Table 2.
Body mass, soleus muscle mass, and muscle mass-to-body mass ratio for weight-bearing and unloaded groups transfected with either wild-type or mutant MuRF1 promoter plasmids
| Constructs | Weight Bearing | Hindlimb Unloaded | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body mass, g | |||
| MuRF1 (WT) | 185.6 ± 5.38 | 190.9 ± 3.09 | NS |
| allkBmut MuRF1 | 185.9 ± 4.34 | 184.3 ± 4.34 | NS |
| allFoxomut MuRF1 | 174.8 ± 4.16 | 160.8 ± 1.04 | NS |
| kB1mut MuRF1 | 196.0 ± 2.04 | 186.9 ± 2.10 | NS |
| kB2mut MuRF1 | 194.4 ± 2.13 | 190.2 ± 2.11 | NS |
| kB3mut MuRF1 | 193.0 ± 6.49 | 193.2 ± 3.24 | NS |
| Muscle mass, mg | |||
| MuRF1 (WT) | 108.4 ± 3.11 | 80.2 ± 1.98 | <0.001 |
| allkBmut MuRF1 | 115.4 ± 2.29 | 85.2 ± 4.22 | <0.001 |
| allFoxomut MuRF1 | 93.8 ± 4.00 | 69.6 ± 3.09 | <0.001 |
| kB1mut MuRF1 | 106.2 ± 1.58 | 73.1 ± 1.87 | <0.001 |
| kB2mut MuRF1 | 107.5 ± 4.70 | 70.9 ± 2.12 | <0.001 |
| kB3mut MuRF1 | 110.7 ± 1.97 | 80.1 ± 2.35 | <0.001 |
| Muscle mass/body mass, mg/g | |||
| MuRF1 (WT) | 0.594 ± 0.026 | 0.420 ± 0.012 | <0.001 |
| allkBmut MuRF1 | 0.623 ± 0.027 | 0.462 ± 0.022 | <0.01 |
| allFoxomut MuRF1 | 0.536 ± 0.011 | 0.433 ± 0.019 | <0.01 |
| kB1mut MuRF1 | 0.542 ± 0.008 | 0.391 ± 0.008 | <0.001 |
| kB2mut MuRF1 | 0.553 ± 0.022 | 0.373 ± 0.011 | <0.001 |
| kB3mut MuRF1 | 0.573 ± 0.035 | 0.414 ± 0.012 | <0.001 |
Values are means ± SE.
WT, wild type.