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Supraphysiological hyperinsulinaemia is necessary to stimulate skeletal muscle protein anabolism in older adults: evidence of a true age-related insulin resistance of muscle protein metabolism

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Fujita, S., Glynn, E. L., Timmerman, K. L., Rasmussen, B. B., Volpi, E.·2009·Diabetologia

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Aims/hypothesis The physiological increase in muscle protein anabolism induced by insulin is blunted in healthy, glucose-tolerant older adults. We hypothesised that the age-related defect in muscle protein anabolism is a true insulin resistance state and can be overridden by supraphysiological hyperinsulinaemia.Methods We used dye dilution, stable isotopic and immunoblotting techniques to measure leg blood flow, muscle protein synthesis, protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin (Akt/mTOR) signalling, and amino acid kinetics in 14 healthy, glucose-tolerant older volunteers at baseline, and during an insulin infusion at postprandial (PD, 0.15 mU min(-1) 100 ml(-1)) or supraphysiologically high (HD, 0.30 mU min(-1) 100 ml(-1)) doses.Results Leg blood flow, muscle protein synthesis, and Akt/mTOR signalling were not different at baseline. During hyperinsulinaemia, leg blood flow (p < 0.01) and muscle protein synthesis increased in the HD group only (PD [%/h]: from 0.063 +/- 0.006 to 0.060 +/- 0.005; HD [%/h]: from 0.061 +/- 0.007 to 0.098 +/- 0.007; p < 0.01). Muscle Akt phosphorylation increased in both groups, but the increase tended to be greater in the HD group (p = 0.07). The level of p70 ribosomal S6 kinase 1 (S6K1) phosphorylation increased in the HD group only (p < 0.05). Net amino acid balance across the leg improved in both groups, but a net anabolic effect was observed only in the HD group (p < 0.05).Conclusions/interpretation We conclude that supraphysiological hyperinsulinaemia is necessary to stimulate muscle protein synthesis and anabolic signalling in healthy older individuals, suggesting the existence of a true age-related insulin resistance of muscle protein metabolism.

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Authors
Fujita, S., Glynn, E. L., Timmerman, K. L., Rasmussen, B. B., & Volpi, E.
Affiliations
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
Corresponding author
Volpi, E.
Venue
Diabetologia
Published
2009-07-09
Volume
52
Issue
9
Pages
1889-1898
ISSN
  • 0012-186X (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-0428
OpenAlex
W1972128335
Cited by
164
References
47
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FWCI
4.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Diabetologia (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (AG024832)
  • National Institute on Aging (AG024832, R01AG018311, R01 AG18311, P30AG024832)
  • National Center for Research Resources (M01 RR-00073, M01 RR-00043, S10RR016650, S10-RR-16650, M01RR000043, M01RR000073)
  • NIH Clinical Center
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
Keywords
hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance, muscle protein synthesis, aging, older adults, Akt/mTOR signaling, leg blood flow, amino acid kinetics, postprandial insulin, glucose tolerance
MeSH terms
Animals, Biopsy, Blood Glucose, Female, Femoral Artery, Humans, Hyperinsulinism, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Leg, Male, Metabolism, Muscle Proteins, Reference Values, Regional Blood Flow, Body Mass Index, Muscle, Skeletal

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