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Kilpiö T, Skarp S, Perjés Á, Swan J, Kaikkonen L, Saarimäki S, Szokodi I, Penninger JM, Szabó Z, Magga J, Kerkelä R. Apelin regulates skeletal muscle adaptation to exercise in a high-intensity interval training model. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2024; 326:C1437-C1450. [PMID: 38525542 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00427.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Plasma apelin levels are reduced in aging and muscle wasting conditions. We aimed to investigate the significance of apelin signaling in cardiac and skeletal muscle responses to physiological stress. Apelin knockout (KO) and wild-type (WT) mice were subjected to high-intensity interval training (HIIT) by treadmill running. The effects of apelin on energy metabolism were studied in primary mouse skeletal muscle myotubes and cardiomyocytes. Apelin increased mitochondrial ATP production and mitochondrial coupling efficiency in myotubes and promoted the expression of mitochondrial genes both in primary myotubes and cardiomyocytes. HIIT induced mild concentric cardiac hypertrophy in WT mice, whereas eccentric growth was observed in the left ventricles of apelin KO mice. HIIT did not affect myofiber size in skeletal muscles of WT mice but decreased the myofiber size in apelin KO mice. The decrease in myofiber size resulted from a fiber type switch toward smaller slow-twitch type I fibers. The increased proportion of slow-twitch type I fibers in apelin KO mice was associated with upregulation of myosin heavy chain slow isoform expression, accompanied with upregulated expression of genes related to fatty acid transport and downregulated expression of genes related to glucose metabolism. Mechanistically, skeletal muscles of apelin KO mice showed defective induction of insulin-like growth factor-1 signaling in response to HIIT. In conclusion, apelin is required for proper skeletal and cardiac muscle adaptation to high-intensity exercise. Promoting apelinergic signaling may have benefits in aging- or disease-related muscle wasting conditions.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Apelin levels decline with age. This study demonstrates that in trained mice, apelin deficiency results in a switch from fast type II myofibers to slow oxidative type I myofibers. This is associated with a concomitant change in gene expression profile toward fatty acid utilization, indicating an aged-muscle phenotype in exercised apelin-deficient mice. These data are of importance in the design of exercise programs for aging individuals and could offer therapeutic target to maintain muscle mass.
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- Teemu Kilpiö
- Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Heart Institute, Medical School, and Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- IMBA, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Medical Genetics, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Dutta A, Anima B, Riba P, Gurusubramanian G, Roy VK. Expression and localization of apelin and apelin receptor protein in the oviduct of letrozole-induced hyperandrogenized mice. Cell Biol Int 2024. [PMID: 38634302 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.12164] [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: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Apelin and its receptor (APJ) are expressed in the reproductive organs of some mammalian females. The function of oviduct has also been suggested to be compromised in the hyperandrogenism condition. However, expression of apelin and APJ has not been shown in the oviduct of hyperandrogenized mice. Thus, the present study has investigated the localization and expression of apelin and APJ in the letrozole-induced hyperandrogenized mice oviduct. Histomorphometric analysis showed decreased lumen of oviduct in the hyperandrogenized mice. Our results showed elevated expression of APJ and decreased abundance of apelin in the hyperandrogenized mice oviduct. This finding suggests impaired apelin signaling in the oviduct of hyperandrogenized mice. The expression of androgen receptor was upregulated while estrogen receptors were downregulated in the hyperandrogenized mice. The expression of HSP70 was also downregulated along with increased expression of active caspase 3 and BAX and decreased expression of BCL2 in hyperandrogenized mice. Furthermore, the phosphorylation of phospho-Ser473-Akt and phospho-Thr308-Akt also showed differential levels in the oviduct of hyperandrogenized mice. Whether this differential phosphorylation of Akt was solely due to impaired apelin signaling in the oviduct, remains unclear. Moreover, increased androgen signaling and suppressed estrogen signaling coincides with elevated apoptosis. In conclusion, hyperandrogenized conditions could also impair the gamete transport and fertilization process due to apoptosis in the oviduct. However, further study would be required to unravel the exact role of apelin signaling in the oviduct in relation to apoptosis.
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- Ayushmita Dutta
- Department of Zoology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India
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- Department of Zoology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India
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- Department of Zoology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India
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- Department of Zoology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India
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Yahia S, Salem NA, El-Hawary A, Salem M, El-Farahaty RM, El-Gilany AEH, Shoaib RMS, Noureldin MA. Serum apelin-12 and obesity-related markers in Egyptian children with Down syndrome. Eur J Pediatr 2024; 183:461-470. [PMID: 37930396 PMCID: PMC10858121 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-023-05315-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Children with Down syndrome (DS) exhibit higher overweight/obesity rates than their typically developing peers. Apelin-12 is a bioactive adipokine that exerts vital roles in obesity-related cardiometabolic comorbidities. To date, apelin-12 has not been investigated in obese-DS. This study aimed to explore the possible association between serum apelin-12 and obesity-related markers and to evaluate the efficiency of apelin-12 in the prediction of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in obese-DS compared to BMI Z-score matched obese-control. The cross-sectional study included 150 prepubertal children classified into three groups; obese-DS (n = 50), obese-control (n = 50), and normal-weight-control (n = 50). Anthropometric parameters, body adiposity, fasting serum levels of blood glucose (FBG), insulin, lipid profile, and apelin-12 were evaluated. Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) was calculated from FBG and insulin. MetS was defined using Adult Treatment Panel III criteria modified for the pediatric age group. ROC curves were analyzed to evaluate the efficiency of apelin-12 in predicting MetS in obesity groups. Obese-DS exhibited higher body adiposity with marked central fat distribution, atherogenic lipid profile, and higher HOMA-IR compared to obese-control. Apelin-12 was significantly higher in obese-DS and obese-DS with MetS compared to obese-control and obese-control with MetS respectively (p < 0.001). The increase in apelin-12 with higher obesity grades was pronounced in obese-DS. Apelin-12 strongly correlated with body adiposity, several MetS risk factors, and HOMA-IR in obese-DS. Significantly higher AUC for apelin-12 in the diagnosis of MetS among obese-DS than obese-control (AUC = 0.948 vs. AUC = 0.807; p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS The current study supports the crucial role of apelin-12 in obesity-related clinical and biochemical markers and in MetS in obese-DS and obese-control. Serum apelin-12 is a potential diagnostic biomarker for MetS with greater performance in obese-DS than obese-control raising its potential for clinical and therapeutic applications. WHAT IS KNOWN • Obese-DS children displayed excess body adiposity, Pronounced central fat distribution, atherogenic lipid profile, higher HOMA-IR, and higher prevalence of MetS than obese-control. WHAT IS NEW • Higher serum apelin-12 was observed in obese-DS and obese-DS with MetS than obese-control and obese-control with MetS respectively. The increase in apelin-12 level with increasing obesity grades was more pronounced in obese-DS. • Apelin-12 strongly correlated with obesity-related markers and MetS components in obese-DS. Apelin-12 performed better as a diagnostic biomarker for MetS in obese-DS than obese-control.
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- Sohier Yahia
- Department of Pediatrics, Genetics Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
- Mansoura University Children's Hospital, El-Gomhoria St, Post Office 35516, Box 50, Mansoura, 53355, Egypt.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Food and Dairy Sciences and Technology Department, Faculty of Environmental Agricultural Sciences, Arish University, El-Arish, Egypt
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Sierawska O, Sawczuk M. Interaction between Selected Adipokines and Musculoskeletal and Cardiovascular Systems: A Review of Current Knowledge. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17287. [PMID: 38139115 PMCID: PMC10743430 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Adipokines are substances secreted by adipose tissue that are receiving increasing attention. The approach to adipose tissue has changed in recent years, and it is no longer looked at as just a storage organ but its secretion and how it influences systems in the human body are also looked at. The role of adipokine seems crucial in developing future therapies for pathologies of selected systems. In this study, we look at selected adipokines, leptin, adiponectin, chemerin, resistin, omentin-1, nesfatin, irisin-1, visfatin, apelin, vaspin, heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF), and TGF-β2, and how they affect systems in the human body related to physical activity such as the musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems.
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- Olga Sierawska
- Institute of Physical Culture Sciences, University of Szczecin, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland;
- Doctoral School, University of Szczecin, 70-384 Szczecin, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Culture Sciences, University of Szczecin, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland;
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Safikhani A, Zendehdel M, Khodadadi M, Rahmani B, Ghashghayi E, Mahdavi K. Hypophagia induced by intracerebroventricular injection of apelin-13 is mediated via CRF1/CRF2 and MC3/MC4 receptors in neonatal broiler chicken. Behav Brain Res 2023; 452:114536. [PMID: 37295613 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Previous studies have shown the role of apelin and its receptors in the regulation of food intake. In the present study, we investigate the mediating role of melanocortin, corticotropin, and neuropeptide Y systems in apelin-13- induced food intake in broilers. Eight trials were run in the current investigation to ascertain the relationships between the aforementioned systems and apelin-13 on food intake and behavioral changes after apelin-13 administration. In experiment 1, hens were given an intracerebroventricular administration of a solution for control in addition to apelin-13 (0.25, 0.5, and 1 µg). Astressin-B (a CRF1/CRF2 receptor antagonist, 30 µg), apelin-13 (1 µg), and administration of astressin-B and apelin-13 concurrently, were all injected into the birds in experiment 2. Experiments 3 through 8 were quite similar to experiment 2, with the exception of astressin2-B (CRF2 receptor antagonist, 30 µg), SHU9119 (MC3/MC4 receptor antagonist, 0.5 nmol), MCL0020 (MC4 receptor antagonist, 0.5 nmol), BIBP-3226 (NPY1 receptor antagonist, 1.25 nmol), BIIE 0246 (NPY2 receptor antagonist, 1.25 nmol), and CGP71683A (NPY5 receptor antagonist, 1.25 nmol) were injected instead of astressin-B. After then, total food consumption was monitored for 6 h. Apelin-13 injections of 0.5 and 1 µg decreased feeding (P < 0.05). The hypophagic effects of apelin were attenuated following the simultaneous administration of Astressin-B and Astressin2-B with apelin-13 (P > 0.05). Co-infusion of SHU9119 and apelin-13 reduced the appetite-decreasing effects of apelin-13 (P > 0.05). When MCL0020 and apelin-13 were injected at the same time, the hypophagia that apelin-13 induced was eliminated (P > 0.05). BIBP-3226, BIIE 0246, and CGP71683A had no effect on the hypophagia brought on by apelin-13 (P > 0.05). Also, apelin-13 significantly increased number of steps, jumps, exploratory food, pecks and standing time while decreased siting time (P < 0.05). These findings suggest that apelin-13-induced hypophagia in hens may involve the CRF1/CRF2 and MC3/MC4 receptors.
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- Amin Safikhani
- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, 14155-6453 Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, 14155-6453 Tehran, Iran.
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- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Biopsychology, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Medical Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2 Canada
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, 14155-6453 Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, 14155-6453 Tehran, Iran
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Li D, Chen F, Tian Y, Su Y. Transcriptome analysis of the gene expression of M . iliotibialis lateralis affected by dietary methionine restriction. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1184651. [PMID: 37284544 PMCID: PMC10240061 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1184651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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Introduction: Methionine (Met) is an important amino acid related to the development of skeletal muscle. This study investigated the effects of dietary Met restriction on the gene expression of M. iliotibialis lateralis. Methods: A total of 84 day-old broiler chicks (Zhuanghe Dagu) with a similar initial body weight (207.62 ± 8.54 g) were used in this study. All birds were divided into two groups (CON; L-Met) based on the initial body weight. Each group consisted of six replicates with seven birds per replicate. The experimental period was 63 days (phase 1, days 1-21; phase 2, days 22-63). According to the nutritional requirements of Zhuanghe Dagu chickens, we provided a basal diet (0.39% Met levels during phase 1 and 0.35% Met levels during phase 2, as-fed basis) to the birds in the CON group, while we provided a Met-restricted diet (0.31% Met levels during phase 1 and 0.28% Met levels during phase 2, as-fed basis) to the birds in the L-Met group. The growth performance of broiler chicks and their M. iliotibialis lateralis development parameters were measured on days 21 and 63. Results and Discussion: In this study, dietary Met restriction did not affect the growth performance of broiler chicks but hindered the development of M. iliotibialis lateralis at both sampling timepoints. On the final day, three birds selected from each group (three from CON and three from L-Met) were used to obtain M. iliotibialis lateralis samples from leg muscle for further transcriptome analysis. Transcriptome analysis revealed that dietary Met restriction significantly upregulated 247 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and downregulated 173 DEGs. Additionally, DEGs were mainly enriched in 10 pathways. Among DEGs, we observed that dietary Met restriction downregulated the expression of CSRP3, KY, FHL1, LMCD1, and MYOZ2 in M. iliotibialis lateralis. Therefore, we considered that dietary Met restriction had negative effects on the development of M. iliotibialis lateralis, and CSRP3, KY, FHL1, LMCD1, and MYOZ2 may serve as potential functional genes involved in this process.
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- Desheng Li
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
- Laboratory of Quality and Safety of Animal Product of Liaoning Province, Jinzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
- Laboratory of Quality and Safety of Animal Product of Liaoning Province, Jinzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
- Laboratory of Quality and Safety of Animal Product of Liaoning Province, Jinzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Quality and Safety of Animal Product of Liaoning Province, Jinzhou, China
- College of Food and Health, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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Fibbi B, Marroncini G, Naldi L, Peri A. The Yin and Yang Effect of the Apelinergic System in Oxidative Stress. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054745. [PMID: 36902176 PMCID: PMC10003082 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Apelin is an endogenous ligand for the G protein-coupled receptor APJ and has multiple biological activities in human tissues and organs, including the heart, blood vessels, adipose tissue, central nervous system, lungs, kidneys, and liver. This article reviews the crucial role of apelin in regulating oxidative stress-related processes by promoting prooxidant or antioxidant mechanisms. Following the binding of APJ to different active apelin isoforms and the interaction with several G proteins according to cell types, the apelin/APJ system is able to modulate different intracellular signaling pathways and biological functions, such as vascular tone, platelet aggregation and leukocytes adhesion, myocardial activity, ischemia/reperfusion injury, insulin resistance, inflammation, and cell proliferation and invasion. As a consequence of these multifaceted properties, the role of the apelinergic axis in the pathogenesis of degenerative and proliferative conditions (e.g., Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, osteoporosis, and cancer) is currently investigated. In this view, the dual effect of the apelin/APJ system in the regulation of oxidative stress needs to be more extensively clarified, in order to identify new potential strategies and tools able to selectively modulate this axis according to the tissue-specific profile.
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- Benedetta Fibbi
- “Pituitary Diseases and Sodium Alterations” Unit, AOU Careggi, 50139 Florence, Italy
- Endocrinology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- “Pituitary Diseases and Sodium Alterations” Unit, AOU Careggi, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- “Pituitary Diseases and Sodium Alterations” Unit, AOU Careggi, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- “Pituitary Diseases and Sodium Alterations” Unit, AOU Careggi, 50139 Florence, Italy
- Endocrinology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-05-5794-9275
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Ye F, Zeng Q, Dan G, Zhao Y, Yu W, Cheng J, Chen M, Wang B, Zhao J, Sai Y, Zou Z. Sulfur mustard analog 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide increases triglycerides by activating DGAT1-dependent biogenesis and inhibiting PGC1ɑ-dependent fat catabolism in immortalized human bronchial epithelial cells. Toxicol Mech Methods 2022; 33:271-278. [PMID: 36106344 DOI: 10.1080/15376516.2022.2124898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Using sulfur mustard analog 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide (CEES), we established an in vitro model by poisoning cultured immortalized human bronchial epithelial cells. Nile Red staining revealed lipids accumulated 24 h after a toxic dose of CEES (0.9 mM). Lipidomics analysis showed most of the increased lipids were triglycerides (TGs), and the increase in TGs was further confirmed using a Triglyceride-Glo™ Assay kit. Protein and mRNA levels of DGAT1, an important TG biogenesis enzyme, were increased following 0.4 mM CEES exposure. Under higher dose CEES (0.9 mM) exposure, protein and mRNA levels of PPARγ coactivator-1ɑ (PGC-1ɑ), a well-known transcription factor that regulates fatty acid oxidation, were decreased. Finally, application with DGAT1 inhibitor A 922500 or PGC1ɑ agonist ZLN005 was able to block the CEES-induced TGs increase. Overall, our dissection of CEES-induced TGs accumulation provides new insight into energy metabolism dysfunction upon vesicant exposure.HIGHLIGHTSIn CEES (0.9 mM)-injured cells:Triglycerides (TGs) were abundant in the accumulated lipids.Expression of DGAT1, not DGAT2, was increased.Expression of PGC1ɑ, not PGC1β, was reduced.DGAT1 inhibitor or PGC1ɑ agonist blocked the CEES-mediated increase in TGs.
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- Feng Ye
- Department of Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Department of Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Medical Adiministration, Dongda Proctology Hospital, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Department of Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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Portilla-Martínez A, Ortiz-Flores MÁ, Meaney E, Villarreal F, Nájera N, Ceballos G. (-)-Epicatechin Is a Biased Ligand of Apelin Receptor. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:8962. [PMID: 36012227 PMCID: PMC9409145 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23168962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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(-)-Epicatechin (EC) is part of a large family of biomolecules called flavonoids and is widely distributed in the plant kingdom. Several studies have shown the beneficial effects of EC consumption. Many of these reported effects are exerted by activating the signaling pathways associated with the activation of two specific receptors: the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER), a transmembrane receptor, and the pregnane X receptor (PXR), which is a nuclear receptor. However, the effects of EC are so diverse that these two receptors cannot describe the complete phenomenon. The apelin receptor or APLNR is classified within the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) family, and is capable of activating the G protein canonical pathways and the β-arrestin transducer, which participates in the phenomenon of receptor desensitization and internalization. β-arrestin gained interest in selective pharmacology and mediators of the so-called "biased agonism". With molecular dynamics (MD) and in vitro assays, we demonstrate how EC can recruit the β-arrestin in the active conformation of the APLN receptor acting as a biased agonist.
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- Andrés Portilla-Martínez
- Laboratorio de Investigación Integral Cardiometabólica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico 11340, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Investigación Integral Cardiometabólica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico 11340, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Investigación Integral Cardiometabólica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico 11340, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Investigación Integral Cardiometabólica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico 11340, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Investigación Integral Cardiometabólica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico 11340, Mexico
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Meacci E, Pierucci F, Garcia-Gil M. Skeletal Muscle and COVID-19: The Potential Involvement of Bioactive Sphingolipids. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10051068. [PMID: 35625805 PMCID: PMC9138286 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10051068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 virus infection is the cause of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is still spreading over the world. The manifestation of this disease can range from mild to severe and can be limited in time (weeks) or persist for months in about 30–50% of patients. COVID-19 is considered a multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and the musculoskeletal system manifestations are beginning to be considered of absolute importance in both COVID-19 patients and in patients recovering from the SARS-CoV-2 infection. Musculoskeletal manifestations of COVID-19 and other coronavirus infections include loss of muscle mass, muscle weakness, fatigue or myalgia, and muscle injury. The molecular mechanisms by which SARS-CoV-2 can cause damage to skeletal muscle (SkM) cells are not yet well understood. Sphingolipids (SLs) represent an important class of eukaryotic lipids with structural functions as well as bioactive molecules able to modulate crucial processes, including inflammation and viral infection. In the last two decades, several reports have highlighted the role of SLs in modulating SkM cell differentiation, regeneration, aging, response to insulin, and contraction. This review summarizes the consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection on SkM and the potential involvement of SLs in the tissue responses to virus infection. In particular, we highlight the role of sphingosine 1-phosphate signaling in order to aid the prediction of novel targets for preventing and/or treating acute and long-term musculoskeletal manifestations of virus infection in COVID-19.
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- Elisabetta Meacci
- Unit of Biochemical Sciences and Molecular Biology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence, Viale GB Morgagni 50, 50121 Florence, Italy;
- Interuniversity Institute of Myology, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-055-2751231
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- Unit of Biochemical Sciences and Molecular Biology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence, Viale GB Morgagni 50, 50121 Florence, Italy;
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- Unit of Physiology, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via S. Zeno 31, 56127 Pisa, Italy;
- Interdepartmental Research Center “Nutraceuticals and Food for Health”, University of Pisa, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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Zhang X, Gao F. Exercise improves vascular health: Role of mitochondria. Free Radic Biol Med 2021; 177:347-359. [PMID: 34748911 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
Vascular mitochondria constantly integrate signals from environment and respond accordingly to match vascular function to metabolic requirements of the organ tissues, while mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to vascular aging and pathologies such as atherosclerosis, stenosis, and hypertension. As an effective lifestyle intervention, exercise induces extensive mitochondrial adaptations through vascular mechanical stress and the increased production and release of reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide that activate multiple intracellular signaling pathways, among which peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) plays a critical role. PGC-1α coordinates mitochondrial quality control mechanisms to maintain a healthy mitochondrial pool and promote endothelial nitric oxide synthase activity in vasculature. The mitochondrial adaptations to exercise improve bioenergetics, balance redox status, protect endothelial cells against detrimental insults, increase vascular plasticity, and ameliorate aging-related vascular dysfunction, thus benefiting vascular health. This review highlights recent findings of mitochondria as a central hub integrating exercise-afforded vascular benefits and its underlying mechanisms. A better understanding of the mitochondrial adaptations to exercise will not only shed light on the mechanisms of exercise-induced cardiovascular protection, but may also provide new clues to mitochondria-oriented precise exercise prescriptions for cardiovascular health.
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- Xing Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine of the Ministry of Education, School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine of the Ministry of Education, School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China.
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van den Hoek AM, de Jong JCBC, Worms N, van Nieuwkoop A, Voskuilen M, Menke AL, Lek S, Caspers MPM, Verschuren L, Kleemann R. Diet and exercise reduce pre-existing NASH and fibrosis and have additional beneficial effects on the vasculature, adipose tissue and skeletal muscle via organ-crosstalk. Metabolism 2021; 124:154873. [PMID: 34478753 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2021.154873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has become one of the most common liver diseases and is still without approved pharmacotherapy. Lifestyle interventions using exercise and diet change remain the current treatment of choice and even a small weight loss (5-7%) can already have a beneficial effect on NASH. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms of exercise and diet interventions remain largely elusive, and it is unclear whether they exert their health effects via similar or different pathways. METHODS Ldlr-/-.Leiden mice received a high fat diet (HFD) for 30 weeks to establish a severe state of NASH/fibrosis with simultaneous atherosclerosis development. Groups of mice were then either left untreated (control group) or were treated for 20 weeks with exercise (running wheel), diet change (switch to a low fat chow diet) or the combination thereof. The liver and distant organs including heart, white adipose tissue (WAT) and muscle were histologically examined. Comprehensive transcriptome analysis of liver, WAT and muscle revealed the organ-specific effects of exercise and diet and defined the underlying pathways. RESULTS Exercise and dietary change significantly reduced body weight, fat mass, adipocyte size and improved myosteatosis and muscle function with additive effects of combination treatment. WAT inflammation was significantly improved by diet change, tended to be reduced with exercise, and combination therapy had no additive effect. Hepatic steatosis and inflammation were almost fully reversed by exercise and diet change, while hepatic fibrosis tended to be improved with exercise and was significantly improved with diet change. Additive effects for the combination therapy were shown for liver steatosis and associated liver lipids, and atherosclerosis, but not for hepatic inflammation and fibrosis. Pathway analysis revealed complementary effects on metabolic pathways and lipid handling processes, thereby substantiating the added value of combined lifestyle treatment. CONCLUSIONS Exercise, diet change and the combination thereof can reverse established NASH/fibrosis in obese Ldlr-/-.Leiden mice. In addition, the lifestyle interventions had beneficial effects on atherosclerosis, WAT inflammation and muscle function. For steatosis and other parameters related to adiposity or lipid metabolism, exercise and dietary change affected more distinct pathways that acted complementary when the interventions were combined resulting in an additive effect for the combination therapy on important endpoints including NASH and atherosclerosis. For inflammation, exercise and diet change shared several underlying pathways resulting in a net similar effect when the interventions were combined.
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MESH Headings
- Adipose Tissue, White/metabolism
- Adipose Tissue, White/pathology
- Animals
- Atherosclerosis/diet therapy
- Atherosclerosis/genetics
- Atherosclerosis/pathology
- Atherosclerosis/therapy
- Diet, Fat-Restricted
- Diet, High-Fat
- Lipid Metabolism
- Liver/metabolism
- Liver/pathology
- Liver Cirrhosis/diet therapy
- Liver Cirrhosis/pathology
- Liver Cirrhosis/therapy
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism
- Muscle, Skeletal/pathology
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/diet therapy
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/genetics
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/pathology
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/therapy
- Physical Conditioning, Animal/physiology
- Receptors, LDL/genetics
- Receptors, LDL/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/physiology
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- Anita M van den Hoek
- Department of Metabolic Health Research, The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Leiden, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Metabolic Health Research, The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Leiden, the Netherlands; Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Metabolic Health Research, The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Metabolic Health Research, The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Metabolic Health Research, The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Metabolic Health Research, The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Clinnovate Health UK Ltd, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology and Systems Biology, The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Zeist, the Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology and Systems Biology, The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Zeist, the Netherlands
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- Department of Metabolic Health Research, The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Leiden, the Netherlands; Department of Vascular Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden (LUMC), the Netherlands
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Luo J, Liu W, Feng F, Chen L. Apelin/APJ system: A novel therapeutic target for locomotor system diseases. Eur J Pharmacol 2021; 906:174286. [PMID: 34174264 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.174286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Apelin is an endogenous ligand of G protein-coupled receptor APJ. Apelin/APJ system is widely expressed in abundant tissues, especially bone, joint and muscle tissue. This review focus on the effects of apelin/APJ system on locomotor system. An increasing number of evidence suggests that apelin/APJ system plays a crucial role in many physiological and pathological processes of locomotor system. Physiologically, apelin/APJ system promotes bone formation, muscle metabolism and skeletal muscle production. Pathologically, apelin/APJ system exacerbates osteoarthritis pathogenesis, whereas it alleviates osteoporosis. Besides, the level of apelin expression is regulated by different training modes, including continuous aerobic exercise, high-intensity interval training and resistance exercises. More importantly, exercise-induced apelin may be a potent pharmacological agent for the treatment of diseases and the regulation of physiological processes. Considering the pleiotropic effects of apelin on locomotor system, apelin/APJ system may be an important therapeutic target for locomotor system diseases.
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- Jingshun Luo
- Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- School of Medicine, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang, 422000, China.
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, China.
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Xia F, Chen H, Jin Z, Fu Z. Apelin-13 protects the lungs from ischemia-reperfusion injury by attenuating inflammatory and oxidative stress. Hum Exp Toxicol 2021; 40:685-694. [PMID: 33025833 DOI: 10.1177/0960327120961436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Apelin has been reported to regulate mitochondrial function in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury and cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury. However, the role of apelin-13 in lung ischemia-reperfusion injury (LIRI) remains unclear. This study established an experimental rat model to evaluate the underlying mechanisms of apelin-13 on LIRI. Twenty-four rats were randomly divided to sham operation group (group SM), ischemia/reperfusion group (group IR), and apelin-13 treatment group (group APL). The effects of apelin-13 on LIRI were determined histologically using H&E staining, while the wet/dry weight ratio was used to assess lung edema caused by LIRI. Inflammatory cytokines were also detected in Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid by ELISA. The protein expression of UCP2 and the morphological changes of mitochondria were determined by western blotting and electromicroscopy, respectively. The results demonstrated the structural damage of lung tissues and lung edema in group IR. An increased level of inflammatory cytokines including IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α was observed in rats with LIRI using ELISA. After that, oxidative stress and morphological damage of mitochondria were also shown in group IR. Yet, the application of apelin-13 reversed all these deleterious effects in group APL. The protective effects of apelin-13 were indicated by decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS) and elevated UCP2 expression levels in rats. In conclusion, this study revealed that apelin-13 had protective effects against LIRI via attenuating lung edema, the production of inflammatory cytokines, oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction.
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- F Xia
- Department of Pain Management, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, 12589Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
- Department of Anesthesiology, 89657The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, 89657The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, 89657The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Pain Management, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, 12589Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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Son JS, Chae SA, Wang H, Chen Y, Bravo Iniguez A, de Avila JM, Jiang Z, Zhu MJ, Du M. Maternal Inactivity Programs Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in Offspring Mice by Attenuating Apelin Signaling and Mitochondrial Biogenesis. Cell Rep 2020; 33:108461. [PMID: 33264618 PMCID: PMC8137280 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Although maternal exercise (ME) becomes increasingly uncommon, the effects of ME on offspring muscle metabolic health remain largely undefined. Maternal mice are subject to daily exercise during pregnancy, which enhances mitochondrial biogenesis during fetal muscle development; this is correlated with higher mitochondrial content and oxidative muscle fibers in offspring muscle and improved endurance capacity. Apelin, an exerkine, is elevated due to ME, and maternal apelin administration mirrors the effect of ME on mitochondrial biogenesis in fetal muscle. Importantly, both ME and apelin induce DNA demethylation of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α (Ppargc1a) promoter and enhance its expression and mitochondrial biogenesis in fetal muscle. Such changes in DNA methylation were maintained in offspring, with ME offspring muscle expressing higher levels of PGC-1α1/4 isoforms, explaining improved muscle function. In summary, ME enhances DNA demethylation of the Ppargc1a promoter in fetal muscle, which has positive programming effects on the exercise endurance capacity and protects offspring muscle against metabolic dysfunction. Son et al. demonstrate that maternal exercise facilitates fetal muscle development, which improves muscle function and exercise endurance in offspring. Maternal administration of apelin, an exerkine, mirrors the beneficial effects of maternal exercise on mitochondrial biogenesis and fetal muscle development. These findings suggest apelin and its receptor as potential drug targets for improving fetal muscle development of sedentary mothers.
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- Jun Seok Son
- Nutrigenomics and Growth Biology Laboratory, Department of Animal Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA; School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Nutrigenomics and Growth Biology Laboratory, Department of Animal Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Nutrigenomics and Growth Biology Laboratory, Department of Animal Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Nutrigenomics and Growth Biology Laboratory, Department of Animal Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Nutrigenomics and Growth Biology Laboratory, Department of Animal Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- School of Food Science, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Nutrigenomics and Growth Biology Laboratory, Department of Animal Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA; School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
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Kim DY, Choi MJ, Ko TK, Lee NH, Kim OH, Cheon HG. Angiotensin AT 1 receptor antagonism by losartan stimulates adipocyte browning via induction of apelin. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:14878-14892. [PMID: 32839272 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.013834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Adipocyte browning appears to be a potential therapeutic strategy to combat obesity and related metabolic disorders. Recent studies have shown that apelin, an adipokine, stimulates adipocyte browning and has negative cross-talk with angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AT1 receptor) signaling. Here, we report that losartan, a selective AT1 receptor antagonist, induces browning, as evidenced by an increase in browning marker expression, mitochondrial biogenesis, and oxygen consumption in murine adipocytes. In parallel, losartan up-regulated apelin expression, concomitant with increased phosphorylation of protein kinase B and AMP-activated protein kinase. However, the siRNA-mediated knockdown of apelin expression attenuated losartan-induced browning. Angiotensin II cotreatment also inhibited losartan-induced browning, suggesting that AT1 receptor antagonism-induced activation of apelin signaling may be responsible for adipocyte browning induced by losartan. The in vivo browning effects of losartan were confirmed using both C57BL/6J and ob/ob mice. Furthermore, in vivo apelin knockdown by adeno-associated virus carrying-apelin shRNA significantly inhibited losartan-induced adipocyte browning. In summary, these data suggested that AT1 receptor antagonism by losartan promotes the browning of white adipocytes via the induction of apelin expression. Therefore, apelin modulation may be an effective strategy for the treatment of obesity and its related metabolic disorders.
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- Dong Young Kim
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, GAIHST, Gachon University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, GAIHST, Gachon University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, GAIHST, Gachon University, Incheon, Republic of Korea; Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
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Molecular Characterization of PGC-1β (PPAR Gamma Coactivator 1β) and its Roles in Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Blunt Snout Bream ( Megalobrama amblycephala). Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21061935. [PMID: 32178369 PMCID: PMC7139572 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21061935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
This study aimed at achieving the molecular characterization of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator 1β (PGC-1β) and exploring its modulatory roles in mitochondria biogenesis in blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala). A full-length cDNA of PGC-1β was cloned from liver which covered 3110 bp encoding 859 amino acids. The conserved motifs of PGC-1β family proteins were gained by MEME software, and the phylogenetic analyses showed motif loss and rearrangement of PGC-1β in fish. The function of PGC-1β was evaluated through overexpression and knockdown of PGC-1β in primary hepatocytes of blunt snout bream. We observed overexpression of PGC-1β along with enhanced mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) expression and mtDNA copies in hepatocytes, and its knockdown led to slightly reduced NRF1 expression. However, knockdown of PGC-1β did not significantly influence TFAM expression or mtDNA copies. The alterations in mitochondria biogenesis were assessed following high-fat intake, and the results showed that it induces downregulation of PGC-1β. Furthermore, significant decreases in mitochondrial respiratory chain activities and mitochondria biogenesis were observed by high-fat intake. Our findings demonstrated that overexpression of PGC-1β induces the enhancement of TFAM expression and mtDNA amount but not NRF-1. Therefore, it could be concluded that PGC-1β is involved in mitochondrial biogenesis in blunt snout bream but not through PGC-1β/NRF-1 pathway.
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Feng J, Zhao H, Du M, Wu X. The effect of apelin-13 on pancreatic islet beta cell mass and myocardial fatty acid and glucose metabolism of experimental type 2 diabetic rats. Peptides 2019; 114:1-7. [PMID: 30954534 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2019.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Revised: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Apelin, a new identified adipokine, and its G protein-coupled receptor named APJ are widely expressed in various tissues. Apelin has been found to play important roles in the physiopathology of multiple diseases. Our aim is to assess the effect of long-term apelin treatment on serum insulin level and pancreatic islet beta-cell mass in the late stage of type 2 diabetes without hyperinsulinemia and to investigate the role of apelin in myocardial fatty acid and glucose metabolism. In the present study, the high-fat diet fed-streptozotocin-induced experimental type 2 diabetic rats were given once daily intraperitoneal injection of apelin-13 (0.1 μmol/kg) for 10 weeks. We observed that apelin significantly improved serum insulin reduction and reduced hyperglycemia. Histologic analysis showed that long-term apelin treatment significantly increased pancreatic islet beta cell mass. Exogenous apelin failed to change dyslipidaemia of type 2 diabetic rats. Apelin treatment markedly decreased elevated myocardial FFA and glycogen content. Treatment of type 2 diabetic rats with apelin markedly reduced increased gene expressions of the cardiac fatty acid transporter CD36, CPT-1, and Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-α. Whereas the gene levels of citrate synthase and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1-α (PGC1-α), a transcriptional coactivator, mediating mitochondrial biogenesis in heart were unaltered in response to exogenous apelin. Taken together, longer-term apelin treatment prevented pancreatic beta-cell loss or failure in experimental type 2 diabetic rats. Apelin can regulate myocardial metabolism. Apelin reduced myocadial fatty acid uptake and oxidation through inhibiting PPAR-α but did not affect myocardial mitochondrial biogenesis in type 2 diabetic rats.
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- Jinghui Feng
- Department of Geratology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China
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- Department of Geratology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China
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- Department of Geratology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China
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- Department of Geratology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China.
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Zhang Y, Wang Y, Lou Y, Luo M, Lu Y, Li Z, Wang Y, Miao L. Elabela, a newly discovered APJ ligand: Similarities and differences with Apelin. Peptides 2018; 109:23-32. [PMID: 30267732 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2018.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The Apelin/APJ system is involved in a wide range of biological functions. For a long time, Apelin was thought to be the only ligand for APJ. Recently, a new peptide that acts via APJ and has similar functions, called Elabela, was identified. Elabela has beneficial effects on body fluid homeostasis, cardiovascular health, and renal insufficiency, as well as potential benefits for metabolism and diabetes. In this review, the properties and biological functions of this new peptide are discussed in comparison with those of Apelin. Important areas for future study are also discussed, with the consideration that research on Apelin could guide future research on Elabela.
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- Yixian Zhang
- Department of Nephrology, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130041, China; Pediatric Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, 40202, USA
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- Cardiovascular Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130041, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130041, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130041, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130041, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130041, China.
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- Department of Nephrology, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130041, China.
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El Wakeel MA, El-Kassas GM, Kamhawy AH, Galal EM, Nassar MS, Hammad EM, El-Zayat SR. Serum Apelin and Obesity-Related Complications in Egyptian Children. Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2018; 6:1354-1358. [PMID: 30159056 PMCID: PMC6108807 DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2018.312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2018] [Revised: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The rapidly increasing prevalence of childhood obesity became a major burden on health worldwide, giving an alarm to clinicians and researchers. Adipocytes act as an active endocrine organ by releasing plenty of bioactive mediators (adipokines) that play a major role in regulating metabolic processes. Apelin is a recently identified adipokine that is expressed in adipocytes. AIM The current work aimed to uncover the relation between serum apelin and childhood obesity and its related complications as hypertension and hyperglycemia. METHOD A group of 50 obese and 31 non-obese; sex- and age-matched children were enrolled in our study with a mean age of (9.5 ± 2.1) and (8.7 ± 1.3) respectively. Anthropometric measurements, blood pressure, were assessed in all studied participants, we also determined the lipid profile, serum insulin, fasting blood glucose (FBG) level, HOMA-IR and serum apelin. RESULTS Obese children had higher levels of HbA1c, FBG, serum insulin, HOMA-IR, total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP Z-score); compared to controls (all P < 0.05). Apelin was significantly higher in obese children versus controls and correlated positively with BMI Z-Score (P = 0.008), DBP Z-Score (P = 0.02), cholesterol, TG (both P = 0.02), serum insulin (P = 0.003), FBG and HOMA-IR (both P = 0.001). Linear regression analysis showed that FBG was the most effective factor in predicting the level of serum apelin (P = 0.04). CONCLUSION This work supports the hypothesis that apelin may have a crucial role in the pathogenesis of health hazards related to obesity in children including insulin resistance, hypertension and a higher risk of occurrence of metabolic syndrome.
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- Maged A. El Wakeel
- Child Health Department, Medical Division, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Child Health Department, Medical Division, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Child Health Department, Medical Division, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Child Health Department, Medical Division, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Child Health Department, Medical Division, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Medical Division, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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Adipokine apelin ameliorates chronic colitis in Il-10 -/- mice by promoting intestinal lymphatic functions. Biochem Pharmacol 2018; 148:202-212. [PMID: 29309764 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2018.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Both mesenteric adipose tissue (MAT) and lymphatic vessels (LVs) play important roles in the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease (CD), and adipokines have been implicated in the crosstalk between MAT and LVs. Apelin, a newly identified adipokine, has been demonstrated to be crucial in the development and stabilization of LVs. We aimed to identify the expression of apelin in MAT of CD patients and explore whether apelin influences the disease course in murine colitis and determine its contributions to LVs. Expression of apelin in MAT specimens from patients with CD (n = 24) and without CD (control, n = 12) was detected. Il-10 deficient (Il-10-/-) mice with established colitis were administered apelin, and untreated and wild-type mice served as controls (n = 8 for each group). Disease activity and colonic inflammation was evaluated. The LV density, lymphatic drainage function and related signaling pathways were also analyzed. We found that MAT from CD patients expressed a higher level of apelin compared with that from controls. Systemic delivery of apelin significantly ameliorated chronic colitis in Il-10-/- mice, demonstrated by decreased disease activity index and inflammatory scores, and lower levels of Tnf-α, Il-1β and Il-6. Increased LV density and podoplanin levels indicated that apelin promoted lymphangiogenesis. Evans blue dye and fluorescent lymphangiography revealed an enhanced lymphatic drainage function in apelin-treated mice. The role of apelin was found to be related to the activation of the Akt and Erk signaling pathways. These results indicate that the adipokine apelin was highly expressed in MAT of CD patients and has a promising role in ameliorating experimental colitis by promoting intestinal lymphatic functions, suggesting the potential crosstalk between adipokines and LVs in MAT in CD status. Therapies with adipokines, such as apelin, may be a novel approach for the treatment of CD.
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Apelin and apela (ELABELA/ELA/Toddler) are two peptide ligands for a class A G-protein-coupled receptor named the apelin receptor (AR/APJ/APLNR). Ligand-AR interactions have been implicated in regulation of the adipoinsular axis, cardiovascular system, and central nervous system alongside pathological processes. Each ligand may be processed into a variety of bioactive isoforms endogenously, with apelin ranging from 13 to 55 amino acids and apela from 11 to 32, typically being cleaved C-terminal to dibasic proprotein convertase cleavage sites. The C-terminal region of the respective precursor protein is retained and is responsible for receptor binding and subsequent activation. Interestingly, both apelin and apela exhibit isoform-dependent variability in potency and efficacy under various physiological and pathological conditions, but most studies focus on a single isoform. Biophysical behavior and structural properties of apelin and apela isoforms show strong correlations with functional studies, with key motifs now well determined for apelin. Unlike its ligands, the AR has been relatively difficult to characterize by biophysical techniques, with most characterization to date being focused on effects of mutagenesis. This situation may improve following a recently reported AR crystal structure, but there are still barriers to overcome in terms of comprehensive biophysical study. In this review, we summarize the three components of the apelinergic system in terms of structure-function correlation, with a particular focus on isoform-dependent properties, underlining the potential for regulation of the system through multiple endogenous ligands and isoforms, isoform-dependent pharmacological properties, and biological membrane-mediated receptor interaction. © 2018 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 8:407-450, 2018.
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- Kyungsoo Shin
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Zaki M, Kamal S, Ezzat W, Hassan N, Yousef W, Ryad H, Mohamed R, Youness E, Basha W, Elhosary Y. Serum apelin levels and metabolic risk markers in obese women. J Genet Eng Biotechnol 2017; 15:423-429. [PMID: 30647682 PMCID: PMC6296620 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgeb.2017.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Revised: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Background Adipose tissue hormones, Adipokines, play an important role in obesity-associated complications. Apelin has recently been added to the family of adipokines. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between serum apelin levels and metabolic abnormal parameters in Egyptian obese women. Materials and methods The study included 400 unrelated women; they were 200 obese women and 200 non- obese matched healthy women. All participants underwent clinical, anthropometric and biochemical examinations. Insulin resistance (IR) was determined by the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). Serum apelin levels and obesity biomarkers were measured using enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) kits. Fat mass was measured by Tanita Body Composition Analyzer. Results Obese women showed significant higher levels of serum apelin, leptin, triglycerides, LDL-C, total cholesterol, fasting insulin HOMA-IR and blood pressure levels than controls. Significant positive correlations between apelin and leptin levels with abnormal metabolic markers were noted in obese women. Conclusion The present study suggests the significant role that might be mediated by apelin for developing abnormal metabolic parameters among Egyptian obese women.
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- Moushira Zaki
- Biological Anthropology Department, Medical Research Division, Giza, Egypt
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- Biological Anthropology Department, Medical Research Division, Giza, Egypt
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- Internal Medicine Department, Medical Research Division, Giza, Egypt
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- Biological Anthropology Department, Medical Research Division, Giza, Egypt
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- Biological Anthropology Department, Medical Research Division, Giza, Egypt
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- Biological Anthropology Department, Medical Research Division, Giza, Egypt
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- Biological Anthropology Department, Medical Research Division, Giza, Egypt
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- Medical Biochemistry Department, Medical Research Division, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- Biological Anthropology Department, Medical Research Division, Giza, Egypt
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- Internal Medicine Department, Medical Research Division, Giza, Egypt
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Son JS, Kim HJ, Son Y, Lee H, Chae SA, Seong JK, Song W. Effects of exercise-induced apelin levels on skeletal muscle and their capillarization in type 2 diabetic rats. Muscle Nerve 2017; 56:1155-1163. [PMID: 28164323 DOI: 10.1002/mus.25596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Revised: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Exercise-induced apelin as a myokine is believed to play a role in the improvement of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and capillarization. In this study, we evaluated the association between exercise-induced apelin and muscle capillarization. METHODS Zucker rats underwent a treadmill exercise program. Body composition, muscle strength, muscle size, muscle capillarization, and insulin resistance (homeostatic model assessment [HOMA-IR]) were measured. Apelin levels of skeletal muscle and plasma were then analyzed. RESULTS Exercise improved body composition (P < 0.05), HOMA-IR (P < 0.05), and grip strength (P < 0.001). In the soleus, the fiber size of T2DM was decreased (P < 0.001), but it increased in fiber size and capillarization after exercise (P < 0.001) occurred. We identified an increase in plasma apelin (P < 0.05) and a decrease in soleus apelin (P < 0.01), as well as an association between soleus apelin and angiogenesis (P < 0.01). DISCUSSION A role for exercise-induced apelin in improving metabolism indicates the possibility of a new drug target for the treatment of metabolic diseases and repairing skeletal muscle damage. Muscle Nerve 56: 1155-1163, 2017.
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- Jun Seok Son
- Health and Exercise Science Laboratory, Institute of Sport Science, Seoul National University, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.,Korea Mouse Phenotyping Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Health and Exercise Science Laboratory, Institute of Sport Science, Seoul National University, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.,Physical Activity & Performance Institute, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Mouse Phenotyping Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Laboratory of Development Biology and Genomics, BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Mouse Phenotyping Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Laboratory of Development Biology and Genomics, BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Health and Exercise Science Laboratory, Institute of Sport Science, Seoul National University, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Mouse Phenotyping Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Laboratory of Development Biology and Genomics, BK21 Program for Veterinary Science, Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Health and Exercise Science Laboratory, Institute of Sport Science, Seoul National University, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.,Korea Mouse Phenotyping Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Institute on Aging, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Nazari M, Moghimipour E, Tabandeh MR. Betaine Down Regulates Apelin Gene Expression in Cardiac and Adipose Tissues of Insulin Resistant Diabetic Rats Fed by High-Calorie Diet. Int J Pept Res Ther 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10989-016-9551-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Samura M, Morikage N, Suehiro K, Tanaka Y, Nakamura T, Nishimoto A, Ueno K, Hosoyama T, Hamano K. Combinatorial Treatment with Apelin-13 Enhances the Therapeutic Efficacy of a Preconditioned Cell-Based Therapy for Peripheral Ischemia. Sci Rep 2016; 6:19379. [PMID: 26763337 PMCID: PMC4725909 DOI: 10.1038/srep19379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Hypoxic pretreatment of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNCs) enhances therapeutic angiogenesis in ischemic tissues after cell transplantation. However, newly formed vessels generated using this approach are immature and insufficient for promoting functional recovery from severe ischemia. In this study, we examined whether apelin-13, a regulator of vessel maturation, could be an effective promoter of therapeutic angiogenesis, following severe limb ischemia. Combinatorial treatment of hypoxic preconditioned PBMNCs with apelin-13 resulted in increased blood perfusion and vascular reactivity in ischemic mouse hindlimbs compared with a monotherapy comprising each factor. Apelin-13 upregulated expression of PDGF-BB and TGF-β1 in hypoxic PBMNCs, as well as that of PDGFR-β in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Proliferation and migration of VSMCs treated with apelin-13 was accelerated in the presence of PDGF-BB. Interestingly, expression of an apelin receptor, APJ, in PBMNC was increased under hypoxia but not under normoxia. In addition, an in vitro angiogenesis assay using a co-culture model comprising mouse thoracic aorta, hypoxic PBMNCs, and apelin-13 demonstrated that combinatorial treatment recruited mural cells to sprouted vessel outgrowths from the aortic ring, thereby promoting neovessel maturation. Thus, combinatorial injection of hypoxic PBMNCs and apelin-13 could be an effective therapeutic strategy for patients with severe ischemic diseases.
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- Makoto Samura
- Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-0836, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-0836, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-0836, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-0836, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-0836, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-0836, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-0836, Japan.,Center for Regenerative Medicine, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-0836, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-0836, Japan.,Center for Regenerative Medicine, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-0836, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-0836, Japan
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Crisafulli A, Mancardi D, Marongiu E, Rastaldo R, Penna C, Pagliaro P. Preconditioning cardioprotection and exercise performance: a radical point of view. SPORT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11332-015-0225-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Alfarano C, Foussal C, Lairez O, Calise D, Attané C, Anesia R, Daviaud D, Wanecq E, Parini A, Valet P, Kunduzova O. Transition from metabolic adaptation to maladaptation of the heart in obesity: role of apelin. Int J Obes (Lond) 2014; 39:312-20. [PMID: 25027224 PMCID: PMC4326962 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2014.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2014] [Revised: 06/15/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background/Objectives: Impaired energy metabolism is the defining characteristic of obesity-related heart failure. The adipocyte-derived peptide apelin has a role in the regulation of cardiovascular and metabolic homeostasis and may contribute to the link between obesity, energy metabolism and cardiac function. Here we investigate the role of apelin in the transition from metabolic adaptation to maladaptation of the heart in obese state. Methods: Adult male C57BL/6J, apelin knock-out (KO) or wild-type mice were fed a high-fat diet (HFD) for 18 weeks. To induce heart failure, mice were subjected to pressure overload after 18 weeks of HFD. Long-term effects of apelin on fatty acid (FA) oxidation, glucose metabolism, cardiac function and mitochondrial changes were evaluated in HFD-fed mice after 4 weeks of pressure overload. Cardiomyocytes from HFD-fed mice were isolated for analysis of metabolic responses. Results: In HFD-fed mice, pressure overload-induced transition from hypertrophy to heart failure is associated with reduced FA utilization (P<0.05), accelerated glucose oxidation (P<0.05) and mitochondrial damage. Treatment of HFD-fed mice with apelin for 4 weeks prevented pressure overload-induced decline in FA metabolism (P<0.05) and mitochondrial defects. Furthermore, apelin treatment lowered fasting plasma glucose (P<0.01), improved glucose tolerance (P<0.05) and preserved cardiac function (P<0.05) in HFD-fed mice subjected to pressure overload. In apelin KO HFD-fed mice, spontaneous cardiac dysfunction is associated with reduced FA oxidation (P<0.001) and increased glucose oxidation (P<0.05). In isolated cardiomyocytes, apelin stimulated FA oxidation in a dose-dependent manner and this effect was prevented by small interfering RNA sirtuin 3 knockdown. Conclusions: These data suggest that obesity-related decline in cardiac function is associated with defective myocardial energy metabolism and mitochondrial abnormalities. Furthermore, our work points for therapeutic potential of apelin to prevent myocardial metabolic abnormalities in heart failure paired with obesity.
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- C Alfarano
- 1] National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1048, Toulouse, France [2] University of Toulouse, UPS, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France
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- 1] National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1048, Toulouse, France [2] University of Toulouse, UPS, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France
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- National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1048, Toulouse, France
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- 1] University of Toulouse, UPS, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France [2] US006, Microsurgery Services, Toulouse, France
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- 1] National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1048, Toulouse, France [2] University of Toulouse, UPS, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France
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- 1] National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1048, Toulouse, France [2] University of Toulouse, UPS, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France
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- 1] National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1048, Toulouse, France [2] University of Toulouse, UPS, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France
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- 1] National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1048, Toulouse, France [2] University of Toulouse, UPS, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France
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- 1] National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1048, Toulouse, France [2] University of Toulouse, UPS, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France
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- 1] National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1048, Toulouse, France [2] University of Toulouse, UPS, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France
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- 1] National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) U1048, Toulouse, France [2] University of Toulouse, UPS, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Toulouse, France
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- Roxane Paulin
- From the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Ritchie IRW, MacDonald TL, Wright DC, Dyck DJ. Adiponectin is sufficient, but not required, for exercise-induced increases in the expression of skeletal muscle mitochondrial enzymes. J Physiol 2014; 592:2653-65. [PMID: 24687585 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2014.273680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Adiponectin (Ad) has been proposed to be a regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle, and necessary for exercise-induced increases in mitochondrial content. We first confirmed that Ad could acutely increase the expression of mitochondrial proteins during a 10 h incubation in isolated soleus and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles. Next, we further examined the role of Ad as a regulator of mitochondrial content using Ad knockout (AdKO) mice. The AdKO animals showed no differences in resting VO2, respiratory exchange ratio, or in time to exhaustion during exercise when compared to wild-type (WT) mice. There was a reduction in resting palmitate oxidation in isolated soleus from AdKO animals (-23%, P < 0.05) but not EDL, and 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide (AICAR)-stimulated palmitate oxidation was similar in both genotypes regardless of muscle. There were no differences in protein markers of mitochondrial content (COX4, CORE1, CS, PDHE1α) in red and white gastrocnemius between WT and AdKO animals. A single bout of treadmill running increased the phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and the mRNA expression of mitochondrial proteins in red and white gastrocnemius in both WT and AdKO animals, with no differences between genotypes. Finally, 8 weeks of chronic exercise training increased the protein content of mitochondrial markers similarly (∼25-35%) in red gastrocnemius from both WT and AdKO mice. Collectively, our results demonstrate that the absence of Ad is not accompanied by reductions in mitochondrial protein content, or a reduction in aerobic exercise capacity. We conclude that Ad is not required for the maintenance of mitochondrial content, or for exercise-induced increases in skeletal muscle mitochondrial proteins.
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- Ian R W Ritchie
- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G2W1
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G2W1
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G2W1
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G2W1
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Wang M, Gupta RC, Rastogi S, Kohli S, Sabbah MS, Zhang K, Mohyi P, Hogie M, Fischer Y, Sabbah HN. Effects of acute intravenous infusion of apelin on left ventricular function in dogs with advanced heart failure. J Card Fail 2014; 19:509-16. [PMID: 23834927 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2013.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2012] [Revised: 03/18/2013] [Accepted: 05/03/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Apelin-13 (APLN) through apelin receptor (APJ) exerts peripheral vasodilatory and potent positive inotropic effects. We examined the effects of exogenous intravenous infusion of APLN on left ventricular (LV) systolic function in dogs with heart failure (HF, LV ejection fraction, EF~30%). METHODS AND RESULTS Studies were performed in 7 dogs with microembolization-induced HF. Each dog received an intravenous infusion of low dose and high dose APLN followed by washout period. LV end-diastolic volume (EDV), end-systolic volume (ESV) and LV EF were measured at specified time points. APLN protein level was determined in plasma at all time points. mRNA and protein levels of APLN and APJ in LV tissue were also measured in 7 normal (NL) and 7 heart failure (HF) dogs. APLN reduced EDV only at the high dose, significantly reduced ESV and increased EF with both doses. In plasma of HF dogs, APLN levels were reduced significantly compared to NL dogs. APLN treatment in HF dogs significantly increased the plasma APLN levels at both low and high doses. Expression of APLN, but not of APJ, was reduced in LV tissue of HF dogs compared to NL. CONCLUSIONS Exogenous administration of APLN improved LV systolic function in dogs with advanced HF.
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- Mengjun Wang
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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Macdonald TL, Wan Z, Frendo-Cumbo S, Dyck DJ, Wright DC. IL-6 and epinephrine have divergent fiber type effects on intramuscular lipolysis. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2013; 115:1457-63. [PMID: 24052031 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00558.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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IL-6 is an exercise-regulated myokine that has been suggested to increase lipolysis in fast-twitch skeletal muscle. However, it is not known if a similar effect is present in slow-twitch muscle. Furthermore, epinephrine increases IL-6 secretion from skeletal muscle, suggesting that IL-6 could play a role in mediating the lipolytic effects of catecholamines. The purpose of this study was to determine whether IL-6 stimulates skeletal muscle lipolysis in a fiber type dependent manner and is required for epinephrine-stimulated lipolysis in murine skeletal muscle. Soleus and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles from male C57BL/6J wild-type and IL-6(-/-) mice were incubated with 1 μM (183 ng/ml) epinephrine or 75 ng/ml recombinant IL-6 (rIL-6) for 60 min. IL-6 treatment increased 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 phosphorylation and glycerol release in isolated EDL but not soleus muscles from C57BL/6J mice. Conversely, epinephrine increased glycerol release in soleus but not EDL muscles from C57BL/6J mice. Basal lipolysis was elevated in soleus muscle from IL-6(-/-) mice, and this was associated with increases in adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) and its coactivator comparative gene identification-58 (CGI-58). The increase in ATGL content does not appear to be due to a loss of IL-6's direct effects, because ex vivo treatment with IL-6 failed to alter the expression of ATGL mRNA in soleus muscle. In summary, IL-6 stimulates lipolysis in glycolytic but not oxidative muscle, whereas the opposite fiber type effect is seen with epinephrine. The absence of IL-6 indirectly upregulates lipolysis, and this is associated with increases in ATGL and its coactivator CGI-58.
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- Tara L Macdonald
- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Khurana DS, Valencia I, Goldenthal MJ, Legido A. Mitochondrial dysfunction in epilepsy. Semin Pediatr Neurol 2013; 20:176-87. [PMID: 24331359 DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2013.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Epilepsy is the most common neurologic disorder worldwide and is characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. The mitochondrial (mt) respiratory chain is the final common pathway for cellular energy production through the process of oxidative phosphorylation. As neurons are terminally differentiated cells that lack significant regenerative capacity and have a high energy demand, they are more vulnerable to mt dysfunction. Therefore, epileptic seizures have been well described in several diseases such as mt encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes and myoclonic epilepsy and ragged red fibers, which are caused by gene mutations in mtDNA, among others. Mutations in nuclear DNA regulating mt function are also being described (eg, POLG gene mutation). The role of mitochondria (mt) in acquired epilepsies, which account for about 60% of all epilepsies, is equally important but less well understood. Oxidative stress is one of the possible mechanisms in the pathogenesis of epilepsy resulting from mt dysfunction gradually disrupting the intracellular Ca(2+) homeostasis, which modulates neuronal excitability and synaptic transmission, making neurons more vulnerable to additional stress, and leading to energy failure and neuronal loss in epilepsy. Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) also affect mt function in several ways. There must be caution when treating epilepsy in patients with known mt disorders as some AEDs are toxic to the mt. This review summarizes our current knowledge of the effect of mt disorders on epilepsy, of epileptic seizures on mt, and of AEDs on mt function and the implications of all these interactions for the management of epilepsy in patients with or without mt disease.
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- Divya S Khurana
- Section of Neurology, Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
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- Section of Neurology, Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Section of Neurology, Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Section of Neurology, Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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Bremer K, Monk CT, Gurd BJ, Moyes CD. Transcriptional regulation of temperature-induced remodeling of muscle bioenergetics in goldfish. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2012; 303:R150-8. [PMID: 22621965 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00603.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Central to mammalian mitochondrial biogenesis is the transcriptional master regulator peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α), and a network of DNA-binding proteins it coactivates. We explored the role of this pathway in muscle mitochondrial biogenesis in response to thermal acclimation in goldfish (Carassius auratus). We investigated the transcriptional response of PGC-1α, PGC-1β, and their antagonist the nuclear receptor interacting protein 1 (RIP140), as well as the mRNA and protein patterns of DNA-binding proteins that bind PGC-1, including nuclear respiratory factors (NRF) 1 and 2, retinoid X receptor α (RXRα), estrogen-related receptor α (ERRα), thyroid receptor α-1 (TRα-1), PPARα, and PPARβ/δ, and the host cell factor 1 (HCF1), which links PGC-1 and NRF-2. Cold-acclimated (4°C) fish had higher COX activities (4.5-fold) and COX4-1 mRNA levels (3.5-fold per total RNA; 6.5-fold per gram tissue) than warm-acclimated (32°C) fish. The transcription factor patterns were profoundly influenced by changes in RNA per gram tissue (2-fold higher in cold fish) and nuclear protein content (2-fold higher in warm fish). In cold-acclimated fish, mRNA per gram tissue was elevated for PGC-1β, RIP140, NRF-1, HCF1, NRF-2α, NRF-2β-2, ERRα, PPAR β/δ, and RXRα, but other transcriptional regulators either did not change (PGC-1α, PPARα) or even decreased (TRα-1). Nuclear protein levels in cold-acclimated fish were higher only for NRF-1; other proteins were either unaffected (NRF-2α, ERRα) or decreased (NRF-2β1/2, TRα, RXRα). Collectively, these data support the role for NRF-1 in regulating cold-induced mitochondrial biogenesis in goldfish, with effects mediated by PGC-1β, rather than PGC-1α.
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- Katharina Bremer
- Department of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Castan-Laurell I, Dray C, Knauf C, Kunduzova O, Valet P. Apelin, a promising target for type 2 diabetes treatment? Trends Endocrinol Metab 2012; 23:234-41. [PMID: 22445464 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2012.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2012] [Revised: 02/17/2012] [Accepted: 02/22/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Insulin resistance is a main feature of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Several mechanisms linking obesity to insulin resistance have been proposed. Adipose tissue modulates metabolism by secreting a variety of factors, which exhibit altered production during obesity. Apelin, a small peptide present in a number of tissues and also produced and secreted by adipocytes, has emerged as a new player with potent functions in energy metabolism, and in insulin sensitivity improvement. In this review, we describe the various metabolic functions that are affected by apelin and we present an integrated overview of recent findings that collectively propose apelin as a promising target for the treatment of T2DM.
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Frier BC, Wan Z, Williams DB, Stefanson AL, Wright DC. Epinephrine and AICAR-induced PGC-1α mRNA expression is intact in skeletal muscle from rats fed a high-fat diet. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2012; 302:C1772-9. [PMID: 22496244 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00410.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) is a master regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis and is controlled, at least in part, through AMP-activated protein kinase and p38-dependent pathways. There is evidence demonstrating that activation of these kinases and induction of PGC-1α in skeletal muscle are regulated by catecholamines. The purpose of the present study was to determine if consumption of a high-fat diet (HFD) impairs epinephrine and 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1β-d-ribofuranoside (AICAR) signaling and induction of PGC-1α in rat skeletal muscle. Male Wistar rats were fed chow or a HFD for 6 wk and then given a weight-adjusted bolus injection of epinephrine (20, 10, or 5 μg/100 g body wt sc) or saline, and triceps muscles were harvested 30 min (signaling) or 2 and 4 h (gene expression) postinjection. Despite blunted increases in p38 phosphorylation, the ability of epinephrine to induce PGC-1α was intact in skeletal muscle from HFD-fed rats and was associated with normal increases in activation of PKA and phosphorylation of cAMP response element-binding protein, reputed mediators of PGC-1α expression. The attenuated epinephrine-mediated increase in p38 phosphorylation was independent of increases in MAPK phosphatase 1. At 2 h following AICAR treatment (0.5 g/kg body wt sc), AMP-activated protein kinase and acetyl-CoA carboxylase phosphorylation were similar in skeletal muscle from chow- and HFD-fed rats. Surprisingly, AICAR-induced increases in PGC-1α mRNA levels were greater in skeletal muscle from HFD-fed rats. Our results demonstrate that the ability of epinephrine and AICAR to induce PGC-1α remains intact in skeletal muscle from HFD-fed rats. These results question the existence of reduced β-adrenergic responsiveness in diet-induced obesity and demonstrate that increases in p38 phosphorylation are not required for induction of PGC-1α in muscle from obese rats.
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- Bruce C Frier
- Department of Agriculture, Food, and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Attané C, Foussal C, Le Gonidec S, Benani A, Daviaud D, Wanecq E, Guzmán-Ruiz R, Dray C, Bezaire V, Rancoule C, Kuba K, Ruiz-Gayo M, Levade T, Penninger J, Burcelin R, Pénicaud L, Valet P, Castan-Laurell I. Apelin treatment increases complete Fatty Acid oxidation, mitochondrial oxidative capacity, and biogenesis in muscle of insulin-resistant mice. Diabetes 2012; 61:310-20. [PMID: 22210322 PMCID: PMC3266414 DOI: 10.2337/db11-0100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Both acute and chronic apelin treatment have been shown to improve insulin sensitivity in mice. However, the effects of apelin on fatty acid oxidation (FAO) during obesity-related insulin resistance have not yet been addressed. Thus, the aim of the current study was to determine the impact of chronic treatment on lipid use, especially in skeletal muscles. High-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese and insulin-resistant mice treated by an apelin injection (0.1 μmol/kg/day i.p.) during 4 weeks had decreased fat mass, glycemia, and plasma levels of triglycerides and were protected from hyperinsulinemia compared with HFD PBS-treated mice. Indirect calorimetry experiments showed that apelin-treated mice had a better use of lipids. The complete FAO, the oxidative capacity, and mitochondrial biogenesis were increased in soleus of apelin-treated mice. The action of apelin was AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) dependent since all the effects studied were abrogated in HFD apelin-treated mice with muscle-specific inactive AMPK. Finally, the apelin-stimulated improvement of oxidative capacity led to decreased levels of acylcarnitines and enhanced insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in soleus. Thus, by promoting complete lipid use in muscle of insulin-resistant mice through mitochondrial biogenesis and tighter matching between FAO and the tricarboxylic acid cycle, apelin treatment could contribute to insulin sensitivity improvement.
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- Camille Attané
- INSERM U1048, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Toulouse, France
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- INSERM U1048, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Toulouse, France
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- INSERM U1048, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Toulouse, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, Unité Mixte de Recherche 6265–Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 13241–Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- INSERM U1048, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Toulouse, France
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- INSERM U1048, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Toulouse, France
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- Departemento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas y de la Alimentación, School of Pharmacy, University CEU–San Pablo, Madrid, Spain
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- INSERM U1048, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Toulouse, France
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- INSERM U1048, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Toulouse, France
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- INSERM U1048, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Toulouse, France
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- Department of Biological Informatics and Experimental Therapeutics, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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- Departemento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas y de la Alimentación, School of Pharmacy, University CEU–San Pablo, Madrid, Spain
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- INSERM U1048, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Toulouse, France
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- INSERM U1048, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Toulouse, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, Unité Mixte de Recherche 6265–Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 13241–Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- INSERM U1048, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Toulouse, France
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- INSERM U1048, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC), Toulouse, France
- Corresponding author: Isabelle Castan-Laurell,
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Miles MV, Miles L, Horn PS, DeGrauw TJ. Enzyme inducing antiepileptic drugs are associated with mitochondrial proliferation and increased cytochrome c oxidase activity in muscle of children with epilepsy. Epilepsy Res 2012; 98:76-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2011.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2011] [Revised: 08/19/2011] [Accepted: 08/27/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Duparc T, Colom A, Cani PD, Massaly N, Rastrelli S, Drougard A, Le Gonidec S, Moulédous L, Frances B, Leclercq I, Llorens-Cortes C, Pospisilik JA, Delzenne NM, Valet P, Castan-Laurell I, Knauf C. Central apelin controls glucose homeostasis via a nitric oxide-dependent pathway in mice. Antioxid Redox Signal 2011; 15:1477-96. [PMID: 21395477 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2010.3454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIMS Apelin and its receptor have emerged as promising targets for the treatment of insulin resistance. Indeed, peripheral administration of apelin stimulates glucose utilization and insulin sensitivity via a nitric oxide (NO) pathway. In addition to being expressed on peripheral metabolically active adipose tissues, apelin is also found in the brain. However, no data are available on the role of central effects of apelin on metabolic control. We studied glucose metabolism in response to acute and chronic intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of apelin performed in normal and obese/diabetic mice. RESULTS We demonstrate that i.c.v. injection of apelin into fed mice improves glucose control via NO-dependent mechanisms. These results have been strengthened by transgenic (eNOS-KO mice), pharmacological (L-NMMA i.c.v. treated mice), and real-time measurement of NO release with amperometric probes detection. High-fat diet-fed mice displayed a severely blunted response to i.c.v. apelin associated with a lack of NO response by the hypothalamus. Moreover, central administration of high dose apelin in fasted normal mice provoked hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia, glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance. CONCLUSION These data provide compelling evidence that central apelin participates in the regulation of glucose homeostasis and suggest a novel pathophysiological mechanism involved in the transition from normal to diabetic state.
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- Thibaut Duparc
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1048, Toulouse, France
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Apelin is a newly discovered peptide hormone that has recently been linked to insulin resistance and obesity. Data collected from both the clinical and basic research settings show that apelin: (i) is correlated with the states of insulin resistance and obesity; (ii) stimulates glucose utilization; (iii) decreases insulin secretion; and (iv) negatively regulates catecholamine-mediated lipolysis. These and other lines of evidence demonstrate that apelin may be a potentially viable candidate in the search for treatments for Type 2 diabetes and the insulin resistance (metabolic syndrome). The present review summarizes the literature on the regulation by apelin of glucose and lipid metabolism and the signaling pathways involved.
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- Shiming Xu
- Department of Medicine/Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Apelin is a peptide known as the ligand of the G-protein-coupled receptor APJ. Several active apelin forms exist such as apelin-36, apelin-17, apelin-13, and the pyroglutamated form of apelin-13. Apelin and APJ are expressed in the central nervous system, particularly in the hypothalamus and in many peripheral tissues. Apelin has been shown to be involved in the regulation of cardiovascular and fluid homeostasis, food intake, cell proliferation, and angiogenesis. In addition to be an ubiquitous peptide, apelin is also produced and secreted by adipocytes and thus considered as an adipokine. This has opened a new field of investigation establishing a link between apelin and metabolic disorders (obesity, type 2 diabetes, etc.) which is the focus of the present review. Several studies, but not all, have reported an increase of plasma apelin concentrations in humans and in animal models with different metabolic pathologies. Moreover, important roles for apelin both in glucose and lipid metabolism have been highlighted as well as the associated signaling pathways. Apelin appears as a beneficial adipokine with anti-obesity and anti-diabetic properties and thus as a promising therapeutic target in metabolic disorders.
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- Isabelle Castan-Laurell
- UMR 1048 INSERM, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC)/Université Paul Sabatier, 1 Ave J. Poulhès, BP 84225, 31432, Toulouse Cedex 4, France.
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Elahi M, Mahmood M, Shahbaz A, Malick N, Sajid J, Asopa S, Matata BM. Current concepts underlying benefits of exercise training in congestive heart failure patients. Curr Cardiol Rev 2011; 6:104-11. [PMID: 21532776 PMCID: PMC2892075 DOI: 10.2174/157340310791162640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2009] [Revised: 01/09/2010] [Accepted: 02/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The pathophysiology of several conditions including heart failure is partly attributable to a failure of the cell energy metabolism. Studies have shown that exercise training (ET) improves quality of life (QOL) and is beneficial in terms of reduction of symptoms, mortality and duration of hospitalization. Increasingly, ET is now achieving acceptance as complimentary therapy in addition to routine clinical practice in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). However, the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of ET are far less understood and need further evaluation. Evidence suggests that while CHF induces generalized metabolic energy depletion, ET largely enhances the overall function of the heart muscle. Hence, research efforts are now aiming to uncover why ET is beneficial as a complimentary treatment of CHF in the context of improving endothelial function and coronary perfusion, decreasing peripheral resistance, induction of cardiac and skeletal muscle cells remodeling, increasing oxygen uptake, substrate oxidation, and resistance to fatigue. Here we discuss the current evidence that suggest that there are beneficial effects of ET on cardiac and skeletal muscle cells oxidative metabolism and intracellular energy transfer in patients with CHF.
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- Maqsood Elahi
- Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, General/ BUPA, Chalybeate Close, Southampton, SO16 6UY, United Kingdom
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Frier BC, Hancock CR, Little JP, Fillmore N, Bliss TA, Thomson DM, Wan Z, Wright DC. Reductions in RIP140 are not required for exercise- and AICAR-mediated increases in skeletal muscle mitochondrial content. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2011; 111:688-95. [PMID: 21700896 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00279.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Receptor interacting protein 1 (RIP140) has recently been demonstrated to be a key player in the regulation of skeletal muscle mitochondrial content. We have shown that β-guanadinopropionic acid (β-GPA) feeding reduces RIP140 protein content and mRNA levels concomitant with increases in mitochondrial content (Williams DB, Sutherland LN, Bomhof MR, Basaraba SA, Thrush AB, Dyck DJ, Field CJ, Wright DC. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 296: E1400-E1408, 2009). Since β-GPA feeding reduces high-energy phosphate levels and activates AMPK, alterations reminiscent of exercise, we hypothesized that exercise training would reduce RIP140 protein content. We further postulated that an acute bout of exercise, or interventions known to induce the expression of mitochondrial enzymes or genes involved in mitochondrial biogenesis, would result in decreases in nuclear RIP140 content. Two weeks of daily swim training increased markers of mitochondrial content in rat skeletal muscle independent of reductions in RIP140 protein. Similarly, high-intensity exercise training in humans failed to reduce RIP140 content despite increasing skeletal muscle mitochondrial enzymes. We found that 6 wk of daily 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-D-ribofuranoside (AICAR) injections had no effect on RIP140 protein content in rat skeletal muscle while RIP140 content from LKB1 knockout mice was unaltered despite reductions in mitochondria. An acute bout of exercise, AICAR treatment, and epinephrine injections increased the mRNA levels of PGC-1α, COXIV, and lipin1 independent of decreases in nuclear RIP140 protein. Surprisingly these interventions increased RIP140 mRNA expression. In conclusion our results demonstrate that decreases in RIP140 protein content are not required for exercise and AMPK-dependent increases in skeletal muscle mitochondrial content, nor do acute perturbations alter the cellular localization of RIP140 in parallel with the induction of genes involved in mitochondrial biogenesis.
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- Bruce C Frier
- Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Wright LE, Brandon AE, Hoy AJ, Forsberg GB, Lelliott CJ, Reznick J, Löfgren L, Oscarsson J, Strömstedt M, Cooney GJ, Turner N. Amelioration of lipid-induced insulin resistance in rat skeletal muscle by overexpression of Pgc-1β involves reductions in long-chain acyl-CoA levels and oxidative stress. Diabetologia 2011; 54:1417-26. [PMID: 21331471 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-011-2068-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2010] [Accepted: 01/06/2011] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS To determine if acute overexpression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor, gamma, coactivator 1 beta (Pgc-1β [also known as Ppargc1b]) in skeletal muscle improves insulin action in a rodent model of diet-induced insulin resistance. METHODS Rats were fed either a low-fat or high-fat diet (HFD) for 4 weeks. In vivo electroporation was used to overexpress Pgc-1β in the tibialis cranialis (TC) and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles. Downstream effects of Pgc-1β on markers of mitochondrial oxidative capacity, oxidative stress and muscle lipid levels were characterised. Insulin action was examined ex vivo using intact muscle strips and in vivo via a hyperinsulinaemic-euglycaemic clamp. RESULTS Pgc-1β gene expression was increased >100% over basal levels. The levels of proteins involved in mitochondrial function, lipid metabolism and antioxidant defences, the activity of oxidative enzymes, and substrate oxidative capacity were all increased in muscles overexpressing Pgc-1β. In rats fed a HFD, increasing the levels of Pgc-1β partially ameliorated muscle insulin resistance, in association with decreased levels of long-chain acyl-CoAs (LCACoAs) and increased antioxidant defences. CONCLUSIONS Our data show that an increase in Pgc-1β expression in vivo activates a coordinated subset of genes that increase mitochondrial substrate oxidation, defend against oxidative stress and improve lipid-induced insulin resistance in skeletal muscle.
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- L E Wright
- Diabetes & Obesity Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria St, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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Yamamoto T, Habata Y, Matsumoto Y, Yasuhara Y, Hashimoto T, Hamajyo H, Anayama H, Fujii R, Fuse H, Shintani Y, Mori M. Apelin-transgenic mice exhibit a resistance against diet-induced obesity by increasing vascular mass and mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2011; 1810:853-62. [PMID: 21609753 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2011.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2010] [Revised: 04/12/2011] [Accepted: 05/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Apelin is an endogenous ligand for the G-protein-coupled 7-transmembrane receptor, APJ. The administration of apelin-13, a truncated 13-amino acid apelin peptide, in diet-induced obese mice is reported to result in a decrease in adiposity due to the increase of energy expenditure with an increase in the expression of uncoupling proteins. METHODS We systematically compared the phenotype of human apelin-transgenic (apelin-Tg) mice fed standard or high-fat diets (HFD) with that of non-Tg control mice to clarify the effect of apelin on obesity. The beneficial effects of apelin were evaluated by multiple assay methods including indirect calorimetrical measurements, gene expression analysis, and immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS Apelin-Tg mice inhibited HFD-induced obesity without altering food intake and exhibited increased oxygen consumption and body temperature compared to non-Tg controls. Interestingly, the mRNA expressions of angiopoietin-1 (Ang1), a key molecule for vascular maturation, and its receptor, endothelium-specific receptor tyrosine kinase 2 (Tie2), were significantly upregulated in the skeletal muscle of HFD-fed apelin-Tg mice, and the areas of anti-CD31 antibody-positive endothelial cells also increased. Furthermore, both the aerobic type-I muscle fibre ratio and the DNA copy number of mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 increased 2.0- and 1.4-fold in skeletal muscle, respectively. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that apelin stimulates energy expenditure via increase vascular mass and mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Apelin is a prerequisite factor for anti-obesity by stimulating energy expenditure via regulating homeostatic energy balance.
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- Toshihiro Yamamoto
- Pharmacology Research Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Osaka, Japan.
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Frier BC, Jacobs RL, Wright DC. Interactions between the consumption of a high-fat diet and fasting in the regulation of fatty acid oxidation enzyme gene expression: an evaluation of potential mechanisms. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2011; 300:R212-21. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00367.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The consumption of high-fat diets (HFDs) and fasting are known to increase the expression of enzymes involved in fatty acid oxidation (FAO). However, it has been reported that the ability of physiological stressors to induce enzymes of FAO in skeletal muscle is blunted with obesity. In this regard, we sought to explore the effects and potential mechanisms of an HFD on the expression of FAO enzymes in the fed and fasted state. The consumption of an HFD increased the mRNA expression or protein content of medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD), uncoupling protein-3 (UCP3), and pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 (PDK4) in the fed state. Fasting increased the mRNA expression of PDK4, MCAD, and UCP-3, and the protein content of UCP-3 in chow but not HFD rats. HFDs did not increase carnitine palmitoyl transfer-1 (CPT-1) mRNA levels in the fed state and the effects of fasting were markedly reduced compared with chow-fed rats. The expression of peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1β (PGC-1β) was increased in muscle from HFD rats in the fed state, while PGC-1-related coactivator (PRC) was increased with fasting in chow-fed but not HFD rats. Plasma fatty acid levels were elevated in the fed state from HFD rats but not increased further with fasting, whereas fasting increased plasma fatty acids in chow-fed animals. Fasting-mediated increases in plasma epinephrine, and the activation of PKA and AMPK in skeletal muscle were similar between chow and HFD rats. p38 MAPK phosphorylation was increased with fasting in chow-fed but not HFD rats. Our findings suggest that a blunted effect of fasting on the induction of PDK4, MCAD, and UCP3 in skeletal muscle from HFD rats is likely a result of already elevated levels of these enzymes, the induction of which is associated with increases in plasma fatty acid and PGC-1β. On the other hand, a blunted induction of PRC and CPT-1 mRNA may be explained by decreases in p38 MAPK signaling.
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- Bruce C. Frier
- Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Group on the Molecular and Cellular Biology of Lipids and Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and
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- Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Wan Z, Thrush AB, Legare M, Frier BC, Sutherland LN, Williams DB, Wright DC. Epinephrine-mediated regulation of PDK4 mRNA in rat adipose tissue. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2010; 299:C1162-70. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00188.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Fatty acid reesterification in adipose tissue is dependent on the generation of glycerol 3-phosphate, and, at least in rodent adipose tissue, this appears to occur primarily through glyceroneogenesis. A key enzyme in this process is pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 (PDK4). PDK4 is induced in white adipose tissue by thiazolidinediones (TZDs) and the inhibition or knockdown of PDK4 inhibits TZD-induced increases in glyceroneogenesis. Since TZDs have many unwanted side effects, we were interested in identifying alternative mechanisms that could regulate PDK4 mRNA expression in white adipose tissue. In this regard we hypothesized that exercise, fasting, and epinephrine would increase PDK4 mRNA levels in rat epididymal adipose tissue. We further postulated that the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and 5′-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling pathways would control PDK4 mRNA expression in cultured adipose tissue. Exercise, fasting, and in or ex vivo epinephrine treatment increased PDK4 mRNA levels. These perturbations did not increase the expression of PDK1, -2, or -3. Pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphorylation was increased after an overnight fast and 4 h after the cessation of exercise. In cultured adipose tissue, epinephrine increased p38 and AMPK signaling; however, the direct activation of AMPK by AICAR or metformin led to reductions in PDK4 mRNA levels. The p38 inhibitor SB202190 reduced epinephrine-mediated increases in p38 MAPK activation without altering hormone-sensitive lipase or AMPK phosphorylation or attenuating epinephrine-induced increases in lipolysis. Reductions in p38 MAPK signaling were associated with decreases in PDK4 mRNA expression. The inhibition of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) also attenuated the induction of PDK4. Our results are the very first to demonstrate an epinephrine-mediated regulation of PDK4 mRNA levels in white adipose tissue and suggest that p38 MAPK and PPARγ could be involved in this pathway.
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- Zhongxiao Wan
- Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Shao D, Liu Y, Liu X, Zhu L, Cui Y, Cui A, Qiao A, Kong X, Liu Y, Chen Q, Gupta N, Fang F, Chang Y. PGC-1 beta-regulated mitochondrial biogenesis and function in myotubes is mediated by NRF-1 and ERR alpha. Mitochondrion 2010; 10:516-27. [PMID: 20561910 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2010.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2009] [Revised: 05/19/2010] [Accepted: 05/25/2010] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) coactivator-1 beta (PGC-1 beta) is a well-established regulator of the beta-oxidation of fatty acids and the oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria. However, the underlying mechanism of PGC-1 beta action remains elusive. This study reveals that PGC-1 beta is highly induced during myogenic differentiation and knockdown of endogenous PGC-1 beta by siRNA leads to a decrease in the expression of several mitochondria-related genes. In consistence, the over-expression of PGC-1 beta stimulates its target genes such as cytochrome c, ATP synthase beta and ALAS-1 by its interaction with two transcriptional factors, NRF-1 and ERR alpha. The deletion or mutation of NRF-1 and/or ERR alpha binding sites in target gene promoters attenuates their activation by PGC-1 beta. Moreover, inhibition of NRF-1 or ERR alpha by siRNA ablated the aforesaid function of PGC-1 beta and compromised the oxidative phosphorylation and mitochondrial biogenesis. Taken together, these results confirm the direct interaction of NRF-1 and ERR alpha with PGC-1 beta, and their participation in mitochondrial biogenesis and respiration.
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- Di Shao
- The National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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