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Diet-induced obesity alters signalling pathways and induces atrophy and apoptosis in skeletal muscle in a prediabetic rat model: Diet-induced obesity and skeletal muscle

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Sishi, Balindiwe, Loos, Benjamin, Ellis, Beverly, Smith, Wayne, du Toit, Eugene F., Engelbrecht, Anna-Mart·2011·Experimental Physiology

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Pro-inflammatory and stress-activated signalling pathways are important role players in the pathogenesis of obesity and insulin resistance. Obesity and type II diabetes are associated with chronic, low-grade inflammation and elevated tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) levels. There is increasing evidence that TNF-α may play a critical role in skeletal muscle atrophy. However, the effects of obesity-induced insulin resistance on these signalling pathways are poorly understood in skeletal muscle. Therefore, the present study addressed the effects of obesity-induced insulin resistance on the activity of the ubiquitin ligases, nuclear factor-B, p38 MAPK and phosphoinositide 3-kinase signalling pathways in the gastrocnemius muscle and compared these with muscle of standard chow-fed control rats. Male Wistar rats were randomly allocated to a control diet group (standard commercial chow; 60% carbohydrates, 30% protein and 10% fat) or a cafeteria diet group (65% carbohydrates, 19% protein and 16% fat) for 16 weeks. Blood analysis was conducted to determine the impact of the model of obesity on circulating insulin, glucose, free fatty acids, TNF-α and angiotensin II concentrations. The experimental animals were 18% heavier and had 68% greater visceral fat mass than their control counterparts and were dyslipidaemic. Significant increases in the ubiquitin ligase and MuRF-1, as well as in caspase-3 and poly-ADP-ribose polymerase cleavage were observed in the muscle of obese animals compared with the control rats. We propose that dyslipidaemia may be a mechanism for the activation of inflammatory/stress-activated signalling pathways in obesity and type II diabetes, which will lead to apoptosis and atrophy in skeletal muscle.

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Authors
Sishi, B., Loos, B., Ellis, B., Smith, W., du Toit, E. F., & Engelbrecht, A.-M.
Affiliations
Stellenbosch University (ZA)
Venue
Experimental Physiology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-11-10
Volume
96
Issue
2
Pages
179-193
ISSN
0958-0670 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2135467555
Cited by
162
References
49
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FWCI
2.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Experimental Physiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion)
  • SUNScholar (Stellenbosch University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
Keywords
diet-induced obesity, skeletal muscle atrophy, apoptosis, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, TNF-α, NF-κB, p38 MAPK, PI3K signaling, ubiquitin ligase, MuRF1, caspase-3, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, gastrocnemius, cafeteria diet, dyslipidemia, angiotensin II, inflammation
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Physiological, Animals, Atrophy, Dietary Fats, Humans, Insulin Resistance, Male, Muscle Proteins, Obesity, Prediabetic State, Signal Transduction, Rats, Wistar, Muscle, Skeletal, Rats

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