Project description:In recent years, thanks to the great development of mass spectrometry (MS)-based high-throughput proteomic techniques, a large-scale protein characterization is less challenging. Proteomic approaches have been successfully applied to SM in different experimental models [21–24]; however, to date, there is little information on ECM proteins and how they change during ageing. The identification and quantification of ECM components and their interactions are es-sential steps to understand the role of the matrisome in sarcopenia. In this context, we combined a proteomic approach (i.e., LC-MS/MS and bioinformatic analyses) with mor-phological and morphometrical evaluations at fluorescence and transmission electron microscopy of the gastrocnemius muscle in adult and old mice. This age range has been selected since it has been observed that most of changes in muscle protein expression take place after middle age. The gastrocnemius muscle was selected for analysis since it is prevalently composed of fast-twitch fibre, which are especially affected by atrophy during aging. Our findings highlighted several modifications of ECM protein composition and organization in old mice, which likely play a role in the alteration of muscle properties during aging.
Project description:We surveyed the transcriptomes of the whole heart and whole gastrocnemius muscle taken from two different types of Balb/c-DBAj hybrid mice (10-11 weeks old). The colon cancer bearing mice are called C26. The NTB are the non-tumor bearing mice. This dataset includes Affymetrix expression data collected from the biological triplicates of heart and gastrocnemius from both C26 and NTB mice.
Project description:Few studies have investigated heterogeneity of selection response in replicate lines subjected to equivalent selection. We developed 4 replicate lines of mice based on high levels of voluntary wheel running (high runner or HR lines) while also maintaining 4 non-selected control lines. This led to the unexpected discovery of the HR mini-muscle (HRmini) phenotype, recognized by a 50% reduction in hindlimb muscle mass, which became fixed in 1 of the 4 HR selected lines. Here, we report genome-wide expression profiling describing transcriptome differences between HRnormal and HRmini medial gastrocnemius. This work provides a resource for understanding differences in muscle phenotypes in populations exhibiting high running capacity. Male mice were used from an animal model of 4 closed lines selectively bred for high voluntary wheel-running behaviour (HR) and 4 control lines bred without intentional selection, described in Swallow et al. Animals used in the current work were sampled from generation 37 at a mean age of 84 days (range = 79-86). For microarray analysis, we used gastrocnemius muscles (including both lateral and medial portions) from HRmini line #3 and HRnormal line #8 (n = 6, in each group). To obtain sufficient RNA, gastrocnemius samples of HRmini were pooled from left and right limbs from each animal, whereas HRnormal gastrocnemius was sampled from either left or right limb only.
Project description:Proteomic characterization of the cardiotoxic effects of C. d. terrificus snakevenom in mouse hearts, after the inoculation of 0.5 LD50 of the venom in the gastrocnemius muscle.
Project description:Comparison of normal adult rat extraocular muscle, cardiac muscle, leg (gastrocnemius-soleus) muscle and smooth muscle (stomach wall). Affymetrix microarray chip RG-U34A was used. MAS version 5 was used to analyze the muscle group differences. Data form part of publication: FASEB Journal 17: 1370-1372, 2003 (full length article available at http://www.fasebj.org/cgi/doi/10.1096/fj.02-1108fje).
