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Lieu FK, Lin CY, Wang PS, Jian CY, Yeh YH, Chen YA, Wang KL, Lin YC, Chang LL, Wang GJ, Wang SW. Effect of swimming on the production of aldosterone in rats. PLoS One 2014; 9:e87080. [PMID: 25289701 PMCID: PMC4188567 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2013] [Accepted: 12/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
It has been demonstrated that exercise is one of the stresses known to increase the aldosterone secretion. Both potassium and angiotensin II (Ang II) levels are shown to be correlated with aldosterone production during exercise, but the mechanism is still unclear. In an in vivo study, male rats were catheterized via right jugular vein (RJV), and divided into four groups namely water immersion, swimming, lactate infusion (13 mg/kg/min) and pyruvate infusion (13 mg/kg/min) groups. Each group was treated for 10 min. Blood samples were collected at 0, 10, 15, 30, 60 and 120 min from RJV after administration. In an in vitro study, rat zona glomerulosa (ZG) cells were challenged by lactate (1–10 mM) in the presence or absence of Ang II (10−8 M) for 60 min. The levels of aldosterone in plasma and medium were measured by radioimmunoassay. Cell lysates were analyzed by immunoblotting assay. After exercise and lactate infusion, plasma levels of aldosterone and lactate were significantly higher than those in the control group. Swimming for 10 min significantly increased the plasma Ang II levels in male rats. Administration of lactate plus Ang II significantly increased aldosterone production and enhanced protein expression of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) in ZG cells. These results demonstrated that acute exercise led to the increase of both aldosterone and Ang II secretion, which is associated with lactate action on ZG cells and might be dependent on the activity of renin-angiotensin system.
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- Fu-Kong Lieu
- Department of Rehabilitation, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, College of Medicine, China Medical University, and Medical Center of Aging Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Medical Research and Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Health and Nutrition Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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Cho YM, Pu HF, Huang WJ, Ho LT, Wang SW, Wang PS. Role of serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase-1 in regulating torsion-induced apoptosis in rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 34:379-89. [PMID: 20738430 PMCID: PMC3170482 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2010.01091.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase-1 (SGK1) is a serine/threonine protein kinase that responds to various stimuli and mediates cell survival. Although it is known that testicular torsion leads to testicular damage and male infertility, the role of SGK1 in torsion remains unclear. This study investigated whether torsion-induced apoptosis is associated with changes in phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase-1 (PDK1), SGK1 and forkhead transcription factor FOXO3a expression and/or phosphorylation in rats. Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups: sham (control), 1, 2 and 4 h of unilateral torsion. Bilateral testes, testicular interstitial fluid (TIF) and blood samples were collected immediately after torsion. Our results revealed that SGK1 protein and mRNA were abundantly present in testes and were induced by 2 h of torsion, but that phosphorylation of SGK1, PDK1 and FOXO3a decreased simultaneously. After 2 h of torsion, the testosterone secretion capacity of the primary Leydig cells and testicular interstitial cells (TICs) was impaired and apoptotic spermatogonia and TICs were observed; in addition, the mean seminiferous tubular diameter was decreased. Torsion increased plasma corticosterone levels, but decreased plasma luteinizing hormone and testosterone levels. However, the testosterone levels of the TIF in the ipsilateral testes were significantly enhanced after 2 h of torsion, but suppressed in the contralateral testes. This animal study suggests that PDK1, SGK1 and FOXO3a are involved in torsion-induced apoptosis and that medical therapy should be performed as early as 2 h after the occurrence of torsion to prevent further damage.
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- Y-M Cho
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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