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Skeletal muscle growth and expression of skeletal muscle alpha-actin mRNA and insulin-like growth factor I mRNA in pigs during feeding and withdrawal of ractopamine. 1993

A L Grant, and D M Skjaerlund, and W G Helferich, and W G Bergen, and R A Merkel
Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824.

Sixty crossbred barrows were used to study the effect of ractopamine (a phenethanolamine/beta-adrenergic agonist) treatment and its withdrawal on muscle growth and on the relative abundance of skeletal muscle alpha-actin (sk-alpha-actin) mRNA and of liver and longissimus muscle IGF-I mRNA at 4 wk. Ractopamine was fed (20 ppm) for periods of 2, 4, and 6 wk (six pigs per group). Additional pigs (four per group) were fed ractopamine (20 ppm) for 6 wk and then slaughtered 1, 3, and 7 d after withdrawal of ractopamine. Ractopamine increased (P < .05) longisimus muscle weight and protein content, although protein concentrations were not different. The increased muscle weight and protein content attained by feeding ractopamine for 6 wk was retained when ractopamine was withdrawn. The RNA and DNA concentrations did not change, whereas total DNA and RNA content per muscle was 18 and 26.7% greater, respectively, in ractopamine-treated pigs at 4 wk, but there were no differences at 2 or 6 wk or among the withdrawal groups. The relative abundance of sk-alpha-actin mRNA in the longissimus muscle was 41 and 62% greater (P < .05) in treated animals at 2 and 4 wk but was similar to that in controls at 6 wk and during the withdrawal period. The relative abundance of IGF-I mRNA in liver and longissimus muscle was not altered with ractopamine treatment for 4 wk. These results indicate that the ractopamine-enhanced muscle growth may result from increased myofibrillar gene expression at the pretranslational level, which is maximal with short-term treatment of ractopamine.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007334 Insulin-Like Growth Factor I A well-characterized basic peptide believed to be secreted by the liver and to circulate in the blood. It has growth-regulating, insulin-like, and mitogenic activities. This growth factor has a major, but not absolute, dependence on GROWTH HORMONE. It is believed to be mainly active in adults in contrast to INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II, which is a major fetal growth factor. IGF-I,Somatomedin C,IGF-1,IGF-I-SmC,Insulin Like Growth Factor I,Insulin-Like Somatomedin Peptide I,Insulin Like Somatomedin Peptide I
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008297 Male Males
D009124 Muscle Proteins The protein constituents of muscle, the major ones being ACTINS and MYOSINS. More than a dozen accessory proteins exist including TROPONIN; TROPOMYOSIN; and DYSTROPHIN. Muscle Protein,Protein, Muscle,Proteins, Muscle
D009132 Muscles Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals. Muscle Tissue,Muscle,Muscle Tissues,Tissue, Muscle,Tissues, Muscle
D010627 Phenethylamines A group of compounds that are derivatives of beta- aminoethylbenzene which is structurally and pharmacologically related to amphetamine. (From Merck Index, 11th ed) Phenylethylamines
D011897 Random Allocation A process involving chance used in therapeutic trials or other research endeavor for allocating experimental subjects, human or animal, between treatment and control groups, or among treatment groups. It may also apply to experiments on inanimate objects. Randomization,Allocation, Random
D004247 DNA A deoxyribonucleotide polymer that is the primary genetic material of all cells. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms normally contain DNA in a double-stranded state, yet several important biological processes transiently involve single-stranded regions. DNA, which consists of a polysugar-phosphate backbone possessing projections of purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (thymine and cytosine), forms a double helix that is held together by hydrogen bonds between these purines and pyrimidines (adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine). DNA, Double-Stranded,Deoxyribonucleic Acid,ds-DNA,DNA, Double Stranded,Double-Stranded DNA,ds DNA
D005786 Gene Expression Regulation Any of the processes by which nuclear, cytoplasmic, or intercellular factors influence the differential control (induction or repression) of gene action at the level of transcription or translation. Gene Action Regulation,Regulation of Gene Expression,Expression Regulation, Gene,Regulation, Gene Action,Regulation, Gene Expression
D000199 Actins Filamentous proteins that are the main constituent of the thin filaments of muscle fibers. The filaments (known also as filamentous or F-actin) can be dissociated into their globular subunits; each subunit is composed of a single polypeptide 375 amino acids long. This is known as globular or G-actin. In conjunction with MYOSINS, actin is responsible for the contraction and relaxation of muscle. F-Actin,G-Actin,Actin,Isoactin,N-Actin,alpha-Actin,alpha-Isoactin,beta-Actin,gamma-Actin,F Actin,G Actin,N Actin,alpha Actin,alpha Isoactin,beta Actin,gamma Actin

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