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TNF- acts via TNFR1 and muscle-derived oxidants to depress myofibrillar force in murine skeletal muscle

Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

Submitted 21 August 2007 ; accepted in final form 5 January 2008

Tumor necrosis factor- (TNF) diminishes specific force of skeletal muscle. To address the mechanism of this response, we tested the hypothesis that TNF acts via the type 1 (TNFR1) receptor subtype to increase oxidant activity and thereby depress myofibrillar function. Experiments showed that a single intraperitoneal dose of TNF (100 µg/kg) increased cytosolic oxidant activity (P < 0.05) and depressed maximal force of male ICR mouse diaphragm by 25% within 1 h, a deficit that persisted for 48 h. Pretreating animals with the antioxidant Trolox (10 mg/kg) lessened oxidant activity (P < 0.05) and abolished contractile losses in TNF-treated muscle (P < 0.05). Genetic TNFR1 deficiency prevented the rise in oxidant activity and fall in force stimulated by TNF; type 2 TNF receptor deficiency did not. TNF effects on muscle function were evident at the myofibrillar level. Chemically permeabilized muscle fibers from TNF-treated animals had lower maximal Ca²⁺-activated force (P < 0.02) with no change in Ca²⁺ sensitivity or shortening velocity. We conclude that TNF acts via TNFR1 to stimulate oxidant activity and depress specific force. TNF effects on force are caused, at least in part, by decrements in function of calcium-activated myofibrillar proteins.

cytokine; respiratory muscle; oxidative stress; weakness; diaphragm

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