Premium
Differential Effect of Denervation on Free‐Radical Scavenging Enzymes in Slow and Fast Muscle of Rat
Author(s) -
Asayama Kohtaro,
Dettbarn Wolf D.,
Burr Ian M.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of neurochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.75
H-Index - 229
eISSN - 1471-4159
pISSN - 0022-3042
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1986.tb13010.x
Subject(s) - denervation , superoxide dismutase , medicine , chemistry , endocrinology , cytochrome c oxidase , glutathione peroxidase , sciatic nerve , soleus muscle , extensor digitorum longus muscle , biochemistry , enzyme , skeletal muscle , biology
To determine the effect of denervation on the free‐radical scavenging systems in relation to the mitochondrial oxidative metabolism in the slow‐twitch soleus and fast‐twitch extensor digitomm longus (EDL) muscles, the sciatic nerve of the rat was crushed in the mid‐thigh region and the muscle tissue levels of five enzymes were studied 2 and 5 weeks following crush. Recently developed radioimmunoassays were utilized for the selective measurement of cuprozinc (cytosolic) and man‐gano (mitochondrial) superoxide dismutases. Total tissue content of cuprozinc superoxide dismutase showed a mild decrease after denervation in slow but not in fast muscle. Manganosuperoxide dismutase and fumarase decreased markedly at 2 weeks and returned toward control levels by 5 weeks, the changes appearing to be greater in slow than in fast muscle. At 2 weeks, cytochrome c oxidase decreased significantly in slow, but not in fast muscle. GSH‐peroxidase at baseline was 10‐fold higher in slow than in fast muscle, markedly decreased at 2 weeks in slow muscle, and returned toward control levels at 5 weeks, whereas the total enzyme activity in fast muscle did not change through 5 weeks. These data represent the first systematic report of free radical scavenging systems in slow and fast muscles in response to denervation. Selective modification of cuprozinc and manganosuper‐oxide dismutases and differential regulation of GSH‐peroxidase was demonstrated in slow and fast muscle.