Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-9229, USA.
J Physiol Sci. 2010 Mar;60(2):143-50. doi: 10.1007/s12576-009-0078-y. Epub 2010 Jan 7.
We examined the adaptation of plantar flexor muscles of female rats to 6 weeks (5 days/week) of lengthening contractions. After repeated lengthening contractions, a decrease in myofiber area of gastrocnemius medialis (26%) was accompanied by an increase in extracellular matrix (ECM) (42%) and collagen content (30.9%) without changes in muscle mass. Decrease in myofiber area (13%) and muscle mass of soleus (19%) was associated with increased collagen content (28%) and ECM (15%). Relative number of soleus myofibers stained for fast myosin increased by 26%. For plantaris, increases in collagen content (32.3%), percent ECM (17%), and myofiber area (6%) were recorded. We also observed (1) increases (3.3%) in the collagen content of the Achilles tendon, (2) no change in the crosslink content of any of the tissues tested, and (3) no difference in the force-frequency relationship of the plantar flexor muscles. Substantial decreases in myofiber areas with increases in muscle connective tissue by 6 weeks of repeated lengthening contractions did not appear to result in isometric force loss.
我们研究了雌性大鼠跖屈肌对 6 周(每周 5 天)牵伸收缩的适应情况。经过反复的牵伸收缩,腓肠肌内侧肌纤维面积减少了 26%,而细胞外基质(ECM)增加了 42%,胶原含量增加了 30.9%,但肌肉质量没有变化。比目鱼肌的肌纤维面积减少了 13%,肌肉质量减少了 19%,同时胶原含量增加了 28%,细胞外基质增加了 15%。腓肠肌的快肌肌球蛋白染色的肌纤维数量增加了 26%。对于跖肌,胶原含量增加了 32.3%,细胞外基质百分比增加了 17%,肌纤维面积增加了 6%。我们还观察到(1)跟腱胶原含量增加了 3.3%,(2)所有测试组织的交联含量没有变化,(3)跖屈肌的力频关系没有差异。经过 6 周的反复牵伸收缩,肌纤维面积大量减少,而肌肉结缔组织增加,似乎并没有导致等长肌力的丧失。