Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1985018 | The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology | 2005 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
We studied the role of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in rat skeletal muscle during sepsis and subsequent recovery. Sepsis was induced with intraperitoneal zymosan injections. This model allows one to study a sustained and reversible catabolic phase and mimics the events that prevail in septic and subsequently recovering patients. In addition, the role of the ubiquitin-proteasome system during muscle recovery is poorly documented. There was a trend for increased ubiquitin-conjugate formation in the muscle wasting phase, which was abolished during the recovery phase. The trypsin- and chymotrypsin-like peptidase activities of the 20S proteasome peaked at day 6 following zymosan injection (i.e. when both muscle mass and muscle fiber cross-sectional area were reduced the most), but remained elevated when muscle mass and muscle fiber cross-sectional area were recovering (11 days). This clearly suggests a role for the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in the muscle remodeling and/or recovery process. Protein levels of 19S complex and 20S proteasome subunits did not increase throughout the study, pointing to alternative mechanisms regulating proteasome activities. Overall these data support a role for ubiquitin-proteasome dependent proteolysis in the zymosan septic model, in both the catabolic and muscle recovery phases.
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Authors
R. Minnaard, A.J.M. Wagenmakers, L. Combaret, D. Attaix, M.R. Drost, G.P. van Kranenburg, G. Schaart, M.K.C. Hesselink,