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MyD88‐mediated signaling intercedes in neurogenic muscle atrophy through multiple mechanisms
Author(s) -
Parveen Arshiya,
Bohnert Kyle R.,
Tomaz da Silva Meiricris,
Wen Yefei,
Bhat Raksha,
Roy Anirban,
Kumar Ashok
Publication year - 2021
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/fj.202100777rr
Subject(s) - denervation , muscle atrophy , skeletal muscle , medicine , endocrinology , ampk , microbiology and biotechnology , signal transduction , phosphorylation , chemistry , pi3k/akt/mtor pathway , biology , protein kinase a
Skeletal muscle atrophy is a debilitating complication of many chronic disease states and disuse conditions including denervation. However, molecular and signaling mechanisms of muscle wasting remain less understood. Here, we demonstrate that the levels of several toll‐like receptors (TLRs) and their downstream signaling adaptor, myeloid differentiation primary response 88 (MyD88), are induced in skeletal muscle of mice in response to sciatic nerve denervation. Muscle‐specific ablation of MyD88 mitigates denervation‐induced skeletal muscle atrophy in mice. Targeted ablation of MyD88 suppresses the components of ubiquitin‐proteasome system, autophagy, and FOXO transcription factors in skeletal muscle during denervation. We also found that specific inhibition of MyD88 reduces the activation of canonical nuclear factor‐kappa (NF‐κB) pathway and expression of receptors for inflammatory cytokines in denervated muscle. In contrast, inhibition of MyD88 stimulates the activation of non‐canonical NF‐κB signaling in denervated skeletal muscle. Ablation of MyD88 also inhibits the denervation‐induced increase in phosphorylation of AMPK without having any effect on the phosphorylation of mTOR. Moreover, targeted ablation of MyD88 inhibits the activation of a few components of the unfolded protein response (UPR) pathways, especially X‐box protein 1 (XBP1). Importantly, myofiber‐specific ablation of XBP1 mitigates denervation‐induced skeletal muscle atrophy in mice. Collectively, our experiments suggest that TLR‐MyD88 signaling mediates skeletal muscle wasting during denervation potentially through the activation of canonical NF‐κB signaling, AMPK and UPR pathways.