Chrakhan J Khdhir, Ridha H Hussein, Ismail M Maulood
{"title":"The role of melatonin in attenuation of vascular endothelin-1 reactivity via calcium channels and endothelial derived relaxing factors in STZ-induced diabetic aortic rats.","authors":"Chrakhan J Khdhir, Ridha H Hussein, Ismail M Maulood","doi":"10.1007/s10974-026-09730-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10974-026-09730-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16422,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility","volume":"47 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147774139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Smooth muscle contractile cytoskeleton in health and disease.","authors":"Glenn Carrington, Malika Zahedi, Michelle Peckham","doi":"10.1007/s10974-026-09731-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10974-026-09731-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Smooth muscle cells are widespread in the human body, found in a range of tissues from the vasculature to the gut, airways, bladder and so on. They can be found as isolated cells or organised into syncytia (groups of cells). The organisation of the contractile cytoskeleton (smooth muscle actin and myosin filaments) is less well understood than that of striated (cardiac and skeletal) muscle. This review aims to explore what is known, the potential effects of mutations in smooth muscle actin, myosin and tropomyosin and how they lead to disease, and to highlight what we have still to learn about the smooth muscle contractile cytoskeleton.</p>","PeriodicalId":16422,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility","volume":"47 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13102872/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147774109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ryan Brett, Leanne Hodson, Derek Renshaw, Mark C Turner
{"title":"Effects of culture media glucose concentration on LHCN-M2 skeletal muscle cell viability, differentiation and metabolic phenotype: a proof-of-concept study.","authors":"Ryan Brett, Leanne Hodson, Derek Renshaw, Mark C Turner","doi":"10.1007/s10974-026-09729-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10974-026-09729-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In vitro skeletal muscle culture models provide important insight into the cellular mechanisms which underpin skeletal muscle physiology and metabolism in health and disease. The establishment of a model that can be cultured in physiological concentrations of glucose is an important factor in its translatability to more complex models and systems. Using the human skeletal muscle cell line, LHCN-M2 myoblasts, we aimed to determine the effects of different concentrations of glucose in culture media on cell viability, proliferation, ATP production and differentiation. LHCN-M2 myoblasts were cultured in NORM (1 g· L<sup>- 1</sup>) or HIGH (3.8 g· L<sup>- 1</sup>) glucose growth media, and cell viability, ATP production, and proliferation were measured. Immunofluorescence microscopy was used to determine LHCN-M2 differentiation into multinucleated myotubes with increasing concentrations of human serum (0.5%, 1% and 2% v/v). There were no differences in the viability, proliferation or basal ATP production rates of LHCN-M2 cells grown in NORM compared to HIGH glucose (P > 0.05). Morphological analysis revealed that myotube area was greater when differentiated in 2% compared to 0.5% human serum (P = 0.02), but myotube number and fusion index were unaffected (P > 0.05). These findings demonstrate that LHCN-M2 cells are capable of proliferating and differentiating into multinucleated myotubes under normal glucose concentrations in the culture media. Further work is required to determine the implications of media glucose concentration on the wider metabolic function and phenotype of LHCN-M2 myoblasts cells and myotubes.</p>","PeriodicalId":16422,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility","volume":"47 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147574343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juhi Vaishnav, Abhinav Upadhyay, Arya Bhatt, Suresh Balakrishnan
{"title":"Amiodarone disrupts thyroid hormone homeostasis and impairs myogenic progression and locomotor function in zebrafish embryos.","authors":"Juhi Vaishnav, Abhinav Upadhyay, Arya Bhatt, Suresh Balakrishnan","doi":"10.1007/s10974-026-09728-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10974-026-09728-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16422,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility","volume":"47 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147494170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High-intensity interval training alleviates COPD-induced gastrocnemius muscle dysfunction via the BRD4/PGC-1α axis through restoring mitochondrial function and oxidative fiber composition.","authors":"Chunjiao Zhu, Wenna Peng, Liting Yang, Wanwan Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s10974-026-09723-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10974-026-09723-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16422,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility","volume":"47 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13005851/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147494241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Piush Srivastava, Sunil Kumar Singh, Rakesh Sathish Nair, Saket Jha, Navin Viswakarma, Deepti Srivastava, Greg Hachaj, Stephen T Bartlett, Ilaria Santi, Aslam Ejaz, Robert W Motl, Enrico Benedetti, Sandeep Kumar, Ajay Rana
{"title":"Resistance-based exercise restores muscle health in dialysis patients.","authors":"Piush Srivastava, Sunil Kumar Singh, Rakesh Sathish Nair, Saket Jha, Navin Viswakarma, Deepti Srivastava, Greg Hachaj, Stephen T Bartlett, Ilaria Santi, Aslam Ejaz, Robert W Motl, Enrico Benedetti, Sandeep Kumar, Ajay Rana","doi":"10.1007/s10974-026-09727-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10974-026-09727-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are serious health concerns worldwide that require regular dialysis before a kidney transplant for a better quality of life. Due to aging and frailty, dialysis patients are often limited in physical activity, which can lead to multiple health complications and sometimes result in patient death. Therefore, maintaining muscle health is crucial for individuals undergoing dialysis. We recently reported that personalized resistance-based exercise can improve frailty in dialysis patients; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying its effects on muscle health remain unknown. RNA-Seq analysis revealed that exercise upregulates genes associated with muscle stemness, regeneration, and differentiation. Furthermore, our study demonstrated that exercise upregulates mitochondrial proteins involved in the oxidation of organic compounds and mitochondrial function in muscle. Moreover, we observed that exercise increased energy production via glucose uptake, glycogenesis, and fatty acid metabolism. These results suggest that personalized resistance-based muscle therapy in dialysis patients restores the expression of genes and proteins associated with muscle stemness, regeneration, differentiation, and energy generation.</p>","PeriodicalId":16422,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12989000/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147458165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mikael Gerson Kuhn, Leticia Massochim da Silva, Flávia Heloísa da Silva, Maiara Cristina Lima de Jesus, Michele Gossler, Gabriella Lopes Cappellaro, Gladson Ricardo Flor Bertolini, Lucinéia de Fátima Chasko Ribeiro, Ana Tereza Bittencourt Guimarães, Marcia Miranda Torrejais
{"title":"Stair-climbing resistance exercise, with or without oral turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) supplementation, relieves symptoms and promotes musculoskeletal repair in experimental rheumatoid arthritis in rats.","authors":"Mikael Gerson Kuhn, Leticia Massochim da Silva, Flávia Heloísa da Silva, Maiara Cristina Lima de Jesus, Michele Gossler, Gabriella Lopes Cappellaro, Gladson Ricardo Flor Bertolini, Lucinéia de Fátima Chasko Ribeiro, Ana Tereza Bittencourt Guimarães, Marcia Miranda Torrejais","doi":"10.1007/s10974-026-09726-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10974-026-09726-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16422,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12987819/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147458140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ayron Motta da Fonseca, Ronaldo André Castelo Dos Santos de Almeida, Emerson Lopes Olivares, Anderson Luiz Bezerra da Silveira
{"title":"The effect of nimesulide on skeletal muscle hypertrophy and load progression after 8 weeks of resistance training in wistar rats.","authors":"Ayron Motta da Fonseca, Ronaldo André Castelo Dos Santos de Almeida, Emerson Lopes Olivares, Anderson Luiz Bezerra da Silveira","doi":"10.1007/s10974-026-09724-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10974-026-09724-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Resistance training is currently a widely targeted practice due to its ability to induce vital adaptations resulting from increased muscle strength (MS) and hypertrophy. There are reports of the concomitant use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with this practice for pain relief, which arises from the adaptive signaling of training. Based on this, the present study aimed to investigate whether the use of nimesulide concomitant with training could interfere with MS and hypertrophy. The sample consisted of 18 male Wistar rats, aged 91 days, with a body mass of 331 ± 20 g, divided into three groups: Control (CTRL, n = 4); Trained (TR, n = 7); and Trained and Treated with nimesulide (COMB, n = 7). The training protocol followed the ladder-climbing model. Nimesulide was administered orally at a dose of 2.5 mg/kg every day after training. Tissue collection of the Flexor Hallucis Longus (FHL) muscle was performed two days after the last training session. After eight weeks of the training protocol, a significant increase in MS was observed in TR and COMB compared to CTRL (p < 0.05). A significant increase in FHL muscle volume was observed in COMB compared to CTRL and TR only when muscle mass was normalized to body mass (p < 0.05), whereas no significant differences were detected among groups for absolute FHL mass. Additionally, there were no differences in training load or volume between COMB and TR (p ≥ 0.05). Therefore, based on the results, it is concluded that the administration of nimesulide during eight weeks of training promoted a greater hypertrophic response of the FHL muscle in rats.</p>","PeriodicalId":16422,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12960334/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147355584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leonardo Cesanelli, Petras Minderis, Andrej Fokin, Berta Ylaite, Nerijus Eimantas, Marius Brazaitis, Danguole Satkunskiene, Aivaras Ratkevicius, Hans Degens
{"title":"Methodological framing in muscle morphology and mechanics: aligning experimental protocols with scientific questions.","authors":"Leonardo Cesanelli, Petras Minderis, Andrej Fokin, Berta Ylaite, Nerijus Eimantas, Marius Brazaitis, Danguole Satkunskiene, Aivaras Ratkevicius, Hans Degens","doi":"10.1007/s10974-026-09725-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10974-026-09725-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16422,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147290205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}