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We investigated training-induced changes in biochemical properties and myosin heavy chain (MHC) composition of regenerated (cardiotoxin-injected) plantaris muscles (PLA) in rats either maintained sedentary (S, n = 9) or endurance trained on a treadmill over a 8-week period (T, n = 7). Both endurance training and regeneration altered the pattern of fast MHC expression. An analysis of the two-way interaction between training and regeneration showed that the relative content of type IIa MHC was affected (P < 0.05). The 140% increase in type IIa MHC observed in regenerated PLA from T rats compared with nontreated muscle of S rats, exceeded the 102% increase resulting from the combination of regeneration alone (26%) and training alone (61%). A similar interaction between training and regeneration was shown for the percentage of fibres expressing either type IIa or type IIb MHC (P < 0.05). In contrast, a significant increase in the citrate synthase (CS) activity was shown in PLA as a result of endurance training, without specific effect of regeneration. Furthermore, training-induced changes in CK and LDH isoenzyme distribution occurred to a similar extent in regenerated and non-treated PLA muscles, and thus did not follow the changes in MHC isoforms. An increase in the mitochondrial CK isozyme activity (mi-CK) was shown in both non-treated and previously degenerated PLA muscles (123 and 117%, P < 0.01, respectively), without specific effect of regeneration. The ratio of mi-CK to CS activity, an estimate of the mitochondrial specific activity of mi-CK was significantly increased by training (P < 0.02) and decreased by regeneration (P < 0.05). Taken together, these data suggest that while training and regeneration have cumulative effects on the pattern of fast MHC expression, the training-induced changes in the energy metabolism shown in mature non-treated myofibres are similar to those observed in regenerated fibres.
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Bigard, A.X., Mateo, P., Sanchez, H. et al. Lack of coordinated changes in metabolic enzymes and myosin heavy chain isoforms in regenerated muscles of trained rats. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 21, 269–278 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005680921792
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