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Bennett S, Tiollier E, Owens DJ, Brocherie F, Louis JB. Implications of Heat Stress-induced Metabolic Alterations for Endurance Training. Int J Sports Med 2024; 45:422-435. [PMID: 38401534 DOI: 10.1055/a-2251-3170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
Abstract
Inducing a heat-acclimated phenotype via repeated heat stress improves exercise capacity and reduces athletes̓ risk of hyperthermia and heat illness. Given the increased number of international sporting events hosted in countries with warmer climates, heat acclimation strategies are increasingly popular among endurance athletes to optimize performance in hot environments. At the tissue level, completing endurance exercise under heat stress may augment endurance training adaptation, including mitochondrial and cardiovascular remodeling due to increased perturbations to cellular homeostasis as a consequence of metabolic and cardiovascular load, and this may improve endurance training adaptation and subsequent performance. This review provides an up-to-date overview of the metabolic impact of heat stress during endurance exercise, including proposed underlying mechanisms of altered substrate utilization. Against this metabolic backdrop, the current literature highlighting the role of heat stress in augmenting training adaptation and subsequent endurance performance will be presented with practical implications and opportunities for future research.
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- Samuel Bennett
- Center for Biological Clocks Research, Texas A&M University, College Station, United States
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- Laboratory Sport, Expertise and Performance, Research Department, Institut National du Sport de l'Expertise et de la Performance, Paris, France
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- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Laboratory Sport, Expertise and Performance, Research Department, Institut National du Sport de l'Expertise et de la Performance, Paris, France
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- Laboratory Sport, Expertise and Performance, Research Department, Institut National du Sport de l'Expertise et de la Performance, Paris, France
- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Yen CL, Petrie MA, Suneja M, Shields RK. Neuromuscular and gene signaling responses to passive whole-body heat stress in young adults. J Therm Biol 2023; 118:103730. [PMID: 37890230 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103730] [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: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate whether acute passive heat stress 1) decreases muscle Maximal Voluntary Contraction (MVC); 2) increases peripheral muscle fatigue; 3) increases spinal cord excitability, and 4) increases key skeletal muscle gene signaling pathways in skeletal muscle. Examining the biological and physiological markers underlying passive heat stress will assist us in understanding the potential therapeutic benefits. MVCs, muscle fatigue, spinal cord excitability, and gene signaling were examined after control or whole body heat stress in an environmental chamber (heat; 82 °C, 10% humidity for 30 min). Heart Rate (HR), an indicator of stress response, was correlated to muscle fatigue in the heat group (R = 0.59; p < 0.05) but was not correlated to MVC, twitch potentiation, and H reflex suppression. Sixty-one genes were differentially expressed after heat (41 genes >1.5-fold induced; 20 < 0.667 fold repressed). A strong correlation emerged between the session type (control or heat) and principal components (PC1) (R = 0.82; p < 0.005). Cell Signal Transduction, Metabolism, Gene Expression and Transcription, Immune System, DNA Repair, and Metabolism of Proteins were pathway domains with the largest number of genes regulated after acute whole body heat stress. Acute whole-body heat stress may offer a physiological stimulus for people with a limited capacity to exercise.
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- Chu-Ling Yen
- School of Physical Therapy and Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Neuroscience Research Center, Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, Roy and Lucille Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Medical Education Building, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Roy and Lucille Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, Roy and Lucille Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Medical Education Building, Iowa City, IA, USA.
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Ebisuda Y, Mukai K, Takahashi Y, Yoshida T, Kawano A, Matsuhashi T, Miyata H, Kuwahara M, Ohmura H. Acute exercise in a hot environment increases heat shock protein 70 and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α mRNA in Thoroughbred horse skeletal muscle. Front Vet Sci 2023; 10:1230212. [PMID: 37671280 PMCID: PMC10475567 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1230212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023] Open
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Heat acclimatization or acclimation training in horses is practiced to reduce physiological strain and improve exercise performance in the heat, which can involve metabolic improvement in skeletal muscle. However, there is limited information concerning the acute signaling responses of equine skeletal muscle after exercise in a hot environment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the hypothesis that exercise in hot conditions induces greater changes in heat shock proteins and mitochondrial-related signaling in equine skeletal muscle compared with exercise in cool conditions. Fifteen trained Thoroughbred horses [4.6 ± 0.4 (mean ± SE) years old; 503 ± 14 kg] were assigned to perform a treadmill exercise test in cool conditions [COOL; Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT), 12.5°C; n = 8] or hot conditions (HOT; WBGT, 29.5°C; n = 7) consisting of walking at 1.7 m/s for 1 min, trotting at 4 m/s for 5 min, and cantering at 7 m/s for 2 min and at 90% of VO2max for 2 min, followed by walking at 1.7 m/s for 20 min. Heart rate during exercise and plasma lactate concentration immediately after exercise were measured. Biopsy samples were obtained from the middle gluteal muscle before and at 4 h after exercise, and relative quantitative analysis of mRNA expression using real-time RT-PCR was performed. Data were analyzed with using mixed models. There were no significant differences between the two groups in peak heart rate (COOL, 213 ± 3 bpm; HOT, 214 ± 4 bpm; p = 0.782) and plasma lactate concentration (COOL, 13.1 ± 1.4 mmoL/L; HOT, 17.5 ± 1.7 mmoL/L; p = 0.060), while HSP-70 (COOL, 1.9-fold, p = 0.207; HOT, 2.4-fold, p = 0.045), PGC-1α (COOL, 3.8-fold, p = 0.424; HOT, 8.4-fold, p = 0.010), HIF-1α (COOL, 1.6-fold, p = 0.315; HOT, 2.2-fold, p = 0.018) and PDK4 (COOL, 7.6-fold, p = 0.412; HOT, 14.1-fold, p = 0.047) mRNA increased significantly only in HOT at 4 h after exercise. These data indicate that acute exercise in a hot environment facilitates protective response to heat stress (HSP-70), mitochondrial biogenesis (PGC-1α and HIF-1α) and fatty acid oxidation (PDK4).
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- Yusaku Ebisuda
- Sports Science Division, Equine Research Institute, Japan Racing Association, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Sports Science Division, Equine Research Institute, Japan Racing Association, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Sports Science Division, Equine Research Institute, Japan Racing Association, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Sports Science Division, Equine Research Institute, Japan Racing Association, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Pathophysiology and Animal Health, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Japan
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- Racehorse Hospital, Miho Training Center, Inashiki, Japan
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Kwon M, Robins L, McGlynn ML, Collins C, Pekas EJ, Park SY, Slivka D. No Mitochondrial Related Transcriptional Changes in Human Skeletal Muscle after Local Heat Application. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:17051. [PMID: 36554930 PMCID: PMC9779680 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192417051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The purpose of the study is to determine the impact of local heating on skeletal muscle transcriptional response related to mitochondrial biogenesis and mitophagy. Twelve healthy subjects (height, 176.0 ± 11.9 cm; weight, 83.6 ± 18.3 kg; and body composition, 19.0 ± 7.7% body fat) rested in a semi-reclined position for 4 h with a heated thermal wrap (HOT) around one thigh and a wrap without temperature regulation (CON) around the other (randomized). Skin temperature, blood flow, intramuscular temperature, and a skeletal muscle biopsy from the vastus lateralis were obtained after the 4 h intervention. Skin temperature via infrared thermometer and thermal camera was higher after HOT (37.3 ± 0.7 and 36.7 ± 1.0 °C, respectively) than CON (34.8 ± 0.7, 35.2 ± 0.8 °C, respectively, p < 0.001). Intramuscular temperature was higher in HOT (36.3 ± 0.4 °C) than CON (35.2 ± 0.8 °C, p < 0.001). Femoral artery blood flow was higher in HOT (304.5 ± 12.5 mL‧min-1) than CON (272.3 ± 14.3 mL‧min-1, p = 0.003). Mean femoral shear rate was higher in HOT (455.8 ± 25.1 s-1) than CON (405.2 ± 15.8 s-1, p = 0.019). However, there were no differences in any of the investigated genes related to mitochondrial biogenesis (PGC-1α, NRF1, GAPBA, ERRα, TFAM, VEGF) or mitophagy (PINK-1, PARK-2, BNIP-3, BNIP-3L) in response to heat (p > 0.05). These data indicate that heat application alone does not impact the transcriptional response related to mitochondrial homeostasis, suggesting that other factors, in combination with skeletal muscle temperature, are involved with previous observations of altered exercise induced gene expression with heat.
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- Monica Kwon
- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
- School of Integrative Physiology and Athletic Training, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
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Arabzadeh E, Shirvani H, Ebadi Zahmatkesh M, Riyahi Malayeri S, Meftahi GH, Rostamkhani F. Irisin/FNDC5 influences myogenic markers on skeletal muscle following high and moderate-intensity exercise training in STZ-diabetic rats. 3 Biotech 2022; 12:193. [PMID: 35910290 PMCID: PMC9325938 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-022-03253-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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In the present study, we investigated the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) versus moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) on irisin and expression of myogenic markers (paired box 7 (Pax7), myogenic differentiation 1 (MyoD), myogenin) in skeletal muscle of diabetic rats. Eighty-four male Wistar rats (6 weeks of age) were randomly divided into seven groups (n = 12): basic control (Co Basic), 8 weeks control (Co 8w), diabetes mellitus (DM), HIIT, DM + HIIT, MICT, and DM + MICT groups. Diabetes was induced by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ). TheV ˙ o 2 max protocol was characterized by running on a rodent treadmill with moderate intensity (60-70%V ˙ o 2 max ), 60 min per session, 5 days/week, for 6 weeks. HIIT consisted of six 3-min runs at a high intensity (80-90%V ˙ o 2 max ) alternated with 2-min running at low intensity (50%V ˙ o 2 max ), 30 min per session, 5 days/week, for 6 weeks. Results showed that DM decreased myoblast markers compared to Co Basic and Co 8w groups. Fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 (FNDC5) mRNA decrease was correlated with myoblast markers (Pax7 r = 0.632, p = 0.027; MyoD r = 0.999, p = 0.001; myogenin r = 1.000, p = 0.001) in DM group. DM + MICT significantly increased gene expression of MyoD, myogenin, and FNDC5 compared to DM and DM + HIIT. The results also showed that the intensity and duration of exercise on the treadmill were effective in stimulating irisin and myogenic markers after DM.
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- Ehsan Arabzadeh
- Exercise Physiology Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Exercise Physiology Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, College of Basic Sciences, Yadegar-e-Imam Khomeini (RAH) Shahre Rey Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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McGlynn ML, Collins C, Hailes W, Ruby B, Slivka D. Heat Acclimation in Females Does Not Limit Aerobic Exercise Training Outcomes. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:5554. [PMID: 35564948 PMCID: PMC9103535 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095554] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Recent aerobic exercise training in the heat has reported blunted aerobic power improvements and reduced mitochondrial-related gene expression in men. It is unclear if this heat-induced blunting of the training response exists in females. The purpose of the present study was to determine the impact of 60 min of cycling in the heat over three weeks on thermoregulation, gene expression, and aerobic capacity in females. Untrained females (n = 22; 24 ± 4yoa) were assigned to three weeks of aerobic training in either 20 °C (n = 12) or 33 °C (n = 10; 40%RH). Maximal aerobic capacity (39.5 ± 6.5 to 41.5 ± 6.2 mL·kg−1·min−1, p = 0.021, ηp2 = 0.240, 95% CI [0.315, 3.388]) and peak aerobic power (191.0 ± 33.0 to 206.7 ± 27.2 W, p < 0.001, ηp2 = 0.531, 95% CI [8.734, 22.383]) increased, while the absolute-intensity trial (50%VO2peak) HR decreased (152 ± 15 to 140 ± 13 b·min−1, p < 0.001, ηp2 = 0.691, 95% CI [15.925, 8.353]), but they were not different between temperatures (p = 0.440, p = 0.955, p = 0.341, respectively). Independent of temperature, Day 22 tolerance trial skin temperatures decreased from Day 1 (p = 0.006, ηp2 = 0.319, 95% CI [1.408, 0.266), but training did not influence core temperature (p = 0.598). Average sweat rates were higher in the 33 °C group vs. the 20 °C group (p = 0.008, ηp2 = 0.303, 95% CI [67.9, 394.9]) but did not change due to training (p = 0.571). Pre-training PGC-1α mRNA increased 4h-post-exercise (5.29 ± 0.70 fold change, p < 0.001), was lower post-training (2.69 ± 0.22 fold change, p = 0.004), and was not different between temperatures (p = 0.455). While training induced some diminished transcriptional stimulus, generally the training temperature had little effect on genes related to mitochondrial biogenesis, mitophagy, and metabolic enzymes. These female participants increased aerobic fitness and maintained an exercise-induced PGC-1α mRNA response in the heat equal to that of room temperature conditions, contrasting with the blunted responses previously observed in men.
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- Mark L. McGlynn
- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA; (M.L.M.); (C.C.)
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA; (M.L.M.); (C.C.)
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- School of Integrative Physiology and Athletic Training, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA; (W.H.); (B.R.)
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- School of Integrative Physiology and Athletic Training, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA; (W.H.); (B.R.)
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA; (M.L.M.); (C.C.)
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O'Reilly N, Collins C, McGlynn ML, Slivka D. Effect of local heat application during exercise on gene expression related to mitochondrial homeostasis. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2021; 46:1545-1551. [PMID: 34399057 PMCID: PMC9014790 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2021-0346] [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] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The aim of this study was to determine the impact of local muscle heating during endurance exercise on human skeletal muscle mitochondrial-related gene expression. Twelve subjects (25 ± 6 yr, 177 ± 8 cm, 78 ± 16 kg, and peak aerobic capacity 45 ± 8 mL·kg-1·min-1) cycled with one leg heated (HOT) and the other serving as a control (CON). Skin and intramuscular temperatures were taken before temperature intervention (Pre), after 30 minutes (Pre30), after exercise (Post) and four hours after exercise (4Post). Muscle biopsies were taken from each leg at Pre and 4Post. Intramuscular temperature increased within HOT (34.4 ± 0.7 °C to 36.1 ± 0.5 °C, p < 0.001) and was higher than CON at Pre30 (34.0 ± 0.7 °C, p < 0.001). However, temperatures at POST were similar (HOT 38.4 ± 0.7 °C, CON 38.3 ± 0.5 °C, p = 0.661). Skin temperature was higher than CON at Post30 (30.3 ± 1.0 °C, p < 0.001) and Post (HOT 34.6 ± 0.9 °C, CON 32.3 ± 1.6 °C, p < 0.001). PGC-1α, VEGF and NRF2 mRNA increased with exercise (p < 0.05) but was not altered with heating (p > 0.05). TFAM increased after exercise with heat application (HOT, p = 0.019) but not with exercise alone (CON, p = 0.422). There was no difference in NRF1, ESRRα, or any of the mitophagy related genes in response to exercise or temperature (p > 0.05). In conclusion, TFAM is enhanced by local heat application during endurance exercise, whereas other genes related to mitochondrial homeostasis are unaffected. Novelty: The main finding of this study is that localized heating increased TFAM mRNA expression. The normal exercise-induced increased PGC-1α gene expression was unaltered by local muscle heating.
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- Nattie O'Reilly
- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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Tardo-Dino PE, Taverny C, Siracusa J, Bourdon S, Baugé S, Koulmann N, Malgoyre A. Effect of heat acclimation on metabolic adaptations induced by endurance training in soleus rat muscle. Physiol Rep 2021; 9:e14686. [PMID: 34405575 PMCID: PMC8371354 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Aerobic training leads to well‐known systemic metabolic and muscular alterations. Heat acclimation may also increase mitochondrial muscle mass. We studied the effects of heat acclimation combined with endurance training on metabolic adaptations of skeletal muscle. Thirty‐two rats were divided into four groups: control (C), trained (T), heat‐acclimated (H), and trained with heat acclimation (H+T) for 6 weeks. Soleus muscle metabolism was studied, notably by the in situ measurement of mitochondrial respiration with pyruvate (Pyr) or palmitoyl‐coenzyme A (PCoA), under phosphorylating conditions (V˙max) or not (V˙0). Aerobic performance increased, and retroperitoneal fat mass decreased with training, independently of heat exposure (p < 0.001 and p < 0.001, respectively). Citrate synthase and hydroxyl‐acyl‐dehydrogenase activity increased with endurance training (p < 0.001 and p < 0.01, respectively), without any effect of heat acclimation. Training induced an increase of the V˙0 and V˙max for PCoA (p < .001 and p < .01, respectively), without interference with heat acclimation. The training‐induced increase of V˙0 (p < 0.01) for pyruvate oxidation was limited when combined with heat acclimation (−23%, p < 0.01). Training and heat acclimation independently increased the V˙max for pyruvate (+60% p < 0.001 and +50% p = 0.01, respectively), without an additive effect of the combination. Heat acclimation doubled the training effect on muscle glycogen storage (p < 0.001). Heat acclimation did not improve mitochondrial adaptations induced by endurance training in the soleus muscle, possibly limiting the alteration of carbohydrate oxidation while not facilitating fatty‐acid utilization. Furthermore, the increase in glycogen storage observed after HA combined with endurance training, without the improvement of pyruvate oxidation, appears to be a hypoxic metabolic phenotype.
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- Pierre-Emmanuel Tardo-Dino
- Unité de Physiologie de l'Exercice et des Activités en Conditions Extrêmes, Département Environnements Opérationnels, Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny sur Orge, France.,Ecole du Val-de-Grâce, Paris, France.,EDISS 205, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France.,LBEPS, Université Evry, IRBA, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, 91025, France
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- Unité de Physiologie de l'Exercice et des Activités en Conditions Extrêmes, Département Environnements Opérationnels, Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny sur Orge, France
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- Unité de Physiologie de l'Exercice et des Activités en Conditions Extrêmes, Département Environnements Opérationnels, Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny sur Orge, France.,LBEPS, Université Evry, IRBA, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, 91025, France
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- Unité de Physiologie de l'Exercice et des Activités en Conditions Extrêmes, Département Environnements Opérationnels, Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny sur Orge, France.,LBEPS, Université Evry, IRBA, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, 91025, France
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- Unité de Physiologie de l'Exercice et des Activités en Conditions Extrêmes, Département Environnements Opérationnels, Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny sur Orge, France.,LBEPS, Université Evry, IRBA, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, 91025, France
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- Unité de Physiologie de l'Exercice et des Activités en Conditions Extrêmes, Département Environnements Opérationnels, Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny sur Orge, France.,Ecole du Val-de-Grâce, Paris, France.,EDISS 205, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France.,LBEPS, Université Evry, IRBA, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, 91025, France
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- Unité de Physiologie de l'Exercice et des Activités en Conditions Extrêmes, Département Environnements Opérationnels, Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny sur Orge, France.,LBEPS, Université Evry, IRBA, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, 91025, France
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McGlynn ML, Schnitzler H, Shute R, Ruby B, Slivka D. The Acute Effects of Exercise and Temperature on Regional mtDNA. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:6382. [PMID: 34204828 PMCID: PMC8296217 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18126382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
A reduced mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number, the ratio of mitochondrial DNA to genomic DNA (mtDNA:gDNA), has been linked with dysfunctional mitochondria. Exercise can acutely induce mtDNA damage manifested as a reduced copy number. However, the influence of a paired (exercise and temperature) intervention on regional mtDNA (MINor Arc and MAJor Arc) are unknown. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the acute effects of exercise in cold (7 °C), room temperature (20 °C), and hot (33 °C) ambient temperatures, on regional mitochondrial copy number (MINcn and MAJcn). Thirty-four participants (24.4 ± 5.1 yrs, 87.1 ± 22.1 kg, 22.3 ± 8.5 %BF, and 3.20 ± 0.59 L·min-1 VO2peak) cycled for 1 h (261.1 ± 22.1 W) in either 7 °C, 20 °C, or 33 °C ambient conditions. Muscle biopsy samples were collected from the vastus lateralis to determine mtDNA regional copy numbers via RT-qPCR. mtDNA is sensitive to the stressors of exercise post-exercise (MIN fold change, -1.50 ± 0.11; MAJ fold change, -1.70 ± 0.12) and 4-h post-exercise (MIN fold change, -0.82 ± 0.13; MAJ fold change, -1.54 ± 0.11). The MAJ Arc seems to be more sensitive to heat, showing a temperature-trend (p = 0.056) for a reduced regional copy number ratio after exercise in the heat (fold change -2.81 ± 0.11; p = 0.019). These results expand upon our current knowledge of the influence of temperature and exercise on the acute remodeling of regional mtDNA.
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- Mark L. McGlynn
- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA; (M.L.M.); (H.S.); (R.S.)
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA; (M.L.M.); (H.S.); (R.S.)
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA; (M.L.M.); (H.S.); (R.S.)
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- School of Integrative Physiology and Athletic Training, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA;
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA; (M.L.M.); (H.S.); (R.S.)
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Maunder E, Plews DJ, Wallis GA, Brick MJ, Leigh WB, Chang WL, Watkins CM, Kilding AE. Temperate performance and metabolic adaptations following endurance training performed under environmental heat stress. Physiol Rep 2021; 9:e14849. [PMID: 33977674 PMCID: PMC8114151 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Endurance athletes are frequently exposed to environmental heat stress during training. We investigated whether exposure to 33°C during training would improve endurance performance in temperate conditions and stimulate mitochondrial adaptations. Seventeen endurance-trained males were randomly assigned to perform a 3-week training intervention in 18°C (TEMP) or 33°C (HEAT). An incremental test and 30-min time-trial preceded by 2-h low-intensity cycling were performed in 18°C pre- and post-intervention, along with a resting vastus lateralis microbiopsy. Training was matched for relative cardiovascular demand using heart rates measured at the first and second ventilatory thresholds, along with a weekly "best-effort" interval session. Perceived training load was similar between-groups, despite lower power outputs during training in HEAT versus TEMP (p < .05). Time-trial performance improved to a greater extent in HEAT than TEMP (30 ± 13 vs. 16 ± 5 W, N = 7 vs. N = 6, p = .04), and citrate synthase activity increased in HEAT (fold-change, 1.25 ± 0.25, p = .03, N = 9) but not TEMP (1.10 ± 0.22, p = .22, N = 7). Training-induced changes in time-trial performance and citrate synthase activity were related (r = .51, p = .04). A group × time interaction for peak fat oxidation was observed (Δ 0.05 ± 0.14 vs. -0.09 ± 0.12 g·min-1 in TEMP and HEAT, N = 9 vs. N = 8, p = .05). Our data suggest exposure to moderate environmental heat stress during endurance training may be useful for inducing adaptations relevant to performance in temperate conditions.
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- Ed Maunder
- Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Sport, Exercise, and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Orthosports North Harbour, AUT Millennium, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Orthosports North Harbour, AUT Millennium, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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Exercise in the heat blunts improvements in aerobic power. Eur J Appl Physiol 2021; 121:1715-1723. [PMID: 33682060 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-021-04653-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION PGC-1a has been termed the master regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis. The exercise-induced rise in PGC-1a transcription is blunted when acute exercise takes place in the heat. However, it is unknown if this alteration has functional implications after heat acclimation and exercise training. PURPOSE To determine the impact of 3 weeks of aerobic exercise training in the heat (33 °C) compared to training in room temperature (20 °C) on thermoregulation, PGC-1a mRNA response, and aerobic power. METHODS Twenty-one untrained college aged males (age, 24 ± 4 years; height, 178 ± 6 cm) were randomly assigned to 3 weeks of aerobic exercise training in either 33 °C (n = 12) or 20 °C (n = 11) environmental temperatures. RESULTS The 20 °C training group increased 20 °C [Formula: see text]̇O2peak from 3.21 ± 0.77 to 3.66 ± 0.78 L·min-1 (p < 0.001) while the 33 °C training group did not improve (pre, 3.16 ± 0.48 L·min-1; post, 3.28 ± 0.63 L·min-1; p = 0.283). PGC-1a increased in response to acute aerobic exercise more in 20 °C (6.6 ± 0.7 fold) than 33 °C (4.6 ± 0.7 fold, p = 0.031) before training, but was no different after training in 20 °C (2.4 ± 0.3 fold) or 33 °C (2.4 ± 0.5 fold, p = 0.999). No quantitative alterations in mitochondrial DNA were detected with training or between temperatures (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS This research indicates that exercise in the heat may limit the effectiveness of aerobic exercise at increasing aerobic power. Furthermore, this study demonstrates that heat induced blunting of the normal exercise induced PGC-1a response is eliminated after 3 weeks of heat acclimation.
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Hall ECR, Murgatroyd C, Stebbings GK, Cunniffe B, Harle L, Salter M, Ramadass A, Westra JW, Hunter E, Akoulitchev A, Williams AG. The Prospective Study of Epigenetic Regulatory Profiles in Sport and Exercise Monitored Through Chromosome Conformation Signatures. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:E905. [PMID: 32784689 PMCID: PMC7464522 DOI: 10.3390/genes11080905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The integration of genetic and environmental factors that regulate the gene expression patterns associated with exercise adaptation is mediated by epigenetic mechanisms. The organisation of the human genome within three-dimensional space, known as chromosome conformation, has recently been shown as a dynamic epigenetic regulator of gene expression, facilitating the interaction of distal genomic regions due to tight and regulated packaging of chromosomes in the cell nucleus. Technological advances in the study of chromosome conformation mean a new class of biomarker-the chromosome conformation signature (CCS)-can identify chromosomal interactions across several genomic loci as a collective marker of an epigenomic state. Investigative use of CCSs in biological and medical research shows promise in identifying the likelihood that a disease state is present or absent, as well as an ability to prospectively stratify individuals according to their likely response to medical intervention. The association of CCSs with gene expression patterns suggests that there are likely to be CCSs that respond, or regulate the response, to exercise and related stimuli. The present review provides a contextual background to CCS research and a theoretical framework discussing the potential uses of this novel epigenomic biomarker within sport and exercise science and medicine.
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- Elliott C. R. Hall
- Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK; (G.K.S.); (A.G.W.)
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- Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK; (G.K.S.); (A.G.W.)
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- English Institute of Sport, Nottingham NG12 2LU, UK;
- Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, University College London, London W1T 7HA, UK
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- Holos Life Sciences, Oxford OX1 3HA, UK;
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- Oxford BioDynamics, Oxford OX4 2JZ, UK; (M.S.); (A.R.); (J.W.W.); (E.H.); (A.A.)
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- Oxford BioDynamics, Oxford OX4 2JZ, UK; (M.S.); (A.R.); (J.W.W.); (E.H.); (A.A.)
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- Oxford BioDynamics, Oxford OX4 2JZ, UK; (M.S.); (A.R.); (J.W.W.); (E.H.); (A.A.)
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- Oxford BioDynamics, Oxford OX4 2JZ, UK; (M.S.); (A.R.); (J.W.W.); (E.H.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK; (G.K.S.); (A.G.W.)
- Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, University College London, London W1T 7HA, UK
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Shute R, Marshall K, Opichka M, Schnitzler H, Ruby B, Slivka D. Effects of 7°C environmental temperature acclimation during a 3-week training period. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2020; 128:768-777. [PMID: 32105519 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00500.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Cold environmental temperatures during exercise and recovery alter the acute response to cellular signaling and training adaptations. Approximately 3 wk is required for cold temperature acclimation to occur. To determine the impact of cold environmental temperature on training adaptations, fitness measurements, and aerobic performance, two groups of 12 untrained male subjects completed 1 h of cycling in 16 temperature acclimation sessions in either a 7°C or 20°C environmental temperature. Fitness assessments before and after acclimation occurred at standard room temperature. Muscle biopsies were taken from the vastus lateralis muscle before and after training to assess molecular markers related to mitochondrial development. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator 1α (PGC-1α) mRNA was higher in 7°C than in 20°C in response to acute exercise before training (P = 0.012) but not after training (P = 0.813). PGC-1α mRNA was lower after training (P < 0.001). BNIP3 was lower after training in the 7°C than in the 20°C group (P = 0.017) but not before training (P = 0.549). No other differences occurred between temperature groups in VEGF, ERRα, NRF1, NRF2, TFAM, PINK1, Parkin, or BNIP3L mRNAs (P > 0.05). PGC-1α protein and mtDNA were not different before training, after training, or between temperatures (P > 0.05). Cycling power increased during the daily training (P < 0.001) but was not different between temperatures (P = 0.169). V̇o2peak increased with training (P < 0.001) but was not different between temperature groups (P = 0.460). These data indicate that a 3-wk period of acclimation/training in cold environmental temperatures alters PGC-1α gene expression acutely but this difference is not manifested in a greater increase in V̇o2peak and is dissipated as acclimation takes place.NEW & NOTEWORTHY This study examines the adaptive response of cellular signaling during exercise in cold environmental temperatures. We demonstrate that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator 1α mRNA is different between cold and room temperature environments before training but after training this difference no longer exists. This initial difference in transcriptional response between temperatures does not lead to differences in performance measures or increases in protein or mitochondria.
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- Robert Shute
- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
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- School of Integrative Physiology and Athletic Training, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
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Granata C, Oliveira RSF, Little JP, Bishop DJ. Forty high-intensity interval training sessions blunt exercise-induced changes in the nuclear protein content of PGC-1α and p53 in human skeletal muscle. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2020; 318:E224-E236. [PMID: 31794264 PMCID: PMC7052577 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00233.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Exercise-induced increases in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) and p53 protein content in the nucleus mediate the initial phase of exercise-induced mitochondrial biogenesis. Here, we investigated whether exercise-induced increases in these and other markers of mitochondrial biogenesis were altered after 40 sessions of twice-daily high-volume, high-intensity interval training (HVT) in human skeletal muscle. Vastus lateralis muscle biopsies were collected from 10 healthy recreationally active participants before, immediately postexercise, and 3 h after a session of high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE) performed at the same absolute exercise intensity before and after HVT (pre-HVT and post-HVT, respectively). The protein content of common markers of exercise-induced mitochondrial biogenesis was assessed in nuclear- and cytosolic-enriched fractions by immunoblotting; mRNA contents of key transcription factors and mitochondrial genes were assessed by qPCR. Despite exercise-induced increases in PGC-1α, p53, and plant homeodomain finger-containing protein 20 (PHF20) protein content, the phosphorylation of p53 and acetyl-CoA carboxylase (p-p53 Ser15 and p-ACC Ser79, respectively), and PGC-1α mRNA Pre-HVT, no significant changes were observed post-HVT. Forty sessions of twice-daily high-intensity interval training blunted all of the measured exercise-induced molecular events associated with mitochondrial biogenesis that were observed pre-HVT. Future studies should determine whether this loss relates to the decrease in relative exercise intensity, habituation to the same exercise stimulus, or a combination of both.
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- Cesare Granata
- Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Diabetes, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
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Soon S, Svavarsdottir H, Downey C, Jayne DG. Wearable devices for remote vital signs monitoring in the outpatient setting: an overview of the field. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/bmjinnov-2019-000354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Early detection of physiological deterioration has been shown to improve patient outcomes. Due to recent improvements in technology, comprehensive outpatient vital signs monitoring is now possible. This is the first review to collate information on all wearable devices on the market for outpatient physiological monitoring.A scoping review was undertaken. The monitors reviewed were limited to those that can function in the outpatient setting with minimal restrictions on the patient’s normal lifestyle, while measuring any or all of the vital signs: heart rate, ECG, oxygen saturation, respiration rate, blood pressure and temperature.A total of 270 papers were included in the review. Thirty wearable monitors were examined: 6 patches, 3 clothing-based monitors, 4 chest straps, 2 upper arm bands and 15 wristbands. The monitoring of vital signs in the outpatient setting is a developing field with differing levels of evidence for each monitor. The most common clinical application was heart rate monitoring. Blood pressure and oxygen saturation measurements were the least common applications. There is a need for clinical validation studies in the outpatient setting to prove the potential of many of the monitors identified.Research in this area is in its infancy. Future research should look at aggregating the results of validity and reliability and patient outcome studies for each monitor and between different devices. This would provide a more holistic overview of the potential for the clinical use of each device.
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Principles of Exercise Prescription, and How They Influence Exercise-Induced Changes of Transcription Factors and Other Regulators of Mitochondrial Biogenesis. Sports Med 2019; 48:1541-1559. [PMID: 29675670 DOI: 10.1007/s40279-018-0894-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Physical inactivity represents the fourth leading risk factor for mortality, and it has been linked with a series of chronic disorders, the treatment of which absorbs ~ 85% of healthcare costs in developed countries. Conversely, physical activity promotes many health benefits; endurance exercise in particular represents a powerful stimulus to induce mitochondrial biogenesis, and it is routinely used to prevent and treat chronic metabolic disorders linked with sub-optimal mitochondrial characteristics. Given the importance of maintaining a healthy mitochondrial pool, it is vital to better characterize how manipulating the endurance exercise dose affects cellular mechanisms of exercise-induced mitochondrial biogenesis. Herein, we propose a definition of mitochondrial biogenesis and the techniques available to assess it, and we emphasize the importance of standardizing biopsy timing and the determination of relative exercise intensity when comparing different studies. We report an intensity-dependent regulation of exercise-induced increases in nuclear peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) protein content, nuclear phosphorylation of p53 (serine 15), and PGC-1α messenger RNA (mRNA), as well as training-induced increases in PGC-1α and p53 protein content. Despite evidence that PGC-1α protein content plateaus within a few exercise sessions, we demonstrate that greater training volumes induce further increases in PGC-1α (and p53) protein content, and that short-term reductions in training volume decrease the content of both proteins, suggesting training volume is still a factor affecting training-induced mitochondrial biogenesis. Finally, training-induced changes in mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) protein content are regulated in a training volume-dependent manner and have been linked with training-induced changes in mitochondrial content.
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Intensity-dependent gene expression after aerobic exercise in endurance-trained skeletal muscle. Biol Sport 2018; 35:277-289. [PMID: 30449946 PMCID: PMC6224845 DOI: 10.5114/biolsport.2018.77828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Revised: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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We investigated acute exercise-induced gene expression in skeletal muscle adapted to aerobic training. Vastus lateralis muscle samples were taken in ten endurance-trained males prior to, and just after, 4 h, and 8 h after acute cycling sessions with different intensities, 70% and 50% V˙O2max. High-throughput RNA sequencing was applied in samples from two subjects to evaluate differentially expressed genes after intensive exercise (70% V˙O2max), and then the changes in expression for selected genes were validated by quantitative PCR (qPCR). To define exercise-induced genes, we compared gene expression after acute exercise with different intensities, 70% and 50% V˙O2max, by qPCR. The transcriptome is dynamically changed during the first hours of recovery after intensive exercise (70% V˙O2max). A computational approach revealed that the changes might be related to up- and down-regulation of the activity of transcription activators and repressors, respectively. The exercise increased expression of many genes encoding protein kinases, while genes encoding transcriptional regulators were both up- and down-regulated. Evaluation of the gene expression after exercise with different intensities revealed that some genes changed expression in an intensity-dependent manner, but others did not: the majority of genes encoding protein kinases, oxidative phosphorylation and activator protein (AP)-1-related genes significantly correlated with markers of exercise stress (power, blood lactate during exercise and post-exercise blood cortisol), while transcriptional repressors and circadian-related genes did not. Some of the changes in gene expression after exercise seemingly may be modulated by circadian rhythm.
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Burtscher M, Gatterer H, Burtscher J, Mairbäurl H. Extreme Terrestrial Environments: Life in Thermal Stress and Hypoxia. A Narrative Review. Front Physiol 2018; 9:572. [PMID: 29867589 PMCID: PMC5964295 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Living, working and exercising in extreme terrestrial environments are challenging tasks even for healthy humans of the modern new age. The issue is not just survival in remote environments but rather the achievement of optimal performance in everyday life, occupation, and sports. Various adaptive biological processes can take place to cope with the specific stressors of extreme terrestrial environments like cold, heat, and hypoxia (high altitude). This review provides an overview of the physiological and morphological aspects of adaptive responses in these environmental stressors at the level of organs, tissues, and cells. Furthermore, adjustments existing in native people living in such extreme conditions on the earth as well as acute adaptive responses in newcomers are discussed. These insights into general adaptability of humans are complemented by outcomes of specific acclimatization/acclimation studies adding important information how to cope appropriately with extreme environmental temperatures and hypoxia.
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- Martin Burtscher
- Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.,Austrian Society for Alpine and Mountain Medicine, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.,Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, EURAC Research, Bolzano, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Chemical Biology of Neurodegeneration, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Medical Clinic VII, Sports Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Center for Lung Research (DZL/TLRC-H), Heidelberg, Germany
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Islam H, Edgett BA, Gurd BJ. Coordination of mitochondrial biogenesis by PGC-1α in human skeletal muscle: A re-evaluation. Metabolism 2018; 79:42-51. [PMID: 29126696 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2017.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Revised: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The transcriptional co-activator peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma co-activator-1 alpha (PGC-1α) is proposed to coordinate skeletal muscle mitochondrial biogenesis through the integrated induction of nuclear- and mitochondrial-encoded gene transcription. This paradigm is based largely on experiments demonstrating PGC-1α's ability to co-activate various nuclear transcription factors that increase the expression of mitochondrial genes, as well as PGC-1α's direct interaction with mitochondrial transcription factor A within mitochondria to increase the transcription of mitochondrial DNA. While this paradigm is supported by evidence from cellular and transgenic animal models, as well as acute exercise studies involving animals, the up-regulation of nuclear- and mitochondrial-encoded genes in response to exercise does not appear to occur in a coordinated fashion in human skeletal muscle. This review re-evaluates our current understanding of this phenomenon by highlighting evidence from recent studies examining the exercise-induced expression of nuclear- and mitochondrial-encoded genes targeted by PGC-1α. We also highlight several possible theories that may explain the apparent inability of PGC-1α to coordinately up-regulate the expression of genes required for mitochondrial biogenesis in human skeletal muscle, and provide directions for future work exploring mitochondrial biogenic gene expression following exercise.
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- Hashim Islam
- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston K7L 3N6, Ontario, Canada.
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston K7L 3N6, Ontario, Canada; Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph N1G 2W1, Ontario, Canada.
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston K7L 3N6, Ontario, Canada.
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Zak RB, Shute RJ, Heesch MWS, La Salle DT, Bubak MP, Dinan NE, Laursen TL, Slivka DR. Impact of hot and cold exposure on human skeletal muscle gene expression. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2016; 42:319-325. [PMID: 28177744 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2016-0415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Many human diseases lead to a loss of skeletal muscle metabolic function and mass. Local and environmental temperature can modulate the exercise-stimulated response of several genes involved in mitochondrial biogenesis and skeletal muscle function in a human model. However, the impact of environmental temperature, independent of exercise, has not been addressed in a human model. Thus, the purpose of this study was to compare the effects of exposure to hot, cold, and room temperature conditions on skeletal muscle gene expression related to mitochondrial biogenesis and muscle mass. Recreationally trained male subjects (n = 12) had muscle biopsies taken from the vastus lateralis before and after 3 h of exposure to hot (33 °C), cold (7 °C), or room temperature (20 °C) conditions. Temperature had no effect on most of the genes related to mitochondrial biogenesis, myogenesis, or proteolysis (p > 0.05). Core temperature was significantly higher in hot and cold environments compared with room temperature (37.2 ± 0.1 °C, p = 0.001; 37.1 ± 0.1 °C, p = 0.013; 36.9 ± 0.1 °C, respectively). Whole-body oxygen consumption was also significantly higher in hot and cold compared with room temperature (0.38 ± 0.01 L·min-1, p < 0.001; 0.52 ± 0.03 L·min-1, p < 0.001; 0.35 ± 0.01 L·min-1, respectively). In conclusion, these data show that acute temperature exposure alone does not elicit significant changes in skeletal muscle gene expression. When considered in conjunction with previous research, exercise appears to be a necessary component to observe gene expression alterations between different environmental temperatures in humans.
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- Roksana B Zak
- Exercise Physiology Laboratory, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA.,Exercise Physiology Laboratory, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- Exercise Physiology Laboratory, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA.,Exercise Physiology Laboratory, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- Exercise Physiology Laboratory, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA.,Exercise Physiology Laboratory, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- Exercise Physiology Laboratory, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA.,Exercise Physiology Laboratory, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- Exercise Physiology Laboratory, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA.,Exercise Physiology Laboratory, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- Exercise Physiology Laboratory, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA.,Exercise Physiology Laboratory, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- Exercise Physiology Laboratory, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA.,Exercise Physiology Laboratory, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- Exercise Physiology Laboratory, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA.,Exercise Physiology Laboratory, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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