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ArticleThe Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology2022

Metabolomic Expression of Laryngeal and Hindlimb Muscles in Adult versus Senescent Rats.

Adrianna C Shembel, Yik Siu, Tenzin Lhakhang, Leonard Ash, Drew Jones, Aaron M Johnson

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Article in The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Potential Biophysiological Mechanisms Underlying Vocal Demands and Vocal Fatigue.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Adrianna C ShembelDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8874-9360
Yik SiuDivision of Advanced Research Technologies, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Tenzin LhakhangDivision of Advanced Research Technologies, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Leonard AshDivision of Advanced Research Technologies, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Drew JonesDivision of Advanced Research Technologies, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Aaron M JohnsonDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7577-0267
New York University · USThe University of Texas at Dallas · US

Funding

Translational Study of Vocal Exercise Dose-responseK23DC014517 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI JOHNSON, AARON MATTHEW · 2015 to 2019
$1.0M
Development of a behavioral rat model to assess proteomic and metabolomic adaptations of laryngeal muscles in response to vocal exerciseR21DC018107 · NIDCD · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI JOHNSON, AARON MATTHEW · 2020 to 2022
$509k
NIDCD NIH HHS K23 DC014517NIDCD NIH HHS R21 DC018107
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectives(1) Determine the feasibility of obtaining a global, unbiased metabolomic profile on laryngeal muscle in a rat model; (2) evaluate the impact of biological aging on the laryngeal metabolome; and (3) characterize biochemical expression differences between aged and non-aged laryngeal and hindlimb muscle.

methodsThyroarytenoid laryngeal muscle and plantaris hindlimb muscle were harvested from 5 young adult (9 months old) and 5 older adult (32 months old) F344BN rats. Tissue was processed and analyzed using LC-MS methods. Detected metabolites were compared to widely used metabolite databases and KEGG pathway enrichment was performed on significant metabolites.

resultsThe greatest differences in metabolite expression were between laryngeal and limb muscle with 126 different metabolites found between laryngeal and limb within the young group and 149 different metabolites within the old group. Significant hits between muscle groups highlighted amino acid differences between these tissues. There were more robust differences with age in limb muscle compared to laryngeal muscle.

conclusionsAmino acid metabolism is a key difference between muscles of the limbs and larynx. Due to the number of differentially expressed metabolites between the 2 muscle groups, caution should be exercised when applying skeletal limb muscle physiology and biology concepts to the vocal muscles in both aged and non-aged musculoskeletal systems. Mechanisms underlying less robust effects of age on laryngeal muscle compared to limb muscle require elucidation.

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MetabolomicsAge FactorsAgingAnimalsChromatography, LiquidFeasibility StudiesHindlimbLaryngeal MusclesModels, AnimalMuscle, SkeletalPilot ProjectsRatsRats, Inbred F344Tandem Mass Spectrometrymetabolomeplantarissenescenceskeletal musclethyroarytenoid

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