Mouse Soleus (slow) Muscle Shows Greater Intramyocellular Lipid Droplet Accumulation Than EDL (fast) Muscle: Fiber Type-specific Analysis

Overview

Journal J Muscle Res Cell Motil

Specialties Cell Biology
Physiology

Date 2017 Mar 11

PMID 28281032

Citations 29

Authors

Yusuke Komiya

Shoko Sawano

Daisuke Mashima

Riho Ichitsubo

Mako Nakamura

Ryuichi Tatsumi

Yoshihide Ikeuchi

Wataru Mizunoya

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Abstract

Skeletal muscle is the main tissue of lipid metabolism and accordingly is critical for homeostasis and energy production; however, the determinants of lipid accumulation in skeletal muscle are unknown. Here, we examined whether the soleus muscle (predominantly slow-twitch fibers) has a higher lipid accumulation capacity than that of the extensor digitorum longus (EDL, predominantly fast-twitch fibers) muscle in mice. Soleus and EDL muscles were harvested from male C57BL/6J mice. The mRNA levels of genes involved in fatty acid import and triglyceride synthesis and accumulation were examined in soleus and EDL muscles. The intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) droplets of muscle cross sections and isolated single fibers were visualized by staining with BODIPY493/503, and fiber types were determined by immunofluorescent detection of myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoforms. We detected higher mRNA expression of genes related to lipid accumulation in the soleus than the EDL. We also observed a marked increase of IMCL in single fibers from the soleus, but not the EDL, after treatment with a high-fat diet plus denervation. Interestingly, greater accumulation of IMCL droplets was observed in type 2A and 2X fibers (MyHC2A- and MyHC2X-positive fibers) than type 1 fibers (MyHC1-positive fibers) in soleus muscles. These results suggest that the soleus contains more IMCL owing to the higher population of type 2A fibers, and the difference in lipid accumulation between the soleus and EDL could depend on fiber type composition.

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