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1 Skeletal Muscle Research Laboratory, School of Medical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: mark.febbraio{at}rmit.edu.au.
To determine the expression and induction of cytokines in human skeletal muscle during concentric contractions, eight males performed 60 min of bicycle exercise, with either a normal (CON) or reduced (LO GLY) pre-exercise intramuscular glycogen content. Muscle biopsy samples were obtained before and after exercise and analyzed for glycogen and the mRNA expression of 13 cytokines. Resting muscle glycogen was higher (P<0.05) in CON compared with LO GLY and was reduced (P<0.05) to 102 ± 32 vs 17 ± 5 mmol glycosyl u.kg-1 dry mass for CON and LO GLY respectively. We detected mRNA levels in human skeletal muscle for 5 cytokines, namely interleukin (IL)-1
, IL-6, IL-8, IL-15, and tumour necrosis factor-
. However, muscle contraction increased (P<0.05) the mRNA expression of IL-6 and IL-8 alone. In addition, the fold change for both IL-8 and IL-6 was markedly higher (P<0.05) in LO GLY compared with CON. Given these results, we analysed venous blood samples, obtained prior to and during exercise, for IL-6 and IL-8. Plasma IL-6 was not different at rest, and although the circulating concentration of this cytokine increased (P<0.05) it increased to a greater extent (P<0.05) throughout exercise in LO GLY. In contrast, plasma IL-8 was not affected by exercise or treatment. These data demonstrate that cytokines are not ubiquitously expressed in skeletal muscle and that only IL-6 and IL-8 mRNA are increased during contraction of this mode and duration. Furthermore, the mRNA abundance of IL-6 and IL-8 appears to be influenced by glycogen availability in the contracting muscle.
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