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BGP-15 improves contractile function of regenerating soleus muscle

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This study investigated the effect of the heat shock protein inducer O-[3-piperidino-2-hydroxy-1-propyl]-nicotinic amidoxime (BGP-15) on the morphology and contractile function of regenerating soleus muscles from mice. Cryolesioned soleus muscles from young mice treated daily with BGP-15 (15 mg/Kg) were evaluated on post-cryolesion day 10. At this time point, there was a significant decrease in the cross-sectional area of regenerating myofibers, maximal force, specific tetanic force, and fatigue resistance of regenerating soleus muscles. BGP-15 did not reverse the decrease in myofiber cross-sectional area but effectively prevented the reduction in tetanic force and fatigue resistance of regenerating muscles. In addition, BGP-15 treatment increased the expression of embryonic myosin heavy chain (e-MyHC), MyHC-II and MyHC-I in regenerating muscles. Although BGP-15 did not alter voltage dependent anion-selective channel 2 (VDAC2) expression in cryolesioned muscles, it was able to increase inducible 70-kDa heat shock protein (HSP70) expression. Our results suggest that BGP-15 improves strength recovery in regenerating soleus muscles by accelerating the re-expression of adult MyHC-II and MyHC-I isoforms and HSP70 induction. The beneficial effects of BGP-15 on the contractile function of regenerating muscles reinforce the potential of this molecule to be used as a therapeutic agent.

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The authors thank Dr. Anselmo S. Moriscot for allowing the use of the cryostat from his laboratory.

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This study was funded by São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) (Grant No. 14/23391-8) and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) (Fellowship/Grant No. 305869/2015-9). Tábata L. Nascimento received a Ph.D. fellowship from FAPESP (Grant No. 13/04783-0). Meiricris T. Silva received a post-doctoral fellowship from FAPESP/CAPES (Grant No. 14/13874-1).

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Correspondence to Elen H. Miyabara.

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Nascimento, T.L., Silva, M.T. & Miyabara, E.H. BGP-15 improves contractile function of regenerating soleus muscle. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 39, 25–34 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10974-018-9495-y

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