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Studies in Rats of Combined Muscle and Liver Perfusion and of Muscle Extract Indicate That Contractions Release a Muscle Hormone Directly Enhancing Hepatic Glycogenolysis. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12050837. [PMID: 35629259 PMCID: PMC9145889 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12050837] [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: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Background: Established neuroendocrine signals do not sufficiently account for the exercise-induced increase in glucose production. Using an innovative, yet classical cross-circulation procedure, we studied whether contracting muscle produces a factor that directly stimulates hepatic glycogenolysis. Methods: Isolated rat hindquarters were perfused in series with isolated livers. Results: Stimulation of the sciatic nerve of one or both legs resulted in an increase in force, which rapidly waned. During one-legged contractions, hepatic glucose production increased initially (from −0.9 ± 0.5 (mean ± SE) to 3.3 ± 0.7 µmol/min, p < 0.05). The peak did not differ significantly from that seen after 20 nM of epinephrine (5.1 ± 1.2 µmol/min, p > 0.05). In response to two-legged contractions, the increase in hepatic glucose production (to 5.4 ± 1.3 µmol/min) was higher (p < 0.05) and lasted longer than that seen during one-legged contractions. During contractions, peak hepatic glucose output exceeded concomitant hepatic lactate uptake (p < 0.05), and glucose output decreased to basal levels, while lactate uptake rose to a plateau. Furthermore, in separate experiments an increase in lactate supply to isolated perfused livers increased lactate uptake, but not glucose output. In intact rats, intra-arterial injection of extract made from mixed leg muscle elicited a prolonged increase (p < 0.05) in plasma glucose concentration (from 5.2 ± 0.1 mM to 8.3 ± 1.5 mM). In perfused livers, muscle extract increased glucose output dose dependently. Fractionation by chromatography of the extract showed that the active substance had a MW below 2000. Conclusion: This study provides evidence that contracting skeletal muscle may produce a hormone with a MW below 2000, which enhances hepatic glycogenolysis according to energy needs. Further chemical characterization is warranted.
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White JD, Dewal RS, Stanford KI. The beneficial effects of brown adipose tissue transplantation. Mol Aspects Med 2019; 68:74-81. [PMID: 31228478 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2019.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Obesity is a disease that results from an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a potential therapeutic target to improve the comorbidities associated with obesity due to its inherent thermogenic capacity and its ability to improve glucose metabolism. Multiple studies have shown that activation of BAT using either pharmacological treatments or cold exposure had an acute effect to increase metabolic function and reduce adiposity. Recent preclinical investigations have explored whether increasing BAT mass or activation through transplantation models could improve glucose metabolism and metabolic health. Successful BAT transplantation models have shown improvements in glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity, as well as reductions in body mass and decreased adiposity in recipients. BAT transplantation may confer its beneficial effects through several different mechanisms, including endocrine effects via the release of 'batokines'. More recent studies have demonstrated that beige and brown adipocytes isolated from human progenitor cells and transplanted into mouse models result in metabolic improvements similar to transplantation of whole BAT; this could represent a clinically translatable model. In this review we will discuss the impetus for both early and recent investigations utilizing BAT transplantation models, the outcomes of these studies, and review the mechanisms associated with the beneficial effects of BAT transplant to confer improvements in metabolic health.
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- Joseph D White
- Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
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Hoene M, Franken H, Fritsche L, Lehmann R, Pohl AK, Häring HU, Zell A, Schleicher ED, Weigert C. Activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling pathway in the liver of mice is related to plasma glucose levels after acute exercise. Diabetologia 2010; 53:1131-41. [PMID: 20195842 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-010-1666-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2009] [Accepted: 12/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS We aimed to identify, in the liver of mice, signal transduction pathways that show a pronounced regulation by acute exercise. We also aimed to elucidate the role of metabolic stress in this response. METHODS C57Bl6 mice performed a 60 min run on a treadmill under non-exhaustive conditions. Hepatic RNA and protein lysates were prepared immediately after running and used for whole-genome-expression analysis, quantitative real-time PCR and immunoblotting. A subset of mice recovered for 3 h after the treadmill run. A further group of mice performed the treadmill run after having received a vitamin C- and vitamin E-enriched diet over 4 weeks. RESULTS The highest number of genes differentially regulated by exercise in the liver was found in the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling pathway, with a pronounced and transient upregulation of the transcription factors encoded by c-Fos (also known as Fos), c-Jun (also known as Jun), FosB (also known as Fosb) and JunB (also known as Junb) and phosphorylation of hepatic MAPK. Acute exercise also activated the p53 signalling pathway. A major role for oxidative stress is unlikely since the antioxidant-enriched diet did not prevent the activation of the MAPK pathway. In contrast, lower plasma glucose levels after running were related to enhanced levels of MAPK signalling proteins, similar to the upregulation of Igfbp1 and Pgc-1alpha (also known as Ppargc1a). In the working muscle the activation of the MAPK pathway was weak and not related to plasma glucose concentrations. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Metabolic stress evidenced as low plasma glucose levels appears to be an important determinant for the activation of the MAPK signalling pathway and the transcriptional response of the liver to acute exercise.
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- M Hoene
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Angiology, Nephrology, Pathobiochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Tuebingen, Otfried-Mueller-Strasse 10, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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Banzet S, Koulmann N, Simler N, Sanchez H, Chapot R, Serrurier B, Peinnequin A, Bigard X. Control of gluconeogenic genes during intense/prolonged exercise: hormone-independent effect of muscle-derived IL-6 on hepatic tissue and PEPCK mRNA. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2009; 107:1830-9. [PMID: 19850730 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00739.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Prolonged intense exercise is challenging for the liver to maintain plasma glucose levels. Hormonal changes cannot fully account for exercise-induced hepatic glucose production (HGP). Contracting skeletal muscles release interleukin-6 (IL-6), a cytokine able to increase endogenous glucose production during exercise. However, whether this is attributable to a direct effect of IL-6 on liver remains unknown. Here, we studied hepatic glycogen, gluconeogenic genes, and IL-6 signaling in response to one bout of exhaustive running exercise in rats. To determine whether IL-6 can modulate gluconeogenic gene mRNA independently of exercise, we injected resting rats with recombinant IL-6. Exhaustive exercise resulted in a profound decrease in liver glycogen and an increase in gluconeogenic gene mRNA levels, phosphoenolpyruvate-carboxykinase (PEPCK), glucose-6-phosphatase (G6P), and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1alpha (PGC-1alpha), suggesting a key role for gluconeogenesis in hepatic glucose production. This was associated to an active IL-6 signaling in liver tissue, as shown by signal transducer and activator of transcription and CAAT/enhancer binding protein-beta phosphorylation and IL-6-responsive gene mRNA levels at the end of exercise. Recombinant IL-6 injection resulted in an increase in IL-6-responsive gene mRNA levels in the liver. We found a dose-dependent increase in PEPCK gene mRNA strongly correlated with IL-6-induced gene mRNA levels. No changes in G6P and PGC-1alpha mRNA levels were found. Taken together, our results suggest that, during very demanding exercise, muscle-derived IL-6 could help increase HGP by directly upregulating PEPCK mRNA abundance.
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- Sébastien Banzet
- Department of Human Factors, Military Health Service Research Center, La Tronche, France.
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The liver plays a key role for the maintenance of blood glucose homeostasis under widely changing physiological conditions. In the overnight fasted state, breakdown of hepatic glycogen and synthesis of glucose from lactate, amino acids, glycerol, and pyruvate contribute about equally to hepatic glucose production. Postprandial glucose uptake by the liver is determined by the size of the glucose load reaching the liver, the rise in insulin concentration, and the route of glucose delivery. Hepatic glycogen stores are depleted within 36 to 48 hours of fasting, but gluconeogenesis continues to provide glucose for tissues with an obligatory glucose requirement. Glucose output from the liver increases during exercise; during short-term intensive exertion, hepatic glycogenolysis is the primary source of extra glucose for skeletal muscle, and during prolonged exercise, hepatic gluconeogenesis becomes gradually more important in keeping with falling insulin and rising glucagon levels. Type 1 diabetes is accompanied by diminished hepatic glycogen stores, augmented gluconeogenesis, and increased basal hepatic glucose production in proportion to the severity of the diabetic state. The hyperglycemia of type 2 diabetes is in part caused by an overproduction of glucose from the liver that is secondary to accelerated gluconeogenesis.
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- John Wahren
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institute, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Febbraio MA, Hiscock N, Sacchetti M, Fischer CP, Pedersen BK. Interleukin-6 is a novel factor mediating glucose homeostasis during skeletal muscle contraction. Diabetes 2004; 53:1643-8. [PMID: 15220185 DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.53.7.1643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 291] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The mechanisms that mediate the tightly controlled production and clearance of glucose during muscular work are unclear, and it has been suggested that an unidentified "work factor" exists that influences the contraction-induced increase in endogenous glucose production (EGP). The cytokine interleukin (IL)-6 is released from skeletal muscle during contraction. Here we show that IL-6 contributes to the contraction-induced increase in EGP. Six men performed 2 h of bicycle exercise on three separate occasions, at a relatively high intensity (HI) or at a low intensity with (LO + IL-6) or without (LO) an infusion of recombinant human IL-6 that matched the circulating concentration of IL-6 seen in HI exercise. The stable isotope 6,6 (2)H(2) glucose was infused to calculate EGP (rate of glucose appearance [R(a)]), whole-body glucose disposal (rate of glucose disappearance [R(d)]), and metabolic clearance rate (MCR) of glucose. Glucose R(a), R(d), and MCR were higher (P < 0.05) at HI than at LO. Throughout exercise at LO + IL-6, glucose R(a) and R(d) were higher (P < 0.05) than LO, even though the exercise intensity was identical. In addition, MCR was higher (P < 0.05) at LO + IL-6 than at LO at 90 min. Insulin, glucagon, epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol, and growth hormone were identical when comparing LO + IL-6 with LO. These data suggest that IL-6 influences glucose homeostasis during exercise. Our results provide potential new insights into factors that mediate glucose production and disposal and implicates IL-6 in the so-called "work factor."
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- Mark A Febbraio
- Skeletal Muscle Research Laboratory, Center for Nutrition, Metabolism and Endocrinology, RMIT University, P.O. Box 71, Bundoora 3083, Victoria, Australia.
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Vincent S, Berthon P, Zouhal H, Moussa E, Catheline M, Bentué-Ferrer D, Gratas-Delamarche A. Plasma glucose, insulin and catecholamine responses to a Wingate test in physically active women and men. Eur J Appl Physiol 2003; 91:15-21. [PMID: 14551777 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-003-0957-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/27/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The influence of gender on the glucose response to exercise remains contradictory. Moreover, to our knowledge, the glucoregulatory responses to anaerobic sprint exercise have only been studied in male subjects. Hence, the aim of the present study was to compare glucoregulatory metabolic (glucose and lactate) and hormonal (insulin, catecholamines and estradiol only in women) responses to a 30-s Wingate test, in physically active students. Eight women [19.8 (0.7) years] and eight men [22.0 (0.6) years] participated in a 30-s Wingate test on a bicycle ergometer. Plasma glucose, insulin, and catecholamine concentrations were determined at rest, at the end of both the warm-up and the exercise period and during the recovery (5, 10, 20, and 30 min). Results showed that the plasma glucose increase in response to a 30-s Wingate test was significantly higher in women than in men [0.99 (0.15) versus 0.33 (0.20) mmol l(-1) respectively, P<0.05]. Plasma insulin concentrations peaked at 10 min post-exercise and the increase between this time of recovery and the end of the warm-up was also significantly higher in women than in men [14.7 (2.9) versus 2.3 (1.9) pmol l(-1) respectively, P<0.05]. However, there was no gender difference concerning the catecholamine response. The study indicates a gender-related difference in post-exercise plasma glucose and insulin responses after a supramaximal exercise.
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- Sophie Vincent
- Laboratoire de Physiologie et de Biomécanique de l'Exercice Musculaire, UFRAPS Rennes 2, UPRES A 1274, Campus la Harpe, Avenue Charles Tillon, CS 24414, 35044 Rennes Cedex, France.
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Steensberg A, Febbraio MA, Osada T, Schjerling P, van Hall G, Saltin B, Pedersen BK. Interleukin-6 production in contracting human skeletal muscle is influenced by pre-exercise muscle glycogen content. J Physiol 2001; 537:633-9. [PMID: 11731593 PMCID: PMC2278951 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2001.00633.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 300] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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1. Prolonged exercise results in a progressive decline in glycogen content and a concomitant increase in the release of the cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) from contracting muscle. This study tests the hypothesis that the exercise-induced IL-6 release from contracting muscle is linked to the intramuscular glycogen availability. 2. Seven men performed 5 h of a two-legged knee-extensor exercise, with one leg with normal, and one leg with reduced, muscle glycogen content. Muscle biopsies were obtained before (pre-ex), immediately after (end-ex) and 3 h into recovery (3 h rec) from exercise in both legs. In addition, catheters were placed in one femoral artery and both femoral veins and blood was sampled from these catheters prior to exercise and at 1 h intervals during exercise and into recovery. 3. Pre-exercise glycogen content was lower in the glycogen-depleted leg compared with the control leg. Intramuscular IL-6 mRNA levels increased with exercise in both legs, but this increase was augmented in the leg having the lowest glycogen content at end-ex. The arterial plasma concentration of IL-6 increased from 0.6 +/- 0.1 ng x l(-1) pre-ex to 21.7 +/- 5.6 ng x l(-1) end-ex. The depleted leg had already released IL-6 after 1 h (4.38 +/- 2.80 ng x min(-1) (P < 0.05)), whereas no significant release was observed in the control leg (0.36 +/- 0.14 ng x min(-1)). A significant net IL-6 release was not observed until 2 h in the control leg. 4. This study demonstrates that glycogen availability is associated with alterations in the rate of IL-6 production and release in contracting skeletal muscle.
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- A Steensberg
- The Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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