Effects of Age and Sedentary Lifestyle on Skeletal Muscle NF- B Signaling in Men

Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-...B) is a critical signaling molecule of disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy. However, few studies have carefully investigated whether similar pathways are modulated with physical activity and age. The present study examined lean mass, maximal force production, and ske...

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Published in:The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2010-05, Vol.65A (5), p.532-537
Main Authors: Buford, T. W., Cooke, M. B., Manini, T. M., Leeuwenburgh, C., Willoughby, D. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Gerontology
Lifestyles
Men
Molecules
Musculoskeletal system
Older people
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Summary:Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-...B) is a critical signaling molecule of disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy. However, few studies have carefully investigated whether similar pathways are modulated with physical activity and age. The present study examined lean mass, maximal force production, and skeletal muscle NF-...B signaling in 41 men categorized as sedentary (OS, N = 13, 63.85 ± 6.59 year), physically active (OA, N = 14, 60.71 ± 5.54 year), or young and sedentary (YS, N = 14, 21.35 ± 3.84 year). Muscle tissue from the vastus lateralis was assayed for messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of the ... subunit of IkB kinase (IKK...), cytosolic protein content of phosphorylated inhibitor of kappa B alpha (pIKB...), and nuclear content of NF-...B subunits p50 and p65. When compared with YS, OS demonstrated age-related muscle atrophy and reduced isokinetic knee extension torque. Physical activity in older individuals preserved maximal isokinetic knee extension torque. OS muscle contained 50% more pIKB... than OA and 61% more pIKB... than YS. Furthermore, nuclear p65 was significantly elevated in OS compared with YS. OS muscle did not differ from either of the other two groups for nuclear p50 or for mRNA expression of IKKβ. These results indicate that skeletal muscle content of nuclear-bound p65 is elevated by age in humans. The elevation in nuclear-bound p65 appears to be at least partially due to significant increases in pIKBα. A sedentary lifestyle appears to play some role in increased IKBα; however, further research is needed to identify downstream effects of this increase. (ProQuest: ... denotes formulae/symbols omitted.)
ISSN:1079-5006
1758-535X
DOI:10.1093/gerona/glp196