For the glial progenitor cells, see Satellite cell (glial).
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Myosatellite cells or satellite cells are small mononuclear progenitor cells with virtually no cytoplasm found in mature muscle. Satellite cells are precursors to skeletal muscle cells, able to give rise to satellite cells or differentiated skeletal muscle cells.[1] They have the potential to provide additional myonuclei to their parent muscle fiber, or return to a quiescent state.[2] More specifically, upon activation, satellite cells can re-enter the cell cycle to proliferate and differentiate into myoblasts.[3]
Myosatellite cells are located between the basal lamina and sarcolemma of muscle fibers, and can lie in grooves either parallel or transversely to the longitudinal axis of the fiber. Their distribution across the fiber can vary significantly. Non-proliferative, quiescent myosatellite cells, which adjoin resting skeletal muscles, can be identified by their distinct location between sarcolemma and basal lamina, a high nuclear-to-cytoplasmic volume ratio, few organelles (e.g. ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, golgi complexes), small nuclear size, and a large quantity of nuclear heterochromatin relative to myonuclei. On the other hand, activated satellite cells have an increased number of caveolae, cytoplasmic organelles, and decreased levels of heterochromatin.[1] Satellite cells are able to differentiate and fuse to augment existing muscle fibers and to form new fibers. These cells represent the oldest known adult stem cell niche, and are involved in the normal growth of muscle, as well as regeneration following injury or disease.
In undamaged muscle, the majority of satellite cells are quiescent; they neither differentiate nor undergo cell division. In response to mechanical strain, satellite cells become activated. Activated satellite cells initially proliferate as skeletal myoblasts before undergoing myogenic differentiation.
Contents
- 1 Genetic markers of satellite cells
- 2 Function in muscle repair
- 3 Effects of Exercise on Satellite Cell Activity
- 4 Plasticity and therapeutic applications
- 5 Regulation
- 6 References
- 7 External links
Genetic markers of satellite cells[edit]
Satellite cells express a number of distinctive genetic markers. Current thinking is that all satellite cells express PAX7 and PAX3[4] Moreover, both quiescent and activated human satellite cells can be identified by the membrane-bound neural cell adhesion molecule (N-CAM/CD56/Leu-19), a cell-surface glycoprotein. Myocyte nuclear factor (MNF), and c-met proto-oncogene (receptor for hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)) are less commonly used markers.[1]
CD34 and Myf5 markers specifically define the majority of quiescent satellite cells.[5] Activated satellite cells prove problematic to identify, especially as their markers change with the degree of activation; for example, greater activation results in the progressive loss of Pax7 expression as they enter the proliferative stage. However, Pax7 is expressed prominently after satellite cell differentiation.[6] Greater activation also results in increased expression of myogenic basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors MyoD, myogenin, and MRF4 - all responsible for the induction of myocyte-specific genes.[7] HGF testing is also used to identify active satellite cells.[1] Activated satellite cells also begin expressing muscle-specific filament proteins such as desmin as they differentiate.
The field of satellite cell biology suffers from the same technical difficulties as other stem cell fields. Studies rely almost exclusively on Flow cytometry and Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) analysis, which gives no information about cell lineage or behaviour. As such, the satellite cell niche is relatively ill-defined and it is likely that it consists of multiple sub-populations.
Function in muscle repair[edit]
When muscle cells undergo injury, quiescent satellite cells are released from beneath the basement membrane. They become activated and re-enter the cell cycle. These dividing cells are known as the "transit amplifying pool" before undergoing myogenic differentiation to form new (post-mitotic) myotubes. There is also evidence suggesting that these cells are capable of fusing with existing myofibers to facilitate growth and repair.
The process of muscle regeneration involves considerable remodeling of extracellular matrix and, where extensive damage occurs, is incomplete. Fibroblasts within the muscle deposit scar tissue, which can impair muscle function, and is a significant part of the pathology of muscular dystrophies.
Satellite cells proliferate following muscle trauma[8] and form new myofibers through a process similar to foetal muscle development.[9] After several cell divisions, the satellite cells begin to fuse with the damaged myotubes and undergo further differentiations and maturation, with peripheral nuclei as in hallmark.[9] One of the first roles described for IGF-1 was its involvement in the proliferation and differentiation of satellite cells. In addition, IGF-1 expression in skeletal muscle extends the capacity to activate satellite cell proliferation (Charkravarthy, et al., 2000), increasing and prolonging the beneficial effects to the aging muscle. [10] [11]
Aged muscle cells in mammalian hearts constantly regenerate, albeit at a very low rate. Within 18 months around five percent of the heart muscle cells regenerated themselves originating from Sca-1 stem cells[12]
Effects of Exercise on Satellite Cell Activity[edit]
Satellite cell activation is measured by the extent of proliferation and differentiation. Typically, satellite cell content is expressed per muscle fiber or as a percentage of total nuclear content, the sum of satellite cell nuclei and myonuclei. While the adaptive response to exercise largely varies on an individual basis on factors such as genetics, age, diet, acclimatization to exercise, and exercise volume, human studies have demonstrated general trends.[1]
It is suggested that exercise triggers the release of signaling molecules including inflammatory substances, cytokines and growth factors from surrounding connective tissues and active skeletal muscles.[1] Notably, HGF, a cytokine, is transferred from the extracellular matrix into muscles through the nitric-oxide dependent pathway. It is thought that HGF activates satellite cells, while insulin growth factor-I (IGF-1) and fibroblast growth factor (FGF) enhance satellite cell proliferation rate following activation.[13] Studies have demonstrated that intense exercise generally increases IGF-1 production, though individual responses vary significantly.[14][15] More specifically, IGF-1 exists in two isoforms: mechano growth factor (MGF) and IGF-IEa.[16] While the former induces activation and proliferation, the latter causes differentiation of proliferating satellite cells.[16]
Human studies have shown that both high resistance training and endurance training have yielded an increased number of satellite cells.[6][17] These results suggest that a light, endurance training regimen may be useful to counteract the age-correlated satellite cell decrease.[1] In high-resistance training, activation and proliferation of satellite cells are evidenced by increased cyclinD1 mRNA, and p21 mRNA levels. This is consistent with the fact that cyclinD1 and p21 upregulation correlates to division and differentiation of cells.[2]
Satellite cell activation has also been demonstrated on an ultrastructural level following exercise. Aerobic exercise has been shown to significantly increase granular endoplasmic reticulum, free ribosomes, and mitochondria of the stimulated muscle groups. Additionally, satellite cells have been shown to fuse with muscle fibers, developing new muscle fibers.[18] Other ultrastructural evidence for activated satellite cells include increased concentration of Golgi apparatus and pinocytotic vesicles.[19]
Plasticity and therapeutic applications[edit]
Upon minimal stimulation, satellite cells in vitro or in vivo will undergo a myogenic differentiation program.
Unfortunately, it seems that transplanted satellite cells have a limited capacity for migration, and are only able to regenerate muscle in the region of the delivery site. As such, systemic treatments or even the treatment of an entire muscle in this way is not possible. However, other cells in the body such as pericytes and hematopoietic stem cells have all been shown to be able to contribute to muscle repair in a similar manner to the endogenous satellite cell. The advantage of using these cell types for therapy in muscle diseases is that they can be systemically delivered, autonomously migrating to the site of injury. Particularly successful recently has been the delivery of mesoangioblast cells into the Golden Retriever dog model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which effectively cured the disease.[20] However, the sample size used was relatively small and the study has since been criticized for a lack of appropriate controls for the use of immunosuppressive drugs. Recently, it has been reported that Pax7 expressing cells contribute to dermal wound repair by adopting a fibrotic phenotype through a Wnt/β-catenin mediated process.[21]
Regulation[edit]
Little is known of the regulation of satellite cells. Whilst together PAX3 and PAX7 currently form the definitive satellite markers, Pax genes are notoriously poor transcriptional activators. The dynamics of activation and quiesence and the induction of the myogenic program through the myogenic regulatory factors, Myf5, MyoD, myogenin, and MRF4 remains to be determined.
There is some research indicating that satellite cells are negatively regulated by a protein called myostatin. Increased levels of myostatin up-regulate a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor called p21 and thereby induce the differentiation of satellite cells.[22]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Kadi F, Charifi N, Denis C, Lexell J, Andersen JL, Schjerling P, Olsen S, Kjaer M. "The behaviour of satellite cells in response to exercise: what have we learned from human studies?" Pflugers Arch 2005; 451:319-27.
- ^ a b Kadi F, Schjerling P, Andersen LL, Charifi N, Madsen JL, Christensen LR, Andersen JL. "The effects of heavy resistance training and detraining on satellite cells in human skeletal muscles." J Physiol 2004; 558:1005-12.
- ^ Siegel AL, Kuhlmann PK, Cornelison DD. "Muscle satellite cell proliferation and association: new insights from myofiber time-lapse imaging." Skelet Muscle 2011; 1:7.
- ^ Relaix F, Rocancourt D, Mansouri A, Buckingham M (2005). "A Pax3/Pax7-dependent population of skeletal muscle progenitor cells.". Nature 435 (7044): 898–9. doi:10.1038/nature03594. PMID 15843801.
- ^ Beauchamp JR, Heslop L, Yu DS, Tajbakhsh S, Kelly RG, Wernig A, Buckingham ME, Partridge TA, Zammit PS. "Expression of CD34 and Myf5 defines the majority of quiescent adult skeletal muscle satellite cells." J Cell Biol 2000; 151:1221-34
- ^ a b Crameri R, Aagaard P, Qvortrup K, Kjaer M. "N-CAM and Pax7 immunoreactive cells are expressed differently in the human vastus lateralis after a single bout of exhaustive eccentric exercise." J Physiol 2004; 565:165.
- ^ Marchildon F, Lala N, Li G, St-Louis C, Lamothe D, Keller C, Wiper-Bergeron N. “CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Protein Beta is Expressed in Satellite Cells and Controls Myogenesis.” Stem Cells 2012. doi:10.1002/stem.1248. [Epub ahead of print]
- ^ Seale P, Polesskaya A, Rudnicki MA (2003). "Adult stem cell specification by Wnt signaling in muscle regeneration". Cell Cycle 2 (5): 418–9. PMID 12963830.
- ^ a b Parker MH, Seale P, Rudnicki MA (July 2003). "Looking back to the embryo: defining transcriptional networks in adult myogenesis". Nat. Rev. Genet. 4 (7): 497–507. doi:10.1038/nrg1109. PMID 12838342.
- ^ Mourkioti F, Rosenthal N (October 2005). "IGF-1, inflammation and stem cells: interactions during muscle regeneration". Trends Immunol. 26 (10): 535–42. doi:10.1016/j.it.2005.08.002. PMID 16109502.
- ^ Hawke TJ, Garry DJ (August 2001). "Myogenic satellite cells: physiology to molecular biology". J. Appl. Physiol. 91 (2): 534–51. PMID 11457764.
- ^ Shizuka Uchida, Piera De Gaspari, Sawa Kostin, et al. and Thomas Braun.(2013) Sca1-derived cells are a source of myocardial renewal in the murine adult heart. Stem Cell Reports, Volume 1, Issue 5, 397-410, doi: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2013.09.004
- ^ Anderson JE, Wozniak AC. "Satellite cell activation on fibers: modeling events in vivo—an invited review." Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2004; 82:300–10.
- ^ Bamman MM, Shipp JR, Jiang J, Gower BA, Hunter GR, Goodman A, McLafferty CL, Urban RJ. "Mechanical load increases muscle IGF-I and androgen receptor mRNA concentrations in humans." Am J Physiol 2001; 280:383–90.
- ^ Hellsten Y, Hansson HA, Johnson L, Frandsen U, Sjodin B. "Increased expression of xanthine oxidase and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) immunoreactivity in skeletal muscle after strenuous exercise in humans." Acta Physiol Scand 1996; 157:191–97.
- ^ a b Yang SY, Goldspink G. "Different roles of the IGF-I Ec peptide (MGF) and mature IGF-I in myoblast proliferation and differentiation." FEBS Lett 2002; 522:156–60.
- ^ Charifi N, Kadi F, Feasson L, Denis C. "Effects of endurance training on satellite cell frequency in skeletal muscle of old men." Muscle Nerve 2003; 28:87–92.
- ^ Appell HJ, Forsberg S, Hollmann W. "Satellite cell activation in human skeletal muscle after training: evidence for muscle fiber neoformation." Int J Sports Med 1988; 9:297–99.
- ^ Roth SM, Martel GF, Ivey FM, Lemmer JT, Tracy BL, Metter EJ, Hurley BF, Rogers MA. "Skeletal muscle satellite cell characteristics in young and older men and women after heavy resistance strength training." J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2001; 56:240–47.
- ^ Sampaolesi M, Cossu, G. et al. (2006). "Mesoangioblast stem cells ameliorate muscle function in dystrophic dogs". Nature 444 (7119): 574–9. doi:10.1038/nature05282. PMID 17108972.
- ^ Amini-Nik S, Glancy D et al. (2011). "Pax7 expressing cells contribute to dermal wound repair, regulating scar size through a β-catenin mediated process". Stem Cells 9 (29): 1371–9. doi:10.1002/stem.688. PMID 21739529.
- ^ McCroskery S, Thomas M, Maxwell L, Sharma M, Kambadur R (2003). "Myostatin negatively regulates satellite cell activation and self-renewal.". J Cell Biol 162 (6): 1135–47. doi:10.1083/jcb.200207056. PMID 12963705.
External links[edit]
- Image at neuro.wustl.edu
- Overview at brown.edu
- NIF Search - Satellite Cell via the Neuroscience Information Framework
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