EDL skeletal muscle.
abstract: Skeletal muscle type 2B fibers normally receive a moderate level of motoneuron discharge. As a consequence, we hypothesize that type 2B fiber properties should be less sensitive to the absence of the nerve. Therefore, we have investigated the response of sarcoplasmic reticulum and myofibrillar proteins of type 2B fibers isolated from rat extensor digitorum longus muscle after denervation (2 and 7 days). Single fibers were identified by SDS-PAGE of myosin heavy chain isoforms. Electrophysiological and isometric contractile properties of the whole muscle were also analyzed. The pCa-tension relationship of type 2B single fibers was shifted to the left at 2 days and to right at 7 days after denervation, with significant differences in the Hill coefficients and pCa threshold values in 2- vs. 7-day-denervated fibers. The sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ uptake capacity and rate significantly decreased after 2 days of denervation, whereas both increased at 7 days. Caffeine sensitivity of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ release was transitory and markedly increased in 2-day-denervated fibers. Our results indicate that type 2B fiber functional properties are highly sensitive to the interruption of nerve supply. Moreover, most of 2-day-denervated changes were reverted at 7 days.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Anatomia e Fisiologia Umana, Centro di Studio per la Biologia e la Fisiopatologia Muscolare, I-35131 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Germinario
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: Aram
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Megighian
authors.forename: Menotti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Midrio
authors.forename: Donatella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Biral
authors.forename: Romeo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Betto
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Danieli-Betto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000502:physiology; D002110:Caffeine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D003714:Denervation; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007537:Isometric Contraction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D018485:Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation* / Q000502:physiology*; D018995:Myosin Heavy Chains / Q000032:analysis; D018994:Myosin Light Chains / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012519:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D018994:Myosin Light Chains; D002110:Caffeine; D018995:Myosin Heavy Chains; D002118:Calcium