Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
Volume 20, Issue 5, Pages 522-529Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2012.03186.x
Keywords
myostatin; satellite cells; urethra; urinary incontinence; urinary sphincter
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [20791113, 23791763]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [20791113, 23791763] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Objectives Myostatin, a member of the transforming growth factor- superfamily, is a negative regulator of myogenesis in skeletal muscle. We examined the effect of myostatin and myostatin inhibition by an antagonistic agent, follistatin, on growth of human urethral rhabdosphincter satellite cells (muscle stem cells) to develop a new strategy for treatment of stress urinary incontinence. Methods Rhabdosphincter satellite cells were cultured and selected by magnetic affinity cell sorting using an anti-neural cell adhesion molecule antibody. The cells were transfected with simian virus-40 antigen to extend their lifespan. A cell proliferation assay, a cell cycle analysis and an investigation of signal transduction were carried out. The autocrine action of endogenous myostatin by western blotting, real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and immunoneutralization using an anti-myostatin antibody was also evaluated. Results Selectively cultured cells expressed markers of striated muscles and successfully differentiated into myotubes. Myostatin inhibited proliferation of these cells through Smad2 phosphorylation and cell cycle arrest. Inhibitory effects of myostatin were reversed by addition of follistatin. However, rhabdosphincter satellite cells did not appear to use autocrine secretion of myostatin to regulate their proliferation. Conclusions Inhibition of myostatin function might be a useful pathway in the development of novel strategies for stimulating rhabdosphincter cells regeneration to treat stress urinary incontinence.
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