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Kumari R, Ponte ME, Franczak E, Prom JC, O'Neil MF, Sardiu ME, Lutkewitte AJ, Christenson LK, Shankar K, Morris EM, Thyfault JP. VCD-induced menopause mouse model reveals reprogramming of hepatic metabolism. Mol Metab 2024; 82:101908. [PMID: 38432400 PMCID: PMC10944007 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2024.101908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Menopause adversely impacts systemic energy metabolism and increases the risk of metabolic disease(s) including hepatic steatosis, but the mechanisms are largely unknown. Dosing female mice with vinyl cyclohexene dioxide (VCD) selectively causes follicular atresia in ovaries, leading to a murine menopause-like phenotype. METHODS In this study, we treated female C57BL6/J mice with VCD (160 mg/kg i.p. for 20 consecutive days followed by verification of the lack of estrous cycling) to investigate changes in body composition, energy expenditure (EE), hepatic mitochondrial function, and hepatic steatosis across different dietary conditions. RESULTS VCD treatment induced ovarian follicular loss and increased follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in female mice, mimicking a menopause-like phenotype. VCD treatment did not affect body composition, or EE in mice on a low-fat diet (LFD) or in response to a short-term (1-week) high-fat, high sucrose diet (HFHS). However, the transition to a HFHS lowered cage activity in VCD mice. A chronic HFHS diet (16 weeks) significantly increased weight gain, fat mass, and hepatic steatosis in VCD-treated mice compared to HFHS-fed controls. In the liver, VCD mice showed suppressed hepatic mitochondrial respiration on LFD, while chronic HFHS resulted in compensatory increases in hepatic mitochondrial respiration. Also, liver RNA sequencing revealed that VCD promoted global upregulation of hepatic lipid/cholesterol synthesis pathways. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that the VCD-induced menopause model compromises hepatic mitochondrial function and lipid/cholesterol homeostasis that sets the stage for HFHS diet-induced steatosis while also increasing susceptibility to obesity.
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- Roshan Kumari
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; Research Service, Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kansas City, MO, USA; KU Diabetes Institute and Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; KU Diabetes Institute and Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; Research Service, Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kansas City, MO, USA; KU Diabetes Institute and Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; KU Diabetes Institute and Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- KU Diabetes Institute and Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; KU Diabetes Institute and Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition, Kansas City, MO, USA.
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; Research Service, Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kansas City, MO, USA; KU Diabetes Institute and Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition, Kansas City, MO, USA.
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Ryan TE, Torres MJ, Lin CT, Clark AH, Brophy PM, Smith CA, Smith CD, Morris EM, Thyfault JP, Neufer PD. High-dose atorvastatin therapy progressively decreases skeletal muscle mitochondrial respiratory capacity in humans. JCI Insight 2024; 9:e174125. [PMID: 38385748 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.174125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUNDWhile the benefits of statin therapy on atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease are clear, patients often experience mild to moderate skeletal myopathic symptoms, the mechanism for which is unknown. This study investigated the potential effect of high-dose atorvastatin therapy on skeletal muscle mitochondrial function and whole-body aerobic capacity in humans.METHODSEight overweight (BMI, 31.9 ± 2.0) but otherwise healthy sedentary adults (4 females, 4 males) were studied before (day 0) and 14, 28, and 56 days after initiating atorvastatin (80 mg/d) therapy.RESULTSMaximal ADP-stimulated respiration, measured in permeabilized fiber bundles from muscle biopsies taken at each time point, declined gradually over the course of atorvastatin treatment, resulting in > 30% loss of skeletal muscle mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation capacity by day 56. Indices of in vivo muscle oxidative capacity (via near-infrared spectroscopy) decreased by 23% to 45%. In whole muscle homogenates from day 0 biopsies, atorvastatin inhibited complex III activity at midmicromolar concentrations, whereas complex IV activity was inhibited at low nanomolar concentrations.CONCLUSIONThese findings demonstrate that high-dose atorvastatin treatment elicits a striking progressive decline in skeletal muscle mitochondrial respiratory capacity, highlighting the need for longer-term dose-response studies in different patient populations to thoroughly define the effect of statin therapy on skeletal muscle health.FUNDINGNIH R01 AR071263.
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- Terence E Ryan
- East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute and
- Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute and
- Department of Kinesiology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute and
- Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute and
- Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute and
- Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- Cell Biology and Physiology and
- Kansas University Diabetes Institute and Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute and
- Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine Greenville, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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Kumari R, Ponte ME, Franczak E, Prom JC, O'Neil MF, Sardiu ME, Lutkewitte AJ, Shankar K, Morris EM, Thyfault JP. VCD-induced menopause mouse model reveals reprogramming of hepatic metabolism. bioRxiv 2023:2023.12.14.571644. [PMID: 38168213 PMCID: PMC10760158 DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.14.571644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Menopause adversely impacts systemic energy metabolism and increases the risk of metabolic disease(s) including hepatic steatosis, but the mechanisms are largely unknown. Dosing female mice with vinyl cyclohexene dioxide (VCD) selectively causes follicular atresia in ovaries, leading to a murine menopause-like phenotype. In this study, we treated female C57BL6/J mice with VCD (160mg/kg i.p. for 20 consecutive days followed by verification of the lack of estrous cycling) to investigate changes in body composition, energy expenditure (EE), hepatic mitochondrial function, and hepatic steatosis across different dietary conditions. VCD treatment induced ovarian follicular loss and increased follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in female mice, mimicking a menopause-like phenotype. VCD treatment did not affect body composition, or EE in mice on a low-fat diet or in response to a short-term (1-week) high-fat, high sucrose diet (HFHS). However, the transition to a HFHS lowered cage activity in VCD mice. A chronic HFHS diet (16 weeks) significantly increased weight gain, fat mass, and hepatic steatosis in VCD-treated mice compared to HFHS-fed controls. In the liver, VCD mice showed suppressed hepatic mitochondrial respiration on LFD, while chronic HFHS diet resulted in compensatory increases in hepatic mitochondrial respiration. Also, liver RNA sequencing revealed that VCD promoted global upregulation of hepatic lipid/cholesterol synthesis pathways. Our findings suggest that the VCD- induced menopause model compromises hepatic mitochondrial function and lipid/cholesterol homeostasis that sets the stage for HFHS diet-induced steatosis while also increasing susceptibility to obesity.
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Fu Q, Frick JM, O'Neil MF, Eller OC, Morris EM, Thyfault JP, Christianson JA, Lane RH. Early-life stress perturbs the epigenetics of Cd36 concurrent with adult onset of NAFLD in mice. Pediatr Res 2023; 94:1942-1950. [PMID: 37479748 PMCID: PMC10665193 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-023-02714-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common liver diseases in the U.S. and worldwide. The roles of early postnatal life stress (EPLS) and the fatty acid translocase (CD36) on the pathogenesis of adult-onset NAFLD remain unknown. We hypothesized that EPLS, in the form of neonatal maternal separation (NMS), would predispose mice towards developing adult NAFLD, increase hepatic CD36 expression, and differentially methylate Cd36 promoter concurrently. METHODS NMS was performed on mice from postnatal day 1 to 21 and a high-fat/high-sucrose (HFS) diet was started at 4 weeks of age to generate four experimental groups: Naive-control diet (CD), Naive-HFS, NMS-CD, and NMS-HFS. RESULTS NMS alone caused NAFLD in adult male mice at 25 weeks of age. The effects of NMS and HFS were generally additive in terms of NAFLD, hepatic Cd36 mRNA levels, and hepatic Cd36 promoter DNA hypomethylation. Cd36 promoter methylation negatively correlated with Cd36 mRNA levels. Two differentially methylated regions (DMRs) within Cd36 promoter regions appeared to be vulnerable to NMS in the mouse. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that NMS increases the risk of an individual, particularly male, towards NAFLD when faced with a HFS diet later in life. IMPACT The key message of this article is that neonatal maternal separation and a postweaning high-fat/high-sucrose diet increased the risk of an individual, particularly male, towards NAFLD in adult life. What this study adds to the existing literature includes the identification of two vulnerable differentially methylated regions in hepatic Cd36 promoters whose methylation levels very strongly negatively correlated with Cd36 mRNA. The impact of this article is that it provides an early-life environment-responsive gene/promoter methylation model and an animal model for furthering the mechanistic study on how the insults in early-life environment are "transmitted" into adulthood and caused NAFLD.
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- Qi Fu
- Department of Research Administration, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
- Research Service, Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Administration, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA.
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Kugler BA, Cao X, Wenger M, Franczak E, McCoin CS, Von Schulze A, Morris EM, Thyfault JP. Divergence in aerobic capacity influences hepatic and systemic metabolic adaptations to bile acid sequestrant and short-term high-fat/sucrose feeding in rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2023; 325:R712-R724. [PMID: 37811712 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00133.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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High versus low aerobic capacity significantly impacts the risk for metabolic diseases. Rats selectively bred for high or low intrinsic aerobic capacity differently modify hepatic bile acid metabolism in response to high-fat diets (HFDs). Here we tested if a bile acid sequestrant would alter hepatic and whole body metabolism differently in rats with high and low aerobic capacity fed a 1-wk HFD. Male rats (8 mo of age) that were artificially selected to be high (HCR) and low-capacity runners (LCR) with divergent intrinsic aerobic capacities were transitioned from a low-fat diet (LFD, 10% fat) to an HFD (45% fat) with or without a bile acid sequestrant (BA-Seq, 2% cholestyramine resin) for 7 days while maintained in an indirect calorimetry system. HFD + BA-Seq increased fecal excretion of lipids and bile acids and prevented weight and fat mass gain in both strains. Interestingly, HCR rats had increased adaptability to enhance fecal bile acid and lipid loss, resulting in more significant energy loss than their LCR counterpart. In addition, BA-Seq induced a greater expression of hepatic CYP7A1 gene expression, the rate-limiting enzyme of bile acid synthesis in HCR rats both on HFD and HFD + BA-Seq diets. HCR displayed a more significant reduction of RQ in response to HFD than LCR, but HFD + BA-Seq lowered RQ in both groups compared with HFD alone, demonstrating a pronounced impact on metabolic flexibility. In conclusion, BA-Seq provides uniform metabolic benefits for metabolic flexibility and adiposity, but rats with higher aerobic capacity display adaptability for hepatic bile acid metabolism.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The administration of bile acid sequestrant (BA-Seq) has uniform metabolic benefits in terms of metabolic flexibility and adiposity in rats with high and low aerobic capacity. However, rats with higher aerobic capacity demonstrate greater adaptability in hepatic bile acid metabolism, resulting in increased fecal bile acid and lipid loss, as well as enhanced fecal energy loss.
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- Benjamin A Kugler
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
- Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity Research, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, KU Diabetes Institute, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
- Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity Research, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, KU Diabetes Institute, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
- Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity Research, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, KU Diabetes Institute, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
- Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity Research, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, KU Diabetes Institute, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
- Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
- Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity Research, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, KU Diabetes Institute, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
- Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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- Stowers Research Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
- Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity Research, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, KU Diabetes Institute, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
- Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity Research, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, KU Diabetes Institute, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
- Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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Ma X, Manley S, Qian H, Li Y, Zhang C, Li K, Ding B, Guo F, Chen A, Zhang X, Liu M, Hao M, Kugler B, Morris EM, Thyfault J, Yang L, Sesaki H, Ni HM, McBride H, Ding WX. Mitochondria-lysosome-related organelles mediate mitochondrial clearance during cellular dedifferentiation. Cell Rep 2023; 42:113291. [PMID: 37862166 PMCID: PMC10842364 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Dysfunctional mitochondria are removed via multiple pathways, such as mitophagy, a selective autophagy process. Here, we identify an intracellular hybrid mitochondria-lysosome organelle (termed the mitochondria-lysosome-related organelle [MLRO]), which regulates mitochondrial homeostasis independent of canonical mitophagy during hepatocyte dedifferentiation. The MLRO is an electron-dense organelle that has either a single or double membrane with both mitochondria and lysosome markers. Mechanistically, the MLRO is likely formed from the fusion of mitochondria-derived vesicles (MDVs) with lysosomes through a PARKIN-, ATG5-, and DRP1-independent process, which is negatively regulated by transcription factor EB (TFEB) and associated with mitochondrial protein degradation and hepatocyte dedifferentiation. The MLRO, which is galectin-3 positive, is reminiscent of damaged lysosome and could be cleared by overexpression of TFEB, resulting in attenuation of hepatocyte dedifferentiation. Together, results from this study suggest that the MLRO may act as an alternative mechanism for mitochondrial quality control independent of canonical autophagy/mitophagy involved in cell dedifferentiation.
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- Xiaowen Ma
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, Pappajohn Biomedical Institute, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, Pappajohn Biomedical Institute, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
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Frick J, Foright RM, Levasseur B, McQuillan TE, Minchella PM, Morris EM, Thyfault JP, Christianson JA. High Fat/High Sucrose Diet Consumption Worsens Comorbid Metabolic Outcomes In An Early Life Stress Model Of Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain In Mice. The Journal of Pain 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.02.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Frick JM, Eller OC, Foright RM, Levasseur BM, Yang X, Wang R, Winter MK, O'Neil MF, Morris EM, Thyfault JP, Christianson JA. High-fat/high-sucrose diet worsens metabolic outcomes and widespread hypersensitivity following early-life stress exposure in female mice. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2023; 324:R353-R367. [PMID: 36693166 PMCID: PMC9970659 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00216.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Exposure to stress early in life has been associated with adult-onset comorbidities such as chronic pain, metabolic dysregulation, obesity, and inactivity. We have established an early-life stress model using neonatal maternal separation (NMS) in mice, which displays evidence of increased body weight and adiposity, widespread mechanical allodynia, and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation in male mice. Early-life stress and consumption of a Western-style diet contribute to the development of obesity; however, relatively few preclinical studies have been performed in female rodents, which are known to be protected against diet-induced obesity and metabolic dysfunction. In this study, we gave naïve and NMS female mice access to a high-fat/high-sucrose (HFS) diet beginning at 4 wk of age. Robust increases in body weight and fat were observed in HFS-fed NMS mice during the first 10 wk on the diet, driven partly by increased food intake. Female NMS mice on an HFS diet showed widespread mechanical hypersensitivity compared with either naïve mice on an HFS diet or NMS mice on a control diet. HFS diet-fed NMS mice also had impaired glucose tolerance and fasting hyperinsulinemia. Strikingly, female NMS mice on an HFS diet showed evidence of hepatic steatosis with increased triglyceride levels and altered glucocorticoid receptor levels and phosphorylation state. They also exhibited increased energy expenditure as observed via indirect calorimetry and expression of proinflammatory markers in perigonadal adipose. Altogether, our data suggest that early-life stress exposure increased the susceptibility of female mice to develop diet-induced metabolic dysfunction and pain-like behaviors.
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- Jenna M Frick
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
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- Kansas Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Association, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
- Research Service, Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
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Jiang X, Fulte S, Deng F, Chen S, Xie Y, Chao X, He XC, Zhang Y, Li T, Li F, McCoin C, Morris EM, Thyfault J, Liu W, Li L, Davidson NO, Ding WX, Ni HM. Lack of VMP1 impairs hepatic lipoprotein secretion and promotes non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. J Hepatol 2022; 77:619-631. [PMID: 35452693 PMCID: PMC9449865 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2022.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS Vacuole membrane protein 1 (VMP1) is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) transmembrane protein that regulates the formation of autophagosomes and lipid droplets. Recent evidence suggests that VMP1 plays a critical role in lipoprotein secretion in zebra fish and cultured cells. However, the pathophysiological roles and mechanisms by which VMP1 regulates lipoprotein secretion and lipid accumulation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are unknown. METHODS Liver-specific and hepatocyte-specific Vmp1 knockout mice as well as Vmp1 knock-in mice were generated by crossing Vmp1flox or Vmp1KI mice with albumin-Cre mice or by injecting AAV8-TBG-cre, respectively. Lipid and energy metabolism in these mice were characterized by metabolomic and transcriptome analyses. Mice with hepatic overexpression of VMP1 who were fed a NASH diet were also characterized. RESULTS Hepatocyte-specific deletion of Vmp1 severely impaired VLDL secretion resulting in massive hepatic steatosis, hepatocyte death, inflammation and fibrosis, which are hallmarks of NASH. Mechanistically, loss of Vmp1 led to decreased hepatic levels of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine as well as to changes in phospholipid composition. Deletion of Vmp1 in mouse liver also led to the accumulation of neutral lipids in the ER bilayer and impaired mitochondrial beta-oxidation. Overexpression of VMP1 ameliorated steatosis in diet-induced NASH by improving VLDL secretion. Importantly, we also showed that decreased liver VMP1 is associated with NAFLD/NASH in humans. CONCLUSIONS Our results provide novel insights on the role of VMP1 in regulating hepatic phospholipid synthesis and lipoprotein secretion in the pathogenesis of NAFLD/NASH. LAY SUMMARY Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and its more severe form, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, are associated with a build-up of fat in the liver (steatosis). However, the exact mechanisms that underly steatosis in patients are not completely understood. Herein, the authors identified that the lack of a protein called VMP1 impairs the secretion and metabolism of fats in the liver and could therefore contribute to the development and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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- Xiaoxiao Jiang
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
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Stierwalt HD, Morris EM, Maurer A, Apte U, Phillips K, Li T, Meers GME, Koch LG, Britton SL, Graf G, Rector RS, Mercer K, Shankar K, Thyfault JP. Rats with high aerobic capacity display enhanced transcriptional adaptability and upregulation of bile acid metabolism in response to an acute high-fat diet. Physiol Rep 2022; 10:e15405. [PMID: 35923133 PMCID: PMC9350427 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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Rats selectively bred for the high intrinsic aerobic capacity runner (HCR) or low aerobic capacity runner (LCR) show pronounced differences in susceptibility for high-fat/high sucrose (HFHS) diet-induced hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance, replicating the protective effect of high aerobic capacity in humans. We have previously shown multiple systemic differences in energy and substrate metabolism that impacts steatosis between HCR and LCR rats. This study aimed to investigate hepatic-specific mechanisms of action via changes in gene transcription. Livers of HCR rats had a greater number of genes that significantly changed in response to 3-day HFHS compared with LCR rats (171 vs. 75 genes: >1.5-fold, p < 0.05). HCR and LCR rats displayed numerous baseline differences in gene expression while on a low-fat control diet (CON). A 3-day HFHS diet resulted in greater expression of genes involved in the conversion of excess acetyl-CoA to cholesterol and bile acid (BA) synthesis compared with the CON diet in HCR, but not LCR rats. These results were associated with higher fecal BA loss and lower serum BA concentrations in HCR rats. Exercise studies in rats and mice also revealed higher hepatic expression of cholesterol and BA synthesis genes. Overall, these results suggest that high aerobic capacity and exercise are associated with upregulated BA synthesis paired with greater fecal excretion of cholesterol and BA, an effect that may play a role in protection against hepatic steatosis in rodents.
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- Harrison D. Stierwalt
- Molecular and Integrative PhysiologyUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityMissouriUSA
- Research ServiceKansas City VA Medical CenterKansas CityMissouriUSA
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- Molecular and Integrative PhysiologyUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityMissouriUSA
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- Molecular and Integrative PhysiologyUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityMissouriUSA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and TherapeuticsUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityMissouriUSA
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- Department of PhysiologyUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterOklahoma CityOklahomaUSA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologyUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMissouriUSA
- Division of Nutrition and Exercise PhysiologyColumbiaMissouriUSA
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- Physiology and PharmacologyThe University of ToledoToledoOhioUSA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesSaha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of KentuckyLexingtonKentuckyUSA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologyUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMissouriUSA
- Division of Nutrition and Exercise PhysiologyColumbiaMissouriUSA
- Research ServiceHarry S Truman Memorial VA HospitalColumbiaMissouriUSA
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition CenterUniversity of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle RockArkansasUSA
- Department of PediatricsUniversity of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle RockArkansasUSA
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- Section of Nutrition, Department of PediatricsUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusAuroraColoradoUSA
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- Molecular and Integrative PhysiologyUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityMissouriUSA
- Research ServiceKansas City VA Medical CenterKansas CityMissouriUSA
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Ponte M, Prom J, Newcomb M, Morris EM. Liver energy homeostasis impacts hypothalamus gene expression and food intake regulation. FASEB J 2022. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.s1.r5025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKS
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Morris EM, Noland RD, Ponte ME, Montonye ML, Christianson JA, Stanford JA, Miles JM, Hayes MR, Thyfault JP. Reduced Liver-Specific PGC1a Increases Susceptibility for Short-Term Diet-Induced Weight Gain in Male Mice. Nutrients 2021; 13:2596. [PMID: 34444756 PMCID: PMC8400659 DOI: 10.3390/nu13082596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The central integration of peripheral neural signals is one mechanism by which systemic energy homeostasis is regulated. Previously, increased acute food intake following the chemical reduction of hepatic fatty acid oxidation and ATP levels was prevented by common hepatic branch vagotomy (HBV). However, possible offsite actions of the chemical compounds confound the precise role of liver energy metabolism. Herein, we used a hepatocyte PGC1a heterozygous (LPGC1a) mouse model, with associated reductions in mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation and respiratory capacity, to assess the role of liver energy metabolism in systemic energy homeostasis. LPGC1a male, but not female, mice had a 70% greater high-fat/high-sucrose (HFHS) diet-induced weight gain compared to wildtype (WT) mice (p < 0.05). The greater weight gain was associated with altered feeding behavior and lower activity energy expenditure during the HFHS diet in LPGC1a males. WT and LPGC1a mice underwent sham surgery or HBV to assess whether vagal signaling was involved in the HFHS-induced weight gain of male LPGC1a mice. HBV increased HFHS-induced weight gain (85%, p < 0.05) in male WT mice, but not LPGC1a mice. These data demonstrate a sex-specific role of reduced liver energy metabolism in acute diet-induced weight gain, and the need for a more nuanced assessment of the role of vagal signaling in short-term diet-induced weight gain.
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- E. Matthew Morris
- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA; (R.D.N.); (M.E.P.); (J.A.S.); (J.P.T.)
- Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyle and Nutrition, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA; (R.D.N.); (M.E.P.); (J.A.S.); (J.P.T.)
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA; (R.D.N.); (M.E.P.); (J.A.S.); (J.P.T.)
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- Department of Nutrition & Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA;
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA;
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA; (R.D.N.); (M.E.P.); (J.A.S.); (J.P.T.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine—Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA;
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA;
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA; (R.D.N.); (M.E.P.); (J.A.S.); (J.P.T.)
- Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyle and Nutrition, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine—Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA;
- Kansas City VA Medical Center-Research Service, Kansas City, MO 64128, USA
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Huck I, Morris EM, Thyfault J, Apte U. Hepatocyte-Specific Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 Alpha (HNF4) Deletion Decreases Resting Energy Expenditure by Disrupting Lipid and Carbohydrate Homeostasis. Gene Expr 2021; 20:157-168. [PMID: 33691903 PMCID: PMC8201658 DOI: 10.3727/105221621x16153933463538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha (HNF4) is required for hepatocyte differentiation and regulates expression of genes involved in lipid and carbohydrate metabolism including those that control VLDL secretion and gluconeogenesis. Whereas previous studies have focused on specific genes regulated by HNF4 in metabolism, its overall role in whole-body energy utilization has not been studied. In this study, we used indirect calorimetry to determine the effect of hepatocyte-specific HNF4 deletion (HNF4-KO) in mice on whole-body energy expenditure (EE) and substrate utilization in fed, fasted, and high-fat diet (HFD) conditions. HNF4-KO had reduced resting EE during fed conditions and higher rates of carbohydrate oxidation with fasting. HNF4-KO mice exhibited decreased body mass caused by fat mass depletion despite no change in energy intake and evidence of positive energy balance. HNF4-KO mice were able to upregulate lipid oxidation during HFD, suggesting that their metabolic flexibility was intact. However, only hepatocyte-specific HNF4-KO mice exhibited significant reduction in basal metabolic rate and spontaneous activity during HFD. Consistent with previous studies, hepatic gene expression in HNF4-KO supports decreased gluconeogenesis and decreased VLDL export and hepatic -oxidation in HNF4-KO livers across all feeding conditions. Together, our data suggest that deletion of hepatic HNF4 increases dependence on dietary carbohydrates and endogenous lipids for energy during fed and fasted conditions by inhibiting hepatic gluconeogenesis, hepatic lipid export, and intestinal lipid absorption resulting in decreased whole-body energy expenditure. These data clarify the role of hepatic HNF4 on systemic metabolism and energy homeostasis.
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- Ian Huck
- *Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- †Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- †Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
- ‡Research Service, Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- *Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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Morris EM, Noland RD, Allen JA, McCoin CS, Xia Q, Koestler DC, Shook RP, Lighton JR, Christianson JA, Thyfault JP. Difference in Housing Temperature-Induced Energy Expenditure Elicits Sex-Specific Diet-Induced Metabolic Adaptations in Mice. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2020; 28:1922-1931. [PMID: 32857478 PMCID: PMC7511436 DOI: 10.1002/oby.22925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to test whether increased energy expenditure (EE), independent of physical activity, reduces acute diet-induced weight gain through tighter coupling of energy intake to energy demand and enhanced metabolic adaptations. METHODS Indirect calorimetry and quantitative magnetic resonance imaging were used to assess energy metabolism and body composition during 7-day high-fat/high-sucrose (HFHS) feeding in male and female mice housed at divergent temperatures (20°C vs. 30°C). RESULTS As previously observed, 30°C housing resulted in lower total EE and energy intake compared with 20°C mice regardless of sex. Interestingly, housing temperature did not impact HFHS-induced weight gain in females, whereas 30°C male mice gained more weight than 20°C males. Energy intake coupling to EE during HFHS feeding was greater in 20°C versus 30°C housing, with females greater at both temperatures. Fat mass gain was greater in 30°C mice compared with 20°C mice, whereas females gained less fat mass than males. Strikingly, female 20°C mice gained considerably more fat-free mass than 30°C mice. Reduced fat mass gain was associated with greater metabolic flexibility to HFHS, whereas fat-free mass gain was associated with diet-induced adaptive thermogenesis. CONCLUSIONS These data reveal that EE and sex interact to impact energy homeostasis and metabolic adaptation to acute HFHS feeding, altering weight gain and body composition change.
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- E. Matthew Morris
- Dept. of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Dept. of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Dept. of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Dept. of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Dept. of Biostatistics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Dept. of Biostatistics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Dept. of Pediatrics, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
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- Dept. of Anatomy & Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Dept. of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
- Kansas City VA Medical Center-Research Service, Kansas City, Missouri
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Eller OC, Morris EM, Thyfault JP, Christianson JA. Early life stress reduces voluntary exercise and its prevention of diet-induced obesity and metabolic dysfunction in mice. Physiol Behav 2020; 223:113000. [PMID: 32512033 PMCID: PMC7397992 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The development of obesity-related metabolic syndrome (MetS) involves a complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors. One environmental factor found to be significantly associated with MetS is early life stress (ELS). We have previously reported on our mouse model of ELS, induced by neonatal maternal separation (NMS), that displays altered regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and increased sensitivity in the urogenital organs, which was attenuated by voluntary wheel running. Here, we are using our NMS model to determine if ELS-induced changes in the HPA axis also influence weight gain and MetS. Naïve (non-stressed) and NMS male mice were given free access to a running wheel and a low-fat control diet at 4-weeks of age. At 16-weeks of age, half of the mice were transitioned to a high fat/sucrose (HFS) diet to investigate if NMS influences the effectiveness of voluntary exercise to prevent diet-induced obesity and MetS. Overall, we observed a greater impact of voluntary exercise on prevention of HFS diet-induced outcomes in naïve mice, compared to NMS mice. Although body weight and fat mass were still significantly higher, exercise attenuated fasting insulin levels and mRNA levels of inflammatory markers in epididymal adipose tissue in HFS diet-fed naïve mice. Only moderate changes were observed in exercised NMS mice on a HFS diet, although this could partially be explained by reduced running distance within this group. Interestingly, sedentary NMS mice on a control diet displayed impaired glucose homeostasis and moderately increased pro-inflammatory mRNA levels in epididymal adipose, suggesting that early life stress alone impairs metabolic function and negatively impacts the therapeutic effect of voluntary exercise.
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- Olivia C. Eller
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- E. Matthew Morris
- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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Sheldon RD, Meers GM, Morris EM, Linden MA, Cunningham RP, Ibdah JA, Thyfault JP, Laughlin MH, Rector RS. eNOS deletion impairs mitochondrial quality control and exacerbates Western diet-induced NASH. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2019; 317:E605-E616. [PMID: 31361543 PMCID: PMC6842915 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00096.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Dysregulated mitochondrial quality control leads to mitochondrial functional impairments that are central to the development and progression of hepatic steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Here, we identify hepatocellular localized endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) as a novel master regulator of mitochondrial quality control. Mice lacking eNOS were more susceptible to Western diet-induced hepatic inflammation and fibrosis in conjunction with decreased markers of mitochondrial biogenesis and turnover. The hepatocyte-specific influence was verified via magnetic activated cell sorting purified primary hepatocytes and in vitro siRNA-induced knockdown of eNOS. Hepatic mitochondria from eNOS knockout mice revealed decreased markers of mitochondrial biogenesis (PPARγ coactivator-1α, mitochondrial transcription factor A) and autophagy/mitophagy [BCL-2-interacting protein-3 (BNIP3), 1A/1B light chain 3B (LC3)], suggesting decreased mitochondrial turnover rate. eNOS knockout in primary hepatocytes exhibited reduced fatty acid oxidation capacity and were unable to mount a normal BNIP3 response to a mitophagic challenge compared with wild-type mice. Finally, we demonstrate that eNOS is required in primary hepatocytes to induce activation of the stress-responsive transcription factor nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2). Thus, our data demonstrate that eNOS is an important regulator of hepatic mitochondrial content and function and NASH susceptibility.
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- Ryan D Sheldon
- Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri
- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri
- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri
- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri
- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
- Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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McCoin CS, Von Schulze A, Allen J, Fuller KNZ, Xia Q, Koestler DC, Houchen CJ, Maurer A, Dorn GW, Shankar K, Morris EM, Thyfault JP. Sex modulates hepatic mitochondrial adaptations to high-fat diet and physical activity. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2019; 317:E298-E311. [PMID: 31039007 PMCID: PMC6732468 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00098.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The impact of sexual dimorphism and mitophagy on hepatic mitochondrial adaptations during the treatment of steatosis with physical activity are largely unknown. Here, we tested if deficiencies in liver-specific peroxisome proliferative activated-receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α), a transcriptional coactivator of biogenesis, and BCL-2/ADENOVIRUS EIB 19-kDa interacting protein (BNIP3), a mitophagy regulator, would impact hepatic mitochondrial adaptations (respiratory capacity, H2O2 production, mitophagy) to a high-fat diet (HFD) and HFD plus physical activity via voluntary wheel running (VWR) in both sexes. Male and female wild-type (WT), liver-specific PGC-1α heterozygote (LPGC-1α), and BNIP3 null mice were thermoneutral housed (29-31°C) and divided into three groups: sedentary-low-fat diet (LFD), 16 wk of (HFD), or 16 wk of HFD with VWR for the final 8 wk (HFD + VWR) (n = 5-7/sex/group). HFD did not impair mitochondrial respiratory capacity or coupling in any group; however, HFD + VWR significantly increased maximal respiratory capacity only in WT and PGC-1α females. Males required VWR to elicit mitochondrial adaptations that were inherently present in sedentary females including greater mitochondrial coupling control and reduced H2O2 production. Females had overall reduced markers of mitophagy, steatosis, and liver damage. Steatosis and markers of liver injury were present in sedentary male mice on the HFD and were effectively reduced with VWR despite no resolution of steatosis. Overall, reductions in PGC-1α and loss of BNIP3 only modestly impacted mitochondrial adaptations to HFD and HFD + VWR with the biggest effect seen in BNIP3 females. In conclusion, hepatic mitochondrial adaptations to HFD and treatment of HFD-induced steatosis with VWR are more dependent on sex than PGC-1α or BNIP3.
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- Colin S McCoin
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
- Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
- Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
- Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
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- Center for Pharmacogenomics, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine , St. Louis, Missouri
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences , Little Rock, Arizona
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
- Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
- Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
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Morris EM, Meers GME, Ruegsegger GN, Wankhade UD, Robinson T, Koch LG, Britton SL, Rector RS, Shankar K, Thyfault JP. Intrinsic High Aerobic Capacity in Male Rats Protects Against Diet-Induced Insulin Resistance. Endocrinology 2019; 160:1179-1192. [PMID: 31144719 PMCID: PMC6482035 DOI: 10.1210/en.2019-00118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Abstract
Low aerobic capacity increases the risk for insulin resistance but the mechanisms are unknown. In this study, we tested susceptibility to acute (3-day) high-fat, high-sucrose diet (HFD)-induced insulin resistance in male rats selectively bred for divergent intrinsic aerobic capacity, that is, high-capacity running (HCR) and low-capacity running (LCR) rats. We employed hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamps, tracers, and transcriptome sequencing of skeletal muscle to test whether divergence in aerobic capacity impacted insulin resistance through systemic and tissue-specific metabolic adaptations. An HFD evoked decreased insulin sensitivity and insulin signaling in muscle and liver in LCR rats, whereas HCR rats were protected. An HFD led to increased glucose transport in skeletal muscle (twofold) of HCR rats while increasing glucose transport into adipose depots of the LCR rats (twofold). Skeletal muscle transcriptome revealed robust differences in the gene profile of HCR vs LCR on low-fat diet and HFD conditions, including robust differences in specific genes involved in lipid metabolism, adipogenesis, and differentiation. HCR transcriptional adaptations to an acute HFD were more robust than for LCR and included genes driving mitochondrial energy metabolism. In conclusion, intrinsic aerobic capacity robustly impacts systemic and skeletal muscle adaptations to HFD-induced alterations in insulin resistance, an effect that is likely driven by baseline differences in oxidative capacity, gene expression profile, and transcriptional adaptations to an HFD.
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- E Matthew Morris
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
- Research Service, Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri–Columbia, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri–Columbia, Columbia, Missouri
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- Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
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- Deparment of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri–Columbia, Columbia, Missouri
- Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Missouri
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- Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
- Research Service, Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri
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Fuller KN, Houchen C, Choi M, Allen JA, McCoin CS, Morris EM, Von Schulze AT, Thyfault JP. Estradiol treatment and exercise improve hepatic mitochondrial outcomes in mice following ovariectomy. FASEB J 2019. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.699.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKS
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- University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKS
- Kansas City VA Medical CenterKansas CityMO
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- University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKS
- Kansas City VA Medical CenterKansas CityMO
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- University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKS
- Kansas City VA Medical CenterKansas CityMO
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- University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKS
- Kansas City VA Medical CenterKansas CityMO
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- University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKS
- Kansas City VA Medical CenterKansas CityMO
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McCoin C, Von Schulze A, Morris EM, Allen J, Fuller KNZ, Maurer A, Thyfault JP. Sex‐Dependent Murine Hepatic Mitochondrial and Mitophagy Responses to High‐Fat Diet and Exercise. FASEB J 2019. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.699.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Colin McCoin
- University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKS
- Kansas City VA Medical CenterKansas CityMO
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- University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKS
- Kansas City VA Medical CenterKansas CityMO
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- University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKS
- Kansas City VA Medical CenterKansas CityMO
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- University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKS
- Kansas City VA Medical CenterKansas CityMO
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- University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKS
- Kansas City VA Medical CenterKansas CityMO
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Von Schulze A, McCoin CS, Onyekere C, Allen J, Geiger P, Dorn GW, Morris EM, Thyfault JP. Hepatic mitochondrial adaptations to physical activity: impact of sexual dimorphism, PGC1α and BNIP3-mediated mitophagy. J Physiol 2018; 596:6157-6171. [PMID: 30062822 PMCID: PMC6292817 DOI: 10.1113/jp276539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Hepatic mitochondrial adaptations to physical activity may be regulated by mitochondrial biogenesis (PGC1α) and mitophagy (BNIP3). Additionally, these adaptations may be sex-dependent. Chronic increase in physical activity lowers basal mitochondrial respiratory capacity in mice. Female mice have higher hepatic electron transport system protein content, elevated respiratory capacity, lowered mitophagic flux, and emit less mitochondrial H2 O2 independent of physical activity. Males require chronic daily physical activity to attain a similar mitochondrial phenotype compared to females. In contrast, females have limited hepatic adaptations to chronic physical activity. Livers deficient in PGC1α and BNIP3 display similar mitochondrial adaptations to physical activity to those found in wild-type mice. ABSTRACT Hepatic mitochondrial adaptations to physical activity may be regulated by biogenesis- and mitophagy-associated pathways in a sex-dependent manner. Here, we tested if mice with targeted deficiencies in liver-specific peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α (PGC1α; LPGC1α+/- ) and BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19 kDa protein-interacting protein 3 (BNIP3)-mediated mitophagy (BNIP3-/- ) would have reduced physical activity-induced adaptations in respiratory capacity, H2 O2 emission and mitophagy compared to wild-type (WT) controls and if these effects were impacted by sex. Male and female WT, LPGC1α+/- and BNIP3-/- C57BL6/J mice were divided into groups that remained sedentary or had access to daily physical activity via voluntary wheel running (VWR) (n = 6-10/group) for 4 weeks. Mice had ad libitum access to low-fat diet and water. VWR reduced basal mitochondrial respiration, increased mitochondrial coupling and altered ubiquitin-mediated mitophagy in a sex-specific manner in WT mice. Female mice of all genotypes displayed higher electron transport system content, displayed increased ADP-stimulated respiration, produced less mitochondrially derived reactive oxygen species, exhibited reduced mitophagic flux, and were less responsive to VWR compared to males. Males responded more robustly to VWR-induced changes in hepatic mitochondrial function resulting in a match to adaptations found in females. Deficiencies in PGC1α and BNIP3 alone did not largely alter mitochondrial adaptations to VWR. However, VWR restored sex-dependent abnormalities in mitophagic flux in LPGC1α+/- . Finally, BNIP3-/- mice had elevated mitochondrial content and increased mitochondrial respiration putatively through repressed mitophagic flux. In conclusion, hepatic mitochondrial adaptations to physical activity are more dependent on sex than PGC1α and BNIP3.
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- Alex Von Schulze
- Molecular and Integrative PhysiologyUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKS66160USA
- Kansas City VA Medical CenterKansas CityMO64128USA
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- Molecular and Integrative PhysiologyUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKS66160USA
- Kansas City VA Medical CenterKansas CityMO64128USA
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- Molecular and Integrative PhysiologyUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKS66160USA
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- Molecular and Integrative PhysiologyUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKS66160USA
- Kansas City VA Medical CenterKansas CityMO64128USA
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- Molecular and Integrative PhysiologyUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKS66160USA
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- Center for PharmacogenomicsDepartment of Internal MedicineWashington University School of MedicineSt LouisMO63110USA
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- Molecular and Integrative PhysiologyUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKS66160USA
- Kansas City VA Medical CenterKansas CityMO64128USA
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- Molecular and Integrative PhysiologyUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKS66160USA
- Kansas City VA Medical CenterKansas CityMO64128USA
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Archer AE, Rogers RS, Von Schulze AT, Wheatley JL, Morris EM, McCoin CS, Thyfault JP, Geiger PC. Heat shock protein 72 regulates hepatic lipid accumulation. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2018; 315:R696-R707. [PMID: 29924632 PMCID: PMC6230886 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00073.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Induction of the chaperone heat shock protein 72 (HSP72) through heat treatment (HT), exercise, or overexpression improves glucose tolerance and mitochondrial function in skeletal muscle. Less is known about HSP72 function in the liver where lipid accumulation can result in insulin resistance and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The purpose of this study was 1) to determine whether weekly in vivo HT induces hepatic HSP72 and improves glucose tolerance in rats fed a high-fat diet (HFD) and 2) to determine the ability of HSP72 to protect against lipid accumulation and mitochondrial dysfunction in primary hepatocytes. Male Wistar rats were fed an HFD for 15 wk and were given weekly HT (41°C, 20 min) or sham treatments (37°C, 20 min) for the final 7 wk. Glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity were assessed, along with HSP72 induction and triglyceride storage, in the skeletal muscle and liver. The effect of an acute loss of HSP72 in primary hepatocytes was examined via siRNA. Weekly in vivo HT improved glucose tolerance, elevated muscle and hepatic HSP72 protein content, and reduced muscle triglyceride storage. In primary hepatocytes, mitochondrial morphology was changed, and fatty acid oxidation was reduced in small interfering HSP72 (siHSP72)-treated hepatocytes. Lipid accumulation following palmitate treatment was increased in siHSP72-treated hepatocytes. These data suggest that HT may improve systemic metabolism via induction of hepatic HSP72. Additionally, acute loss of HSP72 in primary hepatocytes impacts mitochondrial health as well as fat oxidation and storage. These findings suggest therapies targeting HSP72 in the liver may prevent NAFLD.
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- Ashley E Archer
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
- Research Service, Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center , Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
- Research Service, Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center , Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
- Research Service, Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center , Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City, Kansas
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- John P Thyfault
- 1Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS and 2Research Service, Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO
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Fletcher JA, Linden MA, Sheldon RD, Meers GM, Morris EM, Butterfield A, Perfield JW, Rector RS, Thyfault JP. Fibroblast growth factor 21 increases hepatic oxidative capacity but not physical activity or energy expenditure in hepatic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α-deficient mice. Exp Physiol 2018; 103:408-418. [PMID: 29215172 DOI: 10.1113/ep086629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? Does a reduction in hepatic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α), which has been observed in an insulin-resistant obese state, impair the ability of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) to modulate metabolism? What is the main finding and its importance? A deficit in hepatic PGC-1α does not compromise the ability of FGF21 to increase hepatic fatty acid oxidation; however, the effects of FGF21 to regulate whole-body metabolism (i.e. total and resting energy expenditure), as well as ambulatory activity, were altered when hepatic PGC-1α was reduced. ABSTRACT Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) treatment drives metabolic improvements, including increased metabolic flux and reduced hepatic steatosis, but the mechanisms responsible for these effects remain to be elucidated fully. We tested whether a targeted reduction in hepatic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α), which has been shown to occur with obesity, had a negative impact on the metabolic effects of FGF21. We infused FGF21 (1 mg kg-1 day-1 ) or saline in chow-fed wild-type (WT) and liver-specific PGC-1α heterozygous (LPGC-1α) mice for 4 weeks. Administration of FGF21 lowered serum insulin and cholesterol (P ≤ 0.05) and tended to lower free fatty acids (P = 0.057). The LPGC-1α mice exhibited reduced complete hepatic fatty acid oxidation (FAO; LPGC-1α, 1788 ± 165 nmol g-1 h-1 compared with WT, 2572 ± 437 nmol g-1 h-1 ; P < 0.001), which was normalized by FGF21 treatment (2788 ± 519 nmol g-1 h-1 ; P < 0.001). FGF21 also increased hepatic incomplete FAO by 12% in both groups and extramitochondrial FAO by 89 and 56% in WT and LPGC-1α mice, respectfully (P = 0.001), and lowered hepatic triacylglycerol by 30-40% (P < 0.001). Chronic treatment with FGF21 lowered body weight and fat mass (P < 0.05), while increasing food consumption (P < 0.05), total energy expenditure [7.3 ± 0.60 versus 6.6 ± 0.39 kcal (12 h)-1 in WT mice; P = 0.009] and resting energy expenditure [5.4 ± 0.89 versus 4.6 ± 0.21 kcal (12 h)-1 in WT mice; P = 0.005]. Interestingly, FGF21 only increased ambulatory activity in the WT mice (P = 0.03), without a concomitant increase in non-resting energy expenditure. In conclusion, although reduced hepatic PGC-1α expression was not necessary for FGF21 to increase FAO, it does appear to mediate FGF21-induced changes in total and resting energy expenditure and ambulatory activity in lean mice.
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- Justin A Fletcher
- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.,Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, MO, USA.,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.,Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.,Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, MO, USA.,Medicine - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.,Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, MO, USA.,Medicine - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.,Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Research Service, Kansas City, MO, USA
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Morris EM, McCoin CS, Allen JA, Gastecki ML, Koch LG, Britton SL, Fletcher JA, Fu X, Ding WX, Burgess SC, Rector RS, Thyfault JP. Aerobic capacity mediates susceptibility for the transition from steatosis to steatohepatitis. J Physiol 2017; 595:4909-4926. [PMID: 28504310 DOI: 10.1113/jp274281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Low intrinsic aerobic capacity is associated with increased all-cause and liver-related mortality in humans. Low intrinsic aerobic capacity in the low capacity runner (LCR) rat increases susceptibility to acute and chronic high-fat/high-sucrose diet-induced steatosis, without observed increases in liver inflammation. Addition of excess cholesterol to a high-fat/high-sucrose diet produced greater steatosis in LCR and high capacity runner (HCR) rats. However, the LCR rat demonstrated greater susceptibility to increased liver inflammatory and apoptotic markers compared to the HCR rat. The progressive non-alcoholic fatty liver disease observed in the LCR rats following western diet feeding was associated with further declines in liver fatty acid oxidation and mitochondrial respiratory capacity compared to HCR rats. ABSTRACT Low aerobic capacity increases risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and liver-related disease mortality, but mechanisms mediating these effects remain unknown. We recently reported that rats bred for low aerobic capacity (low capacity runner; LCR) displayed susceptibility to high fat diet-induced steatosis in association with reduced hepatic mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation (FAO) and respiratory capacity compared to high aerobic capacity (high capacity runner; HCR) rats. Here we tested the impact of aerobic capacity on susceptibility for progressive liver disease following a 16-week 'western diet' (WD) high in fat (45% kcal), cholesterol (1% w/w) and sucrose (15% kcal). Unlike previously with a diet high in fat and sucrose alone, the inclusion of cholesterol in the WD induced hepatomegaly and steatosis in both HCR and LCR rats, while producing greater cholesterol ester accumulation in LCR compared to HCR rats. Importantly, WD-fed low-fitness LCR rats displayed greater inflammatory cell infiltration, serum alanine transaminase, expression of hepatic inflammatory markers (F4/80, MCP-1, TLR4, TLR2 and IL-1β) and effector caspase (caspase 3 and 7) activation compared to HCR rats. Further, LCR rats had greater WD-induced decreases in complete FAO and mitochondrial respiratory capacity. Intrinsic aerobic capacity had no impact on WD-induced hepatic steatosis; however, rats bred for low aerobic capacity developed greater hepatic inflammation, which was associated with reduced hepatic mitochondrial FAO and respiratory capacity and increased accumulation of cholesterol esters. These results confirm epidemiological reports that aerobic capacity impacts progression of liver disease and suggest that these effects are mediated through alterations in hepatic mitochondrial function.
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- E Matthew Morris
- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Service, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Service, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Service, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.,Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital-Research Service, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.,Kansas City VA Medical Center-Research Service, Kansas City, MO, USA
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Rogers RS, Morris EM, Wheatley JL, Archer AE, McCoin CS, White KS, Wilson DR, Meers GME, Koch LG, Britton SL, Thyfault JP, Geiger PC. Deficiency in the Heat Stress Response Could Underlie Susceptibility to Metabolic Disease. Diabetes 2016; 65:3341-3351. [PMID: 27554472 PMCID: PMC5079638 DOI: 10.2337/db16-0292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Heat treatment (HT) effectively prevents insulin resistance and glucose intolerance in rats fed a high-fat diet (HFD). The positive metabolic actions of heat shock protein 72 (HSP72), which include increased oxidative capacity and enhanced mitochondrial function, underlie the protective effects of HT. The purpose of this study was to test the ability of HSP72 induction to mitigate the effects of consumption of a short-term 3-day HFD in rats selectively bred to be low-capacity runners (LCRs) and high-capacity runners (HCRs)-selective breeding that results in disparate differences in intrinsic aerobic capacity. HCR and LCR rats were fed a chow or HFD for 3 days and received a single in vivo HT (41°C, for 20 min) or sham treatment (ST). Blood, skeletal muscles, liver, and adipose tissues were harvested 24 h after HT/ST. HT decreased blood glucose levels, adipocyte size, and triglyceride accumulation in liver and muscle and restored insulin sensitivity in glycolytic muscles from LCR rats. As expected, HCR rats were protected from the HFD. Importantly, HSP72 induction was decreased in LCR rats after only 3 days of eating the HFD. Deficiency in the highly conserved stress response mediated by HSPs could underlie susceptibility to metabolic disease with low aerobic capacity.
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- Robert S Rogers
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Medicine-Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
- Research Service, Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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Morris EM, Meers GME, Koch LG, Britton SL, Fletcher JA, Fu X, Shankar K, Burgess SC, Ibdah JA, Rector RS, Thyfault JP. Aerobic capacity and hepatic mitochondrial lipid oxidation alters susceptibility for chronic high-fat diet-induced hepatic steatosis. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2016; 311:E749-E760. [PMID: 27600823 PMCID: PMC5241560 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00178.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Rats selectively bred for high capacity running (HCR) or low capacity running (LCR) display divergence for intrinsic aerobic capacity and hepatic mitochondrial oxidative capacity, both factors associated with susceptibility for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Here, we tested if HCR and LCR rats display differences in susceptibility for hepatic steatosis after 16 wk of high-fat diets (HFD) with either 45% or 60% of kcals from fat. HCR rats were protected against HFD-induced hepatic steatosis, whereas only the 60% HFD induced steatosis in LCR rats, as marked by a doubling of liver triglycerides. Hepatic complete fatty acid oxidation (FAO) and mitochondrial respiratory capacity were all lower in LCR compared with HCR rats. LCR rats also displayed lower hepatic complete and incomplete FAO in the presence of etomoxir, suggesting a reduced role for noncarnitine palmitoyltransferase-1-mediated lipid catabolism in LCR versus HCR rats. Hepatic complete FAO and mitochondrial respiration were largely unaffected by either chronic HFD; however, 60% HFD feeding markedly reduced 2-pyruvate oxidation, a marker of tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle flux, and mitochondrial complete FAO only in LCR rats. LCR rats displayed lower levels of hepatic long-chain acylcarnitines than HCR rats but maintained similar levels of hepatic acetyl-carnitine levels, further supporting lower rates of β-oxidation, and TCA cycle flux in LCR than HCR rats. Finally, only LCR rats displayed early reductions in TCA cycle genes after the acute initiation of a HFD. In conclusion, intrinsically high aerobic capacity confers protection against HFD-induced hepatic steatosis through elevated hepatic mitochondrial oxidative capacity.
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- E Matthew Morris
- Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Pharmacology and Advanced Imaging Research, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
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- Pharmacology and Advanced Imaging Research, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Pharmacology and Advanced Imaging Research, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
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- Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Affairs Hospital, Columbia, Missouri
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas; Research Service, Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kansas City, Missourit; and
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Morris EM, Meers GM, Koch LG, Britton SL, MacLean PS, Thyfault JP. Increased aerobic capacity reduces susceptibility to acute high-fat diet-induced weight gain. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2016; 24:1929-37. [PMID: 27465260 PMCID: PMC5572206 DOI: 10.1002/oby.21564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2015] [Revised: 04/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Aerobic capacity is the most powerful predictor of all-cause mortality in humans; however, its role in the development of obesity and susceptibility for high-fat diet (HFD)-induced weight gain is not completely understood. METHODS Herein, a rodent model system of divergent intrinsic aerobic capacity [high capacity running (HCR) and low capacity running (LCR)] was utilized to evaluate the role of aerobic fitness on 1-week HFD-induced (45% and 60% kcal) weight gain. Food/energy intake, body composition analysis, and brown adipose tissue gene expression were assessed as important potential factors involved in modulating HFD-induced weight gain. RESULTS HCR rats had reduced 1-week weight gain on both HFDs compared with LCR. Reduced HFD-induced weight gain was associated with greater adaptability to decrease food intake following initiation of the HFDs. Further, the HCR rats were observed to have reduced feeding efficiency and greater brown adipose mass and expression of genes involved in thermogenesis. CONCLUSIONS Rats with high intrinsic aerobic capacity have reduced susceptibility to 1-week HFD-induced weight gain, which is associated with greater food intake adaptability to control intake of energy-dense HFDs, reduced weight gain per kcal consumed, and greater brown adipose tissue mass and thermogenic gene expression.
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- E. Matthew Morris
- Dept. of Medicine – Nutrition & Exercise Physiology Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO, Kansas City VA
- Dept. of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Dept. of Medicine – Nutrition & Exercise Physiology Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO, Kansas City VA
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- Dept. of Anesthesiology, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Anschutz Health and Wellness Center
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- Dept. of Anesthesiology, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Anschutz Health and Wellness Center
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- Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics, Univ. of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
- Dept. of Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Univ. of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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- Dept. of Medical Center-Research Service, Kansas City, Missouri
- Dept. of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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Linden MA, Sheldon RD, Meers GM, Ortinau LC, Morris EM, Booth FW, Kanaley JA, Vieira-Potter VJ, Sowers JR, Ibdah JA, Thyfault JP, Laughlin MH, Rector RS. Aerobic exercise training in the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease related fibrosis. J Physiol 2016; 594:5271-84. [PMID: 27104887 DOI: 10.1113/jp272235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Physiologically relevant rodent models of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) that resemble the human condition are limited. Exercise training and energy restriction are first-line recommendations for the treatment of NASH. Hyperphagic Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima fatty rats fed a western diet high in fat, sucrose and cholesterol for 24 weeks developed a severe NASH with fibrosis phenotype. Moderate intensity exercise training and modest energy restriction provided some improvement in the histological features of NASH that coincided with alterations in markers of hepatic stellate cell activation and extracellular matrix remodelling. The present study highlights the importance of lifestyle modification, including exercise training and energy restriction, in the regulation of advanced liver disease. ABSTRACT The incidence of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is rising but the efficacy of lifestyle modifications to improve NASH-related outcomes remain unclear. We hypothesized that a western diet (WD) would induce NASH in the Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rat and that lifestyle modification would improve this condition. Eight-week-old Long-Evans Tokushima Otsuka (L) and OLETF (O) rats consumed a control diet (10% kcal fat, 3.5% sucrose) or a WD (45% kcal fat, 17% sucrose, 1% cholesterol) for 24 weeks. At 20 weeks of age, additional WD-fed OLETFs were randomized to sedentary (O-SED), food restriction (O-FR; ∼25% kcal reduction vs. O-SED) or exercise training (O-EX; treadmill running 20 m min(-1) with a 15% incline, 60 min day(-1) , 5 days week(-1) ) conditions for 12 weeks. WD induced a NASH phenotype in OLETFs characterized by hepatic fibrosis (collagen 1α1 mRNA and hydroxyproline content), as well as elevated inflammation and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease activity scores, and hepatic stellate cell activation (α-smooth muscle actin) compared to Long-Evans Tokushima Otsuka rats. FR and EX modestly improved NASH-related fibrosis markers (FR: hydroxyproline content, P < 0.01; EX: collagen 1α1 mRNA, P < 0.05; both: fibrosis score, P < 0.01) and inflammation (both: inflammation score; FR: interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor α) vs. O-SED. FR reduced hepatic stellate cell activation markers (transforming growth factor-β protein and α-smooth muscle actin mRNA), whereas EX increased the hepatic stellate cell senescence marker CCN1 (P < 0.01 vs. O-SED). Additionally, both FR and EX normalized extracellular matrix remodelling markers to levels similar to L-WD (P > 0.05). Although neither EX nor FR led to complete resolution of the WD-induced NASH phenotype, both independently benefitted liver fibrosis via altered hepatic stellate cell activation and extracellular matrix remodelling.
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- Melissa A Linden
- Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial VA Hospital.,Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
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- Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial VA Hospital.,Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
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- Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial VA Hospital.,Department of Medicine-Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Centre, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences.,Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology.,Dalton Cardiovascular Research Centre
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- Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial VA Hospital.,Medicine-Division of Endocrinology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial VA Hospital.,Department of Medicine-Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.,Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Centre, Kansas City, KS, USA.,Kansas City VA Medical Centre, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial VA Hospital. .,Department of Medicine-Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. .,Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology.
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Fletcher JA, Linden MA, Sheldon RD, Meers GM, Morris EM, Butterfield A, Perfield JW, Thyfault JP, Rector RS. Fibroblast growth factor 21 and exercise-induced hepatic mitochondrial adaptations. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2016; 310:G832-43. [PMID: 27012775 PMCID: PMC4895870 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00355.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Exercise stimulates hepatic mitochondrial adaptations; however, the mechanisms remain largely unknown. Here we tested whether FGF21 plays an obligatory role in exercise induced hepatic mitochondrial adaptations by testing exercise responses in FGF21 knockout mice. FGF21 knockout (FGF21-KO) and wild-type (WT) mice (11-12 wk of age) had access to voluntary running wheels for exercise (EX) or remained sedentary for 8 wk. FGF21 deficiency resulted in greater body weight, adiposity, serum cholesterol, insulin, and glucose concentrations compared with WT mice (P < 0.05). In addition, hepatic mitochondrial complete palmitate oxidation, β-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (β-HAD) activity, and nuclear content of PGC-1α were 30-50% lower in FGF21-KO mice compared with WT mice (P < 0.01). EX effectively lowered body weight, adiposity, serum triglycerides, free fatty acids, and insulin and normalized mitochondrial complete palmitate oxidation in the FGF21-KO mice, whereas the reduced hepatic β-HAD activity and lowered nuclear content of PGC-1α in FGF21-KO mice were not restored by EX. In addition, EX increased hepatic CPT-1α mRNA expression and ACC phosphorylation (a marker of increased AMPK activity) and reduced hepatic triacylglycerol content in both genotypes. However, FGF21-KO mice displayed a lower EX-induced increase in the mRNA expression of the hepatic gluconeogenic gene, PEPCK, compared with WT. In conclusion, FGF21 does not appear necessary for exercise-induced systemic and hepatic mitochondrial adaptations, but the increased adiposity, hyperinsulinemia, and impairments in hepatic mitochondrial function induced by FGF21 deficiency can be partially rescued by daily wheel running exercise.
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- Justin A. Fletcher
- 1Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; ,3Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri;
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- 1Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; ,3Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri;
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- 1Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; ,3Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri;
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- 2Department of Medicine-Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; ,3Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri;
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- 5Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas; and
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- 4Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Co., Indianapolis, Indiana;
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- 5Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas; and ,6Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Research Service, Kansas, City, Missouri
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- 1Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; ,2Department of Medicine-Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; ,3Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri;
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Linden MA, Sheldon RD, Meers GM, Ortinau LC, Morris EM, Vieira-Potter VJ, Kanaley JA, Booth FW, Sowers JR, Ibdah JA, Thyfault JP, Laughlin MH, Scott Rector R. Exercise Training As A Mitigator Of Liver Fibrosis In Western Diet Fed OLETF Rats. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2016. [DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000486456.42848.e4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Panasevich MR, Morris EM, Chintapalli SV, Wankhade U, Shankar K, Britton SL, Koch LG, Thyfault JP, Rector RS. Reduced Short‐chain Fatty Acid Producing Microbiota are Linked to Increased Energy Intake and Susceptibility to High Fat Diet Induced Hepatic Steatosis in Low Aerobic Capacity Rats. FASEB J 2016. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.1252.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Matthew R Panasevich
- Department of Nutrition and Exercise PhysiologyUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMO
- Harry S Truman Memorial VA HospitalColumbiaMO
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- University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas City VA Medical CenterKansas CityMO
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition CenterUniversity of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle RockAR
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition CenterUniversity of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle RockAR
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- Arkansas Children's Nutrition CenterUniversity of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle RockAR
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- Department of AnesthesiologyUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMI
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- Department of AnesthesiologyUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMI
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- University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas City VA Medical CenterKansas CityMO
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise PhysiologyUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMO
- Harry S Truman Memorial VA HospitalColumbiaMO
- University of Missouri School of MedicineColumbiaMO
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Valencia AP, Schappal AE, Morris EM, Thyfault JP, Lowe DA, Spangenburg EE. The presence of the ovary prevents hepatic mitochondrial oxidative stress in young and aged female mice through glutathione peroxidase 1. Exp Gerontol 2015; 73:14-22. [PMID: 26608809 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2015.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Revised: 09/15/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND For unknown reasons a woman's risk for developing Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) increases dramatically with age and/or loss of ovarian function. The MetS is characterized by hepatic insulin resistance (IR), which is strongly associated with intrahepatic lipid (IHL) accumulation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and oxidative stress. Although circumstantial evidence suggests that the endocrine function of the ovary can directly impact hepatic mitochondrial function, this hypothesis remains untested. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess the influence of age and secretory function of the ovary on mechanisms that regulate hepatic mitochondrial function. METHODS Adult (10 week-old) and aged (88 week-old) female C57BL/6 mice were separated into two groups to undergo bilateral ovariectomy (OVX) or control surgery (SHAM). Eight weeks after surgery hepatic tissue was removed for measurements of total IHL and fatty acid species within hepatic triglycerides, mitochondrial function, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. RESULTS Hepatic IHL content was not affected by OVX, but was increased by age. OVX had no effect on mitochondrial respiration, however, hepatic mitochondria from aged mice had lower O2 consumption, lower complex IV and higher complex I content. Mitochondrial H2O2 production was highest in OVX groups and exacerbated by age, while mitochondrial lipid peroxidation was highest in the aged mice and exacerbated by OVX. Regardless of age, OVX resulted in lower mitochondrial content of antioxidant glutathione peroxidase 1 (Gpx1). Isolated liver tissue from a sub-set of animals were acutely treated with conditioned ovarian media which increased Gpx1 mRNA expression compared to vehicle treated liver tissue. CONCLUSION Ovarian secretory function is necessary for the maintenance of hepatic ROS buffering capacity in the mitochondria, while age significantly influences mitochondrial respiration. These data suggest that when age is coupled with loss of ovarian function there is an increased risk for developing hepatic mitochondrial dysfunction, which may influence the onset of metabolic disease. Thus, in females there is critical organ cross-talk occurring between hepatic tissue and the ovary that impacts hepatic mitochondrial function.
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- Ana P Valencia
- University of Maryland, Department of Kinesiology, College Park, MD 20742, United States
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- University of Maryland, Department of Nutrition, College Park, MD 20742, United States
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- University of Missouri, Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Columbia, MO 65201, United States; Harry S Truman Memorial VA Hospital, Research Service, Columbia, MO 65201, United States
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- University of Missouri, Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Columbia, MO 65201, United States; Harry S Truman Memorial VA Hospital, Research Service, Columbia, MO 65201, United States
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- University of Minnesota, Programs in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States
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- University of Maryland, Department of Kinesiology, College Park, MD 20742, United States.
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Linden MA, Fletcher JA, Morris EM, Meers GM, Laughlin MH, Booth FW, Sowers JR, Ibdah JA, Thyfault JP, Rector RS. Treating NAFLD in OLETF rats with vigorous-intensity interval exercise training. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2015; 47:556-67. [PMID: 24983336 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000000430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is increasing use of high-intensity interval-type exercise training in the management of many lifestyle-related diseases. PURPOSE This study aimed to test the hypothesis that vigorous-intensity interval exercise is as effective as traditional moderate-intensity aerobic exercise training for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) outcomes in obese, Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats. METHODS OLETF rats (age, 20 wk; n = 8-10 per group) were assigned to sedentary (O-SED), moderate-intensity exercise training (O-MOD EX; 20 m·min(-1), 15% incline, 60 min·d(-1), 5 d·wk(-1) of treadmill running), or vigorous-intensity interval exercise training (O-VIG EX; 40 m·min(-1), 15% incline, 6 × 2.5 min bouts per day, 5 d·wk(-1) of treadmill running) groups for 12 wk. RESULTS Both MOD EX and VIG EX effectively lowered hepatic triglycerides, serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), perivenular fibrosis, and hepatic collagen 1α1 messenger RNA (mRNA) expression (vs O-SED, P < 0.05). In addition, both interventions increased hepatic mitochondrial markers (citrate synthase activity and fatty acid oxidation) and suppressed markers of de novo lipogenesis (fatty acid synthase, acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase, Elovl fatty acid elongase 6, and steroyl CoA desaturase-1), whereas only MOD EX increased hepatic mitochondrial Beta-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (β-HAD) activity and hepatic triglyceride export marker apoB100 and lowered fatty acid transporter CD36 compared with O-SED. Moreover, whereas total hepatic macrophage population markers (CD68 and F4/80 mRNA) did not differ among groups, MOD EX and VIG EX lowered M1 macrophage polarization markers (CD11c, interleukin-1β, and tumor necrosis factor α mRNA) and MOD EX increased M2 macrophage marker, CD206 mRNA, compared with O-SED. CONCLUSIONS The accumulation of 15 min·d(-1) of VIG EX for 12 wk had similar effectiveness as 60 min·d(-1) of MOD EX in the management of NAFLD in OLETF rats. These findings may have important health outcome implications as we work to design better exercise training programs for patients with NAFLD.
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- Melissa A Linden
- 1Research Service-Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, MO; 2Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; 3Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; 4Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; 5Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; 6Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and 7Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
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Liu TW, Heden TD, Matthew Morris E, Fritsche KL, Vieira-Potter VJ, Thyfault JP. High-Fat Diet Alters Serum Fatty Acid Profiles in Obesity Prone Rats: Implications for In Vitro Studies. Lipids 2015; 50:997-1008. [PMID: 26318121 DOI: 10.1007/s11745-015-4061-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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High-fat diets (HFD) are commonly used in rodents to induce obesity, increase serum fatty acids and induce lipotoxicity in various organs. In vitro studies commonly utilize individual free fatty acids (FFA) to study lipid exposure in an effort to model what is occurring in vivo; however, these approaches are not physiological as tissues are exposed to multiple fatty acids in vivo. Here we characterize circulating lipids in obesity-prone rats fed an HFD in both fasted and fed states with the goal of developing physiologically relevant fatty acid mixtures for subsequent in vitro studies. Rats were fed an HFD (60% kcal fat) or a control diet (10% kcal fat) for 3 weeks; liver tissue and both portal and systemic blood were collected. Fatty acid profiles and absolute concentrations of triglycerides (TAG) and FFA in the serum and TAG, diacylglycerol (DAG) and phospholipids in the liver were measured. Surprisingly, both systemic and portal serum TAG were ~40% lower in HFD-fed compared to controls. Overall, compared to the control diet, HFD feeding consistently induced an increase in the proportion of circulating polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) with a concomitant decline in monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and saturated fatty acids (SFA) in both serum TAG and FFA. The elevations of PUFA were mostly attributed to increases in n-6 PUFA, linoleic acid and arachidonic acid. In conclusion, fatty acid mixtures enriched with linoleic and arachidonic acid in addition to SFA and MUFA should be utilized for in vitro studies attempting to model lipid exposures that occur during in vivo HFD conditions.
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- Tzu-Wen Liu
- Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA. .,Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
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- Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA. .,Department of Kinesiology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 27843, USA.
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 2067 Hemenway Life Sciences and Innovation Center, MS: 3043, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas, KS, 66160, USA.
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- Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA. .,Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 2067 Hemenway Life Sciences and Innovation Center, MS: 3043, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas, KS, 66160, USA. .,Research Service, Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas, MO, 64128, USA.
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Linden MA, Lopez KT, Fletcher JA, Morris EM, Meers GM, Siddique S, Laughlin MH, Sowers JR, Thyfault JP, Ibdah JA, Rector RS. Combining metformin therapy with caloric restriction for the management of type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in obese rats. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2015; 40:1038-47. [PMID: 26394261 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2015-0236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Weight loss is recommended for patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), while metformin may lower liver enzymes in type 2 diabetics. Yet, the efficacy of the combination of weight loss and metformin in the treatment of NAFLD is unclear. We assessed the effects of metformin, caloric restriction, and their combination on NAFLD in diabetic Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats. Male OLETF rats (age 20 weeks; n = 6-8 per group) were fed ad libitum (AL), given metformin (300 mg·kg(-1)·day(-1); Met), calorically restricted (70% of AL; CR), or calorically restricted and given metformin (CR+Met) for 12 weeks. Met lowered adiposity compared with AL but not to the same magnitude as CR or CR+Met (p < 0.05). Although only CR improved fasting insulin and glucose, the combination of CR+Met was needed to improve post-challenge glucose tolerance. All treatments lowered hepatic triglycerides, but further improvements were observed in the CR groups (p < 0.05, Met vs. CR or CR+Met) and a further reduction in serum alanine aminotransferases was observed in CR+Met rats. CR lowered markers of hepatic de novo lipogenesis (fatty acid synthase, acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), and stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (SCD-1)) and increased hepatic mitochondrial activity (palmitate oxidation and β-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase (β-HAD) activity). Changes were enhanced in the CR+Met group for ACC, SCD-1, β-HAD, and the mitophagy marker BNIP3. Met decreased total hepatic mTOR content and inhibited mTOR complex 1, which may have contributed to Met-induced reductions in de novo lipogenesis. These findings in the OLETF rat suggest that the combination of caloric restriction and metformin may provide a more optimal approach than either treatment alone in the management of type 2 diabetes and NAFLD.
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- Melissa A Linden
- a Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.,b Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- a Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.,c Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- a Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.,b Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- a Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.,c Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- a Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.,c Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- a Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.,c Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- e Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- a Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.,d Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- a Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.,b Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.,c Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- a Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.,b Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.,c Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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- a Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.,b Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.,c Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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Linden MA, Sheldon RD, Meers GM, Morris EM, Thyfault JP, Laughlin MH, Rector RS. A Western Diet High In Fat, Sucrose, And Cholesterol Promotes Advanced Liver Disease In Sedentary, Oletf Rats. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2015. [DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000476796.87082.4c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Vieira-Potter VJ, Padilla J, Park YM, Welly RJ, Scroggins RJ, Britton SL, Koch LG, Jenkins NT, Crissey JM, Zidon T, Morris EM, Meers GME, Thyfault JP. Female rats selectively bred for high intrinsic aerobic fitness are protected from ovariectomy-associated metabolic dysfunction. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2015; 308:R530-42. [PMID: 25608751 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00401.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Ovariectomized rodents model human menopause in that they rapidly gain weight, reduce spontaneous physical activity (SPA), and develop metabolic dysfunction, including insulin resistance. How contrasting aerobic fitness levels impacts ovariectomy (OVX)-associated metabolic dysfunction is not known. Female rats selectively bred for high and low intrinsic aerobic fitness [high-capacity runners (HCR) and low-capacity runners (LCR), respectively] were maintained under sedentary conditions for 39 wk. Midway through the observation period, OVX or sham (SHM) operations were performed providing HCR-SHM, HCR-OVX, LCR-SHM, and LCR-OVX groups. Glucose tolerance, energy expenditure, and SPA were measured before and 4 wk after surgery, while body composition via dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and adipose tissue distribution, brown adipose tissue (BAT), and skeletal muscle phenotype, hepatic lipid content, insulin resistance via homeostatic assessment model of insulin resistance and AdipoIR, and blood lipids were assessed at death. Remarkably, HCR were protected from OVX-associated increases in adiposity and insulin resistance, observed only in LCR. HCR rats were ∼30% smaller, had ∼70% greater spontaneous physical activity (SPA), consumed ∼10% more relative energy, had greater skeletal muscle proliferator-activated receptor coactivator 1-alpha, and ∼40% more BAT. OVX did not increase energy intake and reduced SPA to the same extent in both HCR and LCR. LCR were particularly affected by an OVX-associated reduction in resting energy expenditure and experienced a reduction in relative BAT; resting energy expenditure correlated positively with BAT across all animals (r = 0.6; P < 0.001). In conclusion, despite reduced SPA following OVX, high intrinsic aerobic fitness protects against OVX-associated increases in adiposity and insulin resistance. The mechanism may involve preservation of resting energy expenditure.
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- Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Child Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
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- Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
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- Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Medicine Division of GI and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; and
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- Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Medicine Division of GI and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; and
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- Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Medicine Division of GI and Hepatology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; and Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial VA Hospital, Columbia, Missouri
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Fletcher JA, Meers GM, Linden MA, Kearney ML, Morris EM, Thyfault JP, Rector RS. Impact of various exercise modalities on hepatic mitochondrial function. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2014; 46:1089-97. [PMID: 24263979 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000000223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE Hepatic mitochondrial adaptations to exercise are largely unknown. In this study, we sought to determine the effects of various exercise modalities on measures of hepatic mitochondrial function and metabolism. METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned (n = 8-10 per group) into sedentary (SED), voluntary wheel running (VWR), VWR with food pulled during the dark cycle (VMR-OF), treadmill endurance exercise (TM-END; 30 m·min, 12% gradient, 60 min·d, 5 d·wk), or treadmill interval sprint training (TM-IST; 50 m·min, 12% gradient, 6 × 2.5 min bouts, 5 d·wk) groups for a 4-wk intervention. RESULTS Hepatic mitochondrial state 3 and maximal uncoupled respiration were significantly (P < 0.05) increased in all four exercise groups compared with SED animals. In addition, hepatic mitochondrial [1-C] pyruvate oxidation to CO2, an index of pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) activity, was significantly increased in VWR-OF, TM-END, and TM-IST rats (P < 0.05), whereas exercise-induced increases in [2-C] pyruvate oxidation and [1-C] palmitate oxidation to CO2 did not reach statistical significance. Hepatic mitochondrial sirtuin 3 protein content, which putatively increases activity of mitochondrial proteins, was elevated in the VWR, VWR-OF, and TM-END groups (P < 0.05). In addition, only VWR-OF animals experienced increases in hepatic cytochrome c protein content and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase mRNA, whereas PGC-1α mRNA expression and phospho-CREB protein content was increased in VWR-OF and TM-END groups. CONCLUSION Four weeks of exercise training, regardless of exercise modality, significantly increased hepatic mitochondrial respiration and evoked other unique improvements in mitochondrial metabolism that do not appear to be dependent on increases in mitochondrial content.
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- Justin A Fletcher
- 1Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, MO; 2Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and 3Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
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Morris EM, Jackman MR, Johnson GC, Liu TW, Lopez JL, Kearney ML, Fletcher JA, Meers GME, Koch LG, Britton SL, Rector RS, Ibdah JA, MacLean PS, Thyfault JP. Intrinsic aerobic capacity impacts susceptibility to acute high-fat diet-induced hepatic steatosis. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2014; 307:E355-64. [PMID: 24961240 PMCID: PMC4137118 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00093.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Aerobic capacity/fitness significantly impacts susceptibility for fatty liver and diabetes, but the mechanisms remain unknown. Herein, we utilized rats selectively bred for high (HCR) and low (LCR) intrinsic aerobic capacity to examine the mechanisms by which aerobic capacity impacts metabolic vulnerability for fatty liver following a 3-day high-fat diet (HFD). Indirect calorimetry assessment of energy metabolism combined with radiolabeled dietary food was employed to examine systemic metabolism in combination with ex vivo measurements of hepatic lipid oxidation. The LCR, but not HCR, displayed increased hepatic lipid accumulation in response to the HFD despite both groups increasing energy intake. However, LCR rats had a greater increase in energy intake and demonstrated greater daily weight gain and percent body fat due to HFD compared with HCR. Additionally, total energy expenditure was higher in the larger LCR. However, controlling for the difference in body weight, the LCR has lower resting energy expenditure compared with HCR. Importantly, respiratory quotient was significantly higher during the HFD in the LCR compared with HCR, suggesting reduced whole body lipid utilization in the LCR. This was confirmed by the observed lower whole body dietary fatty acid oxidation in LCR compared with HCR. Furthermore, LCR liver homogenate and isolated mitochondria showed lower complete fatty acid oxidation compared with HCR. We conclude that rats bred for low intrinsic aerobic capacity show greater susceptibility for dietary-induced hepatic steatosis, which is associated with a lower energy expenditure and reduced whole body and hepatic mitochondrial lipid oxidation.
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- Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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- Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Medicine - Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Medicine - Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Affairs Hospital-Research Service, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Medicine - Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Affairs Hospital-Research Service, Columbia, Missouri
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- Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, Aurora, Colorado; and Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Medicine - Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Affairs Hospital-Research Service, Columbia, Missouri;
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Morris EM, Jackman M, Johnson G, Meers G, Lopez J, Koch L, Britton S, MacLean P, Thyfault J. Decreased adipocyte size and lipid of high aerobic capacity rats is associated with protection from steatosis following a 3‐day high fat diet (711.10). FASEB J 2014. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.711.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- E. Matthew Morris
- Internal Medicine ‐ Gastroenterology University of MissouriCOLUMBIAMOUnited States
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- Medicine ‐ Endocrinology, Diabetesand Metabolism University of Colorado‐DenverAuroraCOUnited States
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- Medicine ‐ Endocrinology, Diabetesand Metabolism University of Colorado‐DenverAuroraCOUnited States
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- Internal Medicine ‐ Gastroenterology University of MissouriCOLUMBIAMOUnited States
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- Medicine ‐ Endocrinology, Diabetesand Metabolism University of Colorado‐DenverAuroraCOUnited States
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- Anesthesiology University of MichiganAnn ArborMIUnited States
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- Anesthesiology University of MichiganAnn ArborMIUnited States
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- Medicine ‐ Endocrinology, Diabetesand Metabolism University of Colorado‐DenverAuroraCOUnited States
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- Internal Medicine ‐ Gastroenterology University of MissouriCOLUMBIAMOUnited States
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Meers G, Morris EM, Koch L, Britton S, Thyfault J. Voluntary wheel running is necessary for hepatic PGC‐1α adenovirus overexpression to increase hepatic mitochondria in LCR rats (LB741). FASEB J 2014. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.lb741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Grace Meers
- University of Missouri and Research Service Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical CenterCOLUMBIAMOUnited States
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- University of Missouri and Research Service Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical CenterCOLUMBIAMOUnited States
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- University of MichiganAnn ArborMIUnited States
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- University of Missouri and Research Service Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical CenterCOLUMBIAMOUnited States
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Linden MA, Fletcher JA, Morris EM, Meers GM, Kearney ML, Crissey JM, Laughlin MH, Booth FW, Sowers JR, Ibdah JA, Thyfault JP, Rector RS. Combining metformin and aerobic exercise training in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and NAFLD in OLETF rats. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2014; 306:E300-10. [PMID: 24326426 PMCID: PMC3920010 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00427.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Here, we sought to compare the efficacy of combining exercise and metformin for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in hyperphagic, obese, type 2 diabetic Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats. OLETF rats (age: 20 wk, hyperglycemic and hyperinsulinemic; n = 10/group) were randomly assigned to sedentary (O-SED), SED plus metformin (O-SED + M; 300 mg·kg(-1)·day(-1)), moderate-intensity exercise training (O-EndEx; 20 m/min, 60 min/day, 5 days/wk treadmill running), or O-EndEx + M groups for 12 wk. Long-Evans Tokushima Otsuka (L-SED) rats served as nonhyperphagic controls. O-SED + M, O-EndEx, and O-EndEx + M were effective in the management of type 2 diabetes, and all three treatments lowered hepatic steatosis and serum markers of liver injury; however, O-EndEx lowered liver triglyceride content and fasting hyperglycemia more than O-SED + M. In addition, exercise elicited greater improvements compared with metformin alone on postchallenge glycemic control, liver diacylglycerol content, hepatic mitochondrial palmitate oxidation, citrate synthase, and β-HAD activities and in the attenuation of markers of hepatic fatty acid uptake and de novo fatty acid synthesis. Surprisingly, combining metformin and aerobic exercise training offered little added benefit to these outcomes, and in fact, metformin actually blunted exercise-induced increases in complete mitochondrial palmitate oxidation and β-HAD activity. In conclusion, aerobic exercise training was more effective than metformin administration in the management of type 2 diabetes and NAFLD outcomes in obese hyperphagic OLETF rats. Combining therapies offered little additional benefit beyond exercise alone, and findings suggest that metformin potentially impairs exercise-induced hepatic mitochondrial adaptations.
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- Melissa A Linden
- Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Affairs Hospital
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Morris EM, Jackman MR, Meers GME, Johnson GC, Lopez JL, MacLean PS, Thyfault JP. Reduced hepatic mitochondrial respiration following acute high-fat diet is prevented by PGC-1α overexpression. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2013; 305:G868-80. [PMID: 24091599 PMCID: PMC3882433 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00179.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Changes in substrate utilization and reduced mitochondrial respiratory capacity following exposure to energy-dense, high-fat diets (HFD) are putatively key components in the development of obesity-related metabolic disease. We examined the effect of a 3-day HFD on isolated liver mitochondrial respiration and whole body energy utilization in obesity-prone (OP) rats. We also examined if hepatic overexpression of peroxisomal proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α), a master regulator of mitochondrial respiratory capacity and biogenesis, would modify liver and whole body responses to the HFD. Acute, 3-day HFD (45% kcal) in OP rats resulted in increased daily energy intake, energy balance, weight gain, and adiposity, without an increase in liver triglyceride (triacylglycerol) accumulation. HFD-fed OP rats also displayed decreased whole body substrate switching from the dark to the light cycle, which was paired with reductions in hepatic mitochondrial respiration of multiple substrates in multiple respiratory states. Hepatic PGC-1α overexpression was observed to protect whole body substrate switching, as well as maintain mitochondrial respiration, following the acute HFD. Additionally, liver PGC-1α overexpression did not alter whole body dietary fatty acid oxidation but resulted in greater storage of dietary free fatty acids in liver lipid, primarily as triacylglycerol. Together, these data demonstrate that a short-term HFD can result in a decrease in metabolic flexibility and hepatic mitochondrial respiratory capacity in OP rats that is completely prevented by hepatic overexpression of PGC-1α.
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- E. Matthew Morris
- 1Department of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri;
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- 4Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado; ,6Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri;
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- 4Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado; ,6Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado
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- 4Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado; ,6Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado
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- 4Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado; ,5Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado; and ,6Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; ,2Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; ,3Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Missouri;
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Heden TD, Morris EM, Kearney ML, Liu TW, Park YM, Kanaley JA, Thyfault JP. Differential effects of low-fat and high-fat diets on fed-state hepatic triacylglycerol secretion, hepatic fatty acid profiles, and DGAT-1 protein expression in obese-prone Sprague-Dawley rats. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2013; 39:472-9. [PMID: 24669989 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2013-0410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of short-term low-fat (LF) and high-fat (HF) diets on fed-state hepatic triacylglycerol (TAG) secretion, the content of proteins involved in TAG assembly and secretion, fatty acid oxidation (FAO), and the fatty acid profile of stored TAG. Using selectively bred obese-prone Sprague-Dawley rats, we directly measured fed-state hepatic TAG secretion, using Tyloxapol (a lipoprotein lipase inhibitor) and a standardized oral mixed meal (45% carbohydrate, 40% fat, 15% protein) bolus in animals fed a HF or LF diet for 2 weeks, after which the rats were maintained on their respective diet for 1 week (washout) prior to the liver being excised to measure protein content, FAO, and TAG fatty acid profiles. Hepatic DGAT-1 protein expression was ∼27% lower in HF- than in LF-fed animals (p < 0.05); the protein expression of all other molecules was similar in the 2 diets. The fed-state hepatic TAG secretion rate was ∼39% lower (p < 0.05) in HF- (4.62 ± 0.18 mmol·h(-1)) than in LF- (7.60 ± 0.57 mmol·h(-1)) fed animals. Hepatic TAG content was ∼2-fold higher (p < 0.05) in HF- (1.07 ± 0.15 nmol·g(-1) tissue) than in LF- (0.50 ± 0.16 nmol·g(-1) tissue) fed animals. In addition, the fatty acid profile of liver TAG in HF-fed animals closely resembled the diet, whereas in LF-fed animals, the fatty acid profile consisted of mostly de novo synthesized fatty acids. FAO was not altered by diet. LF and HF diets differentially alter fed-state hepatic TAG secretion, hepatic fatty acid profiles, and DGAT-1 protein expression.
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- Timothy D Heden
- a Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, NW502 Medical Science Building, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is now considered the most prevalent chronic liver disease, affecting over 30% of the US adult population. NAFLD is strongly linked to insulin resistance and is considered the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome. Activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is known to play a role in the hypertension observed in the metabolic syndrome and also is thought to play a central role in insulin resistance and NAFLD. Angiotensin II (AngII) is considered the primary effector of the physiological outcomes of RAAS signaling, both at the systemic and local tissue level. Herein, we review data describing the potential involvement of AngII-mediated signaling at multiple levels in the development and progression of NAFLD, including increased steatosis, inflammation, insulin resistance, and fibrosis. Additionally, we present recent work on the potential therapeutic benefits of RAAS and angiotensin II signaling inhibition in rodent models and patients with NAFLD.
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- E Matthew Morris
- Department of Internal Medicine - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri, MO, United States; Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, MO 65201, United States.
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Rector RS, Morris EM, Ridenhour S, Meers GM, Hsu FF, Turk J, Ibdah JA. Selective hepatic insulin resistance in a murine model heterozygous for a mitochondrial trifunctional protein defect. Hepatology 2013; 57:2213-23. [PMID: 23359250 PMCID: PMC3660447 DOI: 10.1002/hep.26285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2012] [Accepted: 01/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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UNLABELLED Earlier reports suggest a link between mitochondrial dysfunction and development of hepatic insulin resistance. Here we used a murine model heterozygous (HET) for a mitochondrial trifunctional protein (MTP) gene defect to determine if a primary defect in mitochondrial long-chain fatty acid oxidation disrupts hepatic insulin action. Hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamps and signaling studies were performed for assessment of whole-body and hepatic insulin resistance/signaling. In addition, hepatic fatty acid oxidation and hepatic insulin action were assessed in vitro using primary hepatocytes isolated from HET and wildtype (WT) mice. In both hepatic mitochondria and isolated primary hepatocytes, heterozygosity of MTP caused an ∼50% reduction in mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation, a significantly impaired glucose disposal during the insulin clamp, and a markedly lower insulin-stimulated suppression of hepatic glucose production. HET mice also exhibited impaired insulin signaling, with increased hepatic phosphorylation of IRS2 (ser731) and reduced Akt phosphorylation (ser473) in both hepatic tissue and isolated primary hepatocytes. Assessment of insulin-stimulated FOXO1/phospho-FOXO1 protein content and PEPCK/G6Pase messenger RNA (mRNA) expression did not reveal differences between HET and WT mice. However, insulin-induced phosphorylation of GSK3β was significantly blunted in HET mice. Hepatic insulin resistance was associated with an increased methylation status of the catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A-C), but was not associated with differences in hepatic diacylglycerol content, activated protein kinase C-ϵ (PKC-ϵ), inhibitor κB kinase β (IKK-β), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), or phospho-JNK protein contents. Surprisingly, hepatic ceramides were significantly lower in the HET mice compared with WT. CONCLUSION A primary defect in mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation causes hepatic insulin resistance selective to hepatic glycogen metabolism that is associated with elevated methylated PP2A-C, but independent of other mechanisms commonly considered responsible for insulin resistance. (HEPATOLOGY 2013;).
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- R. Scott Rector
- Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri 65212, USA,Department of Internal Medicine-Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri,Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri
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- Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri 65212, USA,Department of Internal Medicine-Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri
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- Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri 65212, USA,Department of Internal Medicine-Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri
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- Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri 65212, USA,Department of Internal Medicine-Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Mass Spectrometry Resource, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Lipid Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Mass Spectrometry Resource, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism, and Lipid Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Medical Center, Columbia, Missouri 65212, USA,Department of Internal Medicine-Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Missouri,Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri,Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri
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Mikus CR, Roseguini BT, Uptergrove GM, Morris EM, Rector RS, Libla JL, Oberlin DJ, Borengasser SJ, Taylor AM, Ibdah JA, Laughlin MH, Thyfault JP. Voluntary wheel running selectively augments insulin-stimulated vasodilation in arterioles from white skeletal muscle of insulin-resistant rats. Microcirculation 2013; 19:729-38. [PMID: 22804760 DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2012.00210.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2012] [Accepted: 07/11/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Exercise (RUN) prevents declines in insulin-mediated vasodilation, an important component of insulin-mediated glucose disposal, in rats prone to obesity and insulin resistance. OBJECTIVE Determine whether RUN (1) improves insulin-stimulated vasodilation after insulin resistance has been established, and (2) differentially affects arterioles from red and white muscle. METHODS Insulin signaling and vasoreactivity to insulin (1-1000 μIU/mL) were assessed in 2A from the Gw and Gr of SED OLETF rats at 12 and 20 weeks of age (SED12, SED20) and those undergoing RUN (RUN20) or caloric restriction (CR20; to match body weight of RUN) from 12 to 20 weeks. RESULTS Glucose and insulin responses to i.p. glucose were reduced in RUN20, elevated in SED20 (p < 0.05 vs. SED12), and maintained in CR20. Insulin-stimulated vasodilation was greater in Gw but not Gr, 2As of RUN20 (p < 0.01 vs. all groups), and was improved by ET-1 receptor inhibition in Gw 2As from SED20 and CR20 (p < 0.05). There were no differences in microvascular insulin signaling among groups or muscle beds. CONCLUSIONS RUN selectively improved insulin-mediated vasodilation in Gw 2As, in part through attenuated ET-1 sensitivity/production, an adaptation that was independent of changes in adiposity and may contribute to enhanced insulin-stimulated glucose disposal.
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- Catherine R Mikus
- Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Liu T, Heden TD, Blandon A, Morris EM, Fritsche KL, Thyfault JP. High‐fat diet alters serum fatty acid profiles in obesity prone rats: implications for in‐vitro studies. FASEB J 2013. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.373.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Tzu‐Wen Liu
- Nutrition and Exercise PhysiologyUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMO
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- Nutrition and Exercise PhysiologyUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMO
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- Internal Medicine‐Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologyUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMO
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- Internal Medicine‐Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologyUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMO
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- Nutrition and Exercise PhysiologyUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMO
- Animal SciencesUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMO
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- Nutrition and Exercise PhysiologyUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMO
- Internal Medicine‐Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologyUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMO
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