Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of heat treatment on glucocorticoid (GC)-induced myopathy. Eight-week-old Wistar rats were randomly assigned to the control, Dex, and Dex + Heat groups. Dexamethasone (2 mg/kg) was injected subcutaneously 6 days per week for 2 weeks in the Dex and Dex + Heat group. In the Dex + Heat group, heat treatment was performed by immersing hindlimbs in water at 42 °C for 60 min, once every 3 days for 2 weeks. The extensor digitorum longus muscle was extracted following 2 weeks of experimentation. In the Dex + Heat group, muscle fiber diameter, capillary/muscle fiber ratio, and level of heat shock protein 72 were significantly higher and atrogene expression levels were significantly lower than in the Dex group. Our results suggest that heat treatment inhibits the development of GC-induced myopathy by decreasing atrogene expression and increasing angiogenesis.
Publication types
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Evaluation Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Dexamethasone / adverse effects*
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Glucocorticoids / adverse effects*
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HSP72 Heat-Shock Proteins / metabolism
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Hot Temperature / therapeutic use*
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Male
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Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / metabolism
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Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / pathology
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Muscle Proteins / metabolism
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Muscular Atrophy / etiology
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Muscular Atrophy / metabolism
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Muscular Atrophy / prevention & control*
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Muscular Diseases / chemically induced*
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Muscular Diseases / complications
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Muscular Diseases / metabolism
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Muscular Diseases / prevention & control*
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Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III / metabolism
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Random Allocation
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Rats, Wistar
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SKP Cullin F-Box Protein Ligases / metabolism
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / metabolism
Substances
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Glucocorticoids
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HSP72 Heat-Shock Proteins
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Muscle Proteins
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
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Dexamethasone
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Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III
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Nos3 protein, rat
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Fbxo32 protein, rat
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SKP Cullin F-Box Protein Ligases