Improved Calcium Homeostasis and Force by Selenium Treatment and Training in Aged Mouse Skeletal Muscle

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During aging reduction in muscle mass (sarcopenia) and decrease in physical activity lead to partial loss of muscle force and increased fatigability. Deficiency in the essential trace element selenium might augment these symptoms as it can cause muscle pain, fatigue, and proximal weakness. Average voluntary daily running, maximal twitch and tetanic force, and calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) decreased while reactive oxygen species (ROS) production associated with tetanic contractions increased in aged – 22-month-old – as compared to young – 4-month-old – mice. These changes were accompanied by a decline in the ryanodine receptor type 1 (RyR1) and Selenoprotein N content and the increased amount of a degraded RyR1. Both lifelong training and selenium supplementation, but not the presence of an increased muscle mass at young age, were able to compensate for the reduction in muscle force and SR calcium release with age. Selenium supplementation was also able to significantly enhance the Selenoprotein N levels in aged mice. Our results describe, for the first time, the beneficial effects of selenium supplementation on calcium release from the SR and muscle force in old age while point out that increased muscle mass does not improve physical performance with aging.

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Fodor, J., Al-Gaadi, D., Czirják, T., Oláh, T., Dienes, B., Csernoch, L., & Szentesi, P. (2020). Improved Calcium Homeostasis and Force by Selenium Treatment and Training in Aged Mouse Skeletal Muscle. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58500-x

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