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Apelin regulates skeletal muscle adaptation to exercise in a high-intensity interval training model.
Kilpiö, Teemu; Skarp, Sini; Perjés, Ábel; Swan, Julia; Kaikkonen, Leena; Saarimäki, Samu; Szokodi, István; Penninger, Josef M; Szabó, Zoltán; Magga, Johanna; Kerkelä, Risto.
Affiliation
  • Kilpiö T; Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
  • Skarp S; Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
  • Perjés Á; Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
  • Swan J; Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
  • Kaikkonen L; Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
  • Saarimäki S; Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
  • Szokodi I; Heart Institute, Medical School, and Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
  • Penninger JM; IMBA, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
  • Szabó Z; Department of Medical Genetics, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Magga J; Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
  • Kerkelä R; Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol ; 326(5): C1437-C1450, 2024 May 01.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38525542
ABSTRACT
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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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Physical Conditioning, Animal / Adaptation, Physiological / Mice, Knockout / Muscle, Skeletal / Apelin Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Am J Physiol Cell Physiol Journal subject: FISIOLOGIA Year: 2024 Type: Article Affiliation country: Finland

Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Physical Conditioning, Animal / Adaptation, Physiological / Mice, Knockout / Muscle, Skeletal / Apelin Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Am J Physiol Cell Physiol Journal subject: FISIOLOGIA Year: 2024 Type: Article Affiliation country: Finland