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Structure-Function Relationships in Muscle Fibres: MyoRobot Online Assessment of Muscle Fibre Elasticity and Sarcomere Length Distributions.
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IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering [IEEE Trans Biomed Eng] 2022 Jan; Vol. 69 (1), pp. 148-155. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 23. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Objective: Muscle biomechanics is set by the spacing of repetitive striation patterns of individual sarcomeres within single muscle fibres of stacked myofibrils. Sarcomere lengths (SL) are rather unequally distributed than of equal distance. This non-uniformity may affect both, force production as well as passive-elastic deformation. However, online recording of SL during axially imposed strains is cumbersome due to a lack of compact technologies.<br />Methods: To fuse SL pattern recognition with restoration force assessments during quasi-static axial stretch, we implemented live tracking of SL distributions simultaneous to voice-coil actuated stretch and restoration force recordings in our MyoRobot 2.0 automated biomechatronics platform. Both were obtained online during stretch-relaxation cycles of murine single muscle fibres.<br />Results: Under quasi-static stretch conditions (  ∼ 1 μm/s fibre length changes), almost no apparent hysteresis was detected in single fibres. SL showed a non-uniform distribution. While mean SL varied between 2.6 μm and 3.4 μm upon 140% stretch, two populations of fibres were noticed: one showing a minor change in SL distribution with stretch, and one becoming more equally distributed upon stretch.<br />Conclusion: A roughly 5% SL variability under rest either diminishes or remains almost unaltered upon elastic axial deformation. This may reflect differential impact of mostly extra-sarcomeric components to stretch in this stretch range.<br />Significance: The augmented functionality of the MyoRobot 2.0 towards online sarcomere analyses within single fibres shall provide a valuable tool for the muscle community to study the contribution of serial elastic and force producing elements in health and disease models.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1558-2531
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34133271
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2021.3089739