scholarly journals Involvement of released sphingosine 1-phosphate/sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor axis in skeletal muscle atrophy

2018 ◽  
Vol 1864 (12) ◽  
pp. 3598-3614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federica Pierucci ◽  
Alessia Frati ◽  
Chiara Battistini ◽  
Francesca Matteini ◽  
Maria Chiara Iachini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Muscle Atrophy ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Atrophy ◽  
Sphingosine 1 Phosphate

scholarly journals Sphingosine-1-phosphate analog FTY720 reverses obesity but not age-induced anabolic resistance to muscle contraction

2019 ◽  
Vol 317 (3) ◽  
pp. C502-C512
Author(s):  
Donato A. Rivas ◽  
Nicholas P. Rice ◽  
Yassine Ezzyat ◽  
Devin J. McDonald ◽  
Brittany E. Cooper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Palmitic Acid ◽  
Muscle Contraction ◽  
Chronic Inflammation ◽  
Muscle Atrophy ◽  
Muscle Cells ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Atrophy ◽  
Anabolic Resistance ◽  
Sphingosine 1 Phosphate

Sarcopenia, the age-associated loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, is coupled with declines in physical functioning leading to subsequent higher rates of disability, frailty, morbidity, and mortality. Aging and obesity independently contribute to muscle atrophy that is assumed to be a result of the activation of mutual physiological pathways. Understanding mechanisms contributing to the induction of skeletal muscle atrophy with aging and obesity is important for determining targets that may have pivotal roles in muscle loss in these conditions. We find that aging and obesity equally induce an anabolic resistance to acute skeletal muscle contraction as observed with decreases in anabolic signaling activation after contraction. Furthermore, treatment with the sphingosine-1-phosphate analog FTY720 for 4 wk increased lean mass and strength, and the anabolic signaling response to contraction was improved in obese but not older animals. To determine the role of chronic inflammation and different fatty acids on anabolic resistance in skeletal muscle cells, we overexpressed IKKβ with and without exposure to saturated fatty acid (SFA; palmitic acid), polyunsaturated fatty acid (eicosapentaenoic acid), and monounsaturated fatty acid (oleic acid). We found that IKKβ overexpression increased inflammation markers in muscle cells, and this chronic inflammation exacerbated anabolic resistance in response to SFA. Pretreatment with FTY720 reversed the inflammatory effects of palmitic acid in the muscle cells. Taken together, these data demonstrate chronic inflammation can induce anabolic resistance, SFA aggravates these effects, and FTY720 can reverse this by decreasing ceramide accumulation in skeletal muscle.

scholarly journals Role of Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Signalling Axis in Muscle Atrophy Induced by TNFα in C2C12 Myotubes

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 1280
Author(s):  
Caterina Bernacchioni ◽  
Veronica Ghini ◽  
Roberta Squecco ◽  
Eglantina Idrizaj ◽  
Rachele Garella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Muscle Atrophy ◽  
Bone Fractures ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Fibre ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Atrophy ◽  
C2c12 Myotubes ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Necrosis Factor Alpha ◽  
Electrophysiological Properties ◽  
Sphingosine 1 Phosphate

Skeletal muscle atrophy is characterized by a decrease in muscle mass causing reduced agility, increased fatigability and higher risk of bone fractures. Inflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα), are strong inducers of skeletal muscle atrophy. The bioactive sphingolipid sphingosine 1-phoshate (S1P) plays an important role in skeletal muscle biology. S1P, generated by the phosphorylation of sphingosine catalyzed by sphingosine kinase (SK1/2), exerts most of its actions through its specific receptors, S1P1–5. Here, we provide experimental evidence that TNFα induces atrophy and autophagy in skeletal muscle C2C12 myotubes, modulating the expression of specific markers and both active and passive membrane electrophysiological properties. NMR-metabolomics provided a clear picture of the deep remodelling of skeletal muscle fibre metabolism induced by TNFα challenge. The cytokine is responsible for the modulation of S1P signalling axis, upregulating mRNA levels of S1P2 and S1P3 and downregulating those of SK2. TNFα increases the phosphorylated form of SK1, readout of its activation. Interestingly, pharmacological inhibition of SK1 and specific antagonism of S1P3 prevented the increase in autophagy markers and the changes in the electrophysiological properties of C2C12 myotubes without affecting metabolic remodelling induced by the cytokine, highlighting the involvement of S1P signalling axis on TNFα-induced atrophy in skeletal muscle.

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