有氧运动对高脂饮食小鼠肝脏中CLK2蛋白表达的影响

目的: 探讨有氧运动对高脂饮食小鼠肝脏中Cdc2 激酶(CLK2)蛋白表达及肝脏脂肪含量的影响。方法: 雄性C57/BL6小鼠经正常饮食或高脂饮食16周后,分为正常饮食组、高脂饮食组和高脂饮食+运动组(8周有氧运动),每组10只小鼠。采用免疫印迹方法比较各组小鼠肝脏CLK2蛋白表达;采用油红O染色法比较各组小鼠肝脏脂肪含量;采用实时定量PCR方法比较各组小鼠脂肪代谢相关基因。结果:与正常饮食组小鼠相比,高脂饮食小鼠表现出胰岛素抵抗,肝脏CLK2蛋白含量增加,以及肝脏脂肪积累增加。然而有氧运动可改善高脂饮食小鼠胰岛素抵抗状态,并抑制肝脏中CLK2蛋白增加。结论:有氧运动可降低高脂饮食小鼠肝脏中CLK2蛋白表达,而改善肥胖小鼠肝脏脂肪堆积及代谢紊乱。     

降糖3号方对肥胖小鼠糖脂代谢及PI3K/AKT信号通路的影响

目的:观察降糖3号方对肥胖模型小鼠的体重、血糖、血清胰岛素含量、糖耐量、血脂等指标的影响,并探讨其对骨骼肌PI3K/AKT信号通路的影响。方法:8周龄C57BL/6J小鼠采用高脂喂养12周的方式诱导肥胖模型,将成模小鼠随机分为模型对照组,二甲双胍组,降糖3号方组,同时以正常饲料喂养的小鼠作为正常对照,进行为期8周的药物干预。每2周测量小鼠的体重、空腹血糖;第7周末进行口服葡萄糖耐量实验。实验结束后进行取材,检测糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)、胰岛素(Insulin)、总胆固醇(TC)、三酰甘油(TG)、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C)、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C)水平,免疫印迹法检测骨骼肌组织PI3K、AKT、GLUT4等蛋白的表达。结果:降糖3号方能明显减轻肥胖小鼠的体重(P 0.05);能明显降低肥胖小鼠空腹血糖,使之恢复正常水平(P0.05);降糖3号方组小鼠糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)、胰岛素(INS)、总胆固醇(TC)、低密度脂蛋白(LDL-C)等指标显著低于模型组(P 0.05),且能有效改善实验动物的糖耐量(P 0.05)。蛋白印迹法检测结果表明,与模型组相比,降糖3号方可上调PI3K、AKT、GLUT4等蛋白表达水平(P 0.05)。结论:降糖3号方能够有效减轻肥胖小鼠体重,改善糖脂代谢,降低胰岛素水平,其作用可能是通过激活PI3K/AKT信号通路来实现。     

有氧运动降低胰岛素抵抗小鼠海马细胞焦亡相关蛋白及炎症因子的表达

本研究通过观察高脂饮食及有氧运动干预后小鼠海马细胞焦亡及炎症相关蛋白的表达情况,探讨运动改善胰岛素抵抗(insulin resistance, IR)的可能机制。选取6周龄C57BL/6J雄性小鼠38只,随机以正常饮食(n=12)或高脂饮食(n=26)喂养12周后进行葡萄糖和胰岛素耐量实验,根据结果将小鼠分为对照组(n=12)、IR组(n=10)和IR有氧运动组(n=10)。IR有氧运动组进行12周的渐增跑台训练。干预结束后麻醉处死小鼠并剥离海马组织,提取蛋白进行Western blot实验,检测细胞焦亡及炎症相关蛋白的表达情况。结果显示:(1)与对照组相比,IR小鼠海马NFκB,炎症小体相关蛋白Nod样受体蛋白3 (Nod-like receptor protein 3, NLRP3)、斑点样蛋白(apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing CARD, ASC),细胞焦亡相关蛋白proCaspase-1、gasdermin D (GSDMD)、GSDMD-N及炎症因子IL-1β、IL-18均显著升高,而炎症小体相关蛋白NIMA相关蛋白激酶7 (NIMA-related kinase 7, NEK7)及焦亡相关蛋白Caspase-1有升高趋势,但无显著差异。(2)与IR组相比,渐增跑台训练能够显著降低IR小鼠海马NFκB、NLRP3、NEK7、ASC、pro-Caspase-1、GSDMD、GSDMD-N、IL-1β、IL-18的表达。以上结果提示,12周渐增跑台训练能够显著降低IR小鼠海马焦亡相关蛋白及炎症因子表达,抑制细胞焦亡。     

津力达对高脂诱导的胰岛素抵抗ApoE~(-/-)小鼠骨骼肌甘油三酯相关酶的影响

目的探究津力达对高脂诱导的胰岛素抵抗Apo E-/-小鼠骨骼肌甘油三酯相关基因的影响。方法将8只雄性C57BL/6J小鼠设为正常组(A组);40只雄性Apo E-/-小鼠喂养16周后分为模型组(B组)、罗格列酮组(C组)、津力达低剂量组(D组)、津力达中剂量组(E组)、津力达高剂量组(F组),开始灌胃给药,连续8周。采用酶法、BCA蛋白浓度法测定骨骼肌TG含量;OGTT评价小鼠的胰岛素抵抗程度;RT-PCR和Western blot测定小鼠骨骼肌HSL、ATGL、PPARγmRNA和蛋白表达。结果津力达能够不同程度降低小鼠的FBG、TC、TG和LDLC,升高HDL-C;下调FIns水平,提高ISI,明显改善小鼠糖耐量异常;津力达能够不同程度的上调小鼠HSL、ATGL、PPARγmRNA和蛋白表达。结论津力达能够通过调节骨骼肌甘油三酯相关酶的表达,改善高脂诱导的Apo E-/-小鼠的胰岛素抵抗。     

胰岛素在小鼠受精卵早期发育中的作用

大量研究已经证实生长因子和激素在胚胎早期发育的细胞增殖与分化过程中起着重要的作用．应用定量ELISA,RT—PCR,免疫印迹和免疫荧光的方法检测胰岛素在小鼠受精卵和卵母细胞中的表达和定位．发现胰岛素均匀分布在卵细胞的胞浆中．同时也检测到mTOR（mammalian target of rapamycin）和p70S6K的表达、活性和定位．在小鼠受精卵中mTOR和p70S6K的表达没有明显不同．二者在G1,G2和M期分布在细胞浆,在S期聚集在原核的周围．在不同时期,mTOR的活性是波动的．利用P13K的特异性抑制剂渥曼青霉素,观察到卵裂率明显减低．当使用mTOR的特异性抑制剂雷帕霉素时,受精卵的第一次有丝分裂延迟．这些结果表明胰岛素存在于小鼠的卵母细胞和受精卵中,并且胰岛素可能通过激活P13K／PKB／mTOR／S6K的信号传导通路在小鼠的早期胚胎发育中发挥功能作用．     

运动对高脂饲料喂养大鼠骨骼肌和肝脏组织脂联素-脂联素受体-腺苷酸活化蛋白激酶通路的影响

目的：探讨运动影响高脂喂养大鼠骨骼肌和肝脏组织在腺苷酸活化蛋白激酶（AMPK）通路上的可能机制。方法：40只雄性SD大鼠随机分为4组（n=1 0）：正常对照组（C组）：正常饮食不运动;正常饮食运动组（E组）：正常饮食同时进行10周游泳运动;高脂饮食对照组（H组）：高脂饲料喂养不运动;高脂饮食运动组（HE组）：高脂饲料喂养同时进行10周游泳运动。采用实时荧光定量PCR检测大鼠骨骼肌和肝脏脂联系受体1（AdipoR1）,Adipo R2 mRNA表达,Western blot检测大鼠骨骼肌和肝脏腺苷酸活化蛋白激酶α（AMPKα）蛋白表达及磷酸化水平。结果：股四头肌AdipoR1 mRNA、肝脏AdipoR2 mRNA表达在H组显著低于C组（P<0.05）;HE组股四头肌和肝脏AMPKα（Thr172）磷酸化水平显著高于H组（P<0.05）,分别较H组高43.2%和51.1%。结论：高脂喂养导致大鼠骨骼肌和肝脏A dipoR1/R2 mRNA表达下调,运动提高了大鼠骨骼肌和肝脏AMPKα（Thr172）磷酸化水平。     

运动干预对胰岛素抵抗大鼠骨骼肌IL-1β表达的影响

目的观察运动干预对高脂饲料诱导胰岛素抵抗（IR）大鼠白细胞介素1β（IL-1β）表达的影响,探讨运动减轻IR的可能机制。方法健康Wistar雄性大鼠分为基础饲料喂养组（normal chow group,NC）,高脂膳食喂养组（high-fat diet group,HF）。高脂膳食喂养Wistar雄性大鼠10周,构建IR动物模型。10周后,HF组再随机分为高脂喂养运动组和非运动组,游泳运动干预4周。游泳运动干预前后以正常血糖-高血浆胰岛素钳夹实验技术[hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp（HEC）technique]评估IR大鼠胰岛素敏感性,ELISA法测定大鼠血清IL-1β水平,RT-PCR法测定大鼠骨骼肌IL-1βmRNA表达。结果HF组大鼠葡萄糖输注率（glucose infusion rate,GIR）显著低于NC组（P〈0.05）,HF组血清IL-1β水平及骨骼肌组织IL-1βmRNA表达明显高于NC组（P〈0.05,P〈0.01）;运动组大鼠血清IL-1β水平及骨骼肌组织IL-1βmRNA表达明显低于非运动组（P〈0.05）,与NC组差异无显著性（P〉0.05）。结论运动改善IR大鼠胰岛素敏感性,可能与降低IR大鼠IL-1β的表达有关。     

6周有氧运动对高脂膳食的ApoE敲除小鼠骨骼肌钙调控的影响*

目的: 探讨6周有氧运动对高脂膳食的载脂蛋白E(ApoE)基因敲除小鼠骨骼肌肌浆网钙调控蛋白的影响。方法: 25只9周龄ApoE敲除小鼠(ApoE KO)随机选取5只ApoE KO小鼠进行最大跑速测试(以初始速度为4.8 m/min,坡度为0°,持续5 min后,每3 min速度增加1.2 m/min,直至力竭,最后速度为最大跑速,最大跑速的测试结果为(27.0±2.4)m/min,剩余20只ApoE KO小鼠随机分为ApoE KO小鼠高脂膳食组(KO)和ApoE KO小鼠高脂膳食+有氧运动组(KE),每组10只,同时以10只9周龄野生型C57BL/6J小鼠作为空白对照组(WT)。高脂饲料成分:脂肪含量为21%(w/w),胆固醇含量为1.5%(w/w)。KE组适应性训练1周后开始运动干预,运动方案为:40%最大跑速(10.8 m/min),运动时间40 min/d,频率每周3 d,共计6周。待末次运动后48 h,所有小鼠麻醉后经心脏穿刺处死后迅速分离双侧腓肠肌;可见光比色法检测骨骼肌Ca²⁺浓度;Western blot法检测小鼠骨骼肌肌浆网钙调控蛋白RyR、CaM、CaMKⅡ、SERCA1、SERCA2蛋白表达。结果: 与WT组相比,KO组小鼠骨骼肌Ca²⁺浓度显著降低(P＜0.01),骨骼肌肌浆网钙释放蛋白RyR、CaMKⅡ和钙回收蛋白SERCA1、SERCA2均显著降低(P＜ 0.05),但CaM蛋白无显著变化;与KO组相比,KE组小鼠骨骼肌Ca²⁺浓度和骨骼肌肌浆网钙回收蛋白SERCA1、SERCA2均显著升高(P＜0.05),但骨骼肌肌浆网钙释放蛋白RyR、CaM、CaMKⅡ蛋白表达均无显著性差异。结论: 高脂膳食可使ApoE敲除小鼠骨骼肌Ca²⁺浓度降低、肌浆网钙释放作用和钙回收作用减弱,6周有氧运动训练能够显著提高其Ca²⁺浓度、促进肌浆网钙回收作用。     

举重运动通过激活PI3K/Akt信号途径并促进肌肉卫星细胞活化来改善肌肉功能

为了考察举重运动对卫星细胞活化和PI3K/Akt信号通路的影响,本研究将60只SD大鼠随机分为对照组(未进行运动)、耐力运动组和举重运动组。耐力运动组和举重运动组大鼠分别进行8周相应的运动。采用双重免疫荧光染色检测大鼠骨骼肌组织中活化的卫星细胞数(Pax7+/MyoD+)。采用Western blotting检测大鼠骨骼肌组织中Akt、mTOR、p70S6K、4E-BP1、IL-1β和IL-6的表达。采用苏木精和曙红(HE)染色评价骨骼肌形态。采用日立7060全自动生化分析仪检测大鼠血清肌酸激酶(CK)水平。采用邻苯三酚比色法检测血清超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性。研究发现,运动后,举重运动组活化的卫星细胞数显著高于耐力运动组。运动后,举重运动组的Akt、mTOR、p70S6K和4E-BP1的磷酸化水平显著高于耐力运动组,而IL-1β和IL-6蛋白表达水平显著低于耐力运动组。运动后,举重运动组的血清CK水平显著低于耐力运动组,而SOD水平显著高于耐力运动组。本研究表明举重运动可促进肌肉卫星细胞的活化并且激活PI3K/Akt信号通路及下游分子。此外,举重运动还可提高机体抗氧化能力并预防炎症损伤。     

不同方式运动对胰岛素抵抗大鼠骨骼肌脂肪转运、合成和分解的影响及机制

为了考察有氧运动和抗阻运动对高脂膳食诱导的胰岛素抵抗(insulin resistance,IR)大鼠骨骼肌脂代谢的影响及机制,本研究采用高脂膳食喂养10周龄雄性Sprague-Dawley (SD)大鼠进行IR造模,将造模成功的大鼠分为IR对照组(IR)、有氧运动组(AE)和抗阻运动组(RE),另外增加普通膳食安静对...     

Skeletal myocyte hypertrophy requires mTOR kinase activity and S6K1

The protein kinase mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a central regulator of cell proliferation and growth, with the ribosomal subunit S6 kinase 1 (S6K1) as one of the key downstream signaling effectors. A critical role of mTOR signaling in skeletal muscle differentiation has been identified recently, and an unusual regulatory mechanism independent of mTOR kinase activity and S6K1 is revealed. An mTOR pathway has also been reported to regulate skeletal muscle hypertrophy, but the regulatory mechanism is not completely understood. Here, we report the investigation of mTOR's function in insulin growth factor I (IGF-I)-induced C2C12 myotube hypertrophy. Added at a later stage when rapamycin no longer had any effect on normal myocyte differentiation, rapamycin completely blocked myocyte hypertrophy as measured by myotube diameter. Importantly, a concerted increase of average myonuclei per myotube was observed in IGF-I-stimulated myotubes, which was also inhibited by rapamycin added at a time when it no longer affected normal differentiation. The mTOR protein level, its catalytic activity, its phosphorylation on Ser2448, and the activity of S6K1 were all found increased in IGF-I-stimulated myotubes compared to unstimulated myotubes. Using C2C12 cells stably expressing rapamycin-resistant forms of mTOR and S6K1, we provide genetic evidence for the requirement of mTOR and its downstream effector S6K1 in the regulation of myotube hypertrophy. Our results suggest distinct mTOR signaling mechanisms in different stages of skeletal muscle development: While mTOR regulates the initial myoblast differentiation in a kinase-independent and S6K1-independent manner, the hypertrophic function of mTOR requires its kinase activity and employs S6K1 as a downstream effector.     

The Combined Deletion of S6K1 and Akt2 Deteriorates Glycemic Control in a High-Fat Diet

Signaling downstream of mechanistic target of rapamycin complexes 1 and 2 (mTORC1 and mTORC2) controls specific and distinct aspects of insulin action and nutrient homeostasis in an interconnected and as yet unclear way. Mice lacking the mTORC1 substrate S6 kinase 1 (S6K1) maintain proper glycemic control with a high-fat diet. This phenotype is accompanied by insulin hypersensitivity, Akt- and AMP-activated kinase upregulation, and increased lipolysis in adipose tissue and skeletal muscle. Here, we show that, when S6K1 inactivation is combined with the deletion of the mTORC2 substrate Akt2, glucose homeostasis is compromised due to defects in both insulin action and β-cell function. After a high-fat diet, the S6K1(-/-) Akt2(-/-) double-mutant mice do not become obese, though they are severely hyperglycemic. Our data demonstrate that S6K1 is required for pancreatic β-cell growth and function during adaptation to insulin resistance states. Strikingly, the inactivation of two targets of mTOR and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling is sufficient to reproduce major hallmarks of type 2 diabetes.     

运动和低脂膳食对胰岛素抵抗大鼠肿瘤坏死因子α表达的影响

目的：研究长期运动和低脂膳食等生活方式的干预对胰岛素抵抗大鼠肿瘤坏死因子α（TNF-α）表达的影响。方法：130只大鼠随机分为：CON组,10只,低脂膳食喂养;HFD组,120只,高脂膳食喂养。喂养8周后,选取HFD组体重上游1/3的大鼠作为肥胖大鼠。进行一次口服葡萄糖耐量试验（OGTr）和胰岛素释放试验。整体胰岛素敏感性以葡萄糖一胰岛素指数评价。将肥胖的HFD大鼠再分为以下4组,每组10只,喂养8周：HFD-SED：高脂膳食;IHFD-EX：高脂膳食,跑台运动;LFD-sED：低脂膳食;LFD-EX：低脂膳食,跑台运动。CON组继续低脂膳食喂养。再进行一次OGTr和胰岛素释放试验。以ELISA技术分析脂肪组织和比目鱼肌中TNF-α。结果：I-IFD组葡萄糖．胰岛索指数显著大于CON组。8周干预后,HFD-SED组葡萄糖一胰岛素指数显著大于CON组。3个干预组葡萄糖．胰岛素指数均显著小于HFD-SED组。HFD-SED组脂肪组织和比目鱼肌中TNF-α含量显著大于CON组,3个干预组均显著小于HFD-SED组。结论：运动和低脂膳食干预均能降低胰岛素抵抗大鼠组织中TNF-α的表达,从而缓解炎症应激,改善胰岛素抵抗。     

Paternal exercise protects mouse offspring from high-fat-diet-induced type 2 diabetes risk by increasing skeletal muscle insulin signaling

Paternal obesity increases, while paternal exercise decreases, offspring obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk; however, no studies have determined whether a paternal high-fat (HF) diet and exercise interact to alter offspring body weight (BW), adiposity and T2D risk. Three-week-old male C57BL/6 mice were fed a normal-fat (NF) diet (16% fat) or an HF diet (45% fat) and assigned to either voluntary wheel running exercise or cage activity for 3 months prior to mating with NF-diet-fed dams. After weaning, male offspring were fed an NF or HF diet for an additional 3 months. F1 male mice whose fathers ate an HF diet had decreased % body fat accompanied by decreased gene expression of beige adipocyte marker FGF21. However, paternal HF-diet-induced reductions in F1 offspring % body fat normalized but did not reduce T2D risk. Exercise was protective against paternal HF-diet-induced insulin resistance by increasing the expression of insulin signaling (GLUT4, IRS1 and PI3K) markers in skeletal muscle resulting in normal T2D risk. When fathers were fed an HF diet and exercised, a postnatal HF diet increased beiging (PPARγ). Thus, these findings show that increases in T2D risk in male offspring when the father consumes an HF diet can be normalized when the father also exercises preconception and that this protection may occur by increases in insulin signaling potential within offspring skeletal muscle. Future studies should further determine the physiological mechanism(s) underlying the beneficial effects of exercise through the paternal lineage.     

谷氨酰胺：6-磷酸果糖酰胺基转移酶多克隆抗体的制备及应用

目的：采用原核表达系统表达和纯化重组谷氨酰胺：6-磷酸果糖酰胺基转移酶（GFAT）,制备GFAT多克隆抗体,并用以研究在糖尿病发生发展过程中GFAT的表达情况。方法：通过生物信息学分析其抗原性和属间同源性,选择需要的基因区域;利用RT-PCR扩增小鼠肝脏cDNA中GFAT基因片段,克隆到表达载体pET28b中;在大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）中诱导表达,并用镍离子螯合柱（Ni-NTA）纯化重组GFAT;用纯化的重组GFAT免疫BALB／c小鼠后得到多克隆抗体;用Western印迹检测正常小鼠、高血糖小鼠及胰岛素抵抗小鼠的组织GFAT的表达。结果：Western印迹分析表明,制备的GFAT抗体具有较高的特异性,可特异性识别重组GFAT和正常小鼠肝脏、肾脏、骨骼肌和肺组织的GFAT;与正常小鼠相比,高脂饲料诱导的胰岛素抵抗小鼠肌肉组织的GFAT表达升高约1．8倍,肝脏组织则略有升高;高血糖小鼠肌肉组织和肝脏组织的GFAT表达也略有上升,但无统计学差异。结论：利用原核表达及Ni-NTA纯化系统可制备小鼠GFAT多克隆抗体;正常小鼠骨骼肌GFAT表达较高;肌肉组织的GFAT表达在胰岛素抵抗小鼠显著性升高,而与小鼠血糖水平无明显相关性。     

Hormone-sensitive lipase knockout mice have increased hepatic insulin sensitivity and are protected from short-term diet-induced insulin resistance in skeletal muscle and heart

Insulin resistance in skeletal muscle and heart plays a major role in the development of type 2 diabetes and diabetic heart failure and may be causally associated with altered lipid metabolism. Hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) is a rate-determining enzyme in the hydrolysis of triglyceride in adipocytes, and HSL-deficient mice have reduced circulating fatty acids and are resistant to diet-induced obesity. To determine the metabolic role of HSL, we examined the changes in tissue-specific insulin action and glucose metabolism in vivo during hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamps after 3 wk of high-fat or normal chow diet in awake, HSL-deficient (HSL-KO) mice. On normal diet, HSL-KO mice showed a twofold increase in hepatic insulin action but a 40% decrease in insulin-stimulated cardiac glucose uptake compared with wild-type littermates. High-fat feeding caused a similar increase in whole body fat mass in both groups of mice. Insulin-stimulated glucose uptake was reduced by 50-80% in skeletal muscle and heart of wild-type mice after high-fat feeding. In contrast, HSL-KO mice were protected from diet-induced insulin resistance in skeletal muscle and heart, and these effects were associated with reduced intramuscular triglyceride and fatty acyl-CoA levels in the fat-fed HSL-KO mice. Overall, these findings demonstrate the important role of HSL on skeletal muscle, heart, and liver glucose metabolism.     

The role of AMPK/mTOR/S6K1 signaling axis in mediating the physiological process of exercise-induced insulin sensitization in skeletal muscle of C57BL/6 mice

The crosstalk between mTORC1/S6K1 signaling and AMPK is emerging as a powerful and highly regulated way to gauge cellular energy and nutrient content. The aim of the current study was to determine the mechanism by which exercise training reverses lipid-induced insulin resistance and the role of AMPK/mTOR/S6K1 signaling axis in mediating this response in skeletal muscle. Our results showed that high-fat feeding resulted in decreased glucose tolerance, which was associated with decreased Akt expression and increased intramuscular triglyceride deposition in the skeletal muscle of C57BL/6 mice. Impairments in lipid metabolism were accompanied by increased total protein and phosphorylation of S6K1, SREBP-1c cleavage, and decreased AMPK phosphorylation. Exercise training reversed these impairments, resulting in improved serum lipid profiles and glucose tolerance. C2C12 myotubes were exposed to palmitate, resulting in an increased insulin-dependent Akt Ser473 phosphorylation, associated with a significant increase in the level of phosphorylation of S6K1 on T389. All these changes were reversed by activation of AMPK. Consistent with this, inhibition of AMPK by compound C induced an enhanced phosphorylation of both S6K1 and Akt, and silencing of S6K1 with siRNA showed no effect on Akt phosphorylation in both the absence and presence of palmitate cultured myotubes. In addition, compound C led to an elevated SREBP-1c cleavage but was blocked by S6K1 siRNA. In summary, exercise training inhibits SREBP-1c cleavage through AMPK/mTOR/S6K1 signaling, resulting in decreased intramyocellular lipid accumulation. Our results provide new insights into the mechanism by which AMPK/mTOR/S6K1 signaling axis mediates the physiological process of exercise-induced insulin sensitization.     

Transgenic expression of myostatin propeptide prevents diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance

Obesity and insulin resistance cause serious consequences to human health. To study effects of skeletal muscle growth on obesity prevention, we focused on a key gene of skeletal muscle named myostatin, which plays an inhibitory role in muscle growth and development. We generated transgenic mice through muscle-specific expression of the cDNA sequence (5'-region 886 nucleotides) encoding for the propeptide of myostatin. The transgene effectively depressed myostatin function. Transgenic mice showed dramatic growth and muscle mass by 9 weeks of age. Here we reported that individual major muscles of transgenic mice were 45-115% heavier than those of wild-type mice, maintained normal blood glucose, insulin sensitivity, and fat mass after a 2-month regimen with a high-fat diet (45% kcal fat). In contrast, high-fat diet induced wild-type mice with 170-214% more fat mass than transgenic mice and developed impaired glucose tolerance and insulin resistance. Insulin signaling, measured by Akt phosphorylation, was significantly elevated by 144% in transgenic mice over wild-type mice fed a high-fat diet. Interestingly, high-fat diet significantly increased adiponectin secretion while blood insulin, resistin, and leptin levels remained normal in the transgenic mice. The results suggest that disruption of myostatin function by its propeptide favours dietary fat utilization for muscle growth and maintenance. An increased secretion of adiponectin may promote energy partition toward skeletal muscles, suggesting that a beneficial interaction between muscle and adipose tissue play a role in preventing obesity and insulin resistance.     

Skeletal muscle respiratory uncoupling prevents diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance in mice

To determine whether uncoupling respiration from oxidative phosphorylation in skeletal muscle is a suitable treatment for obesity and type 2 diabetes, we generated transgenic mice expressing the mitochondrial uncoupling protein (Ucp) in skeletal muscle. Skeletal muscle oxygen consumption was 98% higher in Ucp-L mice (with low expression) and 246% higher in Ucp-H mice (with high expression) than in wild-type mice. Ucp mice fed a chow diet had the same food intake as wild-type mice, but weighed less and had lower levels of glucose and triglycerides and better glucose tolerance than did control mice. Ucp-L mice were resistant to obesity induced by two different high-fat diets. Ucp-L mice fed a high-fat diet had less adiposity, lower levels of glucose, insulin and cholesterol, and an increased metabolic rate at rest and with exercise. They were also more responsive to insulin, and had enhanced glucose transport in skeletal muscle in the setting of increased muscle triglyceride content. These data suggest that manipulating respiratory uncoupling in muscle is a viable treatment for obesity and its metabolic sequelae.     

饮食诱导代谢综合征小鼠模型的建立

目的建立以高脂纯化饲料诱导的、遗传背景和环境因素共同起作用的C57BL/6J小鼠代谢综合征（MS）模型,为研究营养因素与代谢综合征的关系提供周期较短、稳定性好、可重复性、与人类发病可比性高的动物模型。方法雄性3周龄C57BL/6J小鼠30只适应性喂养10d后随机分为2组,其中一组（10只）给予普通生长饲料（对照组）,另一组（20只）给予高脂纯化饲料（模型组）。喂养期间对空腹血糖（FBG）、体重进行连续监测,同时监测体重指数（BMI）、血清胰岛素（FINS）、血清甘油三脂（TG）、总胆固醇（TC）、高密度脂蛋白（HDL-C）、低密度脂蛋白（LDL-C）,实验期10周。实验结束时取内脏脂肪和肝脏称重,取肝胰做病理分析。结果分组喂养1周时,模型组小鼠体重出现显著性升高（P〈0.001）,并表现为中心型肥胖。4周时FBG显著性升高（P〈0.05）,5周时FINS开始升高但无显著性差异。8周时血清TC、HDL-C显著性升高（P〈0.001）,10周时TG、TC、HDL-C、LDL-C均升高（P〈0.01）。HE染色显示肝脏中度脂肪变,胰岛细胞无明显改变。结论单纯施以高脂饲料10周即可建立MS小鼠模型。并且该模型造模方法简单易行、周期较短、稳定性好、可重复性高,与人类MS自然发病过程类似,是MS较理想的动物模型。