title: Fibre type-specific satellite cell response to aerobic training in sedentary adults.
abstract: In the present study, we sought to determine the effect of a traditional, 12 week aerobic training protocol on skeletal muscle fibre type distribution and satellite cell content in sedentary subjects. Muscle biopsies were obtained from the vastus lateralis [n = 23 subjects (six male and 17 female); body mass index 30.7 ± 1.2 kg m(-2)] before and after 12 weeks of aerobic training performed on a cycle ergometer. Immunohistochemical analyses were used to quantify myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoform expression, cross-sectional area and satellite cell and myonuclear content. Following training, a decrease in MyHC hybrid type IIa/IIx fibre frequency occurred, with a concomitant increase in pure MyHC type IIa fibres. Pretraining fibre type correlated with body mass index, and the change in fibre type following training was associated with improvements in maximal oxygen consumption. Twelve weeks of aerobic training also induced increases in mean cross-sectional area in both MyHC type I and type IIa fibres. Satellite cell content was also increased following training, specifically in MyHC type I fibres, with no change in the number of satellite cells associated with MyHC type II fibres. With the increased satellite cell content following training, an increase in myonuclear number per fibre also occurred in MyHC type I fibres. Hypertrophy of MyHC type II fibres occurred without detectable myonuclear addition, suggesting that the mechanisms underlying growth in fast and slow fibres differ. These data provide intriguing evidence for a fibre type-specific role of satellite cells in muscle adaptation following aerobic training.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Sciences and Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Fry
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Sciences and Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Noehren
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Sciences and Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Jyothi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mula
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Sciences and Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Margo F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ubele
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Philip M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Westgate
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine/Division of Endocrinology, College of Medicine and the Barnstable Brown Diabetes and Obesity Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Philip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kern
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Sciences and Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA cpete4@uky.edu.
authors.forename: Charlotte A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018485:Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D024461:Myosin Type I / Q000502:physiology*; D024462:Myosin Type II / Q000502:physiology*; D032496:Satellite Cells, Skeletal Muscle / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D024461:Myosin Type I; D024462:Myosin Type II