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ArticleScience advances2025

Temporal dynamics of the interstitial fluid proteome in human skeletal muscle following exhaustive exercise.

Ben Stocks, Julia Prats Quesada, Anthony M Mozzicato, Carolina Jacob, Simone Jensen, Kirstin A MacGregor, Jens Bangsbo, Juleen R Zierath, Morten Hostrup, Atul S Deshmukh

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Article in Science advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Ben StocksNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-9281-0793
Julia Prats QuesadaNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-2802-7291
Anthony M MozzicatoNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Carolina JacobNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-7631-1679
Simone JensenNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Kirstin A MacGregorDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-9269-9004
Jens BangsboSection of Integrative Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-1305-9274
Juleen R ZierathNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-6891-7497
Morten HostrupSection of Integrative Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-6201-2483
Atul S DeshmukhNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-2278-1843

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The skeletal muscle interstitial space is the extracellular region around myofibers and mediates cross-talk between resident cell types. We applied a proteomic workflow to characterize the human skeletal muscle interstitial fluid proteome at rest and in response to exercise. Following exhaustive exercise, markers of skeletal muscle damage accumulate in the interstitial space followed by the appearance of immune cell-derived proteins. Among the proteins up-regulated after exercise, we identified cathelicidin-related antimicrobial peptide (CAMP) as a bioactive molecule regulating muscle fiber development. Treatment with the bioactive peptide derivative of CAMP (LL-37) resulted in the growth of larger C2C12 skeletal muscle myotubes. Phosphoproteomics revealed that LL-37 activated pathways central to muscle growth and proliferation, including phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, AKT serine/threonine kinase 1, mitogen-activated protein kinases, and mammalian target of rapamycin. Our findings provide a proof of concept that the interstitial fluid proteome is quantifiable via microdialysis sampling in vivo. These data highlight the importance of cellular communication in the adaptive response to exercise.

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ExerciseExtracellular FluidMuscle, SkeletalProteomeAdultAnimalsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesHumansMaleMiceMuscle Fibers, SkeletalProteomicsSignal TransductionAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesProteome

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PMID39889004
PMCPMC11784852

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