Improvement of Dystrophic Muscle Fragility by Short-Term Voluntary Exercise through Activation of Calcineurin Pathway in mdx Mice

The American Journal of Pathology
Clement DelacroixArnaud Ferry

Abstract

Dystrophin deficiency in mdx mice, a model for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, leads to muscle weakness revealed by a reduced specific maximal force as well as fragility (ie, higher susceptibility to contraction-induced injury, as shown by a greater force decrease after lengthening contractions). Both symptoms could be improved with dystrophin restoration-based therapies and long-term (months) voluntary exercise. Herein, we evaluated the effect of short-term (1-week) voluntary wheel running. We found that running improved fragility of tibialis anterior muscle (TA), but not plantaris muscle, independently of utrophin up-regulation, without affecting weakness. Moreover, TA muscle excitability was also preserved by running, as shown by compound muscle action potential measurements after lengthening contractions. Of interest, the calcineurin inhibitor cyclosporin A prevented the effect of running on both muscle fragility and excitability. Cyclosporin also prevented the running-induced changes in expression of genes involved in excitability (Scn4a and Cacna1s) and slower contractile phenotype (Myh2 and Tnni1) in TA muscle. In conclusion, short-term voluntary exercise improves TA muscle fragility in mdx mice, without worsening weakness....Continue Reading

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