Regulation of the autophagy system during chronic contractile activity-induced muscle adaptations
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Abstract
Skeletal muscle is adaptable to exercise stimuli via the upregulation of mitochondrial biogenesis, and recent studies have suggested that autophagy also plays a role in exercise-induced muscle adaptations. However, it is still obscure how muscle regulates autophagy over the time course of training adaptations. This study examined the expression of autophagic proteins in skeletal muscle of rats exposed to chronic contractile activity (CCA; 6 h/day, 9V, 10 Hz continuous, 0.1 msec pulse duration) for 1, 3, and 7 days (n = 8/group). CCA-induced mitochondrial adaptations were observed by day 7, as shown by the increase in mitochondrial proteins (PGC-1α, COX I, and COX IV), as well as COX activity. Notably, the ratio of LC3 II/LC3 I, an indicator of autophagy, decreased by day 7 largely due to a significant increase in LC3 I. The autophagic induction marker p62 was elevated on day 3 and returned to basal levels by day 7, suggesting a time-dependent increase in autophagic flux. The lysosomal system was upregulated early, prior to changes in mitochondrial proteins, as represented by increases in lysosomal system markers LAMP1, LAMP2A, and MCOLN1 as early as by day 1, as well as TFEB, a primary regulator of lysosomal biogenesis and autophagy flux. Our findings suggest that, in response to chronic exercise, autophagy is upregulated concomitant with mitochondrial adaptations. Notably, our data reveal the surprising adaptive plasticity of the lysosome in response to chronic contractile activity which enhances muscle health by providing cells with a greater capacity for macromolecular and organelle turnover.
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