Docosahexaenoic Acid Prevents Palmitate-Induced Activation of Proteolytic Systems in C2C12 Myotubes
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Saturated fatty acids like palmitate contribute to muscle atrophy in a number of conditions (e.g., type II diabetes) by altering insulin signaling. Akt is a key modulator of protein balance that inhibits the FoxO transcription factors (e.g., FoxO3) which selectively induce the expression of atrophy-inducing genes (atrogenes) in the ubiquitin-proteasome and autophagy-lysosome systems. Conversely, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids have beneficial effects on insulin signaling and may preserve muscle mass. In an earlier report, the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) protected myotubes from palmitate-induced atrophy; the mechanisms underlying the alterations in protein metabolism were not identified. This study investigated whether DHA prevents a palmitate-induced increase in proteolysis by restoring Akt/FoxO signaling. Palmitate increased the rate of protein degradation, while cotreatment with DHA prevented the response. Palmitate reduced the activation state of Akt and increased nuclear FoxO3 protein while decreasing its cytosolic level. Palmitate also increased the messenger RNAs (mRNAs) of two FoxO3 atrogene targets, the E3 ubiquitin ligase atrogin-1/MAFbx and the autophagy mediator Bnip3. DHA attenuated the effects of palmitate on Akt activation, FoxO3 localization and atrogene mRNAs. DHA, alone or in combination with palmitate and decreased the ratio of LC3B-II:LC3B-I protein as well as the rate of autophagosome formation, as indicated by reduced LC3B-II protein in the presence of 10 mmol/L methylamine, suggesting an independent effect of DHA on the macroautophagy pathway. These data indicate that palmitate induces myotube atrophy, at least in part, by activating multiple proteolytic systems and that DHA counters the catabolic effects of palmitate by restoring Akt/FoxO signaling.
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DHA prevents muscle proteolytic induced by palmitate in C2C12 myotubes through reestablishment of Akt/FoxO signaling.
“Woodworth-Hobbs et al. found that docosahexaenoic acid prevents muscle proteolytic induced by palmitate in C2C12 myotubes through the reestablishment of the Akt/FoxO signaling pathway [73].”
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- Authors
- Woodworth-Hobbs, M. E., Hudson, M. B., Rahnert, J. A., Zheng, B., Franch, H. A., & Price, S. R.
- Affiliations
- Emory University (US)
- Venue
- The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-08
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 868-874
- ISSN
- 0955-2863 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4118671
- OpenAlex
- W2048654753
- Cited by
- 71
- References
- 42
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- FWCI
- 2.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (I01‐BX001456)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (T32DK007734, R01DK095610, R01 DK-95610, T32DK007656)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Muscle Physiology and Disorders
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Fatty Acid Research and Health
- Keywords
- docosahexaenoic acid, palmitate, muscle atrophy, myotubes, Akt signaling, FOXO3, atrogenes, atrogin-1/MAFbx, BNIP3, autophagy, ubiquitin-proteasome system, omega-3 fatty acids, saturated fatty acids, protein degradation, LC3B, insulin signaling
- MeSH terms
- Forkhead Box Protein O3, Animals, Autophagy, Cell Line, Docosahexaenoic Acids, Membrane Proteins, Microtubule-Associated Proteins, Muscle Proteins, Muscular Atrophy, Palmitates, Proteins, Signal Transduction, Muscle Fibers, Skeletal, Mitochondrial Proteins, SKP Cullin F-Box Protein Ligases, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, Mice, Forkhead Transcription Factors
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