Longissimus cervicis muscle of beef steers with divergent Warner Bratzler Shear Force (WBSF) residuals following different post-mortem treatments (electrically stimulated v. non-stimulated)
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ABSTRACT: Transcriptional profiling of bovine skeletal muscle comparing expression differences of a population of beef cattle selected for divergent response (shear force residuals) to post-mortem treatment (electrical stimulation) 4 condition experiment utilizing 47 total samples (originally 48, one sample could not be used). Samples were broken in to high/low groups based on residual WBSF following electrical stimulation (ES) and without electrical stimulation (NES). There are 4 groups based on residual WBSF: High-ES (12), Low-ES (11), High-NES (12), and Low-NES (12)
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of bovine skeletal muscle comparing expression differences of a population of beef cattle selected for divergent response (shear force residuals) to post-mortem treatment (electrical stimulation)
Project description:We used a novel approach to study the acute effect of two frequencies of stimulation (20 Hz and 5 Hz; high and low force, respectively) on gene regulation in people with chronic paralysis. Three hours after the completion of the electrical stimulation protocol (5 Hz or 20 Hz), we sampled the vastus lateralis muscle and examined genes involved with metabolic transcription, glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation, and mitochondria remodelling. We discovered that the 5 Hz stimulation, despite generating a lower overall force, induced a 5-6 fold increase (p<0.05) in key metabolic transcription factors including PGC-1?, NR4A3, and ABRA. Neither protocol showed a robust regulation of genes for glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation, and mitochondria remodelling. We analyzed skeletal muscle using the Affymetrix Human Exon 1.0 ST platform. Array data was processed by Partek Genomic Suites.
Project description:We used a novel approach to study the acute effect of two frequencies of stimulation (20 Hz and 5 Hz; high and low force, respectively) on gene regulation in people with chronic paralysis. Three hours after the completion of the electrical stimulation protocol (5 Hz or 20 Hz), we sampled the vastus lateralis muscle and examined genes involved with metabolic transcription, glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation, and mitochondria remodelling. We discovered that the 5 Hz stimulation, despite generating a lower overall force, induced a 5-6 fold increase (p<0.05) in key metabolic transcription factors including PGC-1α, NR4A3, and ABRA. Neither protocol showed a robust regulation of genes for glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation, and mitochondria remodelling.
Project description:Electrical stimulation can augment or modify neuronal function and can have therapeutic benefits for certain neurological disorders. There is evidence that enhancing spinal excitability with either epidural or transcutaneous stimulation can restore some volitional motor output after spinal cord injury (SCI). Lumbosacral epidural stimulation temporarily improves locomotor and autonomic function in both rodents and humans with SCI. When combined with overground locomotor training enabled by a weight-supporting device, epidural electrical stimulation (EES) promotes extensive reorganization of residual neural pathways that improves locomotion after stopping stimulation. However, the exact mechanism underlying the reconstruction of spinal cord neural circuits with electrical stimulation is not yet known. Thus, we developed a epidural electrical and muscle stimulation(EEMS) system at the interface of the spinal cord and muscle to mimic feedforward and feedback electrical signals in spinal sensorimotor circuits. Using methods of motor function evaluation, neural circuit tracing and neural signal recording, we discovered a unique stimulus frequency of 10-20 Hz under EEMS conditions that was required for structural and functional reconstruction of spinal sensorimotor circuits. Single-cell transcriptome analysis of EEMS activated motoneurons characterized molecular networks involved in spinal sensorimotor circuit reconstruction. This study provides insights into neural signal decoding during spinal sensorimotor circuit reconstruction, and indicates a technological approach for the clinical treatment of SCI.
Project description:Interventions: Group A:Low frequency electrical stimulation at tragus;Group B:None
Primary outcome(s): Postoperative gastrointestinal function
Study Design: Parallel
Project description:Low-intensity neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is often used as an alternative to exercise and high-intensity electrical stimulation to prevent the loss of muscle mass, strength, and endurance in spaceflight and in patients with severe chronic diseases. This study investigated the effects of a one-week disuse, both with and without low-intensity neuromuscular electrical stimulation – a safe (non-traumatic) approach to prevent the loss of muscle mass, on the functional capacities and gene expression in thigh and calf muscles. This study assessed the efficiency of low-intensity (~10% of maximal voluntary contraction) electrical stimulation in preventing the negative effects of 7-day disuse (dry immersion without [see a related dataset GSE271607] and with daily stimulation) on the strength and aerobic performance of the ankle plantar flexors and knee extensors, mitochondrial function in permeabilized muscle fibers, and the proteomic (quantitative mass spectrometry-based analysis) and transcriptomic (RNA-sequencing) profiles of the soleus muscle and vastus lateralis muscle. Application of electrical stimulation during dry immersion prevented a decrease in the maximal strength and a slight reduction in aerobic performance of the knee extensors, as well as a decrease in maximal (intrinsic) ADP-stimulated mitochondrial respiration and changes in the expression of genes encoding mitochondrial, extracellular matrix, and membrane proteins in the vastus lateralis muscle. In contrast, for the ankle plantar flexors/soleus muscle, electrical stimulation had a positive effect only on maximal mitochondrial respiration, but slightly accelerated the decline in the maximal strength and muscle fiber cross-sectional area, which appears to be related to the activation of inflammatory genes. The data obtained open up broad prospects for the use of low-intensity electrical stimulation to prevent the negative effects of disuse for “mixed” muscles, meanwhile, the optimization of the stimulation protocol is required for “slow” muscles.
Project description:In this study, we aimed to investigate transcriptomic profile changes in human skeletal muscle cells that are triggered by a well-established in vitro model of exercise using electrical pulse stimulation (EPS).
Project description:To investigate the mechanism of electrical stimulation in the repair of spinal cord injury, we established a rat model of spinal cord injury. Then, we used RNA-SEQ data obtained from ES treatment and 6 different rat models of spinal cord injury for gene expression profile analysis.
Project description:RNA seq of iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes cultured in lipid-enriched maturation medium (MM), in MM on nanopattern-surfaces (NP) and under the influence of MM, NP and electrical Stimulation (ES, 2Hz, 14 days). 9 Samples from 3 Independent batches/differentiations of cardiomyocytes from 2 different iPSC-lines (iWTD2.1 and isWT7.22).
Project description:We have previously demonstrated that preconditioning flap donor with electrical stimulation (ES) could increase the survival area of pedicled perforator flaps in a rat model. However, the detailed molecular mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we first verified the effects of ES through in vivo and in vitro experiments. Then we explored the underlying mechanisms in vitro. The results indicated that preconditioning with ES could not only increase the flap survival area but mitigate human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) dysfunction. Furthermore, low level reactive oxygen spices (ROS) were produced in HUVECs after ES, serving assignaling molecule to activate the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)/heme oxygenase-1 (HOl) pathway. Then ROS scavenger was used to attenuate thegeneration of ROS, resulting that activation of the Nrf2/HOl pathway was inhibited. These results suggest that ROS/Nrf2/HO1 pathway may play pivotal roles in the ES pretreatment induced flap survival.