Compromised Muscle Properties in a Severe Hypophosphatasia Murine Model

Emily G. Pendleton, Anna S. Nichenko, Jennifer Mcfaline-Figueroa, Christiana J. Raymond-Pope, Albino G. Schifino, Taylor M. Pigg, Ruth P. Barrow, Sarah M. Greising, Jarrod A. Call, Luke J. Mortensen

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Abstract

Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare metabolic bone disorder characterized by low levels of tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) that causes under-mineralization of the bone, leading to bone deformity and fractures. In addition, patients often present with chronic muscle pain, reduced muscle strength, and an altered gait. In this work, we explored dynamic muscle function in a homozygous TNAP knockout mouse model of severe juvenile onset HPP. We found a reduction in skeletal muscle size and impairment in a range of isolated muscle contractile properties. Using histological methods, we found that the structure of HPP muscles was similar to healthy muscles in fiber size, actin and myosin structures, as well as the α-tubulin and mitochondria networks. However, HPP mice had significantly fewer embryonic and type I fibers than wild type mice, and fewer metabolically active NADH+ muscle fibers. We then used oxygen respirometry to evaluate mitochondrial function and found that complex I and complex II leak respiration were reduced in HPP mice, but that there was no disruption in efficiency of electron transport in complex I or complex II. In summary, the severe HPP mouse model recapitulates the muscle strength impairment phenotypes observed in human patients. Further exploration of the role of alkaline phosphatase in skeletal muscle could provide insight into mechanisms of muscle weakness in HPP.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number15905
JournalInternational journal of molecular sciences
Volume24
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2023

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Keywords

  • bone
  • hypophosphatasia
  • metabolic bone disorders
  • mitochondria
  • muscle
  • musculoskeletal disease

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  • Journal Article

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