Contractile properties are impaired in congenital myopathies.

Neuromuscular Disorders : NMD
Anne-Sofie Vibæk EisumJohn Vissing

Abstract

The ratio between muscle strength and muscle cross-sectional area is called the specific force. Fatty replacement of muscles is seen in many myopathies, affecting the specific force, without necessarily affecting the ability of the remaining muscle fibers to contract. This ability is called the contractility and is the ratio between muscle strength and the lean muscle cross-sectional area, i.e. the contractile cross-sectional area. We hypothesized that contractility is disrupted in patients with congenital myopathy, because of defects in contractile proteins of the sarcomere. Peak torque across ankle and knee joints was measured by isokinetic dynamometry in 16 patients with congenital myopathy and 13 healthy controls. Five patients only participated partially in the dynamometer measurements due to severe muscle weakness. Dixon MRI technique was used to quantify muscle fat fractions and calculate cross-sectional area. Patients with congenital myopathy had lower cross-sectional area in all muscle groups (P<0.01), higher fat fraction (P<0.01) and less strength (P<0.005) in all studied muscle groups. Their fat content was more than doubled and peak torque lower than half that in healthy controls. Muscle contractility was reduced (P...Continue Reading

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Jun 8, 2021·Frontiers in Neurology·Aisha M SheikhJohn Vissing

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