TY - JOUR
T1 - Expression Patterns of the Cannabinoid Receptor 1 Gene in Pig Skeletal Muscle and Skeletal Satellite Muscle Cells
AU - Wang, Yizhen AU - Xu, E. AU - Zhu, Linna AU - Lai, Ren AU - Guo, Jia AU - Huang, Yanna AU - Wu, Ting
JO - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL - 11
IS - 23
SP - 4297
EP - 4303
PY - 2012
DA - 2001/08/19
SN - 1680-5593
DO - javaa.2012.4297.4303
UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.4297.4303
KW - Cannabinoid Receptor 1 (CNR1)
KW -skeletal muscle
KW -skeletal satellite muscle cells
KW -pig
KW -isolation
KW -gastrocnemius
KW -China
AB - The Cannabinoid Receptor type 1 (CNR1) is a key component
of the endocannabinoid system which has been reported to play a pivotal role
in modulating feeding behavior and energy balance. While a large number of researches
have showed clearly that CNR1 is expressed in skeletal muscle of mice and human
beings, detailed analysis of CNR1 gene expression in pig muscles and
muscle cells has not been reported. Here, quantitative PCR were used to characterize
the CNR1 in different muscles of pig and isolation of porcine myogenic satellite
cells. Results showed that the expression of CNR1 mRNA was greatest in longissimus
dorsi muscle (p<0.01) among that in the gastrocnemius (mix), soleus muscle
(slow-type) and longissimus doris muscle (fast-type). As to age-related changes
of CNR1 gene in different pig muscles, the higher expression was found
at the 30th day, then declined (p<0.05) in all three kinds of muscles to
the 90th day. At the 150th day, the expression of CNR1 steadily decreased (p<0.05)
in the gastrocnemius compared to the 90th day but not in longissimus doris muscle
and soleus. Meanwhile the breed differences in the expression of CNR1 mRNA between
Jinhua pig and Landrace were also identified. The mRNA abundance of CNR1 in
Landrace was higher compared with that of Jinhua pigs and strong differences
were observed in longissimus doris muscle (p<0.05) and soleus (p<0.01).
In vitro with the differentiation of the satellite cells, the mRNA expression
of the CNR1 was significantly down-regulated (p<0.05). The lowest mRNA expression
was observed at the 9th day. These data provide a framework of CNR1 gene
expression patterns and implicate a novel gene for regulating muscle fiber types.
ER -