Motor neurone targeting of IGF-1 prevents specific force decline in ageing mouse muscle

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Abstract

IGF-1 is a potent growth factor for both motor neurones and skeletal muscle. Muscle IGF-1 is known to provide target-derived trophic effects on motor neurones. Therefore, IGF-1 overexpression in muscle is effective in delaying or preventing deleterious effects of ageing in both tissues. Since age-related decline in muscle function stems partly from motor neurone loss, a tetanus toxin fragment-C (TTC) fusion protein was created to target IGF-1 to motor neurones. IGF-1-TTC retains IGF-1 activity as indicated by [3H] thymidine incorporation into L6 myoblasts. Spinal cord motor neurones effectively bound and internalized the IGF-1-TTC in vitro. Similarly, IGF-1-TTC injected into skeletal muscles was taken up and retrogradely transported to the spinal cord in vivo, a process prevented by denervation of injected muscles. Three monthly IGF-1-TTC injections into muscles of ageing mice did not increase muscle weight or muscle fibre size, but significantly increased single fibre specific force over aged controls injected with saline, IGF-1, or TTC. None of the injections changed muscle fibre type composition, but neuromuscular junction post-terminals were larger and more complex in muscle fibres injected with IGF-1-TTC, compared to the other groups, suggesting preservation of muscle fibre innervation. This work demonstrates that induced overexpression of IGF-1 in spinal cordmotor neurones of ageing mice prevents muscle fibre specific force decline, a hallmark of ageing skeletal muscle. © 2006 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2006 The Physiological Society.

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Payne, A. M., Zheng, Z., Messi, M. L., Milligan, C. E., González, E., & Delbono, O. (2006). Motor neurone targeting of IGF-1 prevents specific force decline in ageing mouse muscle. Journal of Physiology, 570(2), 283–294. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2005.100032

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