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Melatonin and/or therapeutic exercise induces autophagy‐mediated muscles remodeling in collagenase‐induced osteoarthritic rats
Author(s) -
Hong Yunkyung,
Kim Hyunsoo,
Lee Seunghoon,
Hong Yonggeun
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.1086.4
Subject(s) - medicine , melatonin , endocrinology , gastrocnemius muscle , osteoarthritis , ex vivo , collagenase , skeletal muscle , chemistry , pathology , biochemistry , alternative medicine , in vitro , enzyme
Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by progressive degeneration of arthritic cartilage, subsequent joint narrowing, and abnormal gait. The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of melatonin and/or exercise on the muscle remodeling and functional gait in collagenase‐induced OA rats. Melatonin (MT) injection was performed twice/day subcutaneously. The treadmill exercise (Ex) was conducted for 1‐hr/day at the frequency of 5 days/week. As results, body weight was significantly reduced by melatonin and/or exercise (P<.05), whereas no significance was shown in gastrocnemius as well as tibialis anterior muscle mass in OA+MT and OA+MT+Ex group at day 28. MAFbx, ubiquitin E3 ligase, was increased in medial gastrocnemius muscle in OA+MT+Ex group at day 7 (P<.05). Intervention also induced an upregulation of autophagic molecules, LC3 and BECN1 (P<.05). At day 28, the relative distribution of MHC1b was significantly increased in gastrocnemius muscle of OA+MT and OA+MT+Ex groups (P<.05). Sarcomeric Nebulin was increased by melatonin and/or treadmill exercise at day 28 (P<.05). Furthermore, as a result of footprint, intervention increased feet contact area. Taken together, melatonin and/or exercise activated autophagic machinery inducing muscle structural remodeling in collagenase‐induced OA rats.