mTOR/S6K1信号通路与胰岛素抵抗的关系及有氧运动对其影响的研究

目的:通过研究高脂饮食和有氧运动对胰岛素抵抗(IR)小鼠骨骼肌雷帕霉素靶蛋白/核糖体S6激酶1(mTOR/S6K1)通路的影响,试图为运动防治IR提供理论依据。方法:8周C57BL/6小鼠随机分为正常饮食组和高脂饮食组,每组各20只,高脂饮食组喂养8周后建立IR模型。随后将正常饮食组再次随机分为正常饮食安静组(NC)和正常饮食运动组(NE);高脂饮食组也随机分为高脂饮食安静组(HC)和高脂饮食运动组(HE)。各运动组进行为期6周、75%VO2max强度跑台训练,每天1次,每次60min,每周5次。实验结束后采用OGTT检测葡萄糖耐量,组织学检测胰岛形态变化,ELISA法检测血清空腹胰岛素水平,Northern blot、Western blot检测骨骼肌中mTOR和S6K1 mRNA和蛋白及其磷酸化蛋白pS6K1-Thr389的表达。结果:与NC组相比,HC组小鼠体重、空腹血清胰岛素值和胰岛β细胞团面积百分比均呈显著增加,且OGTT曲线显示糖耐量明显受损,然而6周有氧运动后以上各指标呈显著性降低,葡萄糖耐量也得到明显改善;且骨骼肌中mTOR、S6K1、pS6K1-Thr389 mRNA和蛋白表达均明显降低。结论:mTOR/S6K1信号通路与高脂饮食诱导IR的发生密切相关,有氧运动明显增加了机体组织对胰岛素的敏感性,推测有氧运动可能通过抑制mTOR/S6K1信号通路,增加IR小鼠骨骼肌的能量代谢从而改善IR。     

甘草酸调控AMPK/ACC/SREBP信号通路改善胰岛素抵抗的机制

为了观察甘草酸对胰岛素抵抗的作用,探究其可能的机制,将50只C57BL/6J雄性小鼠随机分成正常组、模型组、甘草酸高剂量组、甘草酸低剂量组和二甲双胍组,每组10只。除正常组外,其余小鼠采用长期高脂饮食法,复制胰岛素抵抗模型,并给予相应药物进行干预。采用全自动生化仪测定小鼠血清中总胆固醇(TC)、甘油三酯(TG)、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C)和高密度脂蛋白胆固醇(HDL-C);检测小鼠血糖和胰岛素的水平,观察其糖耐量和胰岛素耐量变化;Western blotting法检测肝脏腺苷酸活化蛋白激酶(AMPK)、磷酸化乙酰辅酸A羟化酶(ACC)和固醇调节元件结合蛋白(SREBP)的表达。结果表明:长期高脂饮食的小鼠TC、TG和LDL-C明显升高,空腹血糖、血清胰岛素水平均明显升高,糖耐量和胰岛素耐量出现异常,肝脏AMPK和ACC的磷酸化水平和SREBP表达下降,与正常组小鼠相比,具有极显著性差异(P0.01)。经药物干预后,甘草酸高、低剂量组和二甲双胍组小鼠体质量下降,TC、TG和LDL-C明显降低,空腹血糖和血清胰岛素降低,糖耐量和胰岛素耐量异常得到改善,AMPK和ACC的磷酸化水平和SREBP表达升高,与模型组小鼠相比,具有显著性差异(P0.01,P0.05)。因此,本研究表明:甘草酸能够改善长期高脂饮食诱导的胰岛素抵抗,其机制可能与其调节肝脏AMPK/ACC/SREBP通路有关。     

组蛋白H3甲基转移酶Ezh2与小鼠脂肪细胞分化关系研究

目的:探索组蛋白H3K27me3甲基转移酶Ezh2对小鼠白色、棕色和米色脂肪细胞分化的影响。方法:构建诱导型Ezh2全身敲除小鼠(Ezh2~(flox/flox) CAGcre)并于6周龄时腹腔注射他莫昔芬诱导敲除,以同窝、同性别、相同基因型假诱导(腹腔注射玉米油)小鼠作为对照。诱导完成后在光镜下观察脂肪细胞形态,采用Western Blot法检测脂肪组织中H3K27me3、Ezh2和Ucp1的蛋白表达量。采用Realtime PCR法检测不同部位脂肪组织的脂肪分化相关基因(Pparγ、Adipoq和Fabp4)、棕色脂肪标志基因(Ucp1、Cidea和Prdm16)和米色脂肪标志基因(CD137、Tmem26和Tbx1)的表达。检测敲除组小鼠的冷耐受能力,并予以高脂饮食诱导肥胖,观察小鼠体重增长情况、诱导结束后小鼠的糖耐量和胰岛素敏感性指标。结果:Ezh2敲除小鼠Ezh2和H3K27me3的蛋白含量降低,背部棕色脂肪细胞脂滴明显小于对照组,Ucp1的基因和蛋白表达明显高于对照组(P0.05);敲除组小鼠白色脂肪细胞分化较差,米色脂肪分化增加,米色脂肪的Ucp1和Tbx1基因表达增加(P0.05)。敲除小鼠可以更好地耐受冷刺激,并抵抗高脂饮食诱导的肥胖和胰岛素抵抗。结论:Ezh2在体内促进白色脂肪细胞的分化,抑制棕色和米色脂肪细胞分化。     

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。     

EPO对高脂喂养小鼠棕色脂肪组织PRDM16、FGF21表达及STAT3磷酸化水平的影响

目的：探索促红细胞生成素（EPO）对高脂饲料（HFD）喂养小鼠血糖和血浆胰岛素水平、胰岛素抵抗指数（HOMA-IR）、糖耐量,以及棕色脂肪组织中含PR结构域蛋白16（PRDM16）、信号转导与转录激活因子3（STAT3）磷酸化水平（p-STAT3/STAT3）、成纤维细胞生长因子21（FGF21）mRNA以及蛋白质表达的影响,为肥胖及其并发症的发生机制提供线索。方法：20只高脂饲料喂养的C57BL/6J雄性小鼠随机分为对照组（HFD-Con）和EPO组（HFD-EPO）,两组分别腹腔注射生理盐水和EPO（200 IU/kg）,每周3次,连续4周。4周后检测两组动物的体重、血糖与血浆胰岛素水平、HOMA-IR及糖耐量的变化;分别使用实时定量PCR法和Western blot法检测棕色脂肪组织中PRDM16、STAT3、FGF21 mRNA和蛋白质水平。结果：腹腔注射EPO 4周后,HFD-EPO组小鼠体重为（26.65±0.85）g,HFD-Con组体重为（31.50±1.60）g,P<0.01。HFD-Con组血糖为（91.06±9.86）mg/dl,HFD-EPO组为（62.79±8.09）mg/dl,P<0.01;HFD-EPO组小鼠血浆胰岛素水平为（10.56±1.06）μU/ml,HFD-Con组为（13.2±1.1）μU/ml,P<0.01。与HFD-Con组比较,HFD-EPO组的糖耐量水平显著改善,胰岛素抵抗指数下降;HFD-EPO组动物棕色脂肪组织中PRDM16、FGF21mRNA以及蛋白质表达,p-STAT/STAT3水平均显著增加,两组小鼠肝脏中FGF21 mRNA含量、血浆中FGF21含量无明显差异。结论：EPO可能通过增加棕色脂肪组织中PRDM16表达促进棕色脂肪组织的分化,降低高脂喂养小鼠的血糖水平、改善高脂喂养小鼠的糖代谢状态。     

胆汁酸G-蛋白偶联受体激动剂齐墩果酸对高脂饮食小鼠体内糖脂代谢的影响

目的观察胆汁酸G-蛋白偶联受体（Gprotein—coupled receptor for bile acids,TGR5）激动剂齐墩果酸（oleanolic acid,OA）对肥胖小鼠体重及糖、脂代谢的影响,探讨齐墩果酸减轻肥胖小鼠体重的机制。方法建立高脂饮食诱导的肥胖小鼠动物模型,并喂食OA进行干预。动态测定体重及第17周后内脏脂肪、肝脏重量,并进行葡萄糖耐量实验（glucose tolerence test,GTT）;肝脏组织石蜡切片HE染色,光镜观察病理变化;Realtime PCR检测肝脏组织糖代谢相关基因的表达及白色脂肪组织脂肪合成酶（fatty acid synthase,FAS）的表达。结果OA减轻肥胖小鼠的体重、内脏脂肪及肝脏的重量;改善肝脏脂质沉积;增强胰岛素敏感性。OA抑制肝脏内葡萄糖-6-磷酸酶（glucose-6-phosphatase,G6Pc）的表达,并下调肥胖小鼠脂肪组织FAS的mRNA水平的表达。结论TGR5激动剂OA能减少高脂诱导的肥胖小鼠的脂肪堆积,其机制可能与OA能改善肥胖小鼠胰岛素抵抗,减少脂质合成有关。     

高脂饮食诱导的C57BL/6J肥胖小鼠脂肪组织RIP140基因表达水平的研究(英文)

目的:探讨高脂饮食致肥胖小鼠脂肪组织RIP140mRNA表达水平的变化及其与胰岛素抵抗的关系。方法:将C57BL/6J雄性小鼠随机分为正常饮食(NFD)组、高脂饮食(HFD)组分别喂养14周后,测量两组小鼠体重,以NFD组小鼠体重作为对照,选取HFD组中体重大于对照组小鼠平均体重20%的小鼠作为肥胖组小鼠。对照组和肥胖组小鼠取血测甘油三酯(TG)、总胆固醇(TC)、空腹血糖(FBG)、空腹胰岛素水平(FIns),计算稳态模型胰岛素抵抗指数(HOMA-IR);采用RT-PCR技术检测两组小鼠附睾脂肪组织RIP140 mRNA的表达水平,并进行统计学分析。结果:HDF组小鼠中有12只符合标准计入肥胖组。肥胖组小鼠TG、TC、FBG、FIns(P0.05),HOMA-IR(P0.01)均明显高于对照组;肥胖组小鼠脂肪组织RIP140 mRNA的表达高于对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);相关分析显示小鼠脂肪组织RIP140 mRNA表达水平与TG水平呈正相关(r=0.536,P0.05),与胰岛素抵抗指数呈正相关(r=0.465,P0.05),而与TC、FBG、FIns水平相关分析无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:高脂饮食诱导的肥胖小鼠脂肪组织RIP140 mRNA表达增加,并与胰岛素抵抗程度呈正相关。     

KLF9通过上调CD36调节肝脏脂代谢

非酒精性脂肪性肝病(nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, NAFLD)的发生和发展与脂肪酸的摄取密切相关。本研究旨在探索Krüppel样转录因子9 (Krüppel-like factor 9, KLF9)对脂肪酸转位酶CD36、肝细胞的脂代谢以及非酒精性脂肪肝的发生和发展所产生的影响。采用高脂饮食构建的高脂模型C57BL/6J小鼠和db/db糖尿病小鼠,检测其肝脏内Klf9和Cd36基因和蛋白表达水平的变化。分离C57BL/6J小鼠原代肝细胞进行体外培养,分别给予Ad-GFP、Ad-Klf9、Ad-shCtrl或Ad-shKlf9处理,然后利用油酸和棕榈酸进行24 h的诱导;同时构建肝脏特异性Klf9基因敲除小鼠,采用Western blot检测KLF9蛋白表达水平的变化,real-time PCR检测Klf9和Cd36 mRNA表达水平的变化,试剂盒测定甘油三酯含量的变化,油红O染色检测脂质含量的变化。结果显示:(1)与对照组相比,高脂饮食诱导的肥胖小鼠或db/db糖尿病小鼠肝脏Klf9的表达显著增加;(2)在小鼠原代肝脏细胞中过量表达Klf9会增加Cd36表达水平,导致细胞脂肪含量增加;(3)相反,在小鼠原代肝脏细胞中敲低Klf9的表达则降低Cd36表达水平,从而减少肝细胞脂肪含量;(4)小鼠肝脏Klf9敲除能降低肝脏Cd36表达,改善高脂饮食诱导的脂肪肝表型。上述结果表明,肝脏KLF9通过促进CD36的表达影响肝脏的脂代谢。     

燕麦纤维改善高脂饮食诱导的肥胖小鼠胰岛素抵抗的机制研究

目的：研究燕麦纤维对高脂饮食诱导小鼠胰岛素抵抗的影响。方法：采用8w龄C57BL/6J雄性小鼠高脂喂养16w,同时预防性给药,监测血液生化指标,进行糖耐量实验,ELISA法测胰岛素并计算HOMR-IR指数,解剖分离小鼠的内脏脂肪组织并称重,以及取部分组织做HE染色进行形态学观察,研究燕麦纤维对高脂诱导小鼠肥胖和胰岛素抵抗的影响。结果：与模型组比较,阳性药小檗碱组与燕麦纤维组的血糖（GLU）、甘油三酯（TG）、游离脂肪酸（FFA）、总胆固醇（TC）均能显著降低;燕麦纤维组低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（LDL-C）也显著降低,血浆胰岛素水平极显著降低,能增强胰岛素敏感性,改善胰岛素抵抗;血浆中炎症因子TNF-α、IL-6、L-1β及MCP-1显著降低,分别降低了27%、81%、31%、50%。小鼠体质量和内脏脂肪显著减少。脂肪细胞面积减小。结论：燕麦纤维通过减少小鼠内脏脂肪,减少FFA和炎症因子的分泌,改善由高脂饮食诱导的胰岛素抵抗,增加胰岛素敏感性。     

敲除Nrf2促进高脂饮食诱导小鼠肝脏NF-kB的活化

目的：氧化应激和炎症反应是NASH进展的关键因素,同时二者之间存在着密切关系,而转录因子Nrf2和NF-kB分别是氧化应激和炎症信号通路的关键调控靶点,因此,研究Nrf2对高脂饮食诱导小鼠肝脏NF-kB信号通路的影响,对探讨NASH进展具有重要的意义。方法：雄性野生型（WT）和Nrf2基因敲除（Nrf2-/-）ICR小鼠各10只,随机分为WT对照组（Control）、Nrf2-/-对照组（KO）、WT高脂饮食组（HFD）和Nrf2-/-高脂饮食组（KOHFD）（n=5）。喂养8周后,观察肝脏光镜下改变,检测肝脏GSH、MDA、TNFα和IL-6水平。Western-Blot检测肝脏NF-kB蛋白表达水平,观察敲除Nrf2对肝脏NF-kB活性作用的影响。结果：1.光镜下观察,Control组与KO组小鼠肝脏结构无明显变化,HFD组小鼠肝脏呈现大片脂肪沉积和炎症细胞浸润,KOHFD组小鼠肝脏则呈现明显的大泡性变性,且炎症细胞浸润较HFD组明显加重;2.与Control组相比,KO组小鼠肝脏MDA轻度升高,GSH轻度降低,但无明显差异,而HFD组和KOHFD组小鼠肝脏MDA显著升高（P〈0.05）,GSH显著降低（P〈0.05）,且KOHFD组MDA明显高于HFD组（P〈0.05）,GSH明显低于HFD组（P〈0.05）。3.ELISA结果显示,与Control组相比,KO组小鼠肝脏TNFα和IL-6分泌轻度增加,而HFD组和KOHFD组小鼠肝脏TNFα与IL-6水平显著升高（P〈0.05）,且KOHFD组小鼠肝脏TNFα与IL-6显著高于HFD组（P〈0.05）;4.Western-Blot结果显示,Control组和KO组之间无明显差异,而KOHFD组和HFD组小鼠肝脏胞核NF-kB蛋白表达水平显著升高,且KOHFD组高于HFD组。结论：敲除Nrf2可以显著加重高脂饮食诱导的小鼠肝脏氧化应激水平,进而促进NF-kB的活化,从而为通过以Nrf2为靶点治疗NASH提供重要的实验依据。     

Diet‐Induced Changes in Stearoyl‐CoA Desaturase 1 Expression in Obesity‐Prone and ‐Resistant Mice

Objective: To investigate stearoyl‐coenzyme A desaturase (SCD) 1 expression in obesity‐prone C57BL/6 mice and in obesity‐resistant FVB mice to explore the relationship of SCD1 expression and susceptibility to diet‐induced obesity. Research Methods and Procedures: Nine‐week‐old C57BL/6 and FVB mice were fed either a high‐ or low‐fat diet for 8 weeks. Body weight and body composition were measured before and at weeks 4 and 8 of the study. Energy expenditure was measured at weeks 1 and 5 of the study. Hepatic SCD1 mRNA was measured at 72 hours and at the end of study. Plasma leptin and insulin concentrations were measured at the end of study. Results: When C57BL/6 mice were switched to a calorie‐dense high‐fat diet, animals gained significantly more body weight than those maintained on a low‐calorie density diet primarily due to increased fat mass accretion. Fat mass continued to accrue throughout 8 weeks of study. Increased calorie intake did not account for all weight gain. On the high‐fat diet, C57BL/6 mice decreased their energy expenditure when compared with mice fed a low‐fat diet. In response to 8 weeks of a high‐fat diet, SCD1 gene expression in liver increased >2‐fold. In contrast, feeding a high‐fat diet did not change body weight, energy expenditure, or SCD1 expression in FVB mice. Discussion: Our study showed that a high‐fat hypercaloric diet increased body adiposity first by producing hyperphagia and then by decreasing energy expenditure of mice susceptible to diet‐induced obesity. Consumption of a high‐fat diet in species predisposed to obesity selectively increased SCD1 gene expression in liver.     

Efficacy of azelaic acid on hepatic key enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism in high fat diet induced type 2 diabetic mice

Azelaic acid (AzA), a C9 linear α,ω-dicarboxylic acid, is found in whole grains namely wheat, rye, barley, oat seeds and sorghum. The study was performed to investigate whether AzA exerts beneficial effect on hepatic key enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism in high fat diet (HFD) induced type 2 diabetic C57BL/6J mice. C57BL/6J mice were fed high fat diet for 10 weeks and subjected to intragastric administration of various doses (20 mg, 40 mg and 80 mg/kg BW) of AzA daily for the subsequent 5 weeks. Rosiglitazone (RSG) was used as reference drug. Body weight, food intake, plasma glucose, plasma insulin, blood haemoglobin (Hb), blood glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c), liver glycolytic enzyme (hexokinase), hepatic shunt enzyme (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase), gluconeogenic enzymes(glucose-6-phosphatase and fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase), liver glycogen, plasma and liver triglycerides were examined in mice fed with normal standard diet (NC), high fat diet (HFD), HFD with AzA (HFD + AzA) and HFD with rosiglitazone (HFD + RSG). Among the three doses, 80 mg/kg BW of AzA was able to positively regulate plasma glucose, insulin, blood HbA1c and haemoglobin levels by significantly increasing the activity of hexokinase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and significantly decreasing the activity of glucose-6-phosphatase and fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase thereby increasing the glycogen content in the liver. From this study, we put forward that AzA could significantly restore the levels of plasma glucose, insulin, HbA1c, Hb, liver glycogen and carbohydrate metabolic key enzymes to near normal in diabetic mice and hence, AzA may be useful as a biomaterial in the development of therapeutic agents against high fat diet induced T2DM.     

Loss of intestinal fatty acid binding protein increases the susceptibility of male mice to high fat diet-induced fatty liver

Mice lacking I-FABP (encoded by the Fabp2 gene) exhibit a gender dimorphic response to a high fat/cholesterol diet challenge characterized by hepatomegaly in male I-FABP-deficient mice. In this study, we determined if this gender-specific modification of liver mass in mice lacking I-FABP is attributable to the high fat content of the diet alone and whether hepatic Fabp1 gene (encodes L-FABP) expression contributes to this difference. Wild-type and Fabp2-/- mice of both genders were fed a diet enriched with either polyunsaturated or saturated fatty acids (PUFA or SFA, respectively) in the absence of cholesterol. Male Fabp2-/- mice, but not female Fabp2-/- mice, exhibited increased liver mass and hepatic triacylglycerol (TG) deposition as compared to corresponding wild-type mice. In wild-type mice that were fed the standard chow diet, there was no difference in the concentration of hepatic L-FABP protein between males and females although the loss of I-FABP did cause a slight reduction of hepatic L-FABP abundance in both genders. The hepatic L-FABP mRNA abundance in both male and female wild-type and Fabp2-/- mice was higher in the PUFA-fed group than in the SFA-fed group, and was correlated with L-FABP protein abundance. No correlation between hepatic L-FABP protein abundance and hepatic TG concentration was found. The results obtained demonstrate that loss of I-FABP renders male mice sensitive to high fat diet-induced fatty liver, and this effect is independent of hepatic L-FABP.     

Effect of Cheonggukjang supplementation upon hepatic acyl-CoA synthase, carnitine palmitoyltransferase I, acyl-CoA oxidase and uncoupling protein 2 mRNA levels in C57BL/6J mice fed with high fat diet

This study investigated the effect of Cheonggukjang on mRNA levels of hepatic acyl-CoA synthase (ACS), carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT-I), acyl-CoA oxidase (ACO) and uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2), and on serum lipid profiles in C57BL/6J mice. Thirty male C57BL/6J mice were divided into three groups; normal diet (ND), high fat diet (HD) and high fat diet with 40% Cheonggukjang (HDC). Energy intake was significantly higher in the HDC group than in the ND and HD groups. The HDC group normalized in weight gain, epididymal and back fat (g/100 g) accumulation which are increased by high fat diet. Serum concentrations of triglyceride and total cholesterol in the HDC were significantly lower than those in the HD group. These results were confirmed by hepatic mRNA expression of enzymes and protein (ACS, CPT-1, ACO, UCP2) which is related with lipid metabolism by RT-PCR. Hepatic CPT-I, ACO and UCP2 mRNA expression was increased by Cheonggukjang supplementation. We demonstrated that Cheonggukjang supplement leads to increased mRNA expressions of enzymes and protein involved in fatty acid oxidation in liver, reduced accumulation of body fat and improvement of serum lipids in high fat diet fed mice.     

Moderate exercise training is more effective than resveratrol supplementation for ameliorating lipid metabolic complication in skeletal muscle of high fat diet-induced obese mice

[Purpose]

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of moderate exercise training or resveratrol supplementation with a low fat diet on lipid metabolism in the skeletal muscle of high fat diet-induced obese mice.

[Methods]

C57BL/6J mice (5 weeks old, n = 30) were fed a high fat diet (45% fat) for 8 weeks first to make them obese. Afterward, all the mice were fed a low fat diet during 8 weeks of intervention with moderate exercise training and resveratrol supplementation. Before the intervention, the mice were separated into 3 groups: low-fat diet control (HLC; n = 10), low fat diet with resveratrol (HLR; n = 10) or low fat diet with exercise (HLE n = 10). The exercise group (HLE) performed treadmill running for 30-60 min/day at 10-22 m/min, 0% grade, 5 times/week for 8 weeks, while the resveratrol group (HLR) received a daily dose of resveratrol (10 mg/kg of body weight), 5 days/week for 8 weeks.

[Results]

Body weight was significantly reduced in HLE. Further, the lipogenesis marker SREBP and the inflammatory cytokine TNF-α were significant reduced in HLE. However, there was no significant effect from resveratrol supplementation with a low fat diet. Taken together, exercise training with a low fat diet has the positive effect of ameliorating lipid disturbance in the skeletal muscle of high fat diet-induced obese mice.

[Conclusion]

These findings suggest that exercise training with a low fat diet is most effective to improve lipid metabolism by reducing lipogenesis and inflammation in the skeletal muscle of high fat diet-induced obese mice.     

有氧运动对非酒精性脂肪肝大鼠肝细胞PPAR琢mRNA 表达的影响*

目的：研究有氧运动对非酒精性脂肪肝大鼠肝细胞PPARα表达的影响,探讨运动对非酒精性脂肪肝的保护防治作用.方法：36只雄性SD大鼠随机分为对照组,高脂组和高脂运动组.后两组喂食普通饲料的同时在实验前三周给予脂肪乳剂灌胃,以诱发脂肪肝.七周有氧运动后测大鼠体重、肝湿重、测血浆TC、TG、ALT、SOD及MDA水平;采用荧光定量PCR法测肝细胞PPARα mRNA的表达水平.结果：1）与对照组相比,高脂组TC、TG显著升高（P＜0.05,P＜0.01）,高脂运动组均无显著性差异.高脂组TC、TG显著高于高脂运动组（P＜0.01,P＜0.01）.2）高脂组PPARα mRNA表达显著低于对照组（P＜0.05）和高脂运动组（P＜0.01）;高脂运动组显著高于对照组.3）高脂组肝小叶结构模糊,肝窦界限不清,汇管区结构模糊,肝细胞肿胀,有空泡样改变,肝脂肪变性.高脂运动组肝脏仍有脂肪积聚,但肝细胞空泡消失,呈好转趋势.4）高脂运动组MDA显著低于高脂组（P＜0.01）;高脂运动组SOD显著高于高脂组（P＜0.01）.结论：运动可以通过上调PPARαmRNA来促进脂肪酸氧化、降低血脂,从而有效预防肝细胞脂肪变性.