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Leszczynski EC, Thorn ME, Szlachetka J, Lee MH, Ferguson DP. The Effect of an Early Life Motor Skill Intervention on Physical Activity in Growth-Restricted Mice. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2024; 56:1066-1076. [PMID: 38233993 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000003393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Early life growth restriction significantly increases the risk of adulthood physical inactivity and thereby chronic disease incidence. Improvements in motor skill acquisition could result in greater physical activity engagement in the growth-restricted population, thus reducing chronic disease risk. The purpose of this study was to implement an early life motor training intervention to improve physical activity engagement in control and growth-restricted mice. METHODS Mice were growth restricted in early life utilizing a validated nutritive model or remained fully nourished in early life as a control. All mice were tested throughout early life for various components of motor skill acquisition. On postnatal day 10, mice were randomly assigned to engage in an early life motor skill intervention daily until postnatal day 21 or remained as a sedentary control. All mice were given access to an in-cage running wheel from postnatal days 45-70. RESULTS Growth-restricted group (PGR) mice had impaired trunk and postural control, coordination/vestibular development, and hindlimb strength in early life compared with control mice. There were no differences in wheel running behavior between the trained and sedentary mice, although control mice ran at a faster average speed compared with PGR mice. Control female mice ran more than PGR female mice during the week 2 dark cycle. CONCLUSIONS Early life growth restriction reduced motor skill attainment throughout early life, which may be associated with reduced ability to engage in physical activity in adulthood. The early life motor skill intervention did not elicit changes in body weight or physical activity engagement in control or PGR mice, indicating that a more intense/different intervention specifically targeting skeletal muscle may be necessary to counteract the detrimental effects of early life growth restriction.
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- Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
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- Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
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- Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
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- Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
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O'Connor AE, Hatzenbiler DM, Flom LT, Bobadilla AC, Bruns DR, Schmitt EE. Physiological and Morphometric Differences in Resident Moderate-Altitude vs. Sea-Level Mice. Aerosp Med Hum Perform 2023; 94:887-893. [PMID: 38176033 PMCID: PMC10826331 DOI: 10.3357/amhp.6234.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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INTRODUCTION: High-altitude [>2400 m (7874 ft)] acclimatization has been well studied with physiological adaptations like reductions in body weight and exercise capacity. However, despite the significance of moderate altitude [MA, 1524-2438 m (5000-8000 ft)], acclimatization at this elevation is not well described. We aimed to investigate differences in mice reared at MA compared to sea level (SL). We hypothesized that MA mice would be smaller and leaner and voluntarily run less than SL mice.METHODS: C57BL/6 mice reared for at least three generations in Laramie, WY [2194 m (7198 ft), MA], were compared to C57BL/6J mice from Bar Harbor, ME [20 m (66 ft), SL]. We quantified body composition and exercise outputs as well as cardiopulmonary morphometrics. Subsets of MA and SL mice were analyzed to determine differences in neuronal activation after exercise.RESULTS: When body weight was normalized to tibia length, SL animals weighed 1.30 g ⋅ mm-1 while MA mice weighed 1.13 g · mm-1. Total fat % and trunk fat % were higher in MA mice with values of 41% and 39%, respectively, compared to SL mice with values of 28% and 26%, respectively. However, no differences were noted in leg fat %. MA animals had higher heart mass (119 mg) and lower lung mass (160 mg) compared to SL mice heart mass (100 mg) and lung mass (177 mg). MA mice engaged in about 40% less voluntary wheel-running activity than SL animals.DISCUSSION: Physiological differences are apparent between MA and SL mice, prompting a need to further understand larger scale implications of residence at moderate altitude.O'Connor AE, Hatzenbiler DM, Flom LT, Bobadilla A-C, Bruns DR, Schmitt EE. Physiological and morphometric differences in resident moderate-altitude vs. sea-level mice. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2023; 94(12):887-893.
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Leszczynski EC, Schwartz NE, McPeek AC, Currie KD, Ferguson DP, Garland T. Selectively breeding for high voluntary physical activity in female mice does not bestow inherent characteristics that resemble eccentric remodeling of the heart, but the mini-muscle phenotype does. SPORTS MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCE 2023; 5:205-212. [PMID: 37753423 PMCID: PMC10518799 DOI: 10.1016/j.smhs.2023.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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Physical activity engagement results in a variety of positive health outcomes, including a reduction in cardiovascular disease risk partially due to eccentric remodeling of the heart. The purpose of this investigation was to determine if four replicate lines of High Runner mice that have been selectively bred for voluntary exercise on wheels have a cardiac phenotype that resembles the outcome of eccentric remodeling. Adult females (average age 55 days) from the 4 High Runner and 4 non-selected control lines were anaesthetized via vaporized isoflurane, then echocardiographic images were collected and analyzed for structural and functional differences. High Runner mice in general had lower ejection fractions compared to control mice lines (2-tailed p = 0.023 6) and tended to have thicker walls of the anterior portion of the left ventricle (p = 0.065). However, a subset of the High Runner individuals, termed mini-muscle mice, had greater ejection fraction (p = 0.000 6), fractional shortening percentage (p < 0.000 1), and ventricular mass at dissection (p < 0.002 7 with body mass as a covariate) compared to non-mini muscle mice. Mice from replicate lines bred for high voluntary exercise did not all have inherent positive cardiac functional or structural characteristics, although a genetically unique subset of mini-muscle individuals did have greater functional cardiac characteristics, which in conjunction with their previously described peripheral aerobic enhancements (e.g., increased capillarity) would partially account for their increased V ˙ O2max.
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- Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA
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Mao X, Grigsby KB, Kelty TJ, Kerr NR, Childs TE, Booth FW. Transcriptomic analysis reveals novel molecular signaling networks involved in low voluntary running behavior after AP-1 inhibition. Neuroscience 2023; 509:173-186. [PMID: 36395916 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2022.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Understanding the neuro-molecular mechanisms that mediate the quantity of daily physical activity (PA) level is of medical significance, given the tremendous health benefits associated with greater physical activity. Here, we examined the effects of intra-nucleus accumbens (NAc) inhibition of activator protein-1 (AP-1), an important transcriptional factor downstream of cAMP response element binding protein (CREB; a reward-related transcriptional regulator), on voluntary wheel running behavior in wild-type (WT) and low voluntary running (LVR) female rats. Transcriptome analysis of the nucleus accumbens (NAc; a brain region critical for PA reward and motivation) was performed to further determine molecular responses to intra-NAc AP-1 inhibition in these rat lines. Within WT rats, intra-NAc AP-1 inhibition caused a significant decrease in overnight running distance in comparison to control rats (p = 0.009). Transcriptomic and bioinformatic analysis in WT rats identified involvement of gene products that regulate cellular proliferation and development, which were cellular processes regulated by AP-1. In contrast to above decreased WT distances, intra-NAc AP-1 inhibition in LVR rats increased nightly running distance in comparison to LVR control rats (p = 0.0008). Further analysis identified gene products that are associated with regulating intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis, calcium ion binding and neuronal excitability. In short, our study aims to gain a comprehensive understanding of transcriptional profile that was due to AP-1 inhibition in NAc, in which it could not only enhance the knowledge regarding molecular regulatory loops within NAc for modulating voluntary running behavior, but also provide further insights into molecular targets for future investigations.
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- Xuansong Mao
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211, MO, USA; Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211, MO, USA; Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211, MO, USA; Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211, MO, USA.
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Letsinger AC, Yang F, Menon R, Little-Letsinger SE, Granados JZ, Breidenbach B, Iyer AR, Padovani TC, Nagel EC, Jayaraman A, Lightfoot JT. Reduced Wheel Running via a High-Fat Diet Is Reversed by a Chow Diet with No Added Benefit from Fecal Microbial Transplants. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2022; 54:1437-1447. [PMID: 35969165 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Chronic overfeeding via a high-fat/high-sugar (HFHS) diet decreases wheel running and substantially alters the gut metabolome of C57BL/6J mice. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that fecal microbial transplants can modulate the effect of diet on wheel running. METHODS Singly housed, 6-wk-old male C57BL/6J mice were fed either a grain-based diet (CHOW) or HFHS diet and provided a running wheel for 13 wk. Low-active, HFHS-exposed mice were then either switched to a CHOW diet and given an oral fecal microbial transplant from mice fed the CHOW diet, switched to a CHOW diet and given a sham transplant, or remained on the HFHS diet and given a fecal microbial transplant from mice fed the CHOW diet. Total wheel running, nutrient intake, body composition, fecal microbial composition, fecal metabolite composition, and liver steatosis were measured at various times throughout the study. RESULTS We found that an HFHS diet decreases wheel running activity, increases body fat, and decreases microbial alpha diversity compared with a CHOW diet. Improvements in wheel running, body composition, and microbial alpha diversity were accomplished within 2 wk for mice switched from an HFHS diet to a CHOW diet with no clear evidence of an added benefit from fecal transplants. A fecal transplant from mice fed a CHOW diet without altering diet did not improve wheel running or body composition. Wheel running, body composition, fecal microbial composition, fecal metabolite composition, and liver steatosis percentage were primarily determined by diet. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that diet is a primary mediator of wheel running with no clear effect from fecal microbial transplants.
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- Ayland C Letsinger
- The Department of Health Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- The Department of Health Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- The Department of Health Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- The Department of Health Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- The Department of Health Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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Ruiz-Tejada A, Neisewander J, Katsanos CS. Regulation of Voluntary Physical Activity Behavior: A Review of Evidence Involving Dopaminergic Pathways in the Brain. Brain Sci 2022; 12:brainsci12030333. [PMID: 35326289 PMCID: PMC8946175 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12030333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Physical activity leads to well-established health benefits. Current efforts to enhance physical activity have targeted mainly socioeconomic factors. However, despite these efforts, only a small number of adults engage in regular physical activity to the point of meeting current recommendations. Evidence collected in rodent models and humans establish a strong central nervous system component that regulates physical activity behavior. In particular, dopaminergic pathways in the central nervous system are among the best-characterized biological mechanisms to date with respect to regulating reward, motivation, and habit formation, which are critical for establishing regular physical activity. Herein, we discuss evidence for a role of brain dopamine in the regulation of voluntary physical activity behavior based on selective breeding and pharmacological studies in rodents, as well as genetic studies in both rodents and humans. While these studies establish a role of dopamine and associated mechanisms in the brain in the regulation of voluntary physical activity behavior, there is clearly need for more research on the underlying biology involved in motivation for physical activity and the formation of a physical activity habit. Such knowledge at the basic science level may ultimately be translated into better strategies to enhance physical activity levels within the society.
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Analysis of Selected Variants of DRD2 and ANKK1 Genes in Combat Athletes. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12081239. [PMID: 34440413 PMCID: PMC8393533 DOI: 10.3390/genes12081239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The level of physical activity is conditioned by many different factors, including, among others, the personality traits of a person. Important is the fact that personality traits are a moderately heritable factor and on the basis of the analysis of several genes, various lifetime outcomes can be predicted. One of the most important pathways influencing personality traits is connected to the dopaminergic system; hence, we decided to analyze the DRD2 PROM. rs1799732, DRD2 rs1076560, DRD2 Tag1D rs1800498, DRD2 Ex8 rs6276, DRD2Tag1B rs1079597 and ANKK1 Tag1A rs180049. The research group included 258 male athletes (mean age = 26.02; SD = 8.30), whereas the control group was 284 healthy male volunteers matched for age (mean age = 22.89; SD = 4.78), both of Caucasian origin and without history of substance dependency or psychosis. Genomic DNA was extracted from venous blood using standard procedures. Genotyping was conducted with the real-time PCR method. Differences in the frequency of the DRD2Tag1B rs1079597 gene polymorphism were found between people practicing combat sports and the control group, and the DRD2 PROM. rs1799732, DRD2 rs1076560, DRD2 Tag1D rs1800498, DRD2 Ex8 rs6276, DRD2Tag1B rs1079597 and ANKK1 Tag1A rs1800497 genotypes and allele frequencies in the studied sample did not differ between the analyzed groups. Hence, we considered these polymorphic places as an interesting area for the further search for unambiguous associations between personality traits and attitude towards physical effort.
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Grigsby KB, Childs TE, Booth FW. The role of nucleus accumbens CREB attenuation in rescuing low voluntary running behavior in female rats. J Neurosci Res 2020; 98:2302-2316. [PMID: 32725625 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Given the integral role of nucleus accumbens (NAc) cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) activity in motivational processes, the goal of the current study was to determine whether blunting chronic NAc CREB activity could rescue the low physical activity motivation of female, low voluntary running (LVR) rats. NAc CREB phosphorylation is elevated in these rats, a state previously attributed to deficits in reward valuation. It was recently shown that overexpression of the upstream CREB inhibitor, protein kinase inhibitor alpha (PKIα), increased LVR nightly running by ~threefold. Therefore, the current study addresses the extent to which NAc CREB attenuation influences female LVR and wild-type (WT) wheel-running behavior. Inducible reductions in NAc neuronal activity using Gi-coupled hM4Di DREADDs increased running behavior in LVR, but not in WT, rats. Similarly, site-directed pharmacological inhibition of NAc CREB activity significantly increased LVR nightly running distance and time by ~twofold, with no effect in WT rats. Finally, environmentally enriched LVR rats exhibit higher levels of running compared to socially isolated rats in what appeared to be a CREB-related manner. Considering the positive outcomes of upstream CREB modulation and environmental enrichment on LVR behavior, we believe that blunting NAc CREB activity has the neuromolecular potential to partially reverse low physical activity motivation, as exemplified by the LVR model. The positive physical activity outcome of early life enrichment adds translatable value to human childhood enrichment and highlights its importance on motivational processes later in life.
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- Kolter B Grigsby
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
- Department of Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
- Dalton Cardiovascular Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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A High Fat/High Sugar Diet Alters the Gastrointestinal Metabolome in a Sex Dependent Manner. Metabolites 2020; 10:metabo10100421. [PMID: 33092034 PMCID: PMC7589395 DOI: 10.3390/metabo10100421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The gut metabolome offers insight for identifying the source of diet related pathology. As such, the purpose of this study was to characterize alterations of the gut metabolome in female and male C57BL/6J mice randomly assigned to a standard "chow" diet (CHOW) or a high fat/high sugar diet (HFHS; 45% fat and 20% fructose drinking solution) for nine weeks. Cecal metabolites were extracted and an untargeted analysis via LC-MS/MS was performed. Partial Least Sums Discriminate Analysis (PLS-DA) presented significant differences between the two diet groups in a sex-dependent manner. Mann-Whitney U-tests revealed 2443 and 1669 features to be significantly different between diet groups in the females and males, respectively. The majority of altered metabolites were depleted within the cecum of the HFHS fed mice. Metabolic pathways associated with galactose metabolism, leukotriene metabolism, and androgen and estrogen biosynthesis and metabolism were differentially altered with an HFHS diet between sexes. We concluded the immense metabolite depletion and elevation of adverse metabolites associated with the HFHS diet is suggestive of poor gut health. Further, the differential alterations between female and male mice suggests that sex plays an important role in determining the effect of diet on the metabolome and host health.
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Lee CG, Moon H, Park S. The effects of dopamine receptor genes on the trajectories of sport participation from adolescence through young adulthood. Ann Hum Biol 2020; 47:256-262. [PMID: 32183536 DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2020.1736629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Background: Although previous studies suggest that dopamine receptor genes partially affect physical activity-related behaviours, all of these studies were cross-sectional studies that examined the effects of dopamine receptor genes on physical activity-related behaviours at some point in time. Therefore, the nature and extent of this relationship across the lifespan are even more uncertain.Aim: The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of dopamine receptor genes (i.e. DRD2, DRD4 and DRD5) on sport participation trajectories from adolescence to young adulthood.Subjects and methods: This study used the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health data (wave 1-4). Group-based trajectory modelling was used to investigate the effect of dopamine receptor genes on the probability of being in each sport participation trajectory group.Results: A three-group model was the best fitting model for men whereas a two-group model was the best fitting model for women. The more participants possess the A1 allele of the DRD2, the less likely they are to be in the "high-decreasing group" rather than the "low-stable group" in both men and women. In male participants, the more participants carry the A1 allele of the DRD2, the more likely they are to be in the "high-stable group" rather than the "high-decreasing group" (coefficient = 0.206, p<.05).Conclusions: These results can contribute to the literature by providing important information on the effects of dopamine receptor genes on sport participation trajectories from adolescence through young adulthood.
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- Chung Gun Lee
- Department of Physical Education, College of Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Physical Education, College of Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Physical Education, College of Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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Goleva-Fjellet S, Bjurholt AM, Kure EH, Larsen IK, Støren Ø, Sæbø M. Distribution of allele frequencies for genes associated with physical activity and/or physical capacity in a homogenous Norwegian cohort- a cross-sectional study. BMC Genet 2020; 21:8. [PMID: 31973699 PMCID: PMC6979285 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-020-0813-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There are large individual differences in physical activity (PA) behavior as well as trainability of physical capacity. Heritability studies have shown that genes may have as much impact on exercise participation behavior as environmental factors. Genes that favor both trainability and participation may increase the levels of PA. The present study aimed to assess the allele frequencies in genes associated with PA and/or physical capacity, and to see if there is any association between these polymorphisms and self-reported PA levels in a cohort of middle-aged Norwegians of Scandinavian descent (n = 831; mean age mean age (± SD) 55.5 ± 3.8 years). RESULTS The genotype distributions of the ACTN3 R577X, ACE I/D and MAOA uVNTR polymorphisms were similar to other populations of European descent. When comparing the genotype distribution between the low/medium level PA group (LMPA) and high level PA groups (HPA), a significant difference in ACTN3 577X allele distribution was found. The X allele frequency was 10% lower in the HPA level group (P = 0.006). There were no differences in the genotype distribution of the ACE I/D or MAOA uVNTR polymorphism. Education and previous participation in sports or outdoor activities was positively associated with the self-reported PA levels (P ≤ 0.001). CONCLUSIONS To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to report association between ACTN3 R577X genotype and PA level in middle-aged Scandinavians. Nevertheless, the contribution of a single polymorphism to a complex trait, like PA level, is likely small. Socioeconomic variables, as education and previous participation in sports or outdoor activities, are positively associated with the self-reported PA levels.
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- Sannija Goleva-Fjellet
- Department of Natural Sciences and Environmental Health, University of South-Eastern Norway, Gullbringvegen 36, 3800, Bø i, Telemark, Norway.
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- Department of Sports, Physical Education and Outdoor Studies, University of South-Eastern Norway, Gullbringvegen 36, 3800, Bø i, Telemark, Norway
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- Department of Natural Sciences and Environmental Health, University of South-Eastern Norway, Gullbringvegen 36, 3800, Bø i, Telemark, Norway.,Department of Cancer Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital-The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Sports, Physical Education and Outdoor Studies, University of South-Eastern Norway, Gullbringvegen 36, 3800, Bø i, Telemark, Norway
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- Department of Natural Sciences and Environmental Health, University of South-Eastern Norway, Gullbringvegen 36, 3800, Bø i, Telemark, Norway
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Guo S, Huang Y, Zhang Y, Huang H, Hong S, Liu T. Impacts of exercise interventions on different diseases and organ functions in mice. JOURNAL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCE 2020; 9:53-73. [PMID: 31921481 PMCID: PMC6943779 DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2019.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Revised: 03/09/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Background In recent years, much evidence has emerged to indicate that exercise can benefit people when performed properly. This review summarizes the exercise interventions used in studies involving mice as they are related to special diseases or physiological status. To further understand the effects of exercise interventions in treating or preventing diseases, it is important to establish a template for exercise interventions that can be used in future exercise-related studies. Methods PubMed was used as the data resource for articles. To identify studies related to the effectiveness of exercise interventions for treating various diseases and organ functions in mice, we used the following search language: (exercise [Title] OR training [Title] OR physical activity [Title]) AND (mice [title/abstract] OR mouse [title/abstract] OR mus [title/abstract]). To limit the range of search results, we included 2 filters: one that limited publication dates to "in 10 years" and one that sorted the results as "best match". Then we grouped the commonly used exercise methods according to their similarities and differences. We then evaluated the effectiveness of the exercise interventions for their impact on diseases and organ functions in 8 different systems. Results A total of 331 articles were included in the analysis procedure. The articles were then segmented into 8 systems for which the exercise interventions were used in targeting and treating disorders: motor system (60 studies), metabolic system (45 studies), cardio-cerebral vascular system (58 studies), nervous system (74 studies), immune system (32 studies), respiratory system (7 studies), digestive system (1 study), and the system related to the development of cancer (54 studies). The methods of exercise interventions mainly involved the use of treadmills, voluntary wheel-running, forced wheel-running, swimming, and resistance training. It was found that regardless of the specific exercise method used, most of them demonstrated positive effects on various systemic diseases and organ functions. Most diseases were remitted with exercise regardless of the exercise method used, although some diseases showed the best remission effects when a specific method was used. Conclusion Our review strongly suggests that exercise intervention is a cornerstone in disease prevention and treatment in mice. Because exercise interventions in humans typically focus on chronic diseases, national fitness, and body weight loss, and typically have low intervention compliance rates, it is important to use mice models to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the health benefits from exercise interventions in humans.
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- Shanshan Guo
- School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Purohit DC, Mandyam AD, Terranova MJ, Mandyam CD. Voluntary wheel running during adolescence distinctly alters running output in adulthood in male and female rats. Behav Brain Res 2019; 377:112235. [PMID: 31521739 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2019.112235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2019] [Revised: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Adult female rats show greater running output compared with age-matched male rats, and the midbrain dopaminergic system may account for behavioral differences in running output. However, it is unknown if the lower running output in adult males can be regulated by wheel running experience during adolescence, and whether wheel running experience during adolescence will diminish the sex differences in running output during adulthood. We therefore determined and compared the exercise output in adult male and female rats that either had initiated voluntary wheel running only during adulthood or during adolescence. Our results demonstrate that running output in adult males were significantly higher when running was initiated during adolescence, and this higher running output was not significantly different from females. Running output did not differ during adulthood in females when wheel running was initiated during adolescence or during adulthood. Higher running output in females was associated with reduced expression of tyrosine hydroxylase and hyperactivation of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) in the dorsal striatum. Notably, running during adolescence-induced higher exercise output in adult males was associated with hyperactivation of CaMKII in the dorsal striatum, indicating a mechanistic role for CaMKII in running output. Together, the present results indicate sexually dimorphic adaptive biochemical changes in the dorsal striatum in rats that had escalated running activity, and highlight the importance of including sex as a biological variable in exploring neuroplasticity changes that predict enhanced exercise output in a voluntary physical activity paradigm.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92161, USA
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92161, USA.
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Flack K, Pankey C, Ufholz K, Johnson L, Roemmich JN. Genetic variations in the dopamine reward system influence exercise reinforcement and tolerance for exercise intensity. Behav Brain Res 2019; 375:112148. [PMID: 31404557 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2019.112148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Exercise is a reinforcing behavior and finding exercise highly reinforcing is characteristic of habitual exercisers. Genotypes related to dopamine metabolism moderate the reinforcing value of behaviors, but genetic moderators of exercise reinforcement have not been established. PURPOSE Determine whether singular nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that moderate central reward pathways and pain neurotransmission are associated with exercise reinforcement, tolerance for exercise intensity, and usual physical activity. METHODS Adults (n = 178) were measured for the reinforcing value of exercise relative to sedentary activities (RRVexercise), minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and completed the Preference for and Tolerance of the Intensity of Exercise Questionnaire. Genotyping of 23 SNPs known to influence central dopamine tone, pain, or physical activity was performed. ANOVA tested differences in RRVexercise, tolerance, and MVPA among genotype groups. Linear regression controlling for BMI, sex, and liking of exercise was used to further predict the association of genotype on RRVexercise, tolerance, and MVPA. RESULTS Having at least one copy of the G allele for the DRD2/ANKK1 polymorphism (rs1800497) conferred greater RRVexercise. Greater tolerance for exercise intensity was observed among those homozygous for the T allele for the CNR1 polymorphism (rs6454672), had at least one copy of the G allele for the GABRG3 polymorphism (rs8036270), or had at least one copy of the T allele for the LPR polymorphism (rs12405556). Homozygous individuals for the T allele at rs6454672 exhibited greater MVPA. CONCLUSION Similar to other reinforcing behaviors, there is a genetic contribution to exercise reinforcement, tolerance for exercise intensity, and MVPA.
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- Kyle Flack
- Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA; USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, 2420 2ndAve N., Grand Forks, ND, USA.
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, 2420 2ndAve N., Grand Forks, ND, USA; Department of Biomedical Sciences, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV, USA
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, 2420 2ndAve N., Grand Forks, ND, USA
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, 2420 2ndAve N., Grand Forks, ND, USA
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, 2420 2ndAve N., Grand Forks, ND, USA
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Jaromin E, Sadowska ET, Koteja P. The effect of monoamines reuptake inhibitors on aerobic exercise performance in bank voles from a selection experiment. Curr Zool 2019; 65:409-419. [PMID: 31413714 PMCID: PMC6688583 DOI: 10.1093/cz/zoy063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Exercise performance depends on both physiological abilities (e.g., muscle strength) and behavioral characteristics (e.g., motivation). We tested the hypothesis that evolution of increased aerobic exercise performance can be facilitated by evolution of neuropsychological mechanisms responsible for motivation to undertake physical activity. We used a unique model system: lines of bank voles Myodes glareolus selected for high swim-induced aerobic metabolism ("aerobic" A lines). In generation 21, voles from the 4 A lines achieved a 57% higher "voluntary maximum" swim-induced aerobic metabolism (VO2swim) than voles from 4 unselected, "control" C lines. In C lines, VO2swim was 9% lower than the maximum forced-exercise aerobic metabolism (VO2run; P = 0.007), while in A lines it was even higher than VO2run, although not significantly (4%, P = 0.15). Thus, we hypothesized that selection changed both the aerobic capacity and the neuronal mechanisms behind motivation to undertake activity. We investigated the influence of reuptake inhibitors of dopamine (DARI), serotonin (SSRI), and norepinephrine (NERI) on VO2swim. The drugs decreased VO2swim both in C and A lines (% decrease compared with saline: DARI 8%, P < 0.001; SSRI 6%, P < 0.001; NERI 8%, P < 0.001), but the proportional response differed between selection directions only for NERI (stronger effect in C lines: P = 0.008) and the difference was marginally non-significant for SSRI (P = 0.07) and DARI (P = 0.06). Thus, the results suggest that all the 3 monoamines are involved in signaling pathways controlling the motivation to be active and that norepinephrine could have played a role in the evolution of increased aerobic exercise performance in our animal model.
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- Ewa Jaromin
- Institute of Environmetal Sciences, Jagiellonian University, 7 Gronostajowa Street, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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Maternal physical activity-induced adaptive transcriptional response in brain and placenta of mothers and rat offspring. J Dev Orig Health Dis 2019; 11:108-117. [PMID: 31203831 DOI: 10.1017/s2040174419000333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Maternal physical activity induces brain functional changes and neuroplasticity, leading to an improvement of cognitive functions, such as learning and memory in the offspring. This study investigated the effects of voluntary maternal physical activity on the gene expression of the neurotrophic factors (NTFs): BDNF, NTF4, NTRK2, IGF-1 and IGF-1r in the different areas of mother's brain, placenta and foetus brain of rats. Female Wistar rats (n = 15) were individually housed in voluntary physical activity cages, containing a running wheel, for 4 weeks (period of adaptation) before gestation. Rats were classified as inactive (I, n = 6); active (A, n = 4) and very active (VA, n = 5) according to daily distance spontaneously travelled. During gestation, the dams continued to have access to the running wheel. At the 20th day of gestation, gene expression of NTFs was analysed in different areas of mother's brain (cerebellum, hypothalamus, hippocampus and cortex), placenta and the offspring's brain. NTFs gene expression was evaluated using quantitative PCR. Very active mothers showed upregulation of IGF-1 mRNA in the cerebellum (36.8%) and NTF4 mRNA expression in the placenta (24.3%). In the cortex, there was a tendency of up-regulation of NTRK2 mRNA (p = 0.06) in the A and VA groups when compared to I group. There were no noticeable changes in the gene expression of NTFs in the offspring's brain. Our findings suggest the existence of a developmental plasticity induced by maternal physical activity in specific areas of the brain and placenta representing the first investment for offspring during development.
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LESZCZYNSKI ERICC, VISKER JOSEPHR, FERGUSON DAVIDP. The Effect of Growth Restriction on Voluntary Physical Activity Engagement in Mice. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2019; 51:2201-2209. [DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Reddon H, Patel Y, Turcotte M, Pigeyre M, Meyre D. Revisiting the evolutionary origins of obesity: lazy versus peppy-thrifty genotype hypothesis. Obes Rev 2018; 19:1525-1543. [PMID: 30261552 DOI: 10.1111/obr.12742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Revised: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The recent global obesity epidemic is attributed to major societal and environmental changes, such as excessive energy intake and sedentary lifestyle. However, exposure to 'obesogenic' environments does not necessarily result in obesity at the individual level, as 40-75% of body mass index variation in population is attributed to genetic differences. The thrifty genotype theory posits that genetic variants promoting efficient food sequestering and optimal deposition of fat during periods of food abundance were evolutionarily advantageous for the early hunter-gatherer and were positively selected. However, the thrifty genotype is likely too simplistic and fails to provide a justification for the complex distribution of obesity predisposing gene variants and for the broad range of body mass index observed in diverse ethnic groups. This review proposes that gene pleiotropy may better account for the variability in the distribution of obesity susceptibility alleles across modern populations. We outline the lazy-thrifty versus peppy-thrifty genotype hypothesis and detail the body of evidence in the literature in support of this novel concept. Future population genetics and mathematical modelling studies that account for pleiotropy may further improve our understanding of the evolutionary origins of the current obesity epidemic.
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- H Reddon
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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Grigsby KB, Kelty TJ, Booth FW. Medial habenula maturational deficits associate with low motivation for voluntary physical activity. Brain Res 2018; 1698:187-194. [PMID: 30118717 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2018.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 08/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The habenula is a small, diencephalic structure comprised of distinct subnuclei which receives inputs from the limbic forebrain and sends projections to various regions in the midbrain, making this region well positioned to influence reward and motivation. Genetic ablation of the dorsal medial habenula is known to decrease voluntary wheel-running in mice. However, the extent to which the medial habenula (MHb) mediates wheel-running motivation in the context of high or low motivation for voluntary physical activity remains to be determined. In so, we utilized 5-week-old female rats selectively bred to voluntarily run high (HVR) or low (LVR) distances in order to determine if inherent differences in medial habenula maturation accompany inherent differences in wheel-running motivation. We report a significantly higher expression of genes associated with MHb development (Brn3a, Nurr1, Tac1, and Kcnip) in HVR versus LVR rats. Furthermore, there was a positive correlation between Brn3a and Nurr1 expression and run distance in HVR, but not LVR rats. Similarly, NeuN and Synapsin 1, markers of neuronal maturation, were higher in HVR compared to LVR rats. Lastly, dendritic density was determined to be higher in the MHb of HVR versus LVR rats, while LVR rats showed a higher percentage of thin spines, suggesting a higher prevalence of immature dendrites in LVR rats. Taken together, the above findings highlight the involvement of MHb in driving the motivation to be physically active. Given pandemic levels of global physical inactivity, the role of the MHb offers a novel potential to improve our global health.
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- Kolter B Grigsby
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States; Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States; Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States; Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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Grigsby KB, Ruegsegger GN, Childs TE, Booth FW. Overexpression of Protein Kinase Inhibitor Alpha Reverses Rat Low Voluntary Running Behavior. Mol Neurobiol 2018; 56:1782-1797. [PMID: 29931508 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-018-1171-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A gene was sought that could reverse low voluntary running distances in a model of low voluntary wheel-running behavior. In order to confirm the low motivation to wheel-run in our model does not result from defects in reward valuation, we employed sucrose preference and conditioned place preference for voluntary wheel-access. We observed no differences between our model and wild-type rats regarding the aforementioned behavioral testing. Instead, low voluntary runners seemed to require less running to obtain similar rewards for low voluntary running levels compared to wild-type rats. Previous work in our lab identified protein kinase inhibitor alpha as being lower in low voluntary running than wild-type rats. Next, nucleus accumbens injections of an adenoviral-associated virus that overexpressed the protein kinase inhibitor alpha gene increased running distance in low voluntary running, but not wild-type rats. Endogenous mRNA levels for protein kinase inhibitor alpha, dopamine receptor D1, dopamine receptor D2, and Fos were all only lower in wild-type rats following overexpression compared to low voluntary runners, suggesting a potential molecular and behavioral resistance in wild-type rats. Utilizing a nucleus accumbens preparation, three intermediate early gene mRNAs increased in low voluntary running slices after dopamine receptor agonist SKF-38393 exposure, while wild-type had no response. In summary, the results suggest that protein kinase inhibitor alpha is a promising gene candidate to partially rescue physical activity in the polygenic model of low voluntary running. Importantly, there were divergent molecular responses to protein kinase inhibitor alpha overexpression in low voluntary runners compared to wild-type rats.
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- Kolter B Grigsby
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.,Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA. .,Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA. .,Department of Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA. .,Dalton Cardiovascular Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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Cates BE, Dillard BM, Foster BR, Patterson SV, Spivey TP, Combs EB, Bowen RS. Effects of varying doses of estrogen and caudal pressure on wheel running in orchidectomized male mice. Physiol Rep 2018; 6:e13730. [PMID: 29870160 PMCID: PMC5987813 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Revised: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Physical inactivity is a leading cause of hypokinetic diseases - obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and certain types of cancers. Increased city walkability, better access to fitness facilities, and remediation of socioeconomic barriers prove successful for limited populations within the confines of stringently controlled environments; however, these strategies fail to reverse the ever-increasing physical inactivity epidemic on a global scale indicating the existence of other unidentified factors. These purported biological factors remain critical targets to understand the regulation of this complex phenotype. An estrogenic mechanism that incompletely or slowly adjusts physical activity levels following reintroduction of estrogenic compounds to surgically gonadectomized mice has been postulated to exist. Currently, this mechanism remains scrutinized due to concerns that elevated estrogen levels induce urinary bladder distension. The distension of the urinary bladder may mechanically disrupt physical activity, masking any physiological effects estrogen has on physical activity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of estrogen on physical activity levels while employing dose-related strategies to alleviate distension in mice. Wheel running data were collected under normal physiological conditions, following removal of endogenous sex steroids via orchidectomy, and during estrogen replacement at various doses (0%, 10%, 50% or 100% estrogen-containing implants) to induce varying degrees of urinary bladder distension. Wheel running distance (P = 0.005) and duration (P = 0.006) decreased after orchidectomy, but slowly increased following estrogen replacement. During the study, wheel running did not return to the levels observed in physiologically intact mice. Significant distension was not observed between estrogen treatment groups indicating that a slow-responding estrogen effect exists in male mice that prevents wheel running from returning to normal levels immediately following steroid reintroduction. The limited increase in wheel running during estrogen treatment following orchidectomy is not an artifact of induced urinary bladder distension.
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- Brittany E. Cates
- Laboratory of Applied and Exercise EndocrinologyPilgram Marpeck School of STEMTruett McConnell UniversityClevelandGeorgia
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- Laboratory of Applied and Exercise EndocrinologyPilgram Marpeck School of STEMTruett McConnell UniversityClevelandGeorgia
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- Laboratory of Applied and Exercise EndocrinologyPilgram Marpeck School of STEMTruett McConnell UniversityClevelandGeorgia
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- Laboratory of Applied and Exercise EndocrinologyPilgram Marpeck School of STEMTruett McConnell UniversityClevelandGeorgia
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- Laboratory of Applied and Exercise EndocrinologyPilgram Marpeck School of STEMTruett McConnell UniversityClevelandGeorgia
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- Laboratory of Applied and Exercise EndocrinologyPilgram Marpeck School of STEMTruett McConnell UniversityClevelandGeorgia
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- Laboratory of Applied and Exercise EndocrinologyPilgram Marpeck School of STEMTruett McConnell UniversityClevelandGeorgia
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VAN DER Mee DJ, Fedko IO, Hottenga JJ, Ehli EA, VAN DER Zee MD, Ligthart L, VAN Beijsterveldt TCEM, Davies GE, Bartels M, Landers JG, DE Geus EJC. Dopaminergic Genetic Variants and Voluntary Externally Paced Exercise Behavior. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2018; 50:700-708. [PMID: 29135816 PMCID: PMC5856580 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Most candidate gene studies on the neurobiology of voluntary exercise behavior have focused on the dopaminergic signaling pathway and its role in the mesolimbic reward system. We hypothesized that dopaminergic candidate genes may influence exercise behavior through additional effects on executive functioning and that these effects are only detected when the types of exercise activity are taken into account. METHODS Data on voluntary exercise behavior and at least one single-nucleotide polymorphism/variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) were available for 12,929 participants of the Netherlands Twin Registry. Exercise activity was classified as externally paced if a high level of executive function skill was required. The total volume of voluntary exercise (minutes per week) as well as the volume specifically spent on externally paced activities were tested for association with nine functional dopaminergic polymorphisms (DRD1: rs265981, DRD2/ANKK1: rs1800497, DRD3: rs6280, DRD4: VNTR 48 bp, DRD5: VNTR 130-166 bp, DBH: rs2519152, DAT1: VNTR 40 bp, COMT: rs4680, MAOA: VNTR 30 bp), a polygenic score (PGS) based on nine alleles leading to lower dopamine responsiveness, and a PGS based on three alleles associated with both higher reward sensitivity and better executive functioning (DRD2/ANKK1: "G" allele, COMT: Met allele, DAT1: 440-bp allele). RESULTS No association with total exercise volume or externally paced exercise volume was found for individual alleles or the nine-allele PGS. The volume of externally paced exercise behavior was significantly associated with the reward and executive function congruent PGS. This association was driven by the DAT1 440-bp and COMT Met allele, which acted as increaser alleles for externally paced exercise behavior. CONCLUSIONS Taking into account the types of exercise activity may increase the success of identifying genetic variants and unraveling the neurobiology of voluntary exercise behavior.
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- Denise J VAN DER Mee
- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Physical activity (PA) is a well-established modifiable lifestyle determinant for multiple cardio-metabolic outcomes. While many psychosocial and environmental correlates of PA have been identified, current understanding of the genetic architecture that contributes to PA is still very limited, especially when compared to other phenotypes such as obesity and diabetes. RECENT FINDINGS This review systematically and comprehensively assesses available evidence from animal experiments, family studies, population-based candidate gene analyses, and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) studying the genetics of physical activity patterns. It discusses the scientific evolution in the field of PA genetics, including the recognition of increased sample sizes, the shift from early family-based approaches to association-based design, and the rapidly advancement of enabling genotyping and sequencing technologies. In addition, this review points to the gaps in the current knowledge base, including the general lack of GWAS and whole-genome sequence analyses particularly understudied populations, and the need for large-scale collaborative effort in both observational and experimental settings. In this review, we also call for research utilizing systems biology strategies for PA genetic research and accounting for complex gene-environment interactions that may vary by race/ethnicity. The epidemic of physical inactivity has been a public health nemesis, encompassing a large burden of diseases and high societal costs. A better understanding of the genetic basis of PA can inform public health policies for the prevention, control, and treatment of many chronic diseases related to physical inactivity.
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- Xiaochen Lin
- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.,Center for Global Cardio-metabolic Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.,Department of Family Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. .,Center for Global Cardio-metabolic Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. .,Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. .,Department of Endocrinology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou, China. .,Department of Epidemiology and Medicine, Brown University, 121 South Main St, Providence, RI, 02903, USA.
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Dopamine D3 receptor status modulates sexual dimorphism in voluntary wheel running behavior in mice. Behav Brain Res 2017; 333:235-241. [PMID: 28684358 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.06.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Revised: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Sexual dimorphism has been described in various aspects of physiological and pathophysiological processes involving dopaminergic signaling. This might account for the different disease characteristics in men and women in e.g. Parkinson's disease or ADHD. A better understanding might contribute to the future individualization of therapy. We examined spontaneous wheel running activity of male and female mice, homo- and heterozygote for dopamine D3 receptor deficiency (D3R -/- and D3R+/-), and compared them to wild type controls. We found higher wheel running activity in female mice than in their male littermates. D3-/- mice, irrespective of sex, were also hyperactive compared to both D3+/- and wild type animals. Hyperactivity of D3-/- female mice was pronounced during the first days of wheel running but then decreased while their male counterparts continued to be hyperactive. Physical activity was menstrual cycle-dependent. Activity fluctuations were also seen in D3 receptor knockout mice and are therefore presumably independent of D3 receptor activation. Our data underscore the complex interaction of dopaminergic signaling and gonadal hormones that leads to specific running behavior. Furthermore, we detected sex- and D3 receptor status-specific reactions during novel exposure to the running wheel. These findings suggest the need for adapting dopaminergic therapies to individual factors such as sex or even menstrual cycle to optimize therapeutic success.
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Ruegsegger GN, Booth FW. Running from Disease: Molecular Mechanisms Associating Dopamine and Leptin Signaling in the Brain with Physical Inactivity, Obesity, and Type 2 Diabetes. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2017; 8:109. [PMID: 28588553 PMCID: PMC5440472 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2017.00109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Physical inactivity is a primary contributor to diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes. Accelerometry data suggest that a majority of US adults fail to perform substantial levels of physical activity needed to improve health. Thus, understanding the molecular factors that stimulate physical activity, and physical inactivity, is imperative for the development of strategies to reduce sedentary behavior and in turn prevent chronic disease. Despite many of the well-known health benefits of physical activity being described, little is known about genetic and biological factors that may influence this complex behavior. The mesolimbic dopamine system regulates motivating and rewarding behavior as well as motor movement. Here, we present data supporting the hypothesis that obesity may mechanistically lower voluntary physical activity levels via dopamine dysregulation. In doing so, we review data that suggest mesolimbic dopamine activity is a strong contributor to voluntary physical activity behavior. We also summarize findings suggesting that obesity leads to central dopaminergic dysfunction, which in turn contributes to reductions in physical activity that often accompany obesity. Additionally, we highlight examples in which central leptin activity influences physical activity levels in a dopamine-dependent manner. Future elucidation of these mechanisms will help support strategies to increase physical activity levels in obese patients and prevent diseases caused by physical inactivity.
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- Gregory N. Ruegsegger
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
- Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
- *Correspondence: Frank W. Booth,
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Schnurr TM, Gjesing AP, Sandholt CH, Jonsson A, Mahendran Y, Have CT, Ekstrøm CT, Bjerregaard AL, Brage S, Witte DR, Jørgensen ME, Aadahl M, Thuesen BH, Linneberg A, Eiberg H, Pedersen O, Grarup N, Kilpeläinen TO, Hansen T. Genetic Correlation between Body Fat Percentage and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Suggests Common Genetic Etiology. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0166738. [PMID: 27846319 PMCID: PMC5112859 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Objectives It has long been discussed whether fitness or fatness is a more important determinant of health status. If the same genetic factors that promote body fat percentage (body fat%) are related to cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), part of the concurrent associations with health outcomes could reflect a common genetic origin. In this study we aimed to 1) examine genetic correlations between body fat% and CRF; 2) determine whether CRF can be attributed to a genetic risk score (GRS) based on known body fat% increasing loci; and 3) examine whether the fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) locus associates with CRF. Methods Genetic correlations based on pedigree information were examined in a family based cohort (n = 230 from 55 families). For the genetic association analyses, we examined two Danish population-based cohorts (ntotal = 3206). The body fat% GRS was created by summing the alleles of twelve independent risk variants known to associate with body fat%. We assessed CRF as maximal oxygen uptake expressed in millilitres of oxygen uptake per kg of body mass (VO2max), per kg fat-free mass (VO2maxFFM), or per kg fat mass (VO2maxFM). All analyses were adjusted for age and sex, and when relevant, for body composition. Results We found a significant negative genetic correlation between VO2max and body fat% (ρG = -0.72 (SE ±0.13)). The body fat% GRS associated with decreased VO2max (β = -0.15 mL/kg/min per allele, p = 0.0034, age and sex adjusted). The body fat%-increasing FTO allele was associated with a 0.42 mL/kg/min unit decrease in VO2max per allele (p = 0.0092, age and sex adjusted). Both associations were abolished after additional adjustment for body fat%. The fat% increasing GRS and FTO risk allele were associated with decreased VO2maxFM but not with VO2maxFFM. Conclusions Our findings suggest a shared genetic etiology between whole body fat% and CRF.
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- Theresia M. Schnurr
- Section of Metabolic Genetics, The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- * E-mail:
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- Section of Metabolic Genetics, The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Metabolic Genetics, The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Metabolic Genetics, The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Metabolic Genetics, The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Metabolic Genetics, The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of General Practice, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Section of General Practice, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Research Centre for Prevention and Health, The Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research Centre for Prevention and Health, The Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research Centre for Prevention and Health, The Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Metabolic Genetics, The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Metabolic Genetics, The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Metabolic Genetics, The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Metabolic Genetics, The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Møller LL, Sylow L, Gøtzsche CR, Serup AK, Christiansen SH, Weikop P, Kiens B, Woldbye DP, Richter EA. Decreased spontaneous activity in AMPK α2 muscle specific kinase dead mice is not caused by changes in brain dopamine metabolism. Physiol Behav 2016; 164:300-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2016] [Revised: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Ruegsegger GN, Toedebusch RG, Childs TE, Grigsby KB, Booth FW. Loss of Cdk5 function in the nucleus accumbens decreases wheel running and may mediate age-related declines in voluntary physical activity. J Physiol 2016; 595:363-384. [PMID: 27461471 DOI: 10.1113/jp272489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 07/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Physical inactivity, which drastically increases with advancing age, is associated with numerous chronic diseases. The nucleus accumbens (the pleasure and reward 'hub' in the brain) influences wheel running behaviour in rodents. RNA-sequencing and subsequent bioinformatics analysis led us to hypothesize a potential relationship between the regulation of dendritic spine density, the molecules involved in synaptic transmission, and age-related reductions in wheel running. Upon completion of follow-up studies, we developed the working model that synaptic plasticity in the nucleus accumbens is central to age-related changes in voluntary running. Testing this hypothesis, inhibition of Cdk5 (comprising a molecule central to the processes described above) in the nucleus accumbens reduced wheel running. The results of the present study show that reductions in synaptic transmission and Cdk5 function are related to decreases in voluntary running behaviour and provide guidance for understanding the neural mechanisms that underlie age-dependent reductions in the motivation to be physically active. ABSTRACT Increases in age are often associated with reduced levels of physical activity, which, in turn, associates with the development of numerous chronic diseases. We aimed to assess molecular differences in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) (a specific brain nucleus postulated to influence rewarding behaviour) with respect to wheel running and sedentary female Wistar rats at 8 and 14 weeks of age. RNA-sequencing was used to interrogate transcriptomic changes between 8- and 14-week-old wheel running rats, and select transcripts were later analysed by quantitative RT-PCR in age-matched sedentary rats. Voluntary wheel running was greatest at 8 weeks and had significantly decreased by 12 weeks. From 619 differentially expressed mRNAs, bioinformatics suggested that cAMP-mediated signalling, dopamine- and cAMP-regulated neuronal phosphoprotein of 32 kDa feedback, and synaptic plasticity were greater in 8- vs. 14-week-old rats. In depth analysis of these networks showed significant (∼20-30%; P < 0.05) decreases in cell adhesion molecule (Cadm)4 and p39 mRNAs, as well as their proteins from 8 to 14 weeks of age in running and sedentary rats. Furthermore, Cadm4, cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) and p39 mRNAs were significantly correlated with voluntary running distance. Analysis of dendritic spine density in the NAc showed that wheel access increased spine density (P < 0.001), whereas spine density was lower in 14- vs. 8-week-old sedentary rats (P = 0.03). Intriguingly, intra-NAc injection of the Cdk5 inhibitor roscovitine, dose-dependently decreased wheel running. Collectively, these experiments suggest that an age-dependent loss in synaptic function and Cdk5/p39 activity in the NAc may be partially responsible for age-related declines in voluntary running behaviour.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.,Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.,Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.,Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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Kim GH, Im K, Kwon H, Seo SW, Ye BS, Cho H, Noh Y, Lee JM, Kim ST, Park SE, Kim H, Hwang JW, Kang SJ, Jeong JH, Na DL. Higher Physical Activity Is Associated with Increased Attentional Network Connectivity in the Healthy Elderly. Front Aging Neurosci 2016; 8:198. [PMID: 27597826 PMCID: PMC4992688 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2016.00198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the potential alterations in structural network properties related to physical activity (PA) in healthy elderly. We recruited 76 elderly individuals with normal cognition from Samsung Medical Center in Seoul, Korea. All participants underwent the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery and 3.0T brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Participants were subdivided into quartiles according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire scores, which represents the amount of PA. Through graph theory based analyses, we compared global and local network topologies according to PA quartile. The higher PA group demonstrated better performance in speed processing compared to the lower PA group. Regional nodal strength also significantly increased in the higher PA group, which involved the bilateral middle frontal, bilateral inferior parietal, right medial orbitofrontal, right superior, and middle temporal gyri. These results were further replicated when the highest and the lowest quartile groups were compared in terms of regional nodal strengths and local efficiency. Our findings that the regional nodal strengths associated with the attentional network were increased in the higher PA group suggest the preventive effects of PA on age-related cognitive decline, especially in attention.
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- Geon Ha Kim
- Department of Neurology, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University School of MedicineSeoul, Korea
- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of MedicineSeoul, Korea
- Ewha Brain Institute, Ewha Womans UniversitySeoul, Korea
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- Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang UniversitySeoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of MedicineSeoul, Korea
- Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical CenterSeoul, Korea
- Department of Clinical Research Design and Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan UniversitySeoul, Korea
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan UniversitySeoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of MedicineSeoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of MedicineSeoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Gachon University Gil Medical CenterIncheon, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang UniversitySeoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of MedicineSeoul, Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan UniversitySeoul, Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan UniversitySeoul, Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan UniversitySeoul, Korea
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- College of Nursing, The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National UniversitySeoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University School of MedicineSeoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of MedicineSeoul, Korea
- Neuroscience Center, Samsung Medical CenterSeoul, Korea
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan UniversitySeoul, Korea
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Jaromin E, Sadowska ET, Koteja P. A dopamine and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (bupropion) does not alter exercise performance of bank voles. Curr Zool 2016; 62:307-315. [PMID: 29491918 PMCID: PMC5804238 DOI: 10.1093/cz/zow026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Physical performance is determined both by biophysical and physiological limitations and behavioral characteristic, specifically motivation. We applied an experimental evolution approach combined with pharmacological manipulation to test the hypothesis that evolution of increased aerobic exercise performance can be triggered by evolution of motivation to undertake physical activity. We used a unique model system: bank voles from A lines, selected for high swim-induced aerobic metabolism (VO2swim), which achieved a 61% higher mass-adjusted VO2swim than those from unselected C lines. Because the voles could float on the water surface with only a minimum activity, the maximum rate of metabolism achieved in that test depended not only on their aerobic capacity, but also on motivation to undertake intensive activity. Therefore, we hypothesized that signaling of neurotransmitters putatively involved in regulating physical activity (dopamine and noradrenaline) had changed in response to selection. We measured VO2swim after intraperitoneal injections of saline or the norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor bupropion (20 mg/kg or 30 mg/kg). Additionally, we measured forced-exercise VO2 (VO2max). In C lines, VO2swim (mass-adjusted mean ± standard error (SE): 4.0 ± 0.1 mLO2/min) was lower than VO2max (5.0 ± 0.1 mLO2/min), but in A lines VO2swim (6.0 ± 0.1 mLO2/min) was as high as VO2max (6.0 ± 0.1 mLO2/min). Thus, the selection effectively changed both the physiological-physical performance limit and mechanisms responsible for the willingness to undertake vigorous locomotor activity. Surprisingly, the drug had no effect on the achieved level of VO2swim. Thus, the results did not allow firm conclusions concerning involvement of these neurotransmitters in evolution of increased aerobic exercise performance in the experimental evolution model system.
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- Ewa Jaromin
- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, Krakow 30-387, Poland
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, Krakow 30-387, Poland
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, Krakow 30-387, Poland
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Bowen RS, Cates BE, Combs EB, Dillard BM, Epting JT, Foster BR, Patterson SV, Spivey TP. Stabilization of the wheel running phenotype in mice. Physiol Behav 2016; 155:149-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Revised: 11/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Lee H, Ash GI, Angelopoulos TJ, Gordon PM, Moyna NM, Visich PS, Zoeller RF, Gordish-Dressman H, Deshpande V, Chen MH, Thompson PD, Hoffman EP, Devaney JM, Pescatello LS. Obesity-Related Genetic Variants and their Associations with Physical Activity. SPORTS MEDICINE - OPEN 2015; 1:34. [PMID: 26495240 PMCID: PMC4607705 DOI: 10.1186/s40798-015-0036-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2015] [Accepted: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identified obesity-related genetic variants. Due to the pleiotropic effects of related phenotypes, we tested six of these obesity-related genetic variants for their association with physical activity: fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO)(rs9939609)T>A, potassium channel tetramerization domain containing (KCTD15) (rs11084753)G>A, melanocortin receptor4 (MC4R)(rs17782313)T>C, neuronal growth regulator 1 (NEGR1)(rs2815752)A>G, SH2B adapter protein 1 (SH2B1)(rs7498665)A>G, and transmembrane protein18 (TMEM18)(rs6548238)C>T. METHOD European-American women (n = 263) and men (n = 229) (23.5 ± 0.3 years, 24.6 ± 0.2 kg/m2) were genotyped and completed the Paffenbarger physical activity Questionnaire. Physical activity volume in metabolic energy equivalents [MET]-hour/week was derived from the summed time spent (hour/week) times the given MET value for vigorous, moderate, and light intensity physical activity, and sitting and sleeping, respectively. Multivariable adjusted [(age, sex, and body mass index (BMI)] linear regression tested associations among genotype (dominant/recessive model) and the log of physical activity volume. RESULT MC4R (rs17782313)T>C explained 1.1 % (p = 0.02), TMEM18(rs6548238)C>T 1.2 % (p = 0.01), and SH2B1 (rs7498665)A>G 0.6 % (p = 0.08) of the variability in physical activity volume. Subjects with the MC4R C allele spent 3.5 % less MET-hour/week than those with the TT genotype (p = 0.02). Subjects with the TMEM18 T allele spent 4.1 % less MET-hour/week than those with the CC genotype (p = 0.01). Finally, subjects with the SH2B1 GG genotype spent 3.6 % less MET-hour/week than A allele carriers (p = 0.08). CONCLUSION Our findings suggest a shared genetic influence among some obesity-related gene loci and physical activity phenotypes that should be explored further. Physical activity volume differences by genotype have public health importance equating to 11-13 lb weight difference annually.
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- Harold Lee
- Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Box G-S121-2, Providence, RI 02912 USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
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- Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798 USA
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- Department of Sport Science and Health, Dublin City University, Dublin, 7008802 Ireland
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- Exercise & Sport Performance, University of New England, Biddeford, ME 04005 USA
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- Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA
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- Research Center for Genetic Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010 USA
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- Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
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- Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Henry Low Heart Center, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT 06102 USA
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- Research Center for Genetic Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010 USA
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- Research Center for Genetic Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010 USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
- Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
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Fernandes MFA, Matthys D, Hryhorczuk C, Sharma S, Mogra S, Alquier T, Fulton S. Leptin Suppresses the Rewarding Effects of Running via STAT3 Signaling in Dopamine Neurons. Cell Metab 2015; 22:741-9. [PMID: 26341832 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2015.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Revised: 06/12/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The adipose hormone leptin potently influences physical activity. Leptin can decrease locomotion and running, yet the mechanisms involved and the influence of leptin on the rewarding effects of running ("runner's high") are unknown. Leptin receptor (LepR) signaling involves activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT3), including in dopamine neurons of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) that are essential for reward-relevant behavior. We found that mice lacking STAT3 in dopamine neurons exhibit greater voluntary running, an effect reversed by viral-mediated STAT3 restoration. STAT3 deletion increased the rewarding effects of running whereas intra-VTA leptin blocked it in a STAT3-dependent manner. Finally, STAT3 loss-of-function reduced mesolimbic dopamine overflow and function. Findings suggest that leptin influences the motivational effects of running via LepR-STAT3 modulation of dopamine tone. Falling leptin is hypothesized to increase stamina and the rewarding effects of running as an adaptive means to enhance the pursuit and procurement of food.
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- Maria Fernanda A Fernandes
- Centre de Recherche du CHUM and Montreal Diabetes Research Center, Université de Montreal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Department of Physiology, Université de Montreal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM and Montreal Diabetes Research Center, Université de Montreal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Department of Neuroscience, Université de Montreal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM and Montreal Diabetes Research Center, Université de Montreal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Department of Physiology, Université de Montreal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM and Montreal Diabetes Research Center, Université de Montreal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Department of Nutrition, Université de Montreal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM and Montreal Diabetes Research Center, Université de Montreal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM and Montreal Diabetes Research Center, Université de Montreal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Department of Medicine, Université de Montreal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM and Montreal Diabetes Research Center, Université de Montreal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Department of Nutrition, Université de Montreal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H4B 1R6, Canada.
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Ferguson DP, Dangott LJ, Vellers HL, Schmitt EE, Lightfoot JT. Differential protein expression in the nucleus accumbens of high and low active mice. Behav Brain Res 2015; 291:283-288. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2015.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2014] [Revised: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Dawes M, Kochan KJ, Riggs PK, Timothy Lightfoot J. Differential miRNA expression in inherently high- and low-active inbred mice. Physiol Rep 2015; 3:3/7/e12469. [PMID: 26229004 PMCID: PMC4552544 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Despite established health benefits of regular exercise, the majority of Americans do not meet the recommended levels of physical activity. While it is known that voluntary activity levels are largely heritable, the genetic mechanisms that regulate activity are not well understood. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that inhibit transcription by binding to a target gene, inhibiting protein production. The purpose of this study was to investigate differential miRNA expression between inherently high- (C57L/J) and low- (C3H/HeJ) active inbred mice in soleus, extensor digitorum longus (EDL), and nucleus accumbens tissues. Expression was initially determined by miRNA microarray analysis, and selected miRNAs were validated by qRT-PCR. Expression of 13 miRNAs varied between strains in the nucleus accumbens, 20 in soleus, and eight in EDL, by microarray analysis. Two miRNAs were validated by qRT-PCR in the nucleus accumbens; miR-466 was downregulated (∼4 fold; P < 0.0004), and miR-342-5p was upregulated (∼115 fold; P < 0.0001) in high-active mice. MiR-466 was downregulated (∼5 fold; P < 0.0001) in the soleus of high-active mice as well. Interestingly, miR-466 is one of several miRNA families with sequence located in intron 10 of Sfmbt2; miRNAs at this locus are thought to drive imprinting of this gene. “Pathways in cancer” and “TGFβ signaling” were the most significant pathways of putative target genes in both the soleus and nucleus accumbens. Our results are the first to consider differential miRNA expression between high- and low-active mice, and suggest that miRNAs may play a role in regulation of physical activity.
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- Michelle Dawes
- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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Ruegsegger GN, Toedebusch RG, Will MJ, Booth FW. Mu opioid receptor modulation in the nucleus accumbens lowers voluntary wheel running in rats bred for high running motivation. Neuropharmacology 2015; 97:171-81. [PMID: 26044640 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2015.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2015] [Revised: 04/24/2015] [Accepted: 05/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The exact role of opioid receptor signaling in mediating voluntary wheel running is unclear. To provide additional understanding, female rats selectively bred for motivation of low (LVR) versus high voluntary running (HVR) behaviors were used. Aims of this study were 1) to identify intrinsic differences in nucleus accumbens (NAc) mRNA expression of opioid-related transcripts and 2) to determine if nightly wheel running is differently influenced by bilateral NAc injections of either the mu-opioid receptor agonist D-Ala2, NMe-Phe4, Glyo5-enkephalin (DAMGO) (0.25, 2.5 μg/side), or its antagonist, naltrexone (5, 10, 20 μg/side). In Experiment 1, intrinsic expression of Oprm1 and Pdyn mRNAs were higher in HVR compared to LVR. Thus, the data imply that line differences in opioidergic mRNA in the NAc could partially contribute to differences in wheel running behavior. In Experiment 2, a significant decrease in running distance was present in HVR rats treated with 2.5 μg DAMGO, or with 10 μg and 20 μg naltrexone between hours 0-1 of the dark cycle. Neither DAMGO nor naltrexone had a significant effect on running distance in LVR rats. Taken together, the data suggest that the high nightly voluntary running distance expressed by HVR rats is mediated by increased endogenous mu-opioid receptor signaling in the NAc, that is disturbed by either agonism or antagonism. In summary, our findings on NAc opioidergic mRNA expression and mu-opioid receptor modulations suggest HVR rats, compared to LVR rats, express higher running levels mediated by an increase in motivation driven, in part, by elevated NAc opioidergic signaling.
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- Gregory N Ruegsegger
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States; Christopher Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia MO, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States; Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States; Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States; Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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Physical Activity Protects the Human Brain against Metabolic Stress Induced by a Postprandial and Chronic Inflammation. Behav Neurol 2015; 2015:569869. [PMID: 26074674 PMCID: PMC4436444 DOI: 10.1155/2015/569869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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In recent years, it has become clear that chronic systemic low-grade inflammation is at the root of many, if not all, typically Western diseases associated with the metabolic syndrome. While much focus has been given to sedentary lifestyle as a cause of chronic inflammation, it is less often appreciated that chronic inflammation may also promote a sedentary lifestyle, which in turn causes chronic inflammation. Given that even minor increases in chronic inflammation reduce brain volume in otherwise healthy individuals, the bidirectional relationship between inflammation and sedentary behaviour may explain why humans have lost brain volume in the last 30,000 years and also intelligence in the last 30 years. We review evidence that lack of physical activity induces chronic low-grade inflammation and, consequently, an energy conflict between the selfish immune system and the selfish brain. Although the notion that increased physical activity would improve health in the modern world is widespread, here we provide a novel perspective on this truism by providing evidence that recovery of normal human behaviour, such as spontaneous physical activity, would calm proinflammatory activity, thereby allocating more energy to the brain and other organs, and by doing so would improve human health.
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Salamone JD, Pardo M, Yohn SE, López-Cruz L, SanMiguel N, Correa M. Mesolimbic Dopamine and the Regulation of Motivated Behavior. Curr Top Behav Neurosci 2015; 27:231-57. [PMID: 26323245 DOI: 10.1007/7854_2015_383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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It has been known for some time that nucleus accumbens dopamine (DA) is involved in aspects of motivation , but theoretical approaches to understanding the functions of DA have continued to evolve based upon emerging data and novel concepts. Although it has become traditional to label DA neurons as "reward" neurons, the actual findings are more complicated than that, because they indicate that DA neurons can respond to a variety of motivationally significant stimuli. Moreover, it is important to distinguish between aspects of motivation that are differentially affected by dopaminergic manipulations. Studies that involve nucleus accumbens DA antagonism or depletion indicate that accumbens DA does not mediate primary food motivation or appetite. Nevertheless, DA is involved in appetitive and aversive motivational processes including behavioral activation , exertion of effort, sustained task engagement, and Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer. Interference with accumbens DA transmission affects instrumental behavior in a manner that interacts with the response requirements of the task and also shifts effort-related choice behavior, biasing animals toward low-effort alternatives. Dysfunctions of mesolimbic DA may contribute to motivational symptoms seen in various psychopathologies, including depression , schizophrenia, parkinsonism, and other disorders.
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- John D Salamone
- Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269-1020, USA.
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- Àrea de Psicobiologia, Universitat Jaume I, 12071, Castelló, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269-1020, USA
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- Àrea de Psicobiologia, Universitat Jaume I, 12071, Castelló, Spain
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- Àrea de Psicobiologia, Universitat Jaume I, 12071, Castelló, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269-1020, USA.,Àrea de Psicobiologia, Universitat Jaume I, 12071, Castelló, Spain
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Studies on the determinants of physical activity have traditionally focused on social factors and environmental barriers, but recent research has shown the additional importance of biological factors, including genetic variation. Here we review the major tenets of this research to arrive at three major conclusions: First, individual differences in physical activity traits are significantly influenced by genetic factors, but genetic contribution varies strongly over age, with heritability of leisure time exercise behavior ranging from 27% to 84% and heritability of sedentary behaviors ranging from 9% to 48%. Second, candidate gene approaches based on animal or human QTLs or on biological relevance (e.g., dopaminergic or cannabinoid activity in the brain, or exercise performance influencing muscle physiology) have not yet yielded the necessary evidence to specify the genetic mechanisms underlying the heritability of physical activity traits. Third, there is significant genetic modulation of the beneficial effects of daily physical activity patterns on strength and endurance improvements and on health-related parameters like body mass index. Further increases in our understanding of the genetic determinants of sedentary and exercise behaviors as well as the genetic modulation of their effects on fitness and health will be key to meaningful future intervention on these behaviors.
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Monroe DC, Holmes PV, Koch LG, Britton SL, Dishman RK. Striatal enkephalinergic differences in rats selectively bred for intrinsic running capacity. Brain Res 2014; 1572:11-7. [PMID: 24842004 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2014] [Revised: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/10/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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UNLABELLED Rats selectively bred for high- and low-capacity for running on a treadmill (HCR; LCR) also differ in wheel-running behavior, but whether wheel-running can be explained by intrinsic or adaptive brain mechanisms is not as yet understood. It is established that motivation of locomotory behavior is driven by dopaminergic transmission in mesolimbic and mesostriatal systems. However, whether voluntary wheel running is associated with enkephalinergic activity in the ventral striatum is not known. MATERIALS AND METHODS 40 male (20 HCR and 20 LCR) and 40 female (20 HCR and 20 LCR) rats were randomly assigned to 3 weeks of activity wheel exposure or sedentary conditions without wheel access. After 3 weeks of activity-wheel running, rats were decapitated and brains were extracted. Coronal sections were analyzed utilizing in situ hybridization histochemistry for enkephalin (ENK) mRNA in the ventral striatum. RESULTS HCR rats expressed less ENK than LCR rats in the nucleus accumbens among females (p<0.01) and in the olfactory tubercle among both females (p<0.05) and males (p<0.05). There was no effect of wheel running on ENK mRNA expression. CONCLUSION Line differences in ENK expression in the olfactory tubercle, and possibly the nucleus accumbens, partly explain divergent wheel-running behavior. The lower striatal ENK in the HCR line is consistent with enhanced dopaminergic tone, which may explain the increased motivation for wheel running observed in the HCR line.
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- Derek C Monroe
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, 330 River Road, Athens, GA 30602-6554, USA.
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- Psychology Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, 330 River Road, Athens, GA 30602-6554, USA.
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Leckie RL, Manuck SB, Bhattacharjee N, Muldoon MF, Flory JM, Erickson KI. Omega-3 fatty acids moderate effects of physical activity on cognitive function. Neuropsychologia 2014; 59:103-11. [PMID: 24813150 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2014.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2014] [Revised: 04/26/2014] [Accepted: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Greater amounts of physical activity (PA) and omega-3 fatty acids have both been independently associated with better cognitive performance. Because of the overlapping biological effects of omega-3 fatty acids and PA, fatty acid intake may modify the effects of PA on neurocognitive function. The present study tested this hypothesis by examining whether the ratio of serum omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid levels would moderate the association between PA and executive and memory functions in 344 participants (Mean age=44.42 years, SD=6.72). The Paffenbarger Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ), serum fatty acid levels, and performance on a standard neuropsychological battery were acquired on all subjects. A principal component analysis reduced the number of cognitive outcomes to three factors: n-back working memory, Trail Making test, and Logical Memory. We found a significant interaction between PA and the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid serum levels on Trail Making performance and n-back performance, such that higher amounts of omega-3 levels offset the deleterious effects of lower amounts of PA. These effects remained significant in a subsample (n=299) controlling for overall dietary fat consumption. There were no significant additive or multiplicative benefits of higher amounts of both omega-3 and PA on cognitive performance. Our results demonstrate that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids might mitigate the effect of lower levels of PA on cognitive performance. This study illuminates the importance of understanding dietary and PA factors in tandem when exploring their effects on neurocognitive health.
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- Regina L Leckie
- University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychology, 210S. Bouquet St, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychology, 210S. Bouquet St, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychology, 210S. Bouquet St, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine, 120 Lytton Avenue, Suite 100B, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx, NY 10468, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychology, 210S. Bouquet St, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; University of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine, 120 Lytton Avenue, Suite 100B, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Roberts MD, Toedebusch RG, Wells KD, Company JM, Brown JD, Cruthirds CL, Heese AJ, Zhu C, Rottinghaus GE, Childs TE, Booth FW. Nucleus accumbens neuronal maturation differences in young rats bred for low versus high voluntary running behaviour. J Physiol 2014; 592:2119-35. [PMID: 24665095 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2013.268805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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We compared the nucleus accumbens (NAc) transcriptomes of generation 8 (G8), 34-day-old rats selectively bred for low (LVR) versus high voluntary running (HVR) behaviours in rats that never ran (LVR(non-run) and HVR(non-run)), as well as in rats after 6 days of voluntary wheel running (LVR(run) and HVR(run)). In addition, the NAc transcriptome of wild-type Wistar rats was compared. The purpose of this transcriptomics approach was to generate testable hypotheses as to possible NAc features that may be contributing to running motivation differences between lines. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis and Gene Ontology analyses suggested that 'cell cycle'-related transcripts and the running-induced plasticity of dopamine-related transcripts were lower in LVR versus HVR rats. From these data, a hypothesis was generated that LVR rats might have less NAc neuron maturation than HVR rats. Follow-up immunohistochemistry in G9-10 LVR(non-run) rats suggested that the LVR line inherently possessed fewer mature medium spiny (Darpp-32-positive) neurons (P < 0.001) and fewer immature (Dcx-positive) neurons (P < 0.001) than their G9-10 HVR counterparts. However, voluntary running wheel access in our G9-10 LVRs uniquely increased their Darpp-32-positive and Dcx-positive neuron densities. In summary, NAc cellularity differences and/or the lack of running-induced plasticity in dopamine signalling-related transcripts may contribute to low voluntary running motivation in LVR rats.
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- Michael D Roberts
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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Huppertz C, Bartels M, Groen-Blokhuis MM, Dolan CV, de Moor MHM, Abdellaoui A, van Beijsterveldt CEM, Ehli EA, Hottenga JJ, Willemsen G, Xiao X, Scheet P, Davies GE, Boomsma DI, Hudziak JJ, de Geus EJC. The dopaminergic reward system and leisure time exercise behavior: a candidate allele study. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:591717. [PMID: 24734235 PMCID: PMC3964758 DOI: 10.1155/2014/591717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Revised: 01/20/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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PURPOSE Twin studies provide evidence that genetic influences contribute strongly to individual differences in exercise behavior. We hypothesize that part of this heritability is explained by genetic variation in the dopaminergic reward system. Eight single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs in DRD1: rs265981, DRD2: rs6275, rs1800497, DRD3: rs6280, DRD4: rs1800955, DBH: rs1611115, rs2519152, and in COMT: rs4680) and three variable number of tandem repeats (VNTRs in DRD4, upstream of DRD5, and in DAT1) were investigated for an association with regular leisure time exercise behavior. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data on exercise activities and at least one SNP/VNTR were available for 8,768 individuals aged 7 to 50 years old that were part of the Netherlands Twin Register. Exercise behavior was quantified as weekly metabolic equivalents of task (MET) spent on exercise activities. Mixed models were fitted in SPSS with genetic relatedness as a random effect. RESULTS None of the genetic variants were associated with exercise behavior (P>.02), despite sufficient power to detect small effects. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS We did not confirm that allelic variants involved in dopaminergic function play a role in creating individual differences in exercise behavior. A plea is made for large genome-wide association studies to unravel the genetic pathways that affect this health-enhancing behavior.
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- Charlotte Huppertz
- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands ; EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands ; EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands ; Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands ; Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Avera Institute for Human Genetics, Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center, 3720 W. 69th Street Suite 200, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, USA
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands ; EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Community and Family Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, 1 Rope Ferry Road, Hanover, NH 03755-1404, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Texas M.D., Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1340, P.O. Box 301439, Houston, TX 77230-1439, USA
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- Avera Institute for Human Genetics, Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center, 3720 W. 69th Street Suite 200, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, USA
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands ; EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands ; Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Pediatrics, Vermont Center for Children, Youth and Families, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, UHC Campus, Arnold 3, 1 South Prospect, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
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- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands ; EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands ; Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Comparison of gene and protein expressions in rats residing in standard cages with those having access to an exercise wheel. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:950516. [PMID: 24719897 PMCID: PMC3955688 DOI: 10.1155/2014/950516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Revised: 12/23/2013] [Accepted: 01/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lifelong physical inactivity is associated with morbidity in adulthood, possibly influenced by changes in gene and protein expressions occurring earlier in life. mRNA (Affymetrix gene array) and proteomic (2D-DIGE MALDI-TOF/MS) analyses were determined in cardiac tissue of young (3 months) and old (16 months) Sprague-Dawley rats housed with no access to physical activity (SED) versus an exercise wheel (EX). Unfavorable phenotypes for body weight, dyslipidemia, and tumorogenesis appeared more often in adult SED versus EX. No differentially expressed genes (DEGs) occurred between groups at 3 or 16 months. Within groups, SED and EX shared 215 age-associated DEGs. In SED, ten unique DEGs occurred with age; three had cell adhesion functions (fn1, lgals3, ncam2). In EX, five unique DEGs occurred with age; two involved hypothalamic, pituitary, and gonadal hormone axis (nrob2, xpnpep2). Protein expression involved in binding, sugar metabolic processes, and vascular regulation declined with age in SED (KNT1, ALBU, GPX1, PYGB, LDHB, G3P, PYGM, PGM1, ENOB). Protein expression increased with age in EX for ATP metabolic processes (MYH6, MYH7, ATP5J, ATPA) and vascular function (KNT1, ALBU, GPX1). Differences in select gene and protein expressions within sedentary and active animals occurred with age and contributed to distinct health-related phenotypes in adulthood.
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Ferguson DP, Dangott LJ, Schmitt EE, Vellers HL, Lightfoot JT. Differential skeletal muscle proteome of high- and low-active mice. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2014; 116:1057-67. [PMID: 24505100 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00911.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Physical inactivity contributes to cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, obesity, and some types of cancer. While the literature is clear that there is genetic regulation of physical activity with existing gene knockout data suggesting that skeletal muscle mechanisms contribute to the regulation of activity, actual differences in end-protein expression between high- and low-active mice have not been investigated. This study used two-dimensional differential gel electrophoresis coupled with mass spectrometry to evaluate the proteomic differences between high-active (C57L/J) and low-active (C3H/HeJ) mice in the soleus and extensor digitorum longus (EDL). Furthermore, vivo-morpholinos were used to transiently knockdown candidate proteins to confirm their involvement in physical activity regulation. Proteins with higher expression patterns generally fell into the calcium-regulating and Krebs (TCA) cycle pathways in the high-active mice (e.g., annexin A6, P = 0.0031; calsequestrin 1; P = 0.000025), while the overexpressed proteins in the low-active mice generally fell into cytoskeletal structure- and electron transport chain-related pathways (e.g., ATPase, P = 0.031; NADH dehydrogenase, P = 0.027). Transient knockdown of annexin A6 and calsequestrin 1 protein of high-active mice with vivo-morpholinos resulted in decreased physical activity levels (P = 0.001). These data suggest that high- and low-active mice have unique protein expression patterns and that each pattern contributes to the peripheral capability to be either high- or low-active, suggesting that different specific mechanisms regulate activity leading to the high- or low-activity status of the animal.
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- David P Ferguson
- Children's Nutritional Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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Differential gene expression in high- and low-active inbred mice. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:361048. [PMID: 24551844 PMCID: PMC3914289 DOI: 10.1155/2014/361048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2013] [Accepted: 12/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Numerous candidate genes have been suggested in the recent literature with proposed roles in regulation of voluntary physical activity, with little evidence of these genes' functional roles.
This study compared the haplotype structure and expression profile in skeletal muscle and brain of inherently high- (C57L/J) and low- (C3H/HeJ) active mice. Expression of nine candidate genes
[Actn2, Actn3, Casq1, Drd2, Lepr, Mc4r, Mstn, Papss2, and Glut4 (a.k.a. Slc2a4)] was evaluated via RT-qPCR. SNPs were observed in regions of
Actn2, Casq1, Drd2, Lepr,
and Papss2; however,
no SNPs were located in coding sequences or associated with any known regulatory sequences. In mice exposed to a running wheel, Casq1 (P = 0.0003) and Mstn (P = 0.002) transcript levels in the
soleus were higher in the low-active mice. However, when these genes were evaluated in naïve animals, differential expression was not observed, demonstrating a training effect. Among naïve mice,
no genes in either tissue exhibited differential expression between strains. Considering that no obvious SNP mechanisms were determined or differential expression was observed, our results indicate
that genomic structural variation or gene expression data alone is not adequate to establish any of these genes' candidacy or causality in relation to regulation of physical activity.
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Darlington TM, McCarthy RD, Cox RJ, Ehringer MA. Mesolimbic transcriptional response to hedonic substitution of voluntary exercise and voluntary ethanol consumption. Behav Brain Res 2013; 259:313-20. [PMID: 24239693 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2013] [Revised: 10/17/2013] [Accepted: 11/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway has been implicated in many rewarding behaviors, including the consumption of ethanol and voluntary exercise. It has become apparent that different rewarding stimuli activate this pathway, and therefore it is possible for these behaviors to influence each other, i.e. hedonic substitution. Using adult female C57BL/6J mice, we demonstrate that voluntary access to a running wheel substantially reduces the consumption and preference of ethanol. Furthermore, we examined gene expression of several genes involved in regulating the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway, which we hypothesized to be the main pathway involved in hedonic substitution. In the striatum, we observed a reduction in mRNA expression of Drd1a due to exercise. Hippocampal Bdnf mRNA increased in response to exercise and decreased in response to ethanol. Furthermore, there was an interaction effect of exercise and ethanol on the expression of Slc18a2 in the midbrain. These data suggest an important role for this pathway, and especially for Bdnf and Slc18a2 in regulating hedonic substitution.
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- Todd M Darlington
- Institute for Behavioral Genetics, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Genetics, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Genetics, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Genetics, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA.
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den Hoed M, Brage S, Zhao JH, Westgate K, Nessa A, Ekelund U, Spector TD, Wareham NJ, Loos RJF. Heritability of objectively assessed daily physical activity and sedentary behavior. Am J Clin Nutr 2013; 98:1317-25. [PMID: 24047914 PMCID: PMC3798083 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.113.069849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Twin and family studies that estimated the heritability of daily physical activity have been limited by poor measurement quality and a small sample size. OBJECTIVE We examined the heritability of daily physical activity and sedentary behavior assessed objectively by using combined heart rate and movement sensing in a large twin study. DESIGN Physical activity traits were assessed in daily life for a mean (± SD) 6.7 ± 1.1 d in 1654 twins from 420 monozygotic and 352 dizygotic same-sex twin pairs aged 56.3 ± 10.4 y with body mass index (in kg/m(2)) of 26.1 ± 4.8. We estimated the average daily movement, physical activity energy expenditure, and time spent in moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity and sedentary behavior from heart rate and acceleration data. We used structural equation modeling to examine the contribution of additive genetic, shared environmental, and unique environmental factors to between-individual variation in traits. RESULTS Additive genetic factors (ie, heritability) explained 47% of the variance in physical activity energy expenditure (95% CI: 23%, 53%) and time spent in moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (95% CI: 29%, 54%), 35% of the variance in acceleration of the trunk (95% CI: 0%, 44%), and 31% of the variance in the time spent in sedentary behavior (95% CI: 9%, 51%). The remaining variance was predominantly explained by unique environmental factors and random error, whereas shared environmental factors played only a marginal role for all traits with a range of 0-15%. CONCLUSIONS The between-individual variation in daily physical activity and sedentary behavior is mainly a result of environmental influences. Nevertheless, genetic factors explain up to one-half of the variance, suggesting that innate biological processes may be driving some of our daily physical activity.
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- Marcel den Hoed
- Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom (MdH, SB, JHZ, KW, UE, NJW, and RJFL); the Department of Medical Sciences, Molecular Epidemiology and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (MdH); the Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, St Thomas' Campus, King's College London, St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom (AN and TDS); the Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway (UE); and The Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine (RJFL), The Mindich Child Health and Development Institute (RJFL), and The Genetics of Obesity and Related Metabolic Traits Program (RJFL), The Icahn School of Medicine at Sinai School, New York, NY
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Taylor TN, Potgieter D, Anwar S, Senior SL, Janezic S, Threlfell S, Ryan B, Parkkinen L, Deltheil T, Cioroch M, Livieratos A, Oliver PL, Jennings KA, Davies KE, Ansorge O, Bannerman DM, Cragg SJ, Wade-Martins R. Region-specific deficits in dopamine, but not norepinephrine, signaling in a novel A30P α-synuclein BAC transgenic mouse. Neurobiol Dis 2013; 62:193-207. [PMID: 24121116 PMCID: PMC3898275 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2013.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2013] [Revised: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 10/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder classically characterized by the death of dopamine (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta and by intracellular Lewy bodies composed largely of α-synuclein. Approximately 5–10% of PD patients have a familial form of Parkinsonism, including mutations in α-synuclein. To better understand the cell-type specific role of α-synuclein on DA neurotransmission, and the effects of the disease-associated A30P mutation, we generated and studied a novel transgenic model of PD. We expressed the A30P mutant form of human α-synuclein in a spatially-relevant manner from the 111 kb SNCA genomic DNA locus on a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) insert on a mouse null (Snca −/−) background. The BAC transgenic mice expressed α-synuclein in tyrosine hydroxylase-positive neurons and expression of either A30P α-synuclein or wildtype α-synuclein restored the sensitivity of DA neurons to MPTP in resistant Snca −/− animals. A30P α-synuclein mice showed no Lewy body-like aggregation, and did not lose catecholamine neurons in substantia nigra or locus coeruleus. However, using cyclic voltammetry at carbon-fiber microelectrodes we identified a deficit in evoked DA release in the caudate putamen, but not in the nucleus accumbens, of SNCA-A30P Snca −/− mice but no changes to release of another catecholamine, norepinephrine (NE), in the NE-rich ventral bed nucleus of stria terminalis. SNCA-A30P Snca −/− mice had no overt behavioral impairments but exhibited a mild increase in wheel-running. In summary, this refined PD mouse model shows that A30P α-synuclein preferentially perturbs the dopaminergic system in the dorsal striatum, reflecting the region-specific change seen in PD. SNCA A30P BAC transgenic mice recapitulate endogenous α-synuclein expression pattern SNCA A30P BAC transgenic mice demonstrate a region specific deficit in evoked DA, but not NE, release. Expression of A30P or WT α-syn restored the sensitivity of DA neurons to MPTP. A30P BAC mice had no Lewy body-like aggregation or neuronal loss in SNpc or LC. Early changes in DA neurotransmission in the absence of aggregation
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- Tonya N Taylor
- Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; MRC Functional Genomics Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; MRC Functional Genomics Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; MRC Functional Genomics Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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