Document Type
Article
Author ORCID Identifier
Laura A. Motsinger https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0574-0094
Caleb C. Reichhardt https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0381-4416
Kara Jean Thornton-Kurth https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7506-5293
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Biology
Volume
12
Issue
3
Publisher
MDPI AG
Publication Date
3-14-2023
First Page
1
Last Page
18
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Abstract
Research suggests that androgens increase skeletal muscle growth by modulating polyamine biosynthesis. As such, the objective of this study was to investigate effects of anabolic hormones, polyamine precursors, and polyamines relative to proliferation, protein synthesis, and the abundance of mRNA involved in polyamine biosynthesis, proliferation, and protein synthesis in C2C12 and Sol8 cells. Cultures were treated with anabolic hormones (trenbolone acetate and/or estradiol), polyamine precursors (methionine or ornithine), or polyamines (putrescine, spermidine, or spermine). Messenger RNA was isolated 0.5 or 1, 12, or 24 h post-treatment. The cell type had no effect (p > 0.10) on proliferation, protein synthesis, or mRNA abundance at any time point. Each treatment increased (p < 0.01) proliferation, and anabolic hormones increased (p = 0.04) protein synthesis. Polyamines increased (p < 0.05) the abundance of mRNA involved in polyamine biosynthesis, proliferation, and protein synthesis. Treatment with polyamine precursors decreased (p < 0.05) the abundance of mRNA involved in proliferation and protein synthesis. Overall, C2C12 and Sol8 myoblasts do not differ (p > 0.10) in proliferation, protein synthesis, or mRNA abundance at the time points assessed. Furthermore, anabolic hormones, polyamines, and polyamine precursors increase proliferation and protein synthesis, and polyamines and their precursors alter the abundance of mRNA involved in growth.
Recommended Citation
Motsinger, L.A.; Okamoto, L.L.; Ineck, N.E.; Udy, B.A.; Erickson, C.L.; Harraq, Y.; Reichhardt, C.C.; Murdoch, G.K.; Thornton, K.J. Understanding the Effects of Trenbolone Acetate, Polyamine Precursors, and Polyamines on Proliferation, Protein Synthesis Rates, and the Abundance of Genes Involved in Myoblast Growth, Polyamine Biosynthesis, and Protein Synthesis in Murine Myoblasts. Biology 2023, 12, 446. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12030446
