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J Appl Physiol 87: 1776-1785, 1999;
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Vol. 87, Issue 5, 1776-1785, November 1999

Myonuclear domain and myosin phenotype in human soleus after bed rest with or without loading

Y. Ohira1,2, T. Yoshinaga1, M. Ohara1, I. Nonaka3, T. Yoshioka4, K. Yamashita-Goto4, B. S. Shenkman5, I. B. Kozlovskaya5, R. R. Roy6, and V. R. Edgerton6,7

1 Department of Physiology and Biomechanics, and 2 Research Center for Sports Training and Education, National Institute of Fitness and Sports, Kanoya City, Kagoshima Prefecture 891-2393; 3 National Center for Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8551; and 4 Department of Physiology II, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki City 216-8511, Japan; 5 Department of Neurophysiology, Institute of Biomedical Problems, Moscow 123007, Russia; and 6 Brain Research Institute and 7 Department of Physiological Science, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1527

After 2 or 4 mo of bed rest (6° head-down tilt) and 1 mo of ambulation, there was a tendency toward a higher percentage of fibers expressing fast myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoforms and a de novo appearance of fibers coexpressing type I+IIa+IIx and IIa+IIx MHC in human soleus fibers. After 2 and 4 mo of bed rest, the mean size of type I fibers decreased by 12 (P > 0.05) and 39%, respectively. Because myonuclear number/mm of fiber length was unchanged, myonuclear domain was smaller after bed rest than before. The mean size and myonuclear domain of type I fibers were largest after 1 mo of recovery. The effects of wearing an antigravity device (Penguin suit), which had a modest but continuous resistance at the knee and ankle (Penguin-1) or knee resistance without loading on the ankle (Penguin-2), for 10 consecutive h/day were determined during 2 mo of bed rest. Mean fiber sizes in Penguin-1, but not Penguin-2, group were maintained at or above pre-bed-rest levels, whereas neither group showed phenotype changes. Myonuclear domain in type I fibers was larger in Penguin-1 and smaller in Penguin-2 group post- compared with pre-bed rest, indicating that a single daily 10-h bout of modest muscle loading can prevent bed-rest-induced soleus fiber atrophy but has minimal effect on myosin phenotype. The specific adaptive cellular strategies involved may be a function of the duration and magnitude of the adaptive stimulus as well as the immediate activity history of the fiber before the newly changed functional demands.

bed rest; microgravity; exercise countermeasures; muscle atrophy; fiber types; myonuclear number


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