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Physical inactivity is positively associated with anxiety and depression. Considering physical inactivity, anxiety, and depression each have a genetic basis for inheritance, our lab used artificial selectively bred low-voluntary running (LVR) and wild type (WT) female Wistar rats to test if physical inactivity genes selected over multiple generations would lead to an anxiety or depressive-like phenotype. We performed next generation RNA sequencing and immunoblotting on the dentate gyrus to reveal key biological functions from heritable physical inactivity. LVR rats did not display depressive-like behavior. However, LVR rats did display anxiogenic behavior with gene networks associated with reduced neuronal development, proliferation, and function compared to WT counterparts. Additionally, immunoblotting revealed LVR deficits in neuronal development and function. To our knowledge, this is the first study to show that by selectively breeding for physical inactivity genes, anxiety-like genes were co-selected. The study also reveals molecular insights to the genetic influences that physical inactivity has on anxiety-like behavior.
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Ansiedad/genética , Conducta Sedentaria , Selección Artificial/genética , Animales , Ansiedad/patología , Ansiedad/fisiopatología , Giro Dentado , Depresión/genética , Depresión/patología , Depresión/fisiopatología , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , RNA-Seq , Ratas , Ratas Wistar , Carrera/fisiologíaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Physical activity and diet are well-established modifiable factors that influence chronic disease risk. We developed a selectively bred, polygenic model for high and low voluntary running (HVR and LVR, respectively) distances. After 8 generations, large differences in running distance were noted. Despite these inherent behavioral differences in physical activity levels, it is unknown whether HVR rats would be inherently protected from diet-induced metabolic dysfunction. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine whether HVR rats without voluntary running wheels would be inherently protected from diet-induced metabolic dysfunction. METHODS: Young HVR, LVR, and a wild-type (WT) control group were housed with no running wheel access and fed either a normal diet (ND) or a high-sugar/fat Western diet (WD) for 8 wk. Body weight, percentage body fat (by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scan), blood lipids [total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglycerides (TGs), nonesterified fatty acids], and hepatic TG content were measured, and indices of insulin sensitivity were determined via an intravenous glucose tolerance test. Additionally, weekly energy intake and feed efficiency were calculated. RESULTS: After 8 wk, significant differences in body weight and body fat percentage were noted in all WD animals compared with ND animals, with the LVR-WD exhibiting the greatest increase due, in part, to their enhanced feed efficiency. Lipid dysregulation was present in all WD rat lines compared with ND counterparts. Furthermore, LVR-WD rats had higher total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and TG concentrations, and higher areas under the curve (AUC) for insulin than HVR-WD and WT-WD, although HVR-WD animals had higher AUCglucose than both LVR-WD and WT-WD and higher LDL than WT-WD. CONCLUSIONS: In the absence of high voluntary running behavior, the genetic predisposition for high running in HVR did not largely protect them from the deleterious effects of a WD compared with LVR, suggesting genetic factors influencing physical activity levels may, in part, be independent from genes influencing metabolism.
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Long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor (GLP-1R) agonists (GLP-1RA), such as exendin-4 (Ex4), promote weight loss. On the basis of a newly discovered interaction between GLP-1 and oleoylethanolamide (OEA), we tested whether OEA enhances GLP-1RA-mediated anorectic signaling and weight loss. We analyzed the effect of GLP-1+OEA and Ex4+OEA on canonical GLP-1R signaling and other proteins/pathways that contribute to the hypophagic action of GLP-1RA (AMPK, Akt, mTOR, and glycolysis). We demonstrate that OEA enhances canonical GLP-1R signaling when combined with GLP-1 but not with Ex4. GLP-1 and Ex4 promote phosphorylation of mTOR pathway components, but OEA does not enhance this effect. OEA synergistically enhanced GLP-1- and Ex4-stimulated glycolysis but did not augment the hypophagic action of GLP-1 or Ex4 in lean or diet-induced obese (DIO) mice. However, the combination of Ex4+OEA promoted greater weight loss in DIO mice than Ex4 or OEA alone during a 7-day treatment. This was due in part to transient hypophagia and increased energy expenditure, phenotypes also observed in Ex4-treated DIO mice. Thus, OEA augments specific GLP-1RA-stimulated signaling but appears to work in parallel with Ex4 to promote weight loss in DIO mice. Elucidating cooperative mechanisms underlying Ex4+OEA-mediated weight loss could, therefore, be leveraged toward more effective obesity therapies.
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Fármacos Antiobesidad/farmacología , Endocannabinoides/farmacología , Exenatida/farmacología , Receptor del Péptido 1 Similar al Glucagón/agonistas , Incretinas/farmacología , Obesidad/tratamiento farmacológico , Ácidos Oléicos/farmacología , Pérdida de Peso/efectos de los fármacos , Proteínas Quinasas Activadas por AMP/metabolismo , Animales , Células CHO , Cricetulus , Dieta Alta en Grasa , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Quimioterapia Combinada , Conducta Alimentaria/efectos de los fármacos , Receptor del Péptido 1 Similar al Glucagón/metabolismo , Glucólisis/efectos de los fármacos , Masculino , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Obesidad/metabolismo , Obesidad/fisiopatología , Obesidad/psicología , Fosforilación , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-akt/metabolismo , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos , Serina-Treonina Quinasas TOR/metabolismoRESUMEN
Pharmacological activation of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) in the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) reduces food intake. Here, we assessed whether suppression of food intake by GLP-1R agonists (GLP-1RA) in this region is dependent on AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). We found that pharmacological inhibition of glycolysis, and thus activation of AMPK, in the VMH attenuates the anorectic effect of the GLP-1R agonist exendin-4 (Ex4), indicating that glucose metabolism and inhibition of AMPK are both required for this effect. Furthermore, we found that Ex4-mediated anorexia in the VMH involved mTOR but not acetyl-CoA carboxylase, two downstream targets of AMPK. We support this by showing that Ex4 activates mTOR signaling in the VMH and Chinese hamster ovary (CHO)-K1 cells. In contrast to the clear acute pharmacological impact of the these receptors on food intake, knockdown of the VMH Glp1r conferred no changes in energy balance in either chow- or high-fat-diet-fed mice, and the acute anorectic and glucose tolerance effects of peripherally dosed GLP-1RA were preserved. These results show that the VMH GLP-1R regulates food intake by engaging key nutrient sensors but is dispensable for the effects of GLP-1RA on nutrient homeostasis.
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Ingestión de Alimentos/fisiología , Alimentos , Receptor del Péptido 1 Similar al Glucagón/fisiología , Sensación/fisiología , Núcleo Hipotalámico Ventromedial/fisiología , Acetil-CoA Carboxilasa/metabolismo , Adenilato Quinasa/metabolismo , Animales , Composición Corporal/efectos de los fármacos , Células CHO , Cricetulus , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Ingestión de Alimentos/efectos de los fármacos , Exenatida , Receptor del Péptido 1 Similar al Glucagón/agonistas , Receptor del Péptido 1 Similar al Glucagón/metabolismo , Glucólisis/efectos de los fármacos , Homeostasis/fisiología , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Péptidos/farmacología , Sensación/efectos de los fármacos , Serina-Treonina Quinasas TOR/metabolismo , Ponzoñas/farmacología , Núcleo Hipotalámico Ventromedial/metabolismoRESUMEN
Dopaminergic signaling differences in the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) seemingly predispose rats to adopt different physical activity behaviors. Physical activity behavior also may be regulated through peripheral mechanisms (i.e., muscle and fat derived as well as hormonal signals). We hypothesize that physical activity behavior is regulated by the convergence of central and peripheral mechanisms onto the NAcc.
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Neuronas Dopaminérgicas/fisiología , Actividad Motora , Núcleo Accumbens/fisiología , Animales , Conducta Animal , Ratas , Transducción de SeñalRESUMEN
Obesity is a pandemic, gateway disease that has thrived in modern, sedentary, high calorie-eating societies. Left unchecked, obesity and obesity-related diseases will continue to plague future generations with heavy burdens on economies, healthcare systems, and the quality of life of billions. There is a significant need to elucidate basic physiological mechanisms and therapies that address this global health care crisis. Oleoylethanolamide (OEA) is an endocannabinoid-like lipid that induces hypophagia and reduces fat mass in rodents. For over a decade, PPAR-α has been the most widely accepted mediator of the hypophagic action of OEA via signaling to homeostatic brain centers. Recent evidence suggests that OEA may also reduce food intake via effects on dopamine and endocannabinoid signaling within hedonic brain centers. Limited study of OEA supplementation in humans has provided some encouraging insight into OEA-based weight loss therapy, but more thorough, controlled investigations are needed. As a potential link between homeostatic and hedonic regulation of food intake, OEA is a prime starting point for the development of more effective obesity therapies.
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Fármacos Antiobesidad/uso terapéutico , Endocannabinoides/uso terapéutico , Obesidad/tratamiento farmacológico , Ácidos Oléicos/uso terapéutico , Animales , Ingestión de Alimentos/efectos de los fármacos , Endocannabinoides/metabolismo , Humanos , Mucosa Intestinal/metabolismo , Intestinos/efectos de los fármacos , Obesidad/psicología , Ácidos Oléicos/metabolismo , RecompensaRESUMEN
Pharmacological activation of the hypothalamic glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor (GLP-1R) promotes weight loss and improves glucose tolerance. This demonstrates that the hypothalamic GLP-1R is sufficient but does not show whether it is necessary for the effects of exogenous GLP-1R agonists (GLP-1RA) or endogenous GLP-1 on these parameters. To address this, we crossed mice harboring floxed Glp1r alleles to mice expressing Nkx2.1-Cre to knock down Glp1r expression throughout the hypothalamus (GLP-1RKDΔNkx2.1cre). We also generated mice lacking Glp1r expression specifically in two GLP-1RA-responsive hypothalamic feeding nuclei/cell types, the paraventricular nucleus (GLP-1RKDΔSim1cre) and proopiomelanocortin neurons (GLP-1RKDΔPOMCcre). Chow-fed GLP-1RKDΔNkx2.1cre mice exhibited increased food intake and energy expenditure with no net effect on body weight. When fed a high-fat diet, these mice exhibited normal food intake but elevated energy expenditure, yielding reduced weight gain. None of these phenotypes were observed in GLP-1RKDΔSim1cre and GLP-1RKDΔPOMCcre mice. The acute anorectic and glucose tolerance effects of peripherally dosed GLP-1RA exendin-4 and liraglutide were preserved in all mouse lines. Chronic liraglutide treatment reduced body weight in chow-fed GLP-1RKDΔNkx2.1cre mice, but this effect was attenuated with high-fat diet feeding. In sum, classic homeostatic control regions are sufficient but not individually necessary for the effects of GLP-1RA on nutrient homeostasis.
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Ingestión de Alimentos/genética , Metabolismo Energético/genética , Receptor del Péptido 1 Similar al Glucagón/genética , Glucosa/metabolismo , Hipotálamo/metabolismo , Animales , Composición Corporal , Dieta Alta en Grasa , Ingestión de Alimentos/efectos de los fármacos , Exenatida , Técnicas de Silenciamiento del Gen , Péptido 1 Similar al Glucagón/farmacología , Receptor del Péptido 1 Similar al Glucagón/metabolismo , Prueba de Tolerancia a la Glucosa , Homeostasis/genética , Incretinas/farmacología , Liraglutida/farmacología , Masculino , Ratones , Neuronas/metabolismo , Núcleo Hipotalámico Paraventricular/metabolismo , Péptidos/farmacología , Proopiomelanocortina/metabolismo , Ponzoñas/farmacología , Aumento de Peso/efectos de los fármacos , Aumento de Peso/genéticaRESUMEN
The mesolimbic dopamine and opioid systems are postulated to influence the central control of physical activity motivation. We utilized selectively bred rats for high (HVR) or low (LVR) voluntary running behavior to examine (1) inherent differences in mu-opioid receptor (Oprm1) expression and function in the nucleus accumbens (NAc), (2) if dopamine-related mRNAs, wheel-running, and food intake are differently influenced by intraperitoneal (i.p.) naltrexone injection in HVR and LVR rats, and (3) if dopamine is required for naltrexone-induced changes in running and feeding behavior in HVR rats. Oprm1 mRNA and protein expression were greater in the NAc of HVR rats, and application of the Oprm1 agonist [D-Ala2, N-MePhe4, Gly-ol]-enkephalin (DAMGO) to dissociated NAc neurons produced greater depolarizing responses in neurons from HVR versus LVR rats. Naltrexone injection dose-dependently decreased wheel running and food intake in HVR, but not LVR, rats. Naltrexone (20mg/kg) decreased tyrosine hydroxylase mRNA in the ventral tegmental area and Fos and Drd5 mRNA in NAc shell of HVR, but not LVR, rats. Additionally, lesion of dopaminergic neurons in the NAc with 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) ablated the decrease in running, but not food intake, in HVR rats following i.p. naltrexone administration. Collectively, these data suggest the higher levels of running observed in HVR rats, compared to LVR rats, are mediated, in part, by increased mesolimbic opioidergic signaling that requires downstream dopaminergic activity to influence voluntary running, but not food intake.
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Dopamina/metabolismo , Motivación/fisiología , Actividad Motora/fisiología , Antagonistas de Narcóticos/farmacología , Receptores Opioides mu/antagonistas & inhibidores , Carrera/fisiología , Animales , Células Cultivadas , Encefalina Ala(2)-MeFe(4)-Gli(5)/farmacología , Conducta Alimentaria/efectos de los fármacos , Conducta Alimentaria/fisiología , Femenino , Inyecciones Intraperitoneales , Motivación/efectos de los fármacos , Actividad Motora/efectos de los fármacos , Naltrexona/farmacología , Neuronas/efectos de los fármacos , Neuronas/metabolismo , Núcleo Accumbens/efectos de los fármacos , Núcleo Accumbens/metabolismo , Oxidopamina/farmacología , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Ratas , Receptores Opioides mu/agonistas , Receptores Opioides mu/metabolismo , Conducta Sedentaria , Especificidad de la Especie , VoliciónRESUMEN
One approach to analgesia is to block pain at the site of origin or along the peripheral pathway by selectively ablating pain-transmitting neurons or nerve terminals directly. The heat/capsaicin receptor (TRPV1) expressed by nociceptive neurons is a compelling target for selective interventional analgesia because it leaves somatosensory and proprioceptive neurons intact. Resiniferatoxin (RTX), like capsaicin, is a TRPV1 agonist but has greater potency. We combine RTX-mediated inactivation with the precision of computed tomography (CT)-guided delivery to ablate peripheral pain fibers in swine. Under CT guidance, RTX was delivered unilaterally around the lumbar dorsal root ganglia (DRG), and vehicle only was administered to the contralateral side. During a 4-week observation period, animals demonstrated delayed or absent withdrawal responses to infrared laser heat stimuli delivered to sensory dermatomes corresponding to DRG receiving RTX treatment. Motor function was unimpaired as assessed by disability scoring and gait analysis. In treated DRG, TRPV1 mRNA expression was reduced, as were nociceptive neuronal perikarya in ganglia and their nerve terminals in the ipsilateral dorsal horn. CT guidance to precisely deliver RTX to sites of peripheral pain transmission in swine may be an approach that could be tailored to block an array of clinical pain conditions in patients.
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Diterpenos/administración & dosificación , Ganglios Espinales/diagnóstico por imagen , Canales Catiónicos TRPV/agonistas , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X , Animales , Conducta Animal , Femenino , Ganglios/patología , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica , Calor , Rayos Láser , Vértebras Lumbares/patología , Microscopía Fluorescente , Destreza Motora/efectos de los fármacos , Neuronas/metabolismo , Dolor/tratamiento farmacológico , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , PorcinosRESUMEN
Inadequate delivery of nutrients results in intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), which is a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality in livestock. In ruminants, inadequate nutrition during pregnancy is often prevalent due to frequent utilization of exensive forage based grazing systems, making them highly susceptible to changes in nutrient quality and availability. Delivery of nutrients to the fetus is dependent on a number of critical factors including placental growth and development, utero-placental blood flow, nutrient availability, and placental metabolism and transport capacity. Previous findings from our laboratory and others, highlight essential roles for amino acids and their metabolites in supporting normal fetal growth and development, as well as the critical role for amino acid transporters in nutrient delivery to the fetus. The focus of this review will be on the role of maternal nutrition on placental form and function as a regulator of fetal development in ruminants.
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RATIONALE: The rewarding effects of physical activity and abused drugs are caused by stimulation of similar brain pathways. Low (LVR) and high (HVR) voluntary running lines were developed by selectively breeding Wistar rats on running distance performance on postnatal days 28-34. We hypothesized that LVR rats would be more sensitive to the locomotor-activating effects of cocaine than HVR rats due to their lower motivation for wheel running. OBJECTIVES: We investigated how selection for LVR or HVR behavior affects inherited activity responses: (a) open field activity levels, (b) habituation to an open field environment, and (c) the locomotor response to cocaine. METHODS: Open field activity was measured for 80 min on three successive days (days 1-3). Data from the first 20 min were analyzed to determine novelty-induced locomotor activity (day 1) and the habituation to the environment (days 1-3). On day 3, rats were acclimated to the chamber for 20 min and then received saline or cocaine (10, 20, or 30 mg/kg) injection. Dopamine transporter (DAT) protein in the nucleus accumbens was measured via Western blot. RESULTS: Selecting for low and high voluntary running behavior co-selects for differences in inherent (HVR > LVR) and cocaine-induced (LVR > HVR) locomotor activity levels. The differences in the selected behavioral measures do not appear to correlate with DAT protein levels. CONCLUSIONS: LVR and HVR rats are an intriguing physical activity model for studying the interactions between genes related to the motivation to run, to use drugs of abuse, and to exhibit locomotor activity.
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Cocaína/farmacología , Locomoción/efectos de los fármacos , Carrera/fisiología , Animales , Dopamina/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte de Dopamina a través de la Membrana Plasmática/metabolismo , Locomoción/fisiología , Masculino , Motivación , Actividad Motora/efectos de los fármacos , Actividad Motora/fisiología , Núcleo Accumbens/metabolismo , Ratas , Ratas WistarRESUMEN
We compared the nucleus accumbens (NAc) transcriptomes of generation 8 (G8), 34-day-old rats selectively bred for low (LVR) versus high voluntary running (HVR) behaviours in rats that never ran (LVR(non-run) and HVR(non-run)), as well as in rats after 6 days of voluntary wheel running (LVR(run) and HVR(run)). In addition, the NAc transcriptome of wild-type Wistar rats was compared. The purpose of this transcriptomics approach was to generate testable hypotheses as to possible NAc features that may be contributing to running motivation differences between lines. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis and Gene Ontology analyses suggested that 'cell cycle'-related transcripts and the running-induced plasticity of dopamine-related transcripts were lower in LVR versus HVR rats. From these data, a hypothesis was generated that LVR rats might have less NAc neuron maturation than HVR rats. Follow-up immunohistochemistry in G9-10 LVR(non-run) rats suggested that the LVR line inherently possessed fewer mature medium spiny (Darpp-32-positive) neurons (P < 0.001) and fewer immature (Dcx-positive) neurons (P < 0.001) than their G9-10 HVR counterparts. However, voluntary running wheel access in our G9-10 LVRs uniquely increased their Darpp-32-positive and Dcx-positive neuron densities. In summary, NAc cellularity differences and/or the lack of running-induced plasticity in dopamine signalling-related transcripts may contribute to low voluntary running motivation in LVR rats.
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Conducta Animal/fisiología , Actividad Motora/fisiología , Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso/metabolismo , Neuronas/fisiología , Núcleo Accumbens/fisiología , Carrera/fisiología , Volición/fisiología , Animales , Proteína Doblecortina , Femenino , Regulación del Desarrollo de la Expresión Génica/fisiología , Humanos , Plasticidad Neuronal/fisiología , Neuronas/citología , Núcleo Accumbens/citología , Ratas , Ratas EndogámicasRESUMEN
We examined how gavage feeding extensively hydrolyzed whey protein (WPH) versus a native whey protein concentrate (WPC) transiently affected serum biochemical profiles in rodents. Male Wistar rats (250-300 g) were 8 h fasted and subsequently fed isonitrogenous amounts of WPH or WPC, or remained unfed (control). Animals were sacrificed 15 min, 30 min, and 60 min post-gavage for serum extraction, and serum was analyzed using untargeted global metabolic profiling via gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (MS) and liquid chromatography/MS/MS platforms. We detected 333 serum metabolites amongst the experimental and control groups. Both WPH and WPC generally increased amino acids (1.2-2.8-fold), branched-chain amino acids (1.2-1.7-fold), and serum di- and oligo-peptides (1.1-2.7-fold) over the 60 min time course compared with control (q < 0.05). However, WPH increased lysine (false discovery rate using a q-value <0.05) and tended to increase isoleucine and valine 15 min post-feeding (q < 0.10) as well as aspartylleucine 30 min post-feeding compared with WPC (q < 0.05). While both protein sources led to a dramatic increase in free fatty acids compared with control (up to 6-fold increases, q < 0.05), WPH also uniquely resulted in a 30 min post-feeding elevation in free fatty acids compared with WPC (q < 0.05), an effect which may be due to the robust 30 min postprandial increase in epinephrine in the WPH cohort. These data provide a unique postprandial time-course perspective on how WPH versus WPC feedings affect circulating biochemicals and will guide future research comparing these 2 protein sources.
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Aminoácidos/sangre , Dieta , Metabolómica , Péptidos/sangre , Proteína de Suero de Leche/metabolismo , Animales , Hidrólisis , Masculino , Ratas , Ratas WistarRESUMEN
The purpose of the present study was to partially phenotype male and female rats from generations 8-10 (G8-G10) that had been selectively bred to possess low (LVR) vs. high voluntary running (HVR) behavior. Over the first 6 days with wheels, 34-day-old G8 male and female LVRs ran shorter distances (P < 0.001), spent less time running (P < 0.001), and ran slower (P < 0.001) than their G8 male and female HVR counterparts, respectively. HVR and LVR lines consumed similar amounts of standard chow with or without wheels. No inherent difference existed in PGC-1α mRNA in the plantaris and soleus muscles of LVR and HVR nonrunners, although G8 LVR rats inherently possessed less NADH-positive superficial plantaris fibers compared with G8 HVR rats. While day 28 body mass tended to be greater in both sexes of G9-G10 LVR nonrunners vs. G9-G10 HVR nonrunners (P = 0.06), body fat percentage was similar between lines. G9-G10 HVRs had fat mass loss after 6 days of running compared with their prerunning values, while LVR did not lose or gain fat mass during the 6-day voluntary running period. RNA deep sequencing efforts in the nucleus accumbens showed only eight transcripts to be >1.5-fold differentially expressed between lines in HVR and LVR nonrunners. Interestingly, HVRs presented less Oprd1 mRNA, which ties in to potential differences in dopaminergic signaling between lines. This unique animal model provides further evidence as to how exercise may be mechanistically regulated.
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Músculo Esquelético/metabolismo , Músculo Esquelético/fisiología , Carrera/fisiología , Absorciometría de Fotón , Animales , Composición Corporal/genética , Composición Corporal/fisiología , ADN Complementario/biosíntesis , ADN Complementario/genética , Ingestión de Alimentos/genética , Ingestión de Alimentos/fisiología , Femenino , Miembro Posterior/fisiología , Masculino , Fibras Musculares Esqueléticas/fisiología , NAD/metabolismo , Núcleo Accumbens/metabolismo , Tamaño de los Órganos/fisiología , Coactivador 1-alfa del Receptor Activado por Proliferadores de Peroxisomas gamma , Fenotipo , Condicionamiento Físico Animal , ARN Mensajero/biosíntesis , Proteínas de Unión al ARN/biosíntesis , Proteínas de Unión al ARN/metabolismo , Ratas , Ratas Wistar , Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa , Carrera/psicología , Caracteres Sexuales , Factores de Transcripción/biosíntesis , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismoRESUMEN
Diet-induced obesity (DIO) in C57BL/6 mice is the standard model for studying obesity in mice. The few reports of DIO utilizing voluntary running provide contradictory results with respect to prevention of obesity. However, total energy expenditures associated with voluntary running during DIO are unknown. We hypothesized that voluntary running would increase the amount of total energy expended during DIO. Female C57BL/6N mice were randomly assigned to one of three experimental groups [high-fat diet with voluntary running (HFRun); high-fat diet without running (HFSed); and low-fat diet without running (LFSed)] for a 10-wk period. We confirmed production of obesity in HFSed, and more importantly demonstrated primary prevention of obesity by voluntary running in a group of cohorts (HFRun). Indirect calorimetry was performed to determine oxygen consumption (Vo(2)) and respiratory quotient (RQ). The following novel mechanisms were identified in female C57BL/6N mice: 1) HFRun showed â¼2 times greater total energy expenditures during a day compared with HFSed and LFSed; 2) HFRun had increased Vo(2) compared with HFSed and LFSed, lower RQ in the light period than HFSed, and lower RQ in both light and dark periods than LFSed; and 3) in the HFRun group, the magnitude of change in Vo(2) and RQ differed in dark and light periods during voluntary running. Our data combined with existing literature point to a potential threshold of physical activity that would prevent DIO in this mouse model. These data give a mechanistic explanation to resolve contradictory reports on whether voluntary running can prevent obesity in the DIO mouse model. In conclusion, voluntary running rescues high-fat fed, female C57BL/6N mice from obesity in DIO by doubling energy expenditure during the dark period and significantly increasing energy expenditure during the light cycle.
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Dieta Alta en Grasa/efectos adversos , Obesidad/prevención & control , Consumo de Oxígeno/fisiología , Respiración , Carrera/fisiología , Animales , Calorimetría Indirecta , Metabolismo Energético/fisiología , Femenino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Obesidad/fisiopatologíaRESUMEN
According to the latest data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention 17%, or 12.5 million, of children and adolescents aged 2-19 years in the United States are obese. Physical inactivity is designated as one of the actual causes of US deaths and undoubtedly contributes to the obesity epidemic in children and adults. Examining the effects of inactivity on physiological homeostasis during youth is crucial given that 58% of children between the ages 6-11 yr old fail to obtain the recommended 60 min/day of physical activity and 92% of adolescents fail to achieve this goal [Troiano et al. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 40, 2008]. Nonetheless, invasive mechanistic studies in children linking diminished physical activity with metabolic maladies are lacking for obvious ethical reasons. The rodent wheel lock (WL) model was adopted by our laboratory and others to study how different organ systems of juvenile rats respond to a cessation of daily physical activity. Our WL model houses rats in cages equipped with voluntary running wheels starting at 28 days of age. After a certain period of voluntary running (3 to 6 wk), the wheels are locked, thus preventing the rats' primary source of physical activity. The studies discussed herein suggest that obesity-associated maladies including skeletal muscle insulin resistance, hypothalamic leptin resistance, fatty acid oxidation impairments in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and endothelial dysfunction are initiated in juvenile animals that are restrained from voluntary exercise via WL. The use of the juvenile rodent WL or other inactivity models will continue to provide a powerful clinical translational tool that can be used for primordial prevention of human childhood obesity.
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Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Obesidad/epidemiología , Condicionamiento Físico Animal/fisiología , Conducta Sedentaria , Animales , Niño , Homeostasis/fisiología , Humanos , Obesidad/prevención & control , Ratas , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Factores de RiesgoRESUMEN
The wheel-lock (WL) model for depressed ambulatory activity in rats has shown metabolic maladies ensuing within 53-173 h after WL begins. We sought to determine if WL beginning after 21-23 days of voluntary running in growing female Wistar rats affected the mRNA profile in the polyribosomal fraction from plantaris muscle shortly following WL. In experiment 1, WL occurred at 0200 and muscles were harvested at 0700 daily at 5 h (WL5h, n = 4), 29 h (WL29h, n = 4), or 53 h (WL53h, n = 4) after WL. Affymetrix Rat Gene 1.0 ST Arrays were used to test the initial question as to whether WL affects mRNA occupancy on skeletal muscle polyribosomes. Using a false discovery rate of 15%, no changes in mRNAs in the polyribosomal fraction were observed at WL29h and eight mRNAs (of over 8,200 identified targets) were altered at WL53h compared with WL5h. Interestingly, two of the six downregulated genes included ankyrin repeat domain 2 (Ankrd2) and cysteine-rich protein 3/muscle LIM protein (Csrp3), both of which encode mechanical stretch sensors and RT-PCR verified their WL-induced decline. In experiment 2, whole muscle mRNA and protein levels were analyzed for Ankrd2 and Csrp3 from the muscles of WL5h (4 original samples + 2 new), WL29h (4 original), WL53h (4 original + 2 new), as well as WL173 h (n = 6 new) and animals that never ran (SED, 4-5 new). Relative to WL5h controls, whole tissue Ankrd2 and Csrp3 mRNAs were lower (P < 0.05) at WL53h, WL173h, and SED; Ankrd2 protein tended to decrease at WL53h (P = 0.054) and Csrp3 protein was less in WL173h and SED rats (P < 0.05). In summary, unique early declines in Ankrd2 and Csrp3 mRNAs were identified with removal of voluntary running, which was subsequently followed by declines in Csrp3 protein levels during longer periods of wheel lock.
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Proteínas con Dominio LIM/genética , Proteínas con Dominio LIM/metabolismo , Proteínas Musculares/genética , Proteínas Musculares/metabolismo , Músculo Esquelético/metabolismo , Polirribosomas/metabolismo , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Carrera/fisiología , Adaptación Fisiológica/fisiología , Animales , Ácidos Grasos/metabolismo , Femenino , Mitocondrias Musculares/fisiología , Modelos Animales , Ratas , Ratas Wistar , Factores de TiempoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: The Gene Ontology (GO) Consortium organizes genes into hierarchical categories based on biological process, molecular function and subcellular localization. Tools such as GoMiner can leverage GO to perform ontological analysis of microarray and proteomics studies, typically generating a list of significant functional categories. Two or more of the categories are often redundant, in the sense that identical or nearly-identical sets of genes map to the categories. The redundancy might typically inflate the report of significant categories by a factor of three-fold, create an illusion of an overly long list of significant categories, and obscure the relevant biological interpretation. RESULTS: We now introduce a new resource, RedundancyMiner, that de-replicates the redundant and nearly-redundant GO categories that had been determined by first running GoMiner. The main algorithm of RedundancyMiner, MultiClust, performs a novel form of cluster analysis in which a GO category might belong to several category clusters. Each category cluster follows a "complete linkage" paradigm. The metric is a similarity measure that captures the overlap in gene mapping between pairs of categories. CONCLUSIONS: RedundancyMiner effectively eliminated redundancies from a set of GO categories. For illustration, we have applied it to the clarification of the results arising from two current studies: (1) assessment of the gene expression profiles obtained by laser capture microdissection (LCM) of serial cryosections of the retina at the site of final optic fissure closure in the mouse embryos at specific embryonic stages, and (2) analysis of a conceptual data set obtained by examining a list of genes deemed to be "kinetochore" genes.
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Minería de Datos/métodos , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica/métodos , Análisis de Secuencia por Matrices de Oligonucleótidos/métodos , Proteómica/métodos , Algoritmos , Animales , Análisis por Conglomerados , Biología Computacional/métodos , Ratones , Programas InformáticosRESUMEN
Liver kinase B1 (LKB1) is a tumor-suppressing protein that is involved in the regulation of muscle metabolism and growth by phosphorylating and activating AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) family members. Here we report the development of a myopathic phenotype in skeletal and cardiac muscle-specific LKB1 knockout (mLKB1-KO) mice. The myopathic phenotype becomes overtly apparent at 30-50 wk of age and is characterized by decreased body weight and a proportional reduction in fast-twitch skeletal muscle weight. The ability to ambulate is compromised with an often complete loss of hindlimb function. Skeletal muscle atrophy is associated with a 50-75% reduction in mammalian target of rapamycin pathway phosphorylation, as well as lower peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha coactivator-1 content and cAMP response element binding protein phosphorylation (43 and 40% lower in mLKB1-KO mice, respectively). Maximum in situ specific force production is not affected, but fatigue is exaggerated, and relaxation kinetics are slowed in the myopathic mice. The increased fatigue is associated with a 30-78% decrease in mitochondrial protein content, a shift away from type IIA/D toward type IIB muscle fibers, and a tendency (P=0.07) for decreased capillarity in mLKB1-KO muscles. Hearts from myopathic mLKB1-KO mice exhibit grossly dilated atria, suggesting cardiac insufficiency and heart failure, which likely contributes to the phenotype. These findings indicate that LKB1 plays a critical role in the maintenance of both skeletal and cardiac function.
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Fatiga Muscular , Músculo Esquelético/fisiopatología , Enfermedades Musculares/fisiopatología , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/metabolismo , Proteínas Quinasas Activadas por AMP , Animales , Ratones , Ratones Noqueados , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/genéticaRESUMEN
Papillorenal syndrome (PRS, also known as renal-coloboma syndrome) is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by potentially-blinding congenital optic nerve excavation and congenital kidney abnormalities. Many patients with PRS have mutations in the paired box transcription factor gene, PAX2. Although most mutations in PAX2 are predicted to result in complete loss of one allele's function, three missense mutations have been reported, raising the possibility that more subtle alterations in PAX2 function may be disease-causing. To date, the molecular behaviors of these mutations have not been explored. We describe a novel mouse model of PRS due to a missense mutation in a highly-conserved threonine residue in the paired domain of Pax2 (p.T74A) that recapitulates the ocular and kidney findings of patients. This mutation is in the Pax2 paired domain at the same location as two human missense mutations. We show that all three missense mutations disrupt potentially critical hydrogen bonds in atomic models and result in reduced Pax2 transactivation, but do not affect nuclear localization, steady state mRNA levels, or the ability of Pax2 to bind its DNA consensus sequence. Moreover, these mutations show reduced steady-state levels of Pax2 protein in vitro and (for p.T74A) in vivo, likely by reducing protein stability. These results suggest that hypomorphic alleles of PAX2/Pax2 can lead to significant disease in humans and mice.