HUANG Shiyuan,JIANG Xianxun,SHEN Jie, et al. Effect of low frequency electrical stimulation on soleus muscle fiber type of hypoxia-hypercapnia rats[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2016, 46(3): 157-162.
Abstract:Objective: To explore the effect of low frequency electrical stimulation on transition of rats’ soleus muscle fibre type after the long term chronic hypoxia-hypercapnia exposure. Methods: Forty male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups: the Normal Control (NC), Hypoxia-hypercapnia (HH), Hypoxia-hypercapnia+Tie-up (HT) and Low-frequency electrical stimulation (LFES). The HH, HT and LFES were placed in a chamber with hypoxia-hypercapnia for 8 h/d, 4 weeks in all. After 2 weeks, 30 min, 30 Hz, 1:1 cycle electrical stimulation was applied in the LEFS, this procedure lasted 2 weeks. The HT were only tied up and placed with electrode plates. Hematoxylin and Eeosin staining was used to observe pathological change of soleus muscle. Soleus fiber composition was visualized with immunochemistry, qRT-PCR was used to detect mRNA levels of MHC-I, MHC-IIa and IIx. Proteins expression of MHC-I, ERRγ, PPARβ was tested by Western Blot. Results: Increased inflammation cells and MHC-IIa/IIx mRNA, decreased cross section area, MHC-I, PPARβ protein and MHC-I mRNA were found in the HH and HT group compared with the NC. Compared with the HH and HT respectively, inflammation cells and MHC-IIa/IIx mRNA level were decreased, while mRNA level of MHC-I and protein expression of MHC-I, ERRγ and PPARβ were significantly increased after LFES. Conclusion: Hypoxia-hypercapnia leads to soleus muscle transition of MHC-I into MHC-IIa/IIx. However, LFES may reverse the muscle fiber transition induced by HH. PPARβ and ERRγ may have participates in this process.
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