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Ra SG, Miura H, Iwata T. Effects of electrical stimulation of the lower extremities on postprandial hyperglycemia and arterial stiffness. Phys Act Nutr 2024; 28:7-13. [PMID: 39097992 PMCID: PMC11298285 DOI: 10.20463/pan.2024.0010] [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: 03/07/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024] Open
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PURPOSE To compare the acute effects of electrical stimulation (ES) of the lower extremities on postprandial hyperglycemia and arterial stiffness during oral glucose tolerance testing (OGTT). METHODS In a randomized crossover study, eight healthy young men completed three experimental trials in which they underwent ES for 30 min, starting 60 min before (Before) or 30 min after (After) ingesting 75 g of glucose; ES was not performed in the control trial (Control). The subjects' blood glucose levels and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) were measured as an index of arterial stiffness at baseline and 30, 60, and 120 min after glucose ingestion. Serum insulin levels were measured at baseline and 60 min after glucose ingestion. RESULTS The subjects' glucose intake led to an increase in their blood glucose concentration in all trials, however, in the After trial, ES resulted in significantly lower blood glucose concentrations at 60 min post glucose ingestion compared to the Control and Before trials. The area under the curve (AUC) of serum insulin concentrations during the OGTT in the After trial was significantly lower than that in the other two trials. Moreover, glucose ingestion did not increase the baPWV, however, 30 min of ES during the postprandial state acutely reduced the baPWV. CONCLUSION These results suggest that ES is most effective in reducing postprandial hyperglycemia when administered after a meal. Thus, lower extremity ES may be an alternative exercise method to activate postprandial glucose metabolism in healthy individuals.
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- Song-Gyu Ra
- Laboratory of Exercise Nutrition, Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Laboratory for Applied Physiology, Institutes of Socio-Arts and Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Laboratory of Exercise Nutrition, Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
- Department of Surgery, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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Fitzgerald LS, Bremner SN, Ward SR, Cho Y, Schenk S. Intrinsic skeletal muscle function and contraction-stimulated glucose uptake do not vary by time-of-day in mice. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.05.15.594323. [PMID: 38798320 PMCID: PMC11118484 DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.15.594323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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A growing body of data suggests that skeletal muscle contractile function and glucose metabolism vary by time-of-day, with chronobiological effects on intrinsic skeletal muscle properties being proposed as the underlying mediator. However, no studies have directly investigated intrinsic contractile function or glucose metabolism in skeletal muscle over a 24 h circadian cycle. To address this, we assessed intrinsic contractile function and endurance, as well as contraction-stimulated glucose uptake, in isolated extensor digitorum longus and soleus from female mice at four times-of-day (Zeitgeber Times 1, 7, 13, 19). Significantly, while both muscles demonstrated circadian-related changes in gene expression, intrinsic contractile function, endurance, and contraction-stimulated glucose uptake were not different between the four time points. Overall, these results demonstrate that time-of-day variation in exercise performance and the glycemia-reducing benefits of exercise are not due to chronobiological effects on intrinsic muscle function or contraction-stimulated glucose uptake. Impact statement Ex vivo testing demonstrates that there is no time-of-day variation in the intrinsic contractile properties of skeletal muscle (including no effect on force production or endurance) or contraction-stimulated glucose uptake.
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Sanchez MJ, Mossayebi A, Sigaroodi S, Apaflo JN, Galvan MJ, Min K, Agullo FJ, Wagler A, Bajpeyi S. Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on glycemic control: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1222532. [PMID: 37583429 PMCID: PMC10424918 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1222532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023] Open
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Background Physical inactivity increases the risk for metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is an effective method to induce muscle contraction, particularly for populations with physical impairments and/or metabolic diseases. However, its effectiveness to improve glycemic control is unclear. This review aimed to determine the effectiveness of NMES on glycemic control. Methods Electronic search consisted of MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, and Web of Science to identify studies that investigated the effects of NMES on glycemic control for this systematic review. The meta-analysis consists of the studies designed as randomized controlled trials. Effect sizes were calculated as the standardized mean difference (SMD) and meta-analysis was conducted using a random-effects model. Results Thirty-five studies met the inclusion criteria for systematic review and of those, nine qualified for the meta-analysis. Existing evidence suggested that NMES effectively improves glycemic control predominantly in middle-aged and elderly population with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and spinal cord injury. The meta-analysis is comprised of 180 participants and reported that NMES intervention lowered fasting blood glucose (SMD: 0.48; 95% CI: 0.17 to 0.78; p=0.002; I²=0%). Additional analysis using the primary measures reported by each study to indicate glycemic control (i.e., OGTT, HOMA-IR, and fasting glucose) also confirmed a significant effect of NMES on improving glycemic control (SMD: 0.41; 95% CI, 0.09 to 0.72; p=0.01; I²=11%). NMES protocol varied across studies and requires standardization. Conclusion NMES could be considered as a therapeutic strategy to improve glycemic control in populations with physical impairments and/or metabolic disorders. Systematic review registration https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier CRD42020192491.
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- Michael J. Sanchez
- Metabolic, Nutrition, and Exercise Research (MiNER) Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States
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- Metabolic, Nutrition, and Exercise Research (MiNER) Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States
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- Metabolic, Nutrition, and Exercise Research (MiNER) Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States
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- Metabolic, Nutrition, and Exercise Research (MiNER) Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States
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- Metabolic, Nutrition, and Exercise Research (MiNER) Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States
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- Muscle Molecular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States
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- Metabolic, Nutrition, and Exercise Research (MiNER) Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States
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The role of exercise and hypoxia on glucose transport and regulation. Eur J Appl Physiol 2023; 123:1147-1165. [PMID: 36690907 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-023-05135-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Muscle glucose transport activity increases with an acute bout of exercise, a process that is accomplished by the translocation of glucose transporters to the plasma membrane. This process remains intact in the skeletal muscle of individuals with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Exercise training is, therefore, an important cornerstone in the management of individuals with T2DM. However, the acute systemic glucose responses to carbohydrate ingestion are often augmented during the early recovery period from exercise, despite increased glucose uptake into skeletal muscle. Accordingly, the first aim of this review is to summarize the knowledge associated with insulin action and glucose uptake in skeletal muscle and apply these to explain the disparate responses between systemic and localized glucose responses post-exercise. Herein, the importance of muscle glycogen depletion and the key glucoregulatory hormones will be discussed. Glucose uptake can also be stimulated independently by hypoxia; therefore, hypoxic training presents as an emerging method for enhancing the effects of exercise on glucose regulation. Thus, the second aim of this review is to discuss the potential for systemic hypoxia to enhance the effects of exercise on glucose regulation.
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Modelling glucose dynamics during moderate exercise in individuals with type 1 diabetes. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0248280. [PMID: 33770092 PMCID: PMC7996980 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The artificial pancreas is a closed-loop insulin delivery system that automatically regulates glucose levels in individuals with type 1 diabetes. In-silico testing using simulation environments accelerates the development of better artificial pancreas systems. Simulation environments need an accurate model that captures glucose dynamics during exercise to simulate real-life scenarios. We proposed six variations of the Bergman Minimal Model to capture the physiological effects of moderate exercise on glucose dynamics in individuals with type 1 diabetes. We estimated the parameters of each model with clinical data using a Bayesian approach and Markov chain Monte Carlo methods. The data consisted of measurements of plasma glucose, plasma insulin, and oxygen consumption collected from a study of 17 adults with type 1 diabetes undergoing aerobic exercise sessions. We compared the models based on the physiological plausibility of their parameters estimates and the deviance information criterion. The best model features (i) an increase in glucose effectiveness proportional to exercise intensity, and (ii) an increase in insulin action proportional to exercise intensity and duration. We validated the selected model by reproducing results from two previous clinical studies. The selected model accurately simulates the physiological effects of moderate exercise on glucose dynamics in individuals with type 1 diabetes. This work offers an important tool to develop strategies for exercise management with the artificial pancreas.
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Park Y, Jang I, Park HY, Kim J, Lim K. Hypoxic exposure can improve blood glycemic control in high-fat diet-induced obese mice. Phys Act Nutr 2020; 24:19-23. [PMID: 32408410 PMCID: PMC7451840 DOI: 10.20463/pan.2020.0004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Blood glucose and insulin resistance were lower following hypoxic exposure in previous studies. However, the effect of hypoxia as therapy in obese model has not been unknown. METHODS Six-week-old mice were randomly divided into chow diet (n=10) and high-fat diet (HFD) groups (n=20). The chow diet group received a non-purified commercial diet (65 % carbohydrate, 21 % protein, and 14 % fat) and water ad libitum. The HFD group was fed an HFD (Research Diet, #D12492; 60% kcal from fat, 5.24 kcal/g). Both groups consumed their respective diet for 7 weeks. Subsequently, HFD-induced mice (12-weeks-old) were randomly divided into two treatment groups : HFD-Normoxia (HFD; n=10) and HFD-Hypoxia (HYP; n=10, fraction of inspired=14.6%). After treatment for 4 weeks, serum glucose, insulin and oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT) were performed. RESULTS Homeostatic model assessment values for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) of the HYP group tended to be lower than the HFD group. Regarding the OGTT, the area under the curve was 13% lower for the HYP group than the HFD group. CONCLUSION Insulin resistance tended to be lower and glucose uptake capacity was significantly augmented under hypoxia. From a clinical perspective, exposure to hypoxia may be a practical method of treating obesity.
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- Yeram Park
- Department of Physical Education in Graduated school, Konkuk University, SeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Sports Medicine and Science in Graduated School, Konkuk University, SeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Sports Medicine and Science in Graduated School, Konkuk University, SeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Sports Medicine and Science in Graduated School, Konkuk University, SeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Physical Education in Graduated school, Konkuk University, SeoulRepublic of Korea
- Department of Sports Medicine and Science in Graduated School, Konkuk University, SeoulRepublic of Korea
- Physical Activity and Performance Institute (PAPI), Konkuk University, SeoulRepublic of Korea
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Goyal M, Aydas B, Ghazaleh H, Rajasekharan S. CarbMetSim: A discrete-event simulator for carbohydrate metabolism in humans. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0209725. [PMID: 32155149 PMCID: PMC7064176 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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This paper describes CarbMetSim, a discrete-event simulator that tracks the blood glucose level of a person in response to a timed sequence of diet and exercise activities. CarbMetSim implements broader aspects of carbohydrate metabolism in human beings with the objective of capturing the average impact of various diet/exercise activities on the blood glucose level. Key organs (stomach, intestine, portal vein, liver, kidney, muscles, adipose tissue, brain and heart) are implemented to the extent necessary to capture their impact on the production and consumption of glucose. Key metabolic pathways (glucose oxidation, glycolysis and gluconeogenesis) are accounted for in the operation of different organs. The impact of insulin and insulin resistance on the operation of various organs and pathways is captured in accordance with published research. CarbMetSim provides broad flexibility to configure the insulin production ability, the average flux along various metabolic pathways and the impact of insulin resistance on different aspects of carbohydrate metabolism. The simulator does not yet have a detailed implementation of protein and lipid metabolism. This paper contains a preliminary validation of the simulator's behavior. Significant additional validation is required before the simulator can be considered ready for use by people with Diabetes.
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- Mukul Goyal
- Computer Science Department, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, United States of America
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- Meridian Health Plans, Detroit, MI, United States of America
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- Computer Science Department, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, United States of America
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McConell GK, Sjøberg KA, Ceutz F, Gliemann L, Nyberg M, Hellsten Y, Frøsig C, Kiens B, Wojtaszewski JFP, Richter EA. Insulin-induced membrane permeability to glucose in human muscles at rest and following exercise. J Physiol 2020; 598:303-315. [PMID: 31696935 DOI: 10.1113/jp278600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Increased insulin action is an important component of the health benefits of exercise, but its regulation is complex and not fully elucidated. Previous studies of insulin-stimulated GLUT4 translocation to the skeletal muscle membrane found insufficient increases to explain the increases in glucose uptake. By determination of leg glucose uptake and interstitial muscle glucose concentration, insulin-induced muscle membrane permeability to glucose was calculated 4 h after one-legged knee-extensor exercise during a submaximal euglycaemic-hyperinsulinaemic clamp. It was found that during submaximal insulin stimulation, muscle membrane permeability to glucose in humans increases twice as much in previously exercised vs. rested muscle and outstrips the supply of glucose, which then becomes limiting for glucose uptake. This methodology can now be employed to determine muscle membrane permeability to glucose in people with diabetes, who have reduced insulin action, and in principle can also be used to determine membrane permeability to other substrates or metabolites. ABSTRACT Increased insulin action is an important component of the health benefits of exercise, but the regulation of insulin action in vivo is complex and not fully elucidated. Previously determined increases in skeletal muscle insulin-stimulated GLUT4 translocation are inconsistent and mostly cannot explain the increases in insulin action in humans. Here we used leg glucose uptake (LGU) and interstitial muscle glucose concentration to calculate insulin-induced muscle membrane permeability to glucose, a variable not previously possible to quantify in humans. Muscle membrane permeability to glucose, measured 4 h after one-legged knee-extensor exercise, increased ∼17-fold during a submaximal euglycaemic-hyperinsulinaemic clamp in rested muscle (R) and ∼36-fold in exercised muscle (EX). Femoral arterial infusion of NG -monomethyl l-arginine acetate or ATP decreased and increased, respectively, leg blood flow (LBF) in both legs but did not affect membrane glucose permeability. Decreasing LBF reduced interstitial glucose concentrations to ∼2 mM in the exercised but only to ∼3.5 mM in non-exercised muscle and abrogated the augmented effect of insulin on LGU in the EX leg. Increasing LBF by ATP infusion increased LGU in both legs with uptake higher in the EX leg. We conclude that it is possible to measure functional muscle membrane permeability to glucose in humans and it increases twice as much in exercised vs. rested muscle during submaximal insulin stimulation. We also show that muscle perfusion is an important regulator of muscle glucose uptake when membrane permeability to glucose is high and we show that the capillary wall can be a significant barrier for glucose transport.
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- Glenn K McConell
- Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Footscray, Melbourne, Australia
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- Section of Molecular Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Molecular Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Integrative Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Integrative Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Integrative Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Molecular Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Molecular Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Molecular Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Molecular Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Nystoriak MA, Bhatnagar A. Cardiovascular Effects and Benefits of Exercise. Front Cardiovasc Med 2018; 5:135. [PMID: 30324108 PMCID: PMC6172294 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2018.00135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 336] [Impact Index Per Article: 56.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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It is widely accepted that regular physical activity is beneficial for cardiovascular health. Frequent exercise is robustly associated with a decrease in cardiovascular mortality as well as the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Physically active individuals have lower blood pressure, higher insulin sensitivity, and a more favorable plasma lipoprotein profile. Animal models of exercise show that repeated physical activity suppresses atherogenesis and increases the availability of vasodilatory mediators such as nitric oxide. Exercise has also been found to have beneficial effects on the heart. Acutely, exercise increases cardiac output and blood pressure, but individuals adapted to exercise show lower resting heart rate and cardiac hypertrophy. Both cardiac and vascular changes have been linked to a variety of changes in tissue metabolism and signaling, although our understanding of the contribution of the underlying mechanisms remains incomplete. Even though moderate levels of exercise have been found to be consistently associated with a reduction in cardiovascular disease risk, there is evidence to suggest that continuously high levels of exercise (e.g., marathon running) could have detrimental effects on cardiovascular health. Nevertheless, a specific dose response relationship between the extent and duration of exercise and the reduction in cardiovascular disease risk and mortality remains unclear. Further studies are needed to identify the mechanisms that impart cardiovascular benefits of exercise in order to develop more effective exercise regimens, test the interaction of exercise with diet, and develop pharmacological interventions for those unwilling or unable to exercise.
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- Matthew A Nystoriak
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Diabetes and Obesity Center, Institute of Molecular Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Diabetes and Obesity Center, Institute of Molecular Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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Saleh N, Elayan HE, Zihlif M. THE EFFECT OF SALBUTAMOL ON PGC-1 α AND GLUT4 mRNA EXPRESSION IN THE LIVER AND MUSCLE OF ELDERLY DIABETIC MICE. ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST 2018; 14:184-191. [PMID: 31149256 DOI: 10.4183/aeb.2018.184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Background Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC-1α) plays an important role in the regulation of cellular energy metabolism, and it is involved in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Its expression is elevated in the liver of T2DM mouse models. Literature reports show that chronic β2 stimulation improved insulin sensitivity in T2DM. Objectives We aimed to test the hypotheses that chronic β2 stimulation-induced improvement in insulin sensitivity involves changes in the expression of PGC-1α and glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4). Animals and Methods We fed a locally inbred, 8 months old mice, a high fat diet (HFD) to induce diabetes. These mice gained weight and became insulin resistant. The β2 agonist salbutamol had a beneficial effect on both glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity after 4 weeks. Results Salbutamol beneficial effect persisted after 4 weeks of its discontinuation. HFD caused an up regulation of the hepatic PGC-1 α expression by 5.23 folds (P< 0.041) and salbutamol reversed this effect and caused a down regulation by 30.3 folds (P< 0.0001). PGC-1 α and GLUT4 expression in the muscle was not affected by salbutamol (P> 0.05). Conclusion Down regulation of the liver's PGC-1 α contributes to the beneficial effect of the chronic β2 stimulation on glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity in T2DM mice.
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- N Saleh
- University of Jordan, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Amman, Jordan
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- University of Jordan, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Amman, Jordan
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- University of Jordan, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Amman, Jordan
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Whitfield J, Paglialunga S, Smith BK, Miotto PM, Simnett G, Robson HL, Jain SS, Herbst EAF, Desjardins EM, Dyck DJ, Spriet LL, Steinberg GR, Holloway GP. Ablating the protein TBC1D1 impairs contraction-induced sarcolemmal glucose transporter 4 redistribution but not insulin-mediated responses in rats. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:16653-16664. [PMID: 28808062 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.806786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Revised: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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TBC1 domain family member 1 (TBC1D1), a Rab GTPase-activating protein and paralogue of Akt substrate of 160 kDa (AS160), has been implicated in both insulin- and 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase/IMP cyclohydrolase-mediated glucose transporter type 4 (GLUT4) translocation. However, the role of TBC1D1 in contracting muscle remains ambiguous. We therefore explored the metabolic consequence of ablating TBC1D1 in both resting and contracting skeletal muscles, utilizing a rat TBC1D1 KO model. Although insulin administration rapidly increased (p < 0.05) plasma membrane GLUT4 content in both red and white gastrocnemius muscles, the TBC1D1 ablation did not alter this response nor did it affect whole-body insulin tolerance, suggesting that TBC1D1 is not required for insulin-induced GLUT4 trafficking events. Consistent with findings in other models of altered TBC1D1 protein levels, whole-animal and ex vivo skeletal muscle fat oxidation was increased in the TBC1D1 KO rats. Although there was no change in mitochondrial content in the KO rats, maximal ADP-stimulated respiration was higher in permeabilized muscle fibers, which may contribute to the increased reliance on fatty acids in resting KO animals. Despite this increase in mitochondrial oxidative capacity, run time to exhaustion at various intensities was impaired in the KO rats. Moreover, contraction-induced increases in sarcolemmal GLUT4 content and glucose uptake were lower in the white gastrocnemius of the KO animals. Altogether, our results highlight a critical role for TBC1D1 in exercise tolerance and contraction-mediated translocation of GLUT4 to the plasma membrane in skeletal muscle.
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- Jamie Whitfield
- From the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada and
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- From the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada and
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, and
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- From the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada and
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- From the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada and
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- From the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada and
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- From the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada and
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- From the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada and
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, and
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- From the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada and
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- From the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada and
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, and.,Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada
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- From the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada and
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Tang K, Pasqua T, Biswas A, Mahata S, Tang J, Tang A, Bandyopadhyay GK, Sinha-Hikim AP, Chi NW, Webster NJG, Corti A, Mahata SK. Muscle injury, impaired muscle function and insulin resistance in Chromogranin A-knockout mice. J Endocrinol 2017; 232:137-153. [PMID: 27799464 PMCID: PMC5287349 DOI: 10.1530/joe-16-0370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Chromogranin A (CgA) is widely expressed in endocrine and neuroendocrine tissues as well as in the central nervous system. We observed CgA expression (mRNA and protein) in the gastrocnemius (GAS) muscle and found that performance of CgA-deficient Chga-KO mice in treadmill exercise was impaired. Supplementation with CgA in Chga-KO mice restored exercise ability suggesting a novel role for endogenous CgA in skeletal muscle function. Chga-KO mice display (i) lack of exercise-induced stimulation of pAKT, pTBC1D1 and phospho-p38 kinase signaling, (ii) loss of GAS muscle mass, (iii) extensive formation of tubular aggregates (TA), (iv) disorganized cristae architecture in mitochondria, (v) increased expression of the inflammatory cytokines Tnfα, Il6 and Ifnγ, and fibrosis. The impaired maximum running speed and endurance in the treadmill exercise in Chga-KO mice correlated with decreased glucose uptake and glycolysis, defects in glucose oxidation and decreased mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase activity. The lack of adaptation to endurance training correlated with the lack of stimulation of p38MAPK that is known to mediate the response to tissue damage. As CgA sorts proteins to the regulated secretory pathway, we speculate that lack of CgA could cause misfolding of membrane proteins inducing aggregation of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) membranes and formation of tubular aggregates that is observed in Chga-KO mice. In conclusion, CgA deficiency renders the muscle energy deficient, impairs performance in treadmill exercise and prevents regeneration after exercise-induced tissue damage.
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- Kechun Tang
- Department of MedicineUniversity of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Division of Biology & Biological EngineeringCalifornia Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Charles Drew University of Medicine and ScienceLos Angeles, California, USA
- David Geffen School of MedicineUniversity of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- VA San Diego Healthcare SystemSan Diego, California, USA
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- VA San Diego Healthcare SystemSan Diego, California, USA
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- IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteSan Raffaele Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of MedicineUniversity of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- VA San Diego Healthcare SystemSan Diego, California, USA
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Does oral glutamine improve insulin sensitivity in adolescents with type 1 diabetes? Nutrition 2016; 34:1-6. [PMID: 28063503 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2016.09.003] [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: 04/24/2016] [Revised: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The decline in insulin sensitivity (SI) associated with puberty increases the difficulty of achieving glycemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D). The aim of this study was to determine whether glutamine supplementation affects blood glucose by enhancing SI in adolescents with T1D. METHODS Thirteen adolescents with T1D (HbA1C 8.2 ± 0.1%) were admitted to perform afternoon exercise (four 15-min treadmill/5-min rest cycles of exercise) on two occasions within a 4-wk period. They were randomized to receive a drink containing either glutamine (0.25 g/kg) or placebo before exercise, at bedtime, and early morning in a double-blind, crossover design. Blood glucose was monitored overnight, and a hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp was performed the following morning. RESULTS Blood glucose concentration dropped comparably during exercise on both days. However, the total number of nocturnal hypoglycemic events (17 versus 7, P = 0.045) and the cumulative probability of overnight hypoglycemia (50% versus 33%, P = 0.02) were higher on the glutamine day than on the placebo day. During clamp, glucose infusion rate was not affected by glutamine supplementation (7.7 ± 1 mg • kg-1 • min-1 versus 7.0 ± 1; glutamine versus placebo; P = 0.4). CONCLUSIONS Oral glutamine supplementation decreases blood glucose in adolescents with T1D after exercise. Insulin sensitivity, however, was unaltered during the euglycemic clamp. Although the mechanisms involved remain to be elucidated, studies to explore the potential use of glutamine to improve blood glucose control are needed.
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Knudsen SH, Karstoft K, Pedersen BK, van Hall G, Solomon TPJ. The immediate effects of a single bout of aerobic exercise on oral glucose tolerance across the glucose tolerance continuum. Physiol Rep 2014; 2:2/8/e12114. [PMID: 25168869 PMCID: PMC4246585 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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We investigated glucose tolerance and postprandial glucose fluxes immediately after a single bout of aerobic exercise in subjects representing the entire glucose tolerance continuum. Twenty‐four men with normal glucose tolerance (NGT), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), or type 2 diabetes (T2D; age: 56 ± 1 years; body mass index: 27.8 ± 0.7 kg/m2, P > 0.05) underwent a 180‐min oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) combined with constant intravenous infusion of [6,6‐2H2]glucose and ingestion of [U‐13C]glucose, following 1 h of exercise (50% of peak aerobic power) or rest. In both trials, plasma glucose concentrations and kinetics, insulin, C‐peptide, and glucagon were measured. Rates (mg kg−1 min−1) of glucose appearance from endogenous (RaEndo) and exogenous (oral glucose; RaOGTT) sources, and glucose disappearance (Rd) were determined. We found that exercise increased RaEndo, RaOGTT, and Rd (all P < 0.0001) in all groups with a tendency for a greater (~20%) peak RaOGTT value in NGT subjects when compared to IGT and T2D subjects. Accordingly, following exercise, the plasma glucose concentration during the OGTT was increased in NGT subjects (P < 0.05), while unchanged in subjects with IGT and T2D. In conclusion, while a single bout of moderate‐intensity exercise increased the postprandial glucose response in NGT subjects, glucose tolerance following exercise was preserved in the two hyperglycemic groups. Thus, postprandial plasma glucose responses immediately following exercise are dependent on the underlying degree of glycemic control. This study shows that following an exercise bout, plasma glucose concentrations during an oral glucose tolerance test are increased in subjects with normal glucose tolerance, but unchanged in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes. While rates of glucose disappearance and rates of glucose appearance from endogenous sources and from orally ingested glucose were all increased following exercise, there was a 20% greater peak value for the rate of orally ingested glucose appearance in normal glucose tolerant subjects, when compared to IGT and T2D subjects. In summary, postprandial plasma glucose responses immediately following exercise are dependent on the underlying level of glycemic control.
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- Sine H Knudsen
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism and the Centre for Physical Activity Research, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism and the Centre for Physical Activity Research, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism and the Centre for Physical Activity Research, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Clinical Metabolomics Core Facility, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Department of Biomedical Sciences, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism and the Centre for Physical Activity Research, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Department of Biomedical Sciences, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Glucose is an important fuel for contracting muscle, and normal glucose metabolism is vital for health. Glucose enters the muscle cell via facilitated diffusion through the GLUT4 glucose transporter which translocates from intracellular storage depots to the plasma membrane and T-tubules upon muscle contraction. Here we discuss the current understanding of how exercise-induced muscle glucose uptake is regulated. We briefly discuss the role of glucose supply and metabolism and concentrate on GLUT4 translocation and the molecular signaling that sets this in motion during muscle contractions. Contraction-induced molecular signaling is complex and involves a variety of signaling molecules including AMPK, Ca(2+), and NOS in the proximal part of the signaling cascade as well as GTPases, Rab, and SNARE proteins and cytoskeletal components in the distal part. While acute regulation of muscle glucose uptake relies on GLUT4 translocation, glucose uptake also depends on muscle GLUT4 expression which is increased following exercise. AMPK and CaMKII are key signaling kinases that appear to regulate GLUT4 expression via the HDAC4/5-MEF2 axis and MEF2-GEF interactions resulting in nuclear export of HDAC4/5 in turn leading to histone hyperacetylation on the GLUT4 promoter and increased GLUT4 transcription. Exercise training is the most potent stimulus to increase skeletal muscle GLUT4 expression, an effect that may partly contribute to improved insulin action and glucose disposal and enhanced muscle glycogen storage following exercise training in health and disease.
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- Erik A Richter
- Molecular Physiology Group, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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As with the dramatic increases in childhood obesity over the past decades, the incidence of type 2 diabetes has increased among children and adolescents in the United States. Insulin resistance is a common feature of childhood obesity and increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and atherogenic lipoprotein profile in obese youth. Although cross-sectional studies report beneficial effects of physical activity or cardiorespiratory fitness on insulin sensitivity, the role of regular exercise alone (e.g., no calorie restriction) as a strategy to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes is unclear in obese children and adolescents. In this mini review, we examined the independent effects of various exercise on glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity in obese youth.
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- SoJung Lee
- Division of Weight Management and Wellness, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- University College, Yonsei University International Campus, Incheon, Korea
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Lizunov VA, Stenkula KG, Lisinski I, Gavrilova O, Yver DR, Chadt A, Al-Hasani H, Zimmerberg J, Cushman SW. Insulin stimulates fusion, but not tethering, of GLUT4 vesicles in skeletal muscle of HA-GLUT4-GFP transgenic mice. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2012; 302:E950-60. [PMID: 22297303 PMCID: PMC3330721 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00466.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Insulin regulates glucose uptake into fat and muscle by modulating the subcellular distribution of GLUT4 between the cell surface and intracellular compartments. However, quantification of these translocation processes in muscle by classical subcellular fractionation techniques is confounded by contaminating microfibrillar protein; dynamic studies at the molecular level are almost impossible. In this study, we introduce a muscle-specific transgenic mouse model in which HA-GLUT4-GFP is expressed under the control of the MCK promoter. HA-GLUT4-GFP was found to translocate to the plasma membrane and T-tubules after insulin stimulation, thus mimicking endogenous GLUT4. To investigate the dynamics of GLUT4 trafficking in skeletal muscle, we quantified vesicles containing HA-GLUT4-GFP near the sarcolemma and T-tubules and analyzed insulin-stimulated exocytosis at the single vesicle level by total internal reflection fluorescence and confocal microscopy. We found that only 10% of the intracellular GLUT4 pool comprised mobile vesicles, whereas most of the GLUT4 structures remained stationary or tethered at the sarcolemma or T-tubules. In fact, most of the insulin-stimulated exocytosis emanated from pretethered vesicles, whereas the small pool of mobile GLUT4 vesicles was not significantly affected by insulin. Our data strongly suggest that the mobile pool of GLUT4 vesicles is not a major site of insulin action but rather locally distributed. Most likely, pretethered GLUT4 structures are responsible for the initial phase of insulin-stimulated exocytosis.
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- Vladimir A Lizunov
- Program in Physical Biology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Niu W, Bilan PJ, Ishikura S, Schertzer JD, Contreras-Ferrat A, Fu Z, Liu J, Boguslavsky S, Foley KP, Liu Z, Li J, Chu G, Panakkezhum T, Lopaschuk GD, Lavandero S, Yao Z, Klip A. Contraction-related stimuli regulate GLUT4 traffic in C2C12-GLUT4myc skeletal muscle cells. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2010; 298:E1058-71. [PMID: 20159855 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00773.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Muscle contraction stimulates glucose uptake acutely to increase energy supply, but suitable cellular models that faithfully reproduce this complex phenomenon are lacking. To this end, we have developed a cellular model of contracting C(2)C(12) myotubes overexpressing GLUT4 with an exofacial myc-epitope tag (GLUT4myc) and explored stimulation of GLUT4 traffic by physiologically relevant agents. Carbachol (an acetylcholine receptor agonist) induced a gain in cell surface GLUT4myc that was mediated by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Carbachol also activated AMPK, and this response was sensitive to the contractile myosin ATPase inhibitor N-benzyl-p-toluenesulfonamide. The gain in surface GLUT4myc elicited by carbachol or by the AMPK activator 5-amino-4-carboxamide-1 beta-ribose was sensitive to chemical inhibition of AMPK activity by compound C and partially reduced by siRNA-mediated knockdown of AMPK catalytic subunits or LKB1. In addition, the carbachol-induced gain in cell surface GLUT4myc was partially sensitive to chelation of intracellular calcium with BAPTA-AM. However, the carbachol-induced gain in cell surface GLUT4myc was not sensitive to the CaMKK inhibitor STO-609 despite expression of both isoforms of this enzyme and a rise in cytosolic calcium by carbachol. Therefore, separate AMPK- and calcium-dependent signals contribute to mobilizing GLUT4 in response to carbachol, providing an in vitro cell model that recapitulates the two major signals whereby acute contraction regulates glucose uptake in skeletal muscle. This system will be ideal to further analyze the underlying molecular events of contraction-regulated GLUT4 traffic.
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- Wenyan Niu
- Program in Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave., Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada
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Fujimoto E, Machida S, Higuchi M, Tabata I. Effects of nonexhaustive bouts of high-intensity intermittent swimming training on GLUT-4 expression in rat skeletal muscle. J Physiol Sci 2010; 60:95-101. [PMID: 20024634 PMCID: PMC10717270 DOI: 10.1007/s12576-009-0072-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2009] [Accepted: 11/11/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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We previously reported that 14 bouts of exhaustive high-intensity intermittent training [20 s periods of swimming while carrying a weight (14% of body weight), separated by pauses of 10 s] is the highest stimuli in terms of exercise training-induced glucose transporter 4 (GLUT-4) expression in rat epitrochlearis (EPI) muscles. In the present study, we found that the GLUT-4 protein content in the skeletal muscle of male Sprague-Dawley rats (age 5 weeks old; body weight 90-110 g) that underwent intermittent exercise training of 3 and 14 bouts of 20 s swimming for 5 days was increased over age-matched sedentary control rats by 75 and 71%, respectively, 18 h after the last bout of exercise. These results suggest that GLUT-4 content in rat EPI muscle increases dramatically after very short (60 s) and nonexhaustive high-intensity intermittent exercise training.
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- Eri Fujimoto
- Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 162-8636 Japan
- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, 135-1 Horinouchi, Tokorozawa City, Saitama 359-1165 Japan
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- School of Physical Education, Tokai University, 1117 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa 259-1292 Japan
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, 135-1 Horinouchi, Tokorozawa City, Saitama 359-1165 Japan
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- Health Promotion and Exercise Program, National Institute of Health and Nutrition, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 162-8636 Japan
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Lai YC, Zarrinpashneh E, Jensen J. Additive effect of contraction and insulin on glucose uptake and glycogen synthase in muscle with different glycogen contents. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2010; 108:1106-15. [PMID: 20185632 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00401.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Insulin and contraction regulate glucose uptake and glycogen synthase (GS) via distinct mechanisms in skeletal muscles, and an additive effect has been reported. Glycogen content is known to influence both contraction- and insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and GS activity. Our study reports that contraction and insulin additively stimulate glucose uptake in rat epitrochlearis muscles with normal (NG) and high (HG) glycogen contents, but the additive effect was only partial. In muscles with low glycogen (LG) content no additive effect was seen, but glucose uptake was higher in LG than in NG and HG during contraction, insulin stimulation, and when the two stimuli were combined. In LG, contraction-stimulated AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activity and insulin-stimulated PKB phosphorylation were higher than in NG and HG, but phosphorylation of Akt substrate of 160 kDa was not elevated correspondingly. GLUT4 content was 50% increased in LG (rats fasted 24 h), which may explain the increased glucose uptake. Contraction and insulin also additively increased GS fractional activity in NG and HG but not in LG. GS fractional activity correlated most strongly with GS Ser641 phosphorylation (R -0.94, P<0.001). GS fractional activity also correlated with GS Ser7,10 phosphorylation, but insulin did not reduce GS Ser7,10 phosphorylation. In conclusion, an additive effect of contraction and insulin on glucose uptake and GS activity occurs in muscles with normal and high glycogen content but not in muscles with low glycogen content. Furthermore, contraction, insulin, and glycogen content all regulate GS Ser641 phosphorylation and GS fractional activity in concert.
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- Yu-Chiang Lai
- Department of Physiology, National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway
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Rose AJ, Jeppesen J, Kiens B, Richter EA. Effects of contraction on localization of GLUT4 and v-SNARE isoforms in rat skeletal muscle. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2009; 297:R1228-37. [PMID: 19675279 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00258.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In skeletal muscle, contractions increase glucose uptake due to a translocation of GLUT4 glucose transporters from intracellular storage sites to the surface membrane. Vesicle-associated membrane proteins (VAMPs) are believed to play an important role in docking and fusion of the GLUT4 transporters at the surface membrane. However, knowledge about which VAMP isoforms colocalize with GLUT4 vesicles in mature skeletal muscle and whether they translocate during muscle contractions is incomplete. The aim of the present study was to further identify VAMP isoforms, which are associated with GLUT4 vesicles and examine which VAMP isoforms translocate to surface membranes in skeletal muscles undergoing contractions. VAMP2, VAMP3, VAMP5, and VAMP7 were enriched in immunoprecipitated GLUT4 vesicles. In response to 20 min of in situ contractions, there was a redistribution of GLUT4 (+64 +/- 13%), transferrin receptor (TfR; +75 +/- 22%), and insulin-regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP; +70 +/- 13%) to fractions enriched in heavy membranes away from low-density membranes (-32 +/- 7%; -18 +/- 12%; -33 +/- 9%; respectively), when compared with the resting contralateral muscle. Similarly, there was a redistribution of VAMP2 (+240 +/- 40%), VAMP5 (+79 +/- 9%), and VAMP7 (+79 +/- 29%), but not VAMP3, to fractions enriched in heavy membranes away from low-density membranes (-49 +/- 10%, -54 +/- 9%, -14 +/- 11%, respectively) in contracted vs. resting muscle. In summary, VAMP2, VAMP3, VAMP5, and VAMP7 coimmunoprecipitate with intracellular GLUT4 vesicles in muscle, and VAMP2, VAMP5, VAMP7, but not VAMP3, translocate to the cell surface membranes similar to GLUT4, TfR, and IRAP in response to muscle contractions. These findings suggest that VAMP2, VAMP5, and VAMP7 may be involved in translocation of GLUT4 during muscle contractions.
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- Adam J Rose
- Molecular Physiology Group, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Four grams of glucose circulates in the blood of a person weighing 70 kg. This glucose is critical for normal function in many cell types. In accordance with the importance of these 4 g of glucose, a sophisticated control system is in place to maintain blood glucose constant. Our focus has been on the mechanisms by which the flux of glucose from liver to blood and from blood to skeletal muscle is regulated. The body has a remarkable capacity to satisfy the nutritional need for glucose, while still maintaining blood glucose homeostasis. The essential role of glucagon and insulin and the importance of distributed control of glucose fluxes are highlighted in this review. With regard to the latter, studies are presented that show how regulation of muscle glucose uptake is regulated by glucose delivery to muscle, glucose transport into muscle, and glucose phosphorylation within muscle.
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- David H Wasserman
- Department of Molecular Physiology, Vanderbilt Univ. School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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HIGASHIDA K, Higuchi M, TERADA S. Dissociation between PGC-1α and GLUT-4 Expression in Skeletal Muscle of Rats Fed a High-Fat Diet. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 2009; 55:486-91. [DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.55.486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hamada T, Hayashi T, Kimura T, Nakao K, Moritani T. Electrical stimulation of human lower extremities enhances energy consumption, carbohydrate oxidation, and whole body glucose uptake. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2004; 96:911-6. [PMID: 14594864 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00664.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Our laboratory has recently demonstrated that low-frequency electrical stimulation (ES) of quadriceps muscles alone significantly enhanced glucose disposal rate (GDR) during euglycemic clamp (Hamada T, Sasaki H, Hayashi T, Moritani T, and Nakao K. J Appl Physiol 94: 2107–2112, 2003). The present study is further follow-up to examine the acute metabolic effects of ES to lower extremities compared with voluntary cycle exercise (VE) at identical intensity. In eight male subjects lying in the supine position, both lower leg (tibialis anterior and triceps surae) and thigh (quadriceps and hamstrings) muscles were sequentially stimulated to cocontract in an isometric manner at 20 Hz with a 1-s on-off duty cycle for 20 min. Despite small elevation of oxygen uptake by 7.3 ± 0.3 ml·kg-1·min-1 during ES, the blood lactate concentration was significantly increased by 3.2 ± 0.3 mmol/l in initial period (5 min) after the onset of the ES ( P < 0.01), whereas VE showed no such changes at identical oxygen uptake (7.5 ± 0.3 ml·kg-1·min-1). ES also induced enhanced whole body carbohydrate oxidation as shown by the significantly higher respiratory gas exchange ratio than with VE ( P < 0.01). These data indicated increased anaerobic glycolysis by ES. Furthermore, whole body glucose uptake determined by GDR during euglycemic clamp demonstrated a significant increase during and after the cessation of ES for at least 90 min ( P < 0.01). This post-ES effect was significantly greater than that of the post-VE period ( P < 0.01). These results suggest that ES can substantially enhance energy consumption, carbohydrate oxidation, and whole body glucose uptake at low intensity of exercise. Percutaneous ES may become a therapeutic utility to enhance glucose metabolism in humans.
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- Taku Hamada
- Laboratory of Applied Physiology, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Japan
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Lajoie C, Calderone A, Trudeau F, Lavoie N, Massicotte G, Gagnon S, Béliveau L. Exercise training attenuated the PKB and GSK-3 dephosphorylation in the myocardium of ZDF rats. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2003; 96:1606-12. [PMID: 14698990 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00853.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Cardiac dysfunction is a severe secondary effect of Type 2 diabetes. Recruitment of the protein kinase B/glycogen synthase kinase-3 pathway represents an integral event in glucose homeostasis, albeit its regulation in the diabetic heart remains undefined. Thus the following study tested the hypothesis that the regulation of protein kinase B/glycogen synthase kinase-3 was altered in the myocardium of the Zucker diabetic fatty rat. Second, exercise has been shown to improve glucose homeostasis, and, in this regard, the effect of swimming training on the regulation of protein kinase B/glycogen synthase kinase-3 in the diabetic rat heart was examined. In the sedentary Zucker diabetic fatty rats, glucose levels were elevated, and cardiac glycogen content increased, compared with wild type. A 13-wk swimming regimen significantly reduced plasma glucose levels and cardiac glycogen content and partially normalized protein kinase B-serine473, protein kinase B-threonine308, and glycogen synthase kinase-3alpha phosphorylation in Zucker diabetic fatty rats. In conclusion, hyperglycemia and increased cardiac glycogen content in the Zucker diabetic fatty rats were associated with dysregulation of protein kinase B/glycogen synthase kinase-3 phosphorylation. These anomalies in the Zucker diabetic fatty rat were partially normalized with swimming. These data support the premise that exercise training may protect the heart against the deleterious consequences of diabetes.
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- Claude Lajoie
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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Nolte LA, Han DH, Hansen PA, Hucker KA, Holloszy JO. A peroxovanadium compound stimulates muscle glucose transport as powerfully as insulin and contractions combined. Diabetes 2003; 52:1918-25. [PMID: 12882906 DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.52.8.1918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Stimulation of glucose transport by insulin involves tyrosine phosphorylation of the insulin receptor (IR) and IR substrates (IRSs). Peroxovanadates inhibit tyrosine phosphatases, also resulting in tyrosine phosphorylation of the IRSs. Muscle contractions stimulate glucose transport by a mechanism independent of the insulin-signaling pathway. We found that the peroxovanadate compound bis-peroxovanadium,1,10-phenanthrolene [bpV(phen)] stimulates glucose transport to the same extent as the additive effects of maximal insulin and contraction stimuli. Translocation of GLUT4 to the cell surface mediates stimulation of glucose transport. There is evidence suggesting there are separate insulin- and contraction-stimulated pools of GLUT4-containing vesicles. We tested the hypothesis that bpV(phen) stimulates both the insulin- and the contraction-activated pathways. Stimulation of glucose transport and GLUT4 translocation by bpV(phen) was completely blocked by the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-K) inhibitors wortmannin and LY294002. The combined effect of bpV(phen) and contractions was no greater than that of bpV(phen) alone. Activation of the IRS-PI 3-K signaling pathway was much greater with bpV(phen) than with insulin. Our results suggest that the GLUT4 vesicles that are normally translocated in response to contractions but not insulin can respond to the signal generated via the IRS-PI 3-K pathway if it is sufficiently powerful.
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- Lorraine A Nolte
- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Hamada T, Sasaki H, Hayashi T, Moritani T, Nakao K. Enhancement of whole body glucose uptake during and after human skeletal muscle low-frequency electrical stimulation. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2003; 94:2107-12. [PMID: 12562670 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00486.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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There is considerable evidence to suggest that electrical stimulation (ES) activates glucose uptake in rodent skeletal muscle. It is, however, unknown whether ES can lead to similar metabolic enhancement in humans. We employed low-frequency ES through surface electrodes placed over motor points of quadriceps femoris muscles. In male subjects lying in the supine position, the highest oxygen uptake was obtained by a stimulation pattern with 0.2-ms biphasic square pulses at 20 Hz and a 1-s on-off duty cycle. Oxygen uptake was increased by approximately twofold throughout the 20-min stimulation period and returned to baseline immediately after stimulation. Concurrent elevation of the respiratory exchange ratio and blood lactate concentration indicated anaerobic glycogen breakdown and utilization during ES. Whole body glucose uptake determined by the glucose disposal rate during euglycemic clamp was acutely increased by 2.5 mg. kg(-1). min(-1) in response to ES and, moreover, remained elevated by 3-4 mg. kg(-1). min(-1) for at least 90 min after cessation of stimulation. Thus the stimulatory effect of ES on whole body glucose uptake persisted not only during, but also after, stimulation. Low-frequency ES may become a useful therapeutic approach to activate energy and glucose metabolism in humans.
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- Taku Hamada
- Laboratory of Applied Physiology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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This historical review describes the research on the regulation of glucose transport in skeletal muscle conducted in my laboratory and in collaboration with a number of colleagues in other laboratories. This research includes studies of stimulation of glucose transport, GLUT4 translocation, and GLUT4 expression by exercise/muscle contractions, the role of Ca(2+) in these processes, and the interactions between the effects of exercise and insulin. Among the last are the additive effects of insulin and contractions on glucose transport and GLUT4 translocation and the increases in muscle insulin sensitivity and responsiveness induced by exercise.
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- John O Holloszy
- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
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Pupim LB, Flakoll PJ, Brouillette JR, Levenhagen DK, Hakim RM, Ikizler TA. Intradialytic parenteral nutrition improves protein and energy homeostasis in chronic hemodialysis patients. J Clin Invest 2002; 110:483-92. [PMID: 12189242 PMCID: PMC150418 DOI: 10.1172/jci15449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Decreased dietary protein intake and hemodialysis-associated protein catabolism are among several factors that predispose chronic hemodialysis (CHD) patients to protein calorie malnutrition. Since attempts to increase protein intake by dietary counseling are usually ineffective, intradialytic parenteral nutrition (IDPN) has been proposed as a potential therapeutic approach in malnourished CHD patients. In this study, we examined protein and energy homeostasis during hemodialysis in seven CHD patients at two separate hemodialysis sessions, with and without IDPN administration. Patients were studied 2 hours before, during, and 2 hours following a hemodialysis session, using a primed constant infusion of L-(1-(13)C) leucine and L-(ring-(2)H(5)) phenylalanine. Our results showed that IPDN promoted a large increase in whole-body protein synthesis and a significant decrease in whole-body proteolysis, along with a significant increase in forearm muscle protein synthesis. The net result was a change from an essentially catabolic state to a highly positive protein balance, both in whole-body and forearm muscle compartments. We conclude that the provision of calories and amino acids during hemodialysis with IDPN acutely reverses the net negative whole-body and forearm muscle protein balances, demonstrating a need for long-term clinical trials evaluating IDPN in malnourished CHD patients.
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- Lara B Pupim
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Surgery, and. Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2372, USA
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Mandarino LJ, Bonadonna RC, Mcguinness OP, Halseth AE, Wasserman DH. Regulation of Muscle Glucose Uptake In Vivo. Compr Physiol 2001. [DOI: 10.1002/cphy.cp070227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Klip A, Marette A. Regulation of Glucose Transporters by Insulin and Exercise: Cellular Effects and Implications for Diabetes. Compr Physiol 2001. [DOI: 10.1002/cphy.cp070214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Terada S, Yokozeki T, Kawanaka K, Ogawa K, Higuchi M, Ezaki O, Tabata I. Effects of high-intensity swimming training on GLUT-4 and glucose transport activity in rat skeletal muscle. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2001; 90:2019-24. [PMID: 11356760 DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.90.6.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study was performed to assess the effects of short-term, extremely high-intensity intermittent exercise training on the GLUT-4 content of rat skeletal muscle. Three- to four-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats with an initial body weight ranging from 45 to 55 g were used for this study. These rats were randomly assigned to an 8-day period of high-intensity intermittent exercise training (HIT), relatively high-intensity intermittent prolonged exercise training (RHT), or low-intensity prolonged exercise training (LIT). Age-matched sedentary rats were used as a control. In the HIT group, the rats repeated fourteen 20-s swimming bouts with a weight equivalent to 14, 15, and 16% of body weight for the first 2, the next 4, and the last 2 days, respectively. Between exercise bouts, a 10-s pause was allowed. RHT consisted of five 17-min swimming bouts with a 3-min rest between bouts. During the first bout, the rat swam without weight, whereas during the following four bouts, the rat was attached to a weight equivalent to 4 and 5% of its body weight for the first 5 days and the following 3 days, respectively. Rats in the LIT group swam 6 h/day for 8 days in two 3-h bouts separated by 45 min of rest. In the first experiment, the HIT, LIT, and control rats were compared. GLUT-4 content in the epitrochlearis muscle in the HIT and LIT groups after training was significantly higher than that in the control rats by 83 and 91%, respectively. Furthermore, glucose transport activity, stimulated maximally by both insulin (2 mU/ml) (HIT: 48%, LIT: 75%) and contractions (25 10-s tetani) (HIT: 55%, LIT: 69%), was higher in the training groups than in the control rats. However, no significant differences in GLUT-4 content or in maximal glucose transport activity in response to both insulin and contractions were observed between the two training groups. The second experiment demonstrated that GLUT-4 content after HIT did not differ from that after RHT (66% higher in trained rats than in control). In conclusion, the present investigation demonstrated that 8 days of HIT lasting only 280 s elevated both GLUT-4 content and maximal glucose transport activity in rat skeletal muscle to a level similar to that attained after LIT, which has been considered a tool to increase GLUT-4 content maximally.
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- S Terada
- Department of Physiology and Biomechanics, National Institute of Fitness and Sports, Kanoya City, Kagoshima 891-2393, Japan
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Levenhagen DK, Gresham JD, Carlson MG, Maron DJ, Borel MJ, Flakoll PJ. Postexercise nutrient intake timing in humans is critical to recovery of leg glucose and protein homeostasis. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2001; 280:E982-93. [PMID: 11350780 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.2001.280.6.e982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Although the importance of postexercise nutrient ingestion timing has been investigated for glycogen metabolism, little is known about similar effects for protein dynamics. Each subject (n = 10) was studied twice, with the same oral supplement (10 g protein, 8 g carbohydrate, 3 g fat) being administered either immediately (EARLY) or 3 h (LATE) after 60 min of moderate-intensity exercise. Leg blood flow and circulating concentrations of glucose, amino acids, and insulin were similar for EARLY and LATE. Leg glucose uptake and whole body glucose utilization (D-[6,6-2H(2)]glucose) were stimulated threefold and 44%, respectively, for EARLY vs. LATE. Although essential and nonessential amino acids were taken up by the leg in EARLY, they were released in LATE. Although proteolysis was unaffected, leg (L-[ring-2H(5)]phenylalanine) and whole body (L-[1-13C]leucine) protein synthesis were elevated threefold and 12%, respectively, for EARLY vs. LATE, resulting in a net gain of leg and whole body protein. Therefore, similar to carbohydrate homeostasis, EARLY postexercise ingestion of a nutrient supplement enhances accretion of whole body and leg protein, suggesting a common mechanism of exercise-induced insulin action.
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- D K Levenhagen
- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
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Shulman RG, Bloch G, Rothman DL. In vivo regulation of muscle glycogen synthase and the control of glycogen synthesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1995; 92:8535-42. [PMID: 7567971 PMCID: PMC41002 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.19.8535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The activity of glycogen synthase (GSase; EC 2.4.1.11) is regulated by covalent phosphorylation. Because of this regulation, GSase has generally been considered to control the rate of glycogen synthesis. This hypothesis is examined in light of recent in vivo NMR experiments on rat and human muscle and is found to be quantitatively inconsistent with the data under conditions of glycogen synthesis. Our first experiments showed that muscle glycogen synthesis was slower in non-insulin-dependent diabetics compared to normals and that their defect was in the glucose transporter/hexokinase (GT/HK) part of the pathway. From these and other in vivo NMR results a quantitative model is proposed in which the GT/HK steps control the rate of glycogen synthesis in normal humans and rat muscle. The flux through GSase is regulated to match the proximal steps by "feed forward" to glucose 6-phosphate, which is a positive allosteric effector of all forms of GSase. Recent in vivo NMR experiments specifically designed to test the model are analyzed by metabolic control theory and it is shown quantitatively that the GT/HK step controls the rate of glycogen synthesis. Preliminary evidence favors the transporter step. Several conclusions are significant: (i) glucose transport/hexokinase controls the glycogen synthesis flux; (ii) the role of covalent phosphorylation of GSase is to adapt the activity of the enzyme to the flux and to control the metabolite levels not the flux; (iii) the quantitative data needed for inferring and testing the present model of flux control depended upon advances of in vivo NMR methods that accurately measured the concentration of glucose 6-phosphate and the rate of glycogen synthesis.
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- R G Shulman
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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Lehmann-Klose S, Beinbrech B, Cuppoletti J, Gratzl M, Rüegg JC, Pfitzer G. Ca(2+)- and GTP[gamma S]-induced translocation of the glucose transporter, GLUT-4, to the plasma membrane of permeabilized cardiomyocytes determined using a novel immunoprecipitation method. Pflugers Arch 1995; 430:333-9. [PMID: 7491256 DOI: 10.1007/bf00373907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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In cardiomyocytes glucose transport is activated not only by insulin but also by contractile activity that causes translocation of the glucose transporter, GLUT-4, from intracellular vesicles to the plasma membrane. The latter effect may possibly be mediated by intracellular Ca2+, as suggested by previous studies. To investigate the role of Ca2+, we permeabilized neonatal rat myocytes with alpha-toxin and incubated them for 1 h either at a pCa (i.e.--log10 [Ca2+]) of 8 (control) or at a pCa of 5 in the presence of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP). Translocation of GLUT-4 was then monitored by a novel immunoprecipitation method using a peptide antibody directed against an exofacial (extracellular) loop of GLUT-4 (residues 58-80). Incorporation of GLUT-4 into the plasmalemma was stimulated 1.8-fold by 10 microM Ca2+ and 1.7-fold by insulin (as in the case of intact cells). The insulin effect was Ca2+ independent, i.e. it was identical in the absence and presence of Ca2+ (10 microM). Guanosine 5'-O-(3-thio-triphosphate) (GTP[gamma S]), which was inactive in intact cells, also caused translocation of GLUT-4 in permeabilized cardiomyocytes. Thus, incorporation of GLUT-4 into the plasma membrane was enhanced 2.5-fold by 200 microM GTP[gamma S] in the virtual absence of Ca2+ (pCa 8) and even 3.5-fold at 10 microM free Ca2+. We conclude that an increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration increases GLUT-4 translocation of (permeabilized) cardiomyocytes to a similar extent as do insulin and GTP[gamma S] in the absence of Ca2+, but that the effects of Ca2+ and GTP[gamma S] may be additive.
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- S Lehmann-Klose
- Department of Physiology II, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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Lund S, Holman GD, Schmitz O, Pedersen O. Contraction stimulates translocation of glucose transporter GLUT4 in skeletal muscle through a mechanism distinct from that of insulin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1995; 92:5817-21. [PMID: 7597034 PMCID: PMC41592 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.13.5817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 339] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The acute effects of contraction and insulin on the glucose transport and GLUT4 glucose transporter translocation were investigated in rat soleus muscles by using a 3-O-methylglucose transport assay and the sensitive exofacial labeling technique with the impermeant photoaffinity reagent 2-N-4-(1-azi-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)benzoyl-1,3-bis(D-mannose-4-y loxy)-2- propylamine (ATB-BMPA), respectively. Addition of wortmannin, which inhibits phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, reduced insulin-stimulated glucose transport (8.8 +/- 0.5 mumol per ml per h vs. 1.4 +/- 0.1 mumol per ml per h) and GLUT4 translocation [2.79 +/- 0.20 pmol/g (wet muscle weight) vs. 0.49 +/- 0.05 pmol/g (wet muscle weight)]. In contrast, even at a high concentration (1 microM), wortmannin had no effect on contraction-mediated glucose uptake (4.4 +/- 0.1 mumol per ml per h vs. 4.1 +/- 0.2 mumol per ml per h) and GLUT4 cell surface content [1.75 +/- 0.16 pmol/g (wet muscle weight) vs. 1.52 +/- 0.16 pmol/g (wet muscle weight)]. Contraction-mediated translocation of the GLUT4 transporters to the cell surface was closely correlated with the glucose transport activity and could account fully for the increment in glucose uptake after contraction. The combined effects of contraction and maximal insulin stimulation were greater than either stimulation alone on glucose transport activity (11.5 +/- 0.4 mumol per ml per h vs. 5.6 +/- 0.2 mumol per ml per h and 9.0 +/- 0.2 mumol per ml per h) and on GLUT4 translocation [4.10 +/- 0.20 pmol/g (wet muscle weight) vs. 1.75 +/- 0.25 pmol/g (wet muscle weight) and 3.15 +/- 0.18 pmol/g (wet muscle weight)]. The results provide evidence that contraction stimulates translocation of GLUT4 in skeletal muscle through a mechanism distinct from that of insulin.
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- S Lund
- Medical Research Laboratory, Aarhus Kommunehospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
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Brozinick JT, Etgen GJ, Yaspelkis BB, Ivy JL. The effects of muscle contraction and insulin on glucose-transporter translocation in rat skeletal muscle. Biochem J 1994; 297 ( Pt 3):539-45. [PMID: 8110191 PMCID: PMC1137867 DOI: 10.1042/bj2970539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The effect of electrically induced muscle contraction, insulin (10 m-units/ml) and electrically-induced muscle contraction in the presence of insulin on insulin-regulatable glucose-transporter (GLUT-4) protein distribution was studied in female Sprague-Dawley rats during hindlimb perfusion. Plasma-membrane cytochalasin B binding increased approximately 2-fold, whereas GLUT-4 protein concentration increased approximately 1.5-fold above control with contractions, insulin, or insulin + contraction. Microsomal-membrane cytochalasin B binding and GLUT-4 protein concentration decreased by approx. 30% with insulin or insulin + contraction, but did not significantly decrease with contraction alone. The rate of muscle glucose uptake was assessed by determining the rate of 2-deoxy[3H]glucose accumulation in the soleus, plantaris, and red and white portions of the gastrocnemius. Both contraction and insulin increased glucose uptake significantly and to the same degree in the muscles examined. Insulin + contraction increased glucose uptake above that of insulin or contraction alone, but this effect was only statistically significant in the soleus, plantaris and white gastrocnemius. The combined effects of insulin + contraction of glucose uptake were not fully additive in any of the muscles investigated. These results suggest that (1) insulin and muscle contraction are mobilizing two separate pools of GLUT-4 protein, and (2) the increase in skeletal-muscle glucose uptake due to insulin + contraction is not due to an increase in plasma-membrane GLUT-4 protein concentration above that observed for insulin or contraction alone.
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- J T Brozinick
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas, Austin 78712
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