Giakoumaki, Ifigeneia 
ORCID: 0000-0001-6410-1482, Pollock, Natalie ORCID: 0000-0002-4969-5486, Aljuaid, Turki, Sanicandro, Anthony, Alameddine, Moussira, Owen, Euan, Myrtziou, Ioanna ORCID: 0000-0003-1974-1194, Ozanne, Susan, Kanakis, Ioannis ORCID: 0000-0001-6410-1482, Goljanek-Whysall, Katarzyna ORCID: 0000-0001-8166-8800 et al (show 1 more authors)
(2022)
Postnatal protein intake as a determinant of skeletal muscle structure and function in mice – a pilot study.
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Abstract
<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> Sarcopenia is characterised by an age-related decrease in the number of muscle fibres and additional weakening of the remaining fibres, resulting in a reduction in muscle mass and function. Many studies associate poor maternal nutrition during gestation and/or lactation with altered skeletal muscle homeostasis in the offspring and the development of sarcopenia. The aim of this study was to determine whether the musculoskeletal physiology in offspring born to mouse dams fed a low-protein diet during pregnancy was altered and whether any physiological changes could be modulated by the nutritional protein content in early postnatal stages. Thy1-YFP female mice were fed ad libitum on either a normal (20%) or a low-protein (5%) diet. Newborn pups were cross-fostered to different lactating dams (maintained on 20% or 5% diet) to generate 3 groups analysed at weaning (21 days): Normal-to-Normal (NN), Normal-to-Low (NL) and Low-to-Normal (LN). Further offspring were maintained ad libitum on the same diet as during lactation until 12 weeks of age creating another 3 groups (NNN, NLL, LNN). Mice on a low protein diet postnatally (NL, NLL) exhibited a significant reduction in body and muscle weight persisting up to 12 weeks, unlike mice on a low protein diet only prenatally (LN, LNN). Muscle fibre size was reduced in mice from the NL but not LN group, showing recovery at 12 weeks of age. Muscle force was reduced in NLL mice, concomitant with changes in the NMJ site and changes in atrophy-related and myosin genes. In addition, μCT scans of mouse tibiae at 12 weeks of age revealed changes in bone mass and morphology, resulting in a higher bone mass in the NLL group than the control NNN group. Finally, changes in the expression of miR-133 in the muscle of NLL mice suggest a regulatory role for this microRNA in muscle development in response to postnatal diet changes. Overall, this data shows that a low maternal protein diet and early postnatal life low-protein intake in mice can impact skeletal muscle physiology and function in early life while postnatal low protein diet favors bone integrity in adulthood.
| Item Type: | Preprint |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Prevention, Nutrition, Pediatric, Aging, 1.1 Normal biological development and functioning, 2 Aetiology, 1 Underpinning research, 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors, Reproductive health and childbirth, Musculoskeletal |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Life Courses and Medical Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Clinical Directorate |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Feb 2023 16:48 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2024 06:33 |
| DOI: | 10.1101/2022.07.13.499936 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3168384 |
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