Expression of sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase slow (SERCA2) isoform in regenerating rat soleus skeletal muscle depends on nerve impulses.
We have examined the influence of innervation on the expression of different isoforms of sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase (SERCA) in regenerating rat slow twitch muscle. The process of degeneration/regeneration was induced by injection of bupivacaine into rat soleus muscle under four different conditions: (1) in the presence of intact motor nerves, (2) after surgical denervation, (3) with nerve impulse conduction blocked by the Na(+)-channel blocker tetrodotoxin (TTX), and (4) with the axoplasmic flow blocked by vinblastine. Expression of SERCA isoforms was visualized by immunohistochemical and Western blot analysis. In regenerating innervated muscle, SERCA1, the isoform normally expressed in fast twitch fibres, was present after 5 days and was then progressively replaced by SERCA2, the isoform typical of slow twitch fibres. The maximum Ca(2+) uptake, measured in single skinned fibres regenerating for 10-21 days, was similar to that of slow adult fibres and significantly lower than that of fast adult fibres. Denervation or TTX treatment prevented the expression of the SERCA2 isoform. Conversely, vinblastine did not affect the expression of SERCA isoforms. These data indicate that nerve impulses play a determinant role in the expression of the SERCA2 isoform.
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Dipartimento di Anatomia e Fisiologia Umana, Università di Padova, Via Marzolo 3, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology; D001370:Axonal Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000378:metabolism*; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009121:Muscle Denervation; D018657:Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch / Q000201:enzymology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000166:cytology / Q000294:innervation* / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012038:Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D053498:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D013779:Tetrodotoxin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000494:pharmacology
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; C506945:Atp2a1 protein, rat; C506948:Atp2a2 protein, rat; D013779:Tetrodotoxin; D014747:Vinblastine; D053498:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D002118:Calcium