Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2021, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (23): 3752-3759.doi: 10.12307/2021.050

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Exercise activates skeletal muscle satellite cells: exercise prevention and treatment for age-related sarcopenia and muscle injury 

Wang Zhen1, 2, Lin Haiqi3, He Fei2, 4, Lin Wentao5   

  1. 1Guangdong Youth Vocational College, Guangzhou 510545, Guangdong Province, China; 2Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China; 3School of Physical Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, Guangdong Province, China; 4Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai 200080, China; 5Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou 510500, Guangdong Province, China
  • Received:2020-06-28 Revised:2020-07-07 Accepted:2020-08-27 Online:2021-08-18 Published:2021-02-24
  • Contact: Lin Wentao, Professor, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou 510500, Guangdong Province, China
  • About author:Wang Zhen, MD candidate, Associate professor, Guangdong Youth Vocational College, Guangzhou 510545, Guangdong Province, China; Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China
  • Supported by:
    the Social Science Research Youth Fund Project of the Ministry of Education, No. 20YJCZH090 (to LHQ); Guangdong Province Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project, No. GD20CTY08 (to WZ); The 13th Five-Year Plan of Education Science of Guangdong Province, No. 2018GXJK001 (to WZ [project participant]); The Special Fund of the Guangdong Climbing Plan, No. pdjh2020a11092 (to WZ)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Skeletal muscle is the main tissue to maintain human health, and sarcopenia affects people’s health and quality of life. Muscle satellite cells are skeletal muscle stem cells activated to proliferate and differentiate when stimulated by exercise, promote muscle hypertrophy, and delay the occurrence of sarcopenia.
OBJECTIVE: To provide exercise prevention and treatment guidance for age-related sarcopenia, muscle atrophy, and muscle injury repair, and provide theoretical support for subsequent research.
METHODS: CNKI, PubMed, and Web of Science were searched for relevant documents published from 2010 to 2020 with the keywords of “skeletal muscle, satellite cells, proliferation, differentiation, muscle repair, scrcopenia” in Chinese and English, respectively. After initial screening of titles and abstracts, 100 articles were included for review. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: There are many studies on the proliferation and differentiation of exercise-activated muscle satellite cells. Compared with endurance exercise (aerobic), resistance exercise has a significant effect. Different types of exercises can activate the proliferation and differentiation of different types of muscle satellite cells. Factors such as exercise intensity, load threshold, exercise time and frequency all influence the degree of satellite cell activation, proliferation and differentiation. Research on the interaction between exercise-activated muscle satellite cell proliferation and differentiation signaling pathways is insufficient, and it is found that exercise can regulate muscle extracellular matrix, oxidative stress levels, and autophagy to improve sarcopenia. How exercise activates the signal pathways of muscle satellite cell proliferation and differentiation to effectively promote synergy requires more in-depth research and exploration.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松;组织工程

Key words: exercise,  skeletal muscle satellite cells, sarcopenia,  muscle atrophy, review

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