TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of intermittent pressure imitating rolling manipulation on calcium ion homeostasis in human skeletal muscle cells
AU - Zhang, Hong
AU - Liu, Howe
AU - Lin, Qing
AU - Zhang, Guohui
AU - Mason, David C.
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Weigang Gu of Umeå University Hospital in Sweden, for technical assistance. This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant number: 81574095, 81173359), and the Key Developing Diciplines of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning [grant number: 2015ZB0407].
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the China’s National Natural Science Foundation [grant number:81574095, 81173359], and the Key Developing Diciplines of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning [grant number: 2015ZB0407].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Author(s).
PY - 2016/8/26
Y1 - 2016/8/26
N2 - Background: Homeostasis imbalance of intracellular Ca2+ is one of the key pathophysiological factors in skeletal muscle injuries. Such imbalance can cause significant change in the metabolism of Ca2+-related biomarkers in skeletal muscle, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA) and creatine kinase (CK). Measurements of these biomarkers can be used to evaluate the degree of damage to human skeletal muscle cells (HSKMCs) injury. Rolling manipulation is the most popular myofascial release technique in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The mechanism of how this technique works in ameliorating muscle injury is unknown. This study aimed to investigate the possible Ca2+ mediated effects of intermittent pressure imitating rolling manipulation (IPIRM) of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the injured HSKMCs. Methods: The normal HSKMCs was used as control normal group (CNG), while the injured HSKMCs were further divided into five different groups: control injured group (CIG), Rolling manipulation group (RMG), Rolling manipulation-Verapamil group (RMVG), static pressure group (SPG) and static pressure-Verapamil group (SPVG). RMG and RMVG cells were cyclically exposed to 9.5-12.5 N/cm2 of IPIRM at a frequency of 1.0 Hz for 10 min. SPG and SPVG were loaded to a continuous pressure of 12.5 N/cm2 for 10 min. Verapamil, a calcium antagonist, was added into the culture mediums of both RMVG and SPVG groups to block the influx of calcium ion. Result: Compared with the CNG (normal cells), SOD activity was remarkably decreased while both MDA content and CK activity were significantly increased in the CIG (injured cells). When the injured cells were treated with the intermittent rolling manipulation pressure (RMG), the SOD activity was significantly increased and MDA content and CK activity were remarkably decreased. These effects were suppressed by adding the calcium antagonist Verapamil into the culture medium in RMVG. On the other hand, exposure to static pressure in SPG and SPVG affected neither the SOD activity nor the MDA content and CK activity in the injured muscle cells regardless of the presence of verapamil or not in the culture medium. Conclusion: These data suggest that the intermittent rolling pressure with the manipulation could ameliorate HSKMCs injury through a Ca2+ dependent pathway. Static pressure did not lead to the same results.
AB - Background: Homeostasis imbalance of intracellular Ca2+ is one of the key pathophysiological factors in skeletal muscle injuries. Such imbalance can cause significant change in the metabolism of Ca2+-related biomarkers in skeletal muscle, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA) and creatine kinase (CK). Measurements of these biomarkers can be used to evaluate the degree of damage to human skeletal muscle cells (HSKMCs) injury. Rolling manipulation is the most popular myofascial release technique in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The mechanism of how this technique works in ameliorating muscle injury is unknown. This study aimed to investigate the possible Ca2+ mediated effects of intermittent pressure imitating rolling manipulation (IPIRM) of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the injured HSKMCs. Methods: The normal HSKMCs was used as control normal group (CNG), while the injured HSKMCs were further divided into five different groups: control injured group (CIG), Rolling manipulation group (RMG), Rolling manipulation-Verapamil group (RMVG), static pressure group (SPG) and static pressure-Verapamil group (SPVG). RMG and RMVG cells were cyclically exposed to 9.5-12.5 N/cm2 of IPIRM at a frequency of 1.0 Hz for 10 min. SPG and SPVG were loaded to a continuous pressure of 12.5 N/cm2 for 10 min. Verapamil, a calcium antagonist, was added into the culture mediums of both RMVG and SPVG groups to block the influx of calcium ion. Result: Compared with the CNG (normal cells), SOD activity was remarkably decreased while both MDA content and CK activity were significantly increased in the CIG (injured cells). When the injured cells were treated with the intermittent rolling manipulation pressure (RMG), the SOD activity was significantly increased and MDA content and CK activity were remarkably decreased. These effects were suppressed by adding the calcium antagonist Verapamil into the culture medium in RMVG. On the other hand, exposure to static pressure in SPG and SPVG affected neither the SOD activity nor the MDA content and CK activity in the injured muscle cells regardless of the presence of verapamil or not in the culture medium. Conclusion: These data suggest that the intermittent rolling pressure with the manipulation could ameliorate HSKMCs injury through a Ca2+ dependent pathway. Static pressure did not lead to the same results.
KW - Calcium ion
KW - Creatine kinase
KW - Human skeletal muscle cell
KW - Malondialdehyde
KW - Rolling manipulation
KW - Superoxide dismutase
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U2 - 10.1186/s12906-016-1314-7
DO - 10.1186/s12906-016-1314-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 27561948
AN - SCOPUS:84983684927
VL - 16
JO - BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
JF - BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
SN - 1472-6882
IS - 1
M1 - 314
ER -