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Book An Investigation of the Effects of Regular Exercise in Older Males on Oxidative Stress  Skeletal Muscle Apoptosis  and Atrophy related Gene Expression in Response to Muscle Insult

Download or read book An Investigation of the Effects of Regular Exercise in Older Males on Oxidative Stress Skeletal Muscle Apoptosis and Atrophy related Gene Expression in Response to Muscle Insult written by Thomas Wayne Buford and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purposes of the present study were to examine the role of physical activity in males between 55-75 years of age on skeletal muscle strength and biochemical pathways indicative of muscle atrophy before and after eccentric treadmill exercise. Twenty-seven apparently-healthy, non-smoking men (62.22±6.16 yr, 175.26±5.31 cm, 88.74±12.53 kg) participated in the study and were grouped at either physically-active (N=14, at least 15 hours of exercise per month) or sedentary (N=13, no regular exercise). Following a familiarization session, participants completed skeletal muscle performance testing as well as an eccentric treadmill protocol ( -17.5% grade) consisting of three 15 minute sets at 75% of VO2max. Participants donated venous blood prior to, immediately following, and 24h following exercise and a muscle biopsy sample prior to, 3h following, and 24h following exercise. Muscle performance was determined using a Biodex Isokinetic Dynamometer. Venous blood was analyzed for CK, LDH, cortisol, TNF[alpha], IL1[beta], protein carbonyls, 8-isoprostane, and total antioxidant activity. Skeletal muscle tissue samples were analyzed for mRNA expression of atrophy-related genes (Atrogin1, MURF1, FOXO1, FOXO3, IKKB, Ubiquitin, Ubiqutin E2, HSP27, HSP72, Id1, Id2, Id3, Myostatin, 20S C2, 20S C3, Calpain1, and Calpain2), protein content of pIKB[alpha], Caspase3, Bax, and Bcl2, and DNA binding activity of p53, NFkB p50, NFkB p65, and GC receptor. At baseline, significant differences existed between groups for body weight (p=0.047), VO2max (p

Book Oxidative Stress in Skeletal Muscle

Download or read book Oxidative Stress in Skeletal Muscle written by Abraham Z. Reznick and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1998 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Free radicals and oxidative damage in biology and medicine: An introduction.- Oxidative metabolism in skeletal muscle.- Strategies to assess oxidative stress.- The course of exercise-induced skeletal muscle fibre injury.- Free radical mechanisms in exercise-related muscle damage.- The effects of exercise, ageing and caloric restriction on protein oxidation and DNA damage in skeletal muscle.- Antioxidant enzyme response to exercise and training in the skeletal muscle.- Glutathione: A key role in skeletal muscle metabolism.- Vitamin E and its effect on skeletal muscle.- Differential susceptibility of skeletal muscle proteins to free radical-induced oxidative damage in vitro.- Oxidative stress and Ca2+ transport in skeletal and cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum.- Oxidative stress in skeletal muscle atrophy induced by immobilization.- Effect of growth hormone on oxidative stress in immobilized muscles of old animals.- The diaphragm and oxidative stress.- Oxidative damage after ischemia/reperfusion in skeletal muscle.- Oxidative damage in rat skeletal muscle after excessive L-tryptophan and atherogenic diets.- Oxidative stress and muscle wasting of cachexia.- Free radicals and antioxidants in the pathogenesis of alcoholic myopathy.- Drug-induced muscle damage.- Free radicals and diseases of animal muscle.- Therapeutic trials of antioxidants in muscle diseases.

Book Redox Regulation in Skeletal Muscle Aging and Exercise

Download or read book Redox Regulation in Skeletal Muscle Aging and Exercise written by Brian McDonagh and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skeletal muscle represents the largest organ of the human body and comprises about 40% of total body mass in humans. Even in people who ‘age well’, there is a noticeable loss of muscle strength and function that accelerates dramatically after the age of 60, a major factor in the reduction in life quality for the aging population. One of the most effective interventions to maintain muscle mass and function is through exercise. Skeletal muscle generates reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen (ROS/RNS) species in response to muscle contractions. The concentration and species of ROS/RNS generated can depend on the age and fitness of the individual, muscle fibre type and the intensity of the muscle contractions. ROS/RNS generate unique signaling cascades that are not only essential in skeletal muscle contraction and adaptation but also play a role in a wide array of cell processes including cell proliferation, protein synthesis/degradation, immune response and antioxidant defense. ROS/RNS generated by contractions are involved in a co-ordinated local response that is tightly controlled at all levels from generation to detoxification. This collection of original articles and reviews highlights investigations that measure different aspects of the redox response of skeletal muscle to aging and exercise.

Book Developmental Programming and Life Course Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Inflammation and Oxidative Function

Download or read book Developmental Programming and Life Course Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Inflammation and Oxidative Function written by Chantal A. Pileggi and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skeletal muscle is continuously adapting in size and oxidative capacity to meet the physical and metabolic demands of the organism. This commences prior to birth with exposure to adverse nutrition in utero having a lifelong adverse impact on skeletal muscle health. After birth, through to old age, periods of inadequate diet and activity significantly impair muscle mass and oxidative capacity. There are many cellular mechanism that mediate these complex adverse events, however these appear to be clustered around intracellular inflammation and disordered regulation of mitochondrial function. The aim of this thesis was to undertake analysis of potential molecular mechanisms that are integral to the regulation of inflammation, oxidative function and oxidative stress in the development and maintenance of lifelong skeletal muscle function. Poor maternal health and diet during fetal development elicits permanent changes in skeletal muscle structure and function. Therefore, these studies commenced with the use of a rodent model to examine the intergenerational effects of a maternal high-fat (HF) diet on offspring skeletal muscle inflammation and oxidative function. First, to determine the effects of a maternal HF diet on offspring skeletal muscle inflammation, dams were fed a HF diet during pregnancy and lactation vs. standard chow diet, with or without maternal supplementation of conjugative linoleic acid (CLA). HF offspring displayed elevated intramuscular inflammatory responses, and increased expression of catabolic factors, which was partially reversed with the maternal supplementation of the antiinflammatory CLA. The consequential actions of inflammation also include alterations in mitochondrial function. Therefore, subsequent studies targeted analysis of the regulation of the mitochondrial genome, electron transport system (ETS) activity, free radical production and mitochondrial turnover. First, in response to the maternal HF diet, the mitochondrial transcription factors, NRF1 and mtTFA, were down-regulated in HF offspring. There was also a decrease in the expression of downstream target genes encoding the mitochondrial ETS respiratory complex subunits. These alterations in gene expression translated into a downregulation in protein abundance of the complex I subunit in HF offspring, paralleled by decreased maximal catalytic linked activity of complex I and III. To further characterise mitochondrial function, high-resolution respirometry was used to examine skeletal muscle respiration rates and metabolic flexibility in offspring born to dams fed a HF diet. Consistent with the gene and enzyme data, HF offspring displayed blunted mitochondrial oxidation, but only of carbohydrate based substrates. Conversely, oxidation of lipid-based substrates remained intact between groups. Taken together, these studies demonstrate that in utero exposure to a maternal HF diet has lifelong implications on intramuscular inflammation and oxidative function, contributing to an increased risk of developing metabolic disease in adulthood. A model of short-term limb immobilisation was used in a clinical study to quantify the impact of physical inactivity on mitochondrial function, with additional analysis of mitochondrial ROS production and mitochondrial turnover. Two weeks of limb immobilisation had no effect on mitochondrial respiration or H2O2 emissions; whereas returning to normal ambulation for 2 weeks and a further 2 weeks of resistance exercise training resulted in robust increases in H2O2 emission from mitochondria and NADPH oxidase. Whilst H2O2 was not increased with immobolisation, a key mitochondria associated apoptotic factor (AIFM2) was increased, suggesting an upregulation of mitophagy following muscle disuse. This was normalised with normal ambulation and resistance training. Similarly, the expression of fission and fusion factors (OPA1, Fis1, and MFN) are also increased with the resumption of normal, indicative of increased mitochondrial turnover. Collectively, the increase in H2O2 emissions combined with increased expression of fission and fusion factors following the resistance training period suggest that increases in ROS production is a feature of the adaptive responses, rather than being increased during a short immobilisation period that results in muscle loss. The completed sequence of studies highlight the complex regulation of skeletal muscle mass and oxidative function, both as a consequence of adverse nutrition during the in utero phase of life and subsequent physical inactivity in later adulthood. The significance of in utero programming for lifelong impact on oxidative function suggests greater emphasis on optimizing pregnancy health and the subsequent identification on the epigenetic mechanisms of action. How this may further translate to increased risks during later life remains to be determined. Notably, the robustness of the mitochondrial adaptations to resistance exercise in adulthood points to the importance of examining how this can be applied to improving metabolic function in those at risk of metabolic disease. These studies only continue to hint at the complexity of the mitochondria and its regulation in skeletal muscle

Book Muscle Regeneration

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alexander Mauro
  • Publisher : Raven Press (ID)
  • Release : 1979
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 582 pages

Download or read book Muscle Regeneration written by Alexander Mauro and published by Raven Press (ID). This book was released on 1979 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mitochondrial Dysfunction

Download or read book Mitochondrial Dysfunction written by Lawrence H. Lash and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Methods in Toxicology, Volume 2: Mitochondrial Dysfunction provides a source of methods, techniques, and experimental approaches for studying the role of abnormal mitochondrial function in cell injury. The book discusses the methods for the preparation and basic functional assessment of mitochondria from liver, kidney, muscle, and brain; the methods for assessing mitochondrial dysfunction in vivo and in intact organs; and the structural aspects of mitochondrial dysfunction are addressed. The text also describes chemical detoxification and metabolism as well as specific metabolic reactions that are especially important targets or indicators of damage. The methods for measurement of alterations in fatty acid and phospholipid metabolism and for the analysis and manipulation of oxidative injury and antioxidant systems are also considered. The book further tackles additional methods on mitochondrial energetics and transport processes; approaches for assessing impaired function of mitochondria; and genetic and developmental aspects of mitochondrial disease and toxicology. The text also looks into mitochondrial DNA synthesis, covalent binding to mitochondrial DNA, DNA repair, and mitochondrial dysfunction in the context of developing individuals and cellular differentiation. Microbiologists, toxicologists, biochemists, and molecular pharmacologists will find the book invaluable.

Book Disorders of Voluntary Muscle

Download or read book Disorders of Voluntary Muscle written by George Karpati and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-07-12 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rewritten and redesigned, this remains the one essential text on the diseases of skeletal muscle.

Book Muscle Atrophy

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  • Author : Junjie Xiao
  • Publisher : Springer
  • Release : 2018-11-02
  • ISBN : 9811314357
  • Pages : 618 pages

Download or read book Muscle Atrophy written by Junjie Xiao and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-02 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book addresses the development of muscle atrophy, which can be caused by denervation, disuse, excessive fasting, aging, and a variety of diseases including heart failure, chronic kidney diseases and cancers. Muscle atrophy reduces quality of life and increases morbidity and mortality worldwide. The book is divided into five parts, the first of which describes the general aspects of muscle atrophy including its characteristics, related economic and health burdens, and the current clinical therapy. Secondly, basic aspects of muscle atrophy including the composition, structure and function of skeletal muscle, muscle changes in response to atrophy, and experimental models are summarized. Thirdly, the book reviews the molecular mechanisms of muscle atrophy, including protein degradation and synthesis pathways, noncoding RNAs, inflammatory signaling, oxidative stress, mitochondria signaling, etc. Fourthly, it highlights the pathophysiological mechanisms of muscle atrophy in aging and disease. The book’s fifth and final part covers the diagnosis, treatment strategies, promising agents and future prospects of muscle atrophy. The book will appeal to a broad readership including scientists, undergraduate and graduate students in medicine and cell biology.

Book The Molecular Genetics of Aging

Download or read book The Molecular Genetics of Aging written by Siegfried Hekimi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The molecular genetics of aging or life-span determination is an expanding field. One reason is because many people would consider it desirable if hu man life span could be extended. Indeed, it is difficult not to be fascinated by tales of the life and death of people who have succeeded in living a very long life. Because of this, we have placed at the head of this book the chapter by Perls et al. on Centenerians and the Genetics of Longevity. Perls and his coauthors convincingly argue that, while the average life expectancy might be mostly determined by environmental factors because the average person has an average genotype, extremely long life spans are genetically determined. Of course, studying humans to uncover the genetics of aging is not ideal, not so much because one cannot easily perform experiments as because they live such a long time. This is why most of this book describes the current state of research with model organisms such as yeast, worms, flies, and mice. J aswinski focuses on yeast and how metabolic activity and stress resistance affect the longevity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In the process, he discusses the concept of aging as applied to a unicellular organism such as yeast and the importance of metabolism and stress resistance for aging in all organisms.

Book Oxidative Stress

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  • Author : Helmut Sies
  • Publisher : Academic Press
  • Release : 2019-11-07
  • ISBN : 0128196963
  • Pages : 876 pages

Download or read book Oxidative Stress written by Helmut Sies and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-11-07 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oxidative Stress: Eustress and Distress presents current knowledge on oxidative stress within the framework of redox biology and translational medicine. It describes eustress and distress in molecular terms and with novel imaging and chemogenetic approaches in four sections: A conceptual framework for studying oxidative stress. Processes and oxidative stress responses. Signaling in major enzyme systems (oxidative eustress), and damaging modification of biomolecules (oxidative distress). The exposome addresses lifelong exposure and impact on health, nutrient sensing, exercise and environmental pollution. Health and disease processes, including ischemia-reperfusion injury, developmental and psychological disorders, hepatic encephalopathy, skeletal muscle disorders, pulmonary disease, gut disease, organ fibrosis, and cancer. Oxidative Stress: Eustress and Distress is an informative resource useful for active researchers and students in biochemistry, molecular biology, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical science, nutrition, exercise physiology, analytical chemistry, cell biology, pharmacology, clinical medicine, and environmental science. Characterizes oxidative stress within the framework of redox biology, redox signaling, and medicine. Empowers researchers and students to quantify specific reactants noninvasively, identify redox biomarkers, and advance translational studies. Features contributions from international leaders in oxidative stress and redox biology research.

Book Oxidative Stress and Chronic Degenerative Diseases

Download or read book Oxidative Stress and Chronic Degenerative Diseases written by Jose Antonio Morales-Gonzalez and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2013-05-22 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work responds to the need to find, in a sole document, the affect of oxidative stress at different levels, as well as treatment with antioxidants to revert and diminish the damage. Oxidative Stress and Chronic Degenerative Diseases - a Role for Antioxidants is written for health professionals by researchers at diverse educative institutions (Mexico, Brazil, USA, Spain, Australia, and Slovenia). I would like to underscore that of the 19 chapters, 14 are by Mexican researchers, which demonstrates the commitment of Mexican institutions to academic life and to the prevention and treatment of chronic degenerative diseases.

Book Redox Proteomics

    Book Details:
  • Author : Isabella Dalle-Donne
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2006-08-11
  • ISBN : 0471973114
  • Pages : 978 pages

Download or read book Redox Proteomics written by Isabella Dalle-Donne and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-08-11 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Methodology and applications of redox proteomics The relatively new and rapidly changing field of redox proteomics has the potential to revolutionize how we diagnose disease, assess risks, determine prognoses, and target therapeutic strategies for people with inflammatory and aging-associated diseases. This collection brings together, in one comprehensive volume, a broad array of information and insights into normal and altered physiology, molecular mechanisms of disease states, and new applications of the rapidly evolving techniques of proteomics. Written by some of the finest investigators in this area, Redox Proteomics: From Protein Modifications to Cellular Dysfunction and Diseases examines the key topics of redox proteomics and redox control of cellular function, including: * The role of oxidized proteins in various disorders * Pioneering studies on the development of redox proteomics * Analytical methodologies for identification and structural characterization of proteins affected by oxidative/nitrosative modifications * The response and regulation of protein oxidation in different cell types * The pathological implications of protein oxidation for conditions, including asthma, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, preeclampsia, and Alzheimer's disease Distinguished by its in-depth discussions, balanced methodological approach, and emphasis on medical applications and diagnosis development, Redox Proteomics is a rich resource for all professionals with an interest in proteomics, cellular physiology and its alterations in disease states, and related fields.

Book Advances in Geroscience

Download or read book Advances in Geroscience written by Felipe Sierra and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the first comprehensive overview of a new scientific discipline termed Geroscience. Geroscience examines the molecular and cellular mechanisms that might explain why aging is the main risk factor for most chronic diseases affecting the elderly population. Over the past few decades, researchers have made impressive progress in understanding the genetics, biology and physiology of aging. This book presents vital research that can help readers to better understand how aging is a critical malleable risk factor in most chronic diseases, which, in turn, could lead to interventions that can help increase a healthy lifespan, or ‘healthspan.’ The book begins with an analysis of the Geroscience hypothesis, as well as the epidemiological underpinnings that define aging as a candidate main risk factor for most chronic diseases. Next, each chapter focuses on one particular disease, or group of diseases, with an emphasis on how basic molecular and cellular biology might explain why aging is a major risk factor for it. Coverage in the book includes: cancer, cardiovascular disease, dementias, stroke, Parkinson's and Alzheimer’s diseases, osteoporosis, arthritis, diabetes asthma, emphysema, kidney disease, vision impairment, and AIDS/HIV. It finishes with a chapter on pain in the elderly and an overview of future steps needed to bring the newly acquired knowledge into the clinic and the public at large.

Book Sources  Effects and Risks of Ionizing Radiation  United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation  UNSCEAR  2016 Report

Download or read book Sources Effects and Risks of Ionizing Radiation United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation UNSCEAR 2016 Report written by United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) and published by United Nations. This book was released on 2017-04-25 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report assesses the levels and effects of exposure to ionizing radiation. Scientific findings underpin radiation risk evaluation and international protection standards. This report comprises a report with two underpinning scientific annexes. The first annex recapitulates and clarifies the philosophy of science as well as the scientific knowledge for attributing observed health effects in individuals and populations to radiation exposure, and distinguishes between that and inferring risk to individuals and populations from an exposure. The second annex reviews the latest thinking and approaches to quantifying the uncertainties in assessments of risk from radiation exposure, and illustrates these approaches with application to examples that are highly pertinent to radiation protection.

Book Skeletal Muscle Damage and Repair

Download or read book Skeletal Muscle Damage and Repair written by Peter M. Tiidus and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2008 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attempts to cover a wide range of both basic research and applied clinical topics related to skeletal muscle damage and repair mechanisms and their application. This book examines muscle damage and repair mechanisms and issues in specific populations including older adults and special populations.

Book Nutrition and Enhanced Sports Performance

Download or read book Nutrition and Enhanced Sports Performance written by Debasis Bagchi and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-10-05 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nutrition and Enhanced Sports Performance: Muscle Building, Endurance and Strength, Second Edition, includes comprehensive sections on the role of nutrition in human health, various types of physical exercises, including cardiovascular training, resistance training, aerobic and anaerobic exercises, bioenergetics and energy balance, and the nutritional requirements associated with each. Other sections cover sports and nutritional requirements, the molecular mechanisms involved in muscle building, an exhaustive review of various foods, minerals, supplements, phytochemicals, amino acids, transition metals, competition training, healthy cooking, physical training, and lifestyle and dietary recommendations for sports performance. This updated edition includes new chapters on mood, alertness, calmness and psychomotor performance in sports, extreme sports, natural myostatin inhibitor and lean body mass, the benefits of caffeine in sport nutrition formulations, the role of vitamin D in athletic performance, probiotics and muscle mass. Provides a comprehensive appraisal of the nutritional benefits of exercise in human health Compiles chapters reviewing the nutritional prophylaxis in human health Addresses performance enhancement drugs and sports supplements Presents various types of physical exercises and addresses exercise and nutritional requirements in special populations Discusses sports nutrition and the molecular mechanisms involved in muscle building Contains an exhaustive review of various food, minerals, supplements, phytochemicals, amino acids, transition metals, small molecules and other ergogenic agents Highlights the aspects of healthy cooking, physical training, lifestyle and dietary recommendations for sports performance