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Chronic alcohol exposure induces muscle atrophy (myopathy) in zebrafish and alters the expression of microRNAs targeting the Notch pathway in skeletal muscle

Authors
Khayrullin, A., Smith, L., Mistry, D., Dukes, A., Pan, Y.A., Hamrick, M.W.
ID
ZDB-PUB-160928-10
Date
2016
Source
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications   479(3): 590-595 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Pan, Y. Albert
Keywords
Myogenesis, Satellite cells, miR-146a, mir-140, myoMirs
MeSH Terms
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism
  • Animals
  • Male
  • Homeodomain Proteins/metabolism
  • Muscular Atrophy/chemically induced*
  • Muscle, Skeletal/drug effects*
  • Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Receptors, Notch/metabolism*
  • Up-Regulation
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • MicroRNAs/metabolism*
  • Ethanol/adverse effects*
  • Receptor, Notch1/metabolism
  • Zebrafish
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
  • Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism
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PubMed
27671199 Full text @ Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.
Abstract
Muscle wasting is estimated to affect 40-60% of alcoholics, and is more common than cirrhosis among chronic alcohol abusers. The molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying alcohol-related musculoskeletal dysfunction are, however, poorly understood. Muscle-specific microRNAs (miRNAs) referred to as myoMirs are now known to play a key role in both myogenesis and muscle atrophy. Yet, no studies have investigated a role for myoMirs in alcohol-related skeletal muscle damage. We developed a zebrafish model of chronic ethanol exposure to better define the mechanisms mediating alcohol-induced muscle atrophy. Adult fish maintained at 0.5% ethanol for eight weeks demonstrated significantly reduced muscle fiber cross-sectional area (∼12%, P < 0.05) compared to fish housed in normal water. Zebrafish miRNA microarray revealed marked changes in several miRNAs with ethanol treatment. Importantly, miR-140, a miRNA that shows 100% sequence homology with miR-140 from both mouse and human, is decreased 10-fold in ethanol treated fish. miR-140 targets several members of the Notch signaling pathway such as DNER, JAG1, and Hey1, and PCR data show that both Hey1 and Notch 1 are significantly up-related (3-fold) in muscle of ethanol treated fish. In addition, miR-146a, which targets the Notch antagonist Numb, is elevated in muscle from ethanol-treated fish. Upregulation of Notch signaling suppresses myogenesis and maintains muscle satellite cell quiescence. These data suggest that miRNAs targeting Notch are likely to play important roles in alcohol-related myopathy. Furthermore, zebrafish may serve as a useful model for better understanding the role of microRNAs in alcohol-related tissue damage.
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Citation
Khayrullin, A., Smith, L., Mistry, D., Dukes, A., Pan, Y.A., Hamrick, M.W. (2016) Chronic alcohol exposure induces muscle atrophy (myopathy) in zebrafish and alters the expression of microRNAs targeting the Notch pathway in skeletal muscle. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 479(3):590-595.