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Exercise intensity-dependent regulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α mRNA abundance is associated with differential activation of upstream signalling kinases in human skeletal muscle: Exercise intensity and PGC-1α regulation

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Egan, Brendan, Carson, Brian P., Garcia-Roves, Pablo M., Chibalin, Alexander V., Sarsfield, Fiona M., Barron, Niall, McCaffrey, Noel, Moyna, Niall M. +2 more·2010·The Journal of Physiology

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Skeletal muscle contraction increases intracellular ATP turnover, calcium flux, and mechanical stress, initiating signal transduction pathways that modulate peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1alpha (PGC-1alpha)-dependent transcriptional programmes. The purpose of this study was to determine if the intensity of exercise regulates PGC-1alpha expression in human skeletal muscle, coincident with activation of signalling cascades known to regulate PGC-1alpha transcription. Eight sedentary males expended 400 kcal (1674 kj) during a single bout of cycle ergometer exercise on two separate occasions at either 40% (LO) or 80% (HI) of . Skeletal muscle biopsies from the m. vastus lateralis were taken at rest and at +0, +3 and +19 h after exercise. Energy expenditure during exercise was similar between trials, but the high intensity bout was shorter in duration (LO, 69.9 +/- 4.0 min; HI, 36.0 +/- 2.2 min, P < 0.05) and had a higher rate of glycogen utilization (P < 0.05). PGC-1alpha mRNA abundance increased in an intensity-dependent manner +3 h after exercise (LO, 3.8-fold; HI, 10.2-fold, P < 0.05). AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) (2.8-fold, P < 0.05) and calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) phosphorylation (84%, P < 0.05) increased immediately after HI but not LO. p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphorylation increased after both trials (2.0-fold, P < 0.05), but phosphorylation of the downstream transcription factor, activating transcription factor-2 (ATF-2), increased only after HI (2.4-fold, P < 0.05). Cyclic-AMP response element binding protein (CREB) phosphorylation was elevated at +3 h after both trials (80%, P < 0.05) and class IIa histone deacetylase (HDAC) phosphorylation increased only after HI (2.0-fold, P < 0.05). In conclusion, exercise intensity regulates PGC-1alpha mRNA abundance in human skeletal muscle in response to a single bout of exercise. This effect is mediated by differential activation of multiple signalling pathways, with ATF-2 and HDAC phosphorylation proposed as key intensity-dependent mediators.

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  • High-intensity exercise activates both AMPK and PGC-1α to a greater extent than low-intensity exercise in skeletal muscle.

    “High-intensity exercise activates both AMPK and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor co-activator (PGC-1α) to a greater extent than low-intensity exercise in skeletal muscle”

    From Effect of Exercise Training on Fat Loss—Energetic Perspectives and the Role of Improved Adipose Tissue Function and Body Fat Distribution (2021) · cites this paper as Egan et al., 2010

    The Abstract reports greater AMPK phosphorylation after high- than low-intensity exercise and a larger increase in PGC-1α mRNA abundance (10.2-fold versus 3.8-fold). It does not establish greater activation of PGC-1α itself; the discussion says further work is needed to determine whether the mRNA difference produces divergent PGC-1α protein levels. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Egan, B., Carson, B. P., Garcia-Roves, P. M., Chibalin, A. V., Sarsfield, F. M., Barron, N., McCaffrey, N., Moyna, N. M., Zierath, J. R., & O’Gorman, D. J.
Affiliations
  • Dublin City University (IE)
  • Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Corresponding author
O’Gorman, Donal J.
Venue
The Journal of Physiology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-05-14
Volume
588
Issue
10
Pages
1779-1790
ISSN
0022-3751 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1585179940
Cited by
373
References
61
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FWCI
12.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • The Journal of Physiology (publishedVersion)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
Keywords
PGC-1α, exercise intensity, skeletal muscle, AMPK, CaMKII, p38 MAPK, CREB, ATF2, histone deacetylase, transcriptional regulation, cycle ergometry, vastus lateralis, gene expression, energy expenditure, glycogen utilization, post-exercise recovery
MeSH terms
Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha, Adult, Biopsy, Diet, Exercise Test, Gene Expression Regulation, Glycogen, Heat-Shock Proteins, Humans, Male, Muscle Proteins, Phosphorylation, RNA, Messenger, Transcription Factors, Signal Transduction, Exercise, Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein, Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases, Muscle, Skeletal, p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, Activating Transcription Factor 2, Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2, Young Adult

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