TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of a diagnostic method for detecting increased muscle protein degradation in patients with catabolic conditions
AU - Workeneh, Biruh T.
AU - Rondon-Berrios, Helbert
AU - Zhang, Liping
AU - Hu, Zhaoyong
AU - Ayehu, Gashu
AU - Ferrando, Arny
AU - Kopple, Joel D.
AU - Wang, Huiyun
AU - Storer, Thomas
AU - Fournier, Mario
AU - Lee, Seoung Woo
AU - Du, Jie
AU - Mitch, William E.
PY - 2006/11
Y1 - 2006/11
N2 - Muscle atrophy in catabolic illnesses is due largely to accelerated protein degradation. Unfortunately, methods for detecting accelerated muscle proteolysis are cumbersome. The goal of this study was to develop a method for detecting muscle protein breakdown and assess the effectiveness of anticatabolic therapy. In rodent models of catabolic conditions, it was found that accelerated muscle protein degradation is triggered by activation of caspase-3. Caspase-3 cleaves actomyosin/myofibrils to form substrates for the ubiquitin-proteasome system and leaves a characteristic 14-kD actin fragment in the insoluble fraction of a muscle lysate. Muscle biopsies were obtained from normal adults and three groups of patients: 14 who were undergoing hip arthroplasty, 28 hemodialysis patients who were participating in exercise programs, and seven severely burned patients. In muscle of patients who were undergoing hip arthroplasty, the 14-kD actin fragment level was correlated (r = 0.787, P < 0.01) with the fractional rate of protein degradation. In muscle of hemodialysis patients who were undergoing endurance exercise training, the 14-kD actin fragment decreased to values similar to levels in normal adults; strength training did not significantly decrease the actin fragment. Severely burned patients had increased muscle protein degradation and actin fragment levels, but the two measures were not significantly correlated. The experimental results suggest that the 14-kD actin fragment in muscle biopsies is increased in catabolic states and could be used in conjunction with other methods to detect and monitor changes in muscle proteolysis that occur in patients with mild or sustained increases in muscle proteolysis.
AB - Muscle atrophy in catabolic illnesses is due largely to accelerated protein degradation. Unfortunately, methods for detecting accelerated muscle proteolysis are cumbersome. The goal of this study was to develop a method for detecting muscle protein breakdown and assess the effectiveness of anticatabolic therapy. In rodent models of catabolic conditions, it was found that accelerated muscle protein degradation is triggered by activation of caspase-3. Caspase-3 cleaves actomyosin/myofibrils to form substrates for the ubiquitin-proteasome system and leaves a characteristic 14-kD actin fragment in the insoluble fraction of a muscle lysate. Muscle biopsies were obtained from normal adults and three groups of patients: 14 who were undergoing hip arthroplasty, 28 hemodialysis patients who were participating in exercise programs, and seven severely burned patients. In muscle of patients who were undergoing hip arthroplasty, the 14-kD actin fragment level was correlated (r = 0.787, P < 0.01) with the fractional rate of protein degradation. In muscle of hemodialysis patients who were undergoing endurance exercise training, the 14-kD actin fragment decreased to values similar to levels in normal adults; strength training did not significantly decrease the actin fragment. Severely burned patients had increased muscle protein degradation and actin fragment levels, but the two measures were not significantly correlated. The experimental results suggest that the 14-kD actin fragment in muscle biopsies is increased in catabolic states and could be used in conjunction with other methods to detect and monitor changes in muscle proteolysis that occur in patients with mild or sustained increases in muscle proteolysis.
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U2 - 10.1681/ASN.2006020131
DO - 10.1681/ASN.2006020131
M3 - Article
C2 - 17005936
AN - SCOPUS:33750740115
SN - 1046-6673
VL - 17
SP - 3233
EP - 3239
JO - Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
JF - Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
IS - 11
ER -