Nitric Oxide Synthase in Skeletal Muscle Repair Following Strain Injury

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• Personal Author:
  Alway SE ; Baylis C ; Smith CA ; Stauber WT ; Tain YL ; Waters C
• Description:
  Following muscle injury, satellite cells are recruited and activated to enable muscle repair. Previous studies using nitric oxide synathase (NOS) inhibition, mdx dystrophy mice and NOS-I knock-out mice have suggested that nitric oxide release may mediate satellite cell activation. PURPOSE: To assess the presence of NOS in strain-induced muscle injury in conjunction with two muscle regulatory factors: MyoD and myogenin. METHODS: Using female Sprague Dawley rats, muscle strains were produced by manually stretching (50 repetitions) an activated plantar flexor group through its normal range of motion. Muscle biopsy samples were evaluated 48- hours after strain injury for the presence of nitric oxide synthase, MyoD, and myogenin using Western immunoblot analysis. Transcript levels for neuronal (n) NOS, endothelial (e) NOS, inducible (i) NOS, MyoD and myogenin were assessed using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and kinetic PCR. RESULTS: An increase in myogenin transcripts and a decrease in nNOS transcript expression was observed 48- hours post-strain injury by RT-PCR. Western immunoblot analysis revealed increased eNOS, MyoD, and myogenin protein levels 48- hours post-strain injury, but a decrease in nNOS protein levels. CONCLUSION: NOS has been reported to play a role in muscle repair. Although nNOS expression was decreased, eNOS expression increased providing support for other NOS isoforms in muscle repair. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Humidity Mining Occupational Health Safety Temperature
• Keywords:
  Animals Animal Studies Laboratory Animals Muscle Function Muscle Physiology Muscle Tissue Musculoskeletal System Physiological Effects Physiology
• ISSN:
  0195-9131
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  36
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025570
• Citation:
  Med Sci Sports Exerc 2004 May; 36(Suppl 5):S2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities
• Performing Organization:
  West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19920101
• Source Full Name:
  Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. American College of Sports Medicine, 51st Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 2-5, 2004
• Supplement:
  5
• End Date:
  20050531
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196869/cdc_196869_DS1.pdf
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