Skeletal muscle cell contraction reduces a novel myokine, chemokine (CXC motif) ligand 10 (CXCL10): potential roles in exercise-regulated angiogenesis

Y Ishiuchi, H Sato, K Tsujimura… - Bioscience …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Y Ishiuchi, H Sato, K Tsujimura, H Kawaguchi, T Matsuwaki, K Yamanouchi, M Nishihara…
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 2018academic.oup.com
Accumulating evidence indicates that skeletal muscle secrets proteins referred to as
myokines and that exercise contributes to their regulation. In this study, we propose that
chemokine (CXC motif) ligand 10 (CXCL10) functions as a novel myokine. Initially, we
stimulated differentiated C2C12 myotubes with or without electrical pulse stimulation (EPS)
to identify novel myokines. Cytokine array analysis revealed that CXCL10 secretion was
significantly reduced by EPS, which was further confirmed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent …
Abstract
Accumulating evidence indicates that skeletal muscle secrets proteins referred to as myokines and that exercise contributes to their regulation. In this study, we propose that chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 10 (CXCL10) functions as a novel myokine. Initially, we stimulated differentiated C2C12 myotubes with or without electrical pulse stimulation (EPS) to identify novel myokines. Cytokine array analysis revealed that CXCL10 secretion was significantly reduced by EPS, which was further confirmed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis. Treadmill experiments in mice identified significant reduction of Cxcl10 gene expression in the soleus muscle. Additionally, contraction-dependent p38 MAPK activation appeared to be involved in this reduction. Furthermore, C2C12 conditioned medium obtained after applying EPS could induce survival of MSS31, a vascular endothelial cell model, which was partially attenuated by the addition of recombinant CXCL10. Overall, our findings suggest CXCL10 as a novel exercise-reducible myokine, to control endothelial cell viability.
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