Park Jinho, Symons T Brock, Kwon Eun Hye, Chung Eunhee, Lee Sukho
Department of Exercise Rehabilitation, Gachon University, Incheon 21936, Republic of Korea.
Department of Counselling, Health, and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78224, USA.
Muscles. 2024 Jul 22;3(3):224-234. doi: 10.3390/muscles3030020.
The prevalence of skeletal muscle atrophy, caused by disease and aging, is rising as life expectancy increases. Exercise is the most effective treatment option; however, it is often impractical for individuals suffering from disease or bedridden. The formulation of non-exercise-based interventions is necessary. This study assessed the impact of acupuncture (AC), electro-acupuncture (EA), and electrical stimulation (ES) on muscle mass and contractile properties in a model of casting-induced muscle atrophy. Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 40) were assigned to five groups: control (CON), cast (CT), cast receiving AC (CT-AC), cast receiving EA (CT-EA), and cast receiving ES (CT-ES) (n = 8 each). Treatments were 15 min and three times/week for 14 days. Contractile properties and protein markers of atrophy and inflammation were measured. Casting decreased muscle mass and fiber cross-sectional area, but AC, EA, and ES attenuated cast-induced muscle atrophy. All treatments increased peak twitch tension compared to CT. CT increased the protein levels of MAFbx and MuRF1, while AC, EA, and ES mitigated the elevation of these proteins. Our results indicate that acupuncture, electro-acupuncture, and electrical stimulation show promise as therapeutic strategies to counteract skeletal muscle loss and dysfunction resulting from disuse atrophy caused by injury, disease, and aging.
随着预期寿命的增加,由疾病和衰老引起的骨骼肌萎缩患病率正在上升。运动是最有效的治疗选择;然而,对于患病或卧床不起的个体来说,这通常并不实际。因此,制定非运动干预措施很有必要。本研究评估了针刺(AC)、电针(EA)和电刺激(ES)对石膏固定诱导的肌肉萎缩模型中肌肉质量和收缩特性的影响。将40只Sprague-Dawley大鼠分为五组:对照组(CON)、石膏固定组(CT)、石膏固定+针刺组(CT-AC)、石膏固定+电针组(CT-EA)和石膏固定+电刺激组(CT-ES)(每组n = 8)。治疗时间为15分钟,每周3次,共14天。测量了收缩特性以及萎缩和炎症的蛋白质标志物。石膏固定降低了肌肉质量和纤维横截面积,但AC、EA和ES减轻了石膏固定诱导的肌肉萎缩。与CT组相比,所有治疗组的峰值抽搐张力均增加。CT组增加了MAFbx和MuRF1的蛋白质水平,而AC、EA和ES减轻了这些蛋白质的升高。我们的结果表明,针刺、电针和电刺激有望作为治疗策略,以对抗因损伤、疾病和衰老导致的废用性萎缩引起的骨骼肌损失和功能障碍。
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