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J Appl Physiol 98: 1407-1413, 2005. First published December 10, 2004; doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00961.2004
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Regression of capillary network in atrophied soleus muscle induced by hindlimb unweighting

Hidemi Fujino,1,2 Hisaharu Kohzuki,1,3 Isao Takeda,2 Takahiko Kiyooka,1 Takehiro Miyasaka,1 Satoshi Mohri,1 Juichiro Shimizu,1 and Fumihiko Kajiya1

1Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama; 2Department of Physical Therapy, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka; and 3Department of Food and Nutrition, Okayama Gakuin University, Kurashiki, Japan

Submitted 2 September 2004 ; accepted in final form 7 December 2004

Little is known about the mechanisms responsible for the adaptation and changes in the capillary network of hindlimb unweighting (HU)-induced atrophied skeletal muscle, especially the coupling between functional and structural alterations of intercapillary anastomoses and tortuosity of capillaries. We hypothesized that muscle atrophy by HU leads to the apoptotic regression of the capillaries and intercapillary anastomoses with their functional alteration in hemodynamics. To clarify the three-dimensional architecture of the capillary network, contrast medium-injected rat soleus muscles were visualized clearly using a confocal laser scanning microscope, and sections were stained by terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) and with anti-von Willebrand factor. In vivo, the red blood cell velocity of soleus muscle capillaries were determined with a pencil-lens intravital microscope brought into direct contact with the soleus surface. After HU, the total muscle mass, myofibril protein mass, and slow-type myosin heavy chain content were significantly lower. The number of capillaries paralleling muscle fiber and red blood cells velocity were higher in atrophied soleus. However, the mean capillary volume and capillary luminal diameter were significantly smaller after HU than in the age-matched control group. In addition, we found that the number of anastomoses and the tortuosity were significantly lower and TUNEL-positive endothelial cells were observed in atrophied soleus muscles, especially the anastomoses and/or tortuous capillaries. These results indicate that muscle atrophy by HU generates structural alterations in the capillary network, and apoptosis appears to occur in the endothelial cell of the muscle capillaries.

intercapllary anastomosis; tortuosity; capillary volume; capillary lumen; erythrocyte velocity; disuse atrophy; endothelial terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling


Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: H. Fujino, Dept. of Physical Therapy, Suzuka Univ. of Medical Science, 1001-1 Kishioka, Suzuka, Mie 510-0293, Japan (E-mail adress: fujino@suzuka-u.ac.jp)




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