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Nerve-dependent recovery of metabolic pathways in regenerating soleus muscles

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The metabolic recovery potential of muscle was studied in regenerating soleus muscles of young adult rats. Degeneration was induced by subfascial injection of a myotoxic snake venom. After regeneration for selected periods up to 2 weeks, samples of whole muscle were analysed for hexokinase (EC 2.7.1.1), phosphofructokinase (EC 2.7.1.11), lactate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.11.27), adenylokinase (EC 2.7.4.3), creatine kinase (EC 2.7.3.2), malate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.11.37), citrate synthase (ED 4.1.3.7) and β-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.35). Lactate dehydrogenase, adenylokinase, malate dehydrogenase and β-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase were also measured in individual fibres of muscle regenerating up to 4 weeks. We found that in the presence of nerve there was complete recovery of muscle metabolic capacity. However, there were differences in the rate of recovery of the activity of enzymes belonging to different energy-generating pathways. Lactate dehydrogenase, an enzyme representing glycolytic metabolism, reached normal activity immediately upon myofibre formation, only 3 days after venom injection, while oxidative enzymes required a week or more to reach normal activity levels. The delay in oxidative enzyme recovery coincided with physiological parameters of reinnervation. Therefore, to further test the role of nerve on the metabolic recovery process, muscle regeneration was studied following venom-induced degeneration coupled with denervation. In the absence of innervation, most enzymes failed to recover to normal activity levels. Lactate dehydrogenase was the only enzyme to achieve normal levels, and it did so as rapidly as in innervated-regenerating soleus muscles. The remainder of the glycotytic enzymes and the high energy phosphate enzymes recovered only partially. Oxidative enzymes showed no recovery and were severely reduced in the absence of reinnervation. Thus, it appears that enzymes of oxidative metabolism are more dependent upon innervation than enzymes of glycolytic metabolism for full expression in regenerating soleus muscle.

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Sesodia, S., Choksi, R.M. & Nemeth, P.M. Nerve-dependent recovery of metabolic pathways in regenerating soleus muscles. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 15, 573–581 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00121163

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