| Title: |
Diet-induced obesity alters signalling pathways and induces atrophy and apoptosis in skeletal muscle in a prediabetic rat model |
| Authors: |
Sishi, B; Loos, B; Ellis, B; Smith, W; Du Toit, EF; Engelbrecht, AM |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
| Publication Year: |
2011 |
| Collection: |
Griffith University: Griffith Research Online |
| Subject Terms: |
Zoology; Zoology not elsewhere classified; Cardiovascular medicine and haematology not elsewhere classified; Sports science and exercise; Medical physiology; Medical physiology not elsewhere classified |
| Description: |
Pro-inflammatory and stress activated signaling pathways are important role players in the pathogenesis of obesity and insulin resistance. Obesity and type II diabetes are associated with chronic, low-grade inflammation and elevated TNF-a levels. There is increasing evidence that TNF-a may play a critical role in skeletal muscle atrophy. However, the effects of obesity-induced insulin resistance on these signaling pathways are poorly understood in skeletal muscle. Therefore, the present study addressed the effects of obesity-induced insulin resistance on the activity of the ubiquitin ligases, NF-?B-, p38 MAPK- and PI3-kinase signaling pathways in the gastrocnemius muscle and compared these with muscle of standard chow-fed control rats. Male Wistar rats were randomly allocated to a control diet group (standard commercial chow - 60% carbohydrates, 30% protein and 10% fat) or a cafeteria diet group (65% carbohydrates, 19% protein and 16% fat) for 16 weeks. Blood analysis was conducted to determine the impact of the model of obesity on circulating insulin, glucose, free fatty acids, TNF-a and angiotensin II concentrations. The experimental animals were 18% heavier and had 68% greater visceral fat mass than their control counterparts and was also dyslipidaemic. Significant increases in the ubiquitin ligase, MURF-1, as well as in caspase-3- and PARP cleavage were observed in the muscle of obese animals compared to the controls. We propose that dyslipidaemia may be a mechanism for the activation of inflammatory/stress activated signaling pathways in obesity and type II diabetes which will lead to apoptosis and atrophy in skeletal muscle. ; Full Text |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
Experimental Physiology; https://hdl.handle.net/10072/38575 |
| DOI: |
10.1113/expphysiol.2010.054189 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/10072/38575; https://doi.org/10.1113/expphysiol.2010.054189 |
| Rights: |
© 2010 The Physiological Society. This is the author-manuscript version of the paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. The definitive version is available at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ; open access |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.23A73409 |
| Database: |
BASE |