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Eur Respir J 1996; 9: 1217-1223
Copyright © ERS Journals Ltd 1996

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Effects of different treatment regimens of methylprednisolone on rat diaphragm contractility, immunohistochemistry and biochemistry

RH van Balkom, HF van der Heijden, HT van Moerkerk, JH Veerkamp, JA Fransen, LA Ginsel, HT Folgering, CL van Herwaarden, and PN Dekhuijzen

Systemic corticosteroid therapy may affect diaphragm structure and function. We postulated that functional, immunohistochemical and biochemical characteristics of rat diaphragm were less affected by alternate-day methylprednisolone (MP) administration, and more by repeated bursts of MP, in comparison to daily s.c MP. Sixty adult rats were randomized into four groups: saline s.c.; MP continuously (MP-C), 1 mg.kg-1 daily, MP alternate-day therapy (MP-A), 2 mg.kg-1 every other day; or MP in bursts (MP-B), MP 2 mg.kg-1 daily for 2 weeks, saline for 4 weeks, MP 2 mg.kg-1 daily for 2 weeks. The total treatment period was 8 weeks. Contractile properties of isolated diaphragm strips were measured. Antibodies reactive with type I, IIa, IIx and IIb myosin heavy chains were used for immunohistochemical analysis. Biochemical evaluation included markers of fast energy supply, glycogenolytic activity, beta-oxidation capacity and oxidative capacity. The force-frequency curve was depressed in all MP groups. Fibre type I, IIx and IIb cross-sectional area (CSA) decreased in all MP groups. Burst therapy decreased the contribution of type IIb fibres to total diaphragm muscle area. MP-A affected glycogenolytic activity less than MP-C. Burst MP therapy reduced creatine kinase (CK) activity and beta-oxidation capacity compared to MP-C. Oxidative capacity was increased in all MP groups. In conclusion, although the methylprednisolone treatment regimens affected diaphragm muscle morphology and bioenergetic enzyme activities in different ways, force generation decreased in all methylprednisolone treated groups to the same extent.


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