PMID- 27977864 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170911 LR - 20181025 IS - 1097-4598 (Electronic) IS - 0148-639X (Linking) VI - 56 IP - 3 DP - 2017 Sep TI - N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) impairs myogenesis in C2C12 cells. PG - 510-518 LID - 10.1002/mus.25511 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) is expressed in sensory neurons and plays important roles in peripheral pain mechanisms. The aim of this study was to examine the effects and molecular mechanisms of NMDA on C2C12 myoblast proliferation and differentiation. METHODS: Cytotoxicity and differentiation were examined by the MTT assay, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, and immunofluorescence. RESULTS: NMDA had no cytotoxicity (10-500 muM) and inhibited myoblastic differentiation of C2C12 cells, as assessed by F-actin immunofluorescence and levels of mRNAs encoding myogenic markers such as myogenin and myosin heavy-chain 2. It inhibited phosphorylation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) by inactivating mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), including extracellular signal-regulated kinase, c-Jun N-terminal kinase, and p38. It induced reactive oxygen species production. Furthermore, NMDA-suppressed expression of F-actin was reversed by adding the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine. CONCLUSIONS: Collectively, these results indicate that NMDA impairs myogenesis or myogenic differentiation in C2C12 cells through the mTOR/MAPK signaling pathways and may lead to skeletal muscle degeneration. Muscle Nerve 56: 510-518, 2017. CI - (c) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. FAU - Auh, Q-SChick AU - Auh QS AD - Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Park, Kyung-Ran AU - Park KR AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, MRC, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, 1 Heogi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, Myeong-Ok AU - Lee MO AD - Department of Dentistry, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Hwang, Mi-Jin AU - Hwang MJ AD - Department of Dentistry, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Kang, Soo-Kyung AU - Kang SK AD - Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Hong, Jung-Pyo AU - Hong JP AD - Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Yun, Hyung-Mun AU - Yun HM AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, MRC, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, 1 Heogi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Eun-Cheol AU - Kim EC AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, MRC, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, 1 Heogi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20170310 PL - United States TA - Muscle Nerve JT - Muscle & nerve JID - 7803146 RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 6384-92-5 (N-Methylaspartate) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Differentiation/*drug effects/physiology MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Proliferation/*drug effects/physiology MH - Mice MH - Muscle Development/*drug effects/physiology MH - Myoblasts/*drug effects/metabolism MH - N-Methylaspartate/*toxicity MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - NMDA OT - ROS OT - differentiation OT - mTOR OT - myalgic disorder OT - myogenesis EDAT- 2016/12/16 06:00 MHDA- 2017/09/12 06:00 CRDT- 2016/12/16 06:00 PHST- 2016/08/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/11/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/12/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/12/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/09/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/12/16 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/mus.25511 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Muscle Nerve. 2017 Sep;56(3):510-518. doi: 10.1002/mus.25511. Epub 2017 Mar 10.