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Arch Oral Biol ; 140: 105451, 2022 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35617755

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of voluntary physical activity (VPA) on inflammatory profile and the progression of experimental periodontal disease (PD) in mice. METHODS: Male C57BL/6 mice were randomly distributed into Control; VPA; PD and PD/VPA groups. We registered VPA (total volume of revolutions) and average speed (revolutions/minute) in a free running wheel for 30 days. On the 15th day, animals from the PD and PD/VPA groups received ligatures on the upper second molars bilaterally. On the 30th day animals were euthanized, and PD progression was assessed by measuring alveolar bone loss (ABL - the linear distance between the cemento-enamel junction and the alveolar bone crest on the teeth buccal surface). Gene expression of RANKL (kappa nuclear factor B receptor) OPG (osteoprotegerin), IL-1ß (interleukin 1 beta), IL-6 (interleukin 6) and TNF-α (tumor necrosis factor alpha) were evaluated by real-time PCR (quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction - relative gene expression). RESULTS: The total volume of physical activity and the activity speed decreased along the seven days after ligature-placement (p < 0.05), returning to a similar pattern in relation to VPA group. Ligature placement produced significant bone resorption, and increased RANKL, IL-1ß, IL-6 and TNF-α expression. VPA reduced ABL (p < 0,05) and the expression of TNF-α and IL-1ß, whereas increased OPG expression. CONCLUSION: Animals induced to PD with access to the VPA wheel presented both lower gingival inflammation and less alveolar bone resorption in comparison to animals without access to the wheel.


Subject(s)
Alveolar Bone Loss , Periodontitis , Alveolar Bone Loss/pathology , Animals , Interleukin-6 , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Osteoprotegerin/metabolism , Periodontitis/metabolism , RANK Ligand/metabolism , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism
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Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis ; 1865(6): 1126-1137, 2019 06 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30738810

ABSTRACT

In experimental obesity, the hypothalamus is affected by an inflammatory response activated by dietary saturated fats. This inflammation is triggered as early as one day after exposure to a high-fat diet, and during its progression, there is recruitment of inflammatory cells from the systemic circulation. The objective of the present study was identifying chemokines potentially involved in the development of hypothalamic diet-induced inflammation. In order to identify chemokines potentially involved in this process, we performed a real-time PCR array that determined Ackr2 as one of the transcripts undergoing differential regulation in obese-prone as compared to obese-resistant mice fed a high-fat diet for three days. ACKR2 is a decoy receptor that acts as an inhibitor of the signals generated by several CC inflammatory chemokines. Our results show that Ackr2 expression is rapidly induced after exposure to dietary fats both in obese-prone and obese-resistant mice. In immunofluorescence studies, ACKR2 was detected in hypothalamic neurons expressing POMC and NPY and also in microglia and astrocytes. The lentiviral overexpression of ACKR2 in the hypothalamus reduced diet-induced hypothalamic inflammation; however, there was no change in spontaneous caloric intake and body mass. Nevertheless, the overexpression of ACKR2 resulted in improvement of glucose tolerance, which was accompanied by reduced insulin secretion and increased whole body insulin sensitivity. Thus, ACKR2 is a decoy chemokine receptor expressed in most hypothalamic cells that is modulated by dietary intervention and acts to reduce diet-induced inflammation, leading to improved glucose tolerance due to improved insulin action.


Subject(s)
Gene Expression Profiling , Glucose/metabolism , Hypothalamus/metabolism , Inflammation/genetics , Obesity/genetics , Receptors, Chemokine/genetics , Animals , Astrocytes/metabolism , Cytokines/genetics , Cytokines/metabolism , Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects , Glucose Tolerance Test , Hypothalamus/cytology , Inflammation/etiology , Inflammation/metabolism , Insulin Resistance/genetics , Male , Mice , Neurons/metabolism , Obesity/etiology , Obesity/metabolism , Receptors, Chemokine/metabolism
3.
Front Cell Neurosci ; 12: 88, 2018.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29643769

ABSTRACT

Obesity is a public health issue that affects more than 600 million adults worldwide. The disease is characterized by fat accumulation, mainly in the abdominal area. The human body is mainly composed of two types of adipose tissue: white adipose tissue (WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT); however, the browning process generates a different type of brown fat-like adipocyte in WAT, which similar to BAT has thermogenic capacity by activating UCP-1. The hypothalamic arcuate nucleus plays an important role in WAT browning via POMC neurons, which are influenced by synergistic insulin and leptin signaling. On the other hand, stimulation of AgRP neurons suppresses WAT browning. The hypothalamic inflammatory process that occurs in obesity impairs insulin and leptin signaling in this tissue and, consequently, can decrease WAT browning. In addition, practicing physical exercise may be a great strategy for triggering the browning process since it reduces hypothalamic inflammation and increases POMC neurons gene expression. Moreover, physical exercise stimulates irisin gene expression, which has an important impact on thermogenesis, which in turn culminates in increased gene expression of proteins such as UCP-1 and Cidea, which are related to WAT browning. Furthermore, thermogenetic activation of WAT leads to increased energy expenditure, favoring obesity treatment. Therefore, this mini-review aimed to highlight the most recent studies that link the control of hypothalamic activity with the browning metabolism of adipose tissue in response to physical exercise.

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J Clin Periodontol ; 44(11): 1153-1163, 2017 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28800160

ABSTRACT

AIM: To evaluate the effects of physical training on inflammatory and behavioural parameters of Wistar rats with periodontal disease (PD). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty four animals were distributed in a 2 × 2 factorial design (with and without exercise, with and without PD). Trained animals swimmed one hour daily during 8 weeks. PD was induced by ligature 14 days before the end of experiment, and in the last week, all animals were submitted to the Marble Burying Test. Histomorphometric analyses of the mandibles and expression of cytokines were conducted by Western blotting. We also evaluated the morphometry of hippocampal astrocytes using anti-glial fibrillary acidic protein antibody. RESULTS: Physical training attenuated bone loss and epithelial attachment loss levels of rats with PD. Trained animals with PD presented lower TNF-α expression in periodontal tissues while IL-10 was increased. TNF-α/IL-10 ratio was lower in trained animals with PD compared to those with induced periodontitis. PD increased anxiety-like behaviour, and physical training attenuated this parameter. Exercise increased the ramifications of hippocampal astrocytes in rats without PD. CONCLUSIONS: Exercise decreased anxiety behaviour, inflammatory proteins expression and bone loss in rats with PD.


Subject(s)
Alveolar Bone Loss/prevention & control , Anxiety/prevention & control , Periodontitis/therapy , Physical Conditioning, Animal , Animals , Blotting, Western , Cytokines/analysis , Gingiva/chemistry , Male , Periodontitis/psychology , Rats , Rats, Wistar
5.
J Neuroinflammation ; 14(1): 91, 2017 04 26.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28446241

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: The consumption of large amounts of dietary fats is one of the most important environmental factors contributing to the development of obesity and metabolic disorders. GPR120 and GPR40 are polyunsaturated fatty acid receptors that exert a number of systemic effects that are beneficial for metabolic and inflammatory diseases. Here, we evaluate the expression and potential role of hypothalamic GPR120 and GPR40 as targets for the treatment of obesity. METHODS: Male Swiss (6-weeks old), were fed with a high fat diet (HFD, 60% of kcal from fat) for 4 weeks. Next, mice underwent stereotaxic surgery to place an indwelling cannula into the right lateral ventricle. intracerebroventricular (icv)-cannulated mice were treated twice a day for 6 days with 2.0 µL saline or GPR40 and GPR120 agonists: GW9508, TUG1197, or TUG905 (2.0 µL, 1.0 mM). Food intake and body mass were measured during the treatment period. At the end of the experiment, the hypothalamus was collected for real-time PCR analysis. RESULTS: We show that both receptors are expressed in the hypothalamus; GPR120 is primarily present in microglia, whereas GPR40 is expressed in neurons. Upon intracerebroventricular treatment, GW9508, a non-specific agonist for both receptors, reduced energy efficiency and the expression of inflammatory genes in the hypothalamus. Reducing GPR120 hypothalamic expression using a lentivirus-based approach resulted in the loss of the anti-inflammatory effect of GW9508 and increased energy efficiency. Intracerebroventricular treatment with the GPR120- and GPR40-specific agonists TUG1197 and TUG905, respectively, resulted in milder effects than those produced by GW9508. CONCLUSIONS: GPR120 and GPR40 act in concert in the hypothalamus to reduce energy efficiency and regulate the inflammation associated with obesity. The combined activation of both receptors in the hypothalamus results in better metabolic outcomes than the isolated activation of either receptor alone.


Subject(s)
Energy Metabolism/physiology , Fatty Acids, Unsaturated/biosynthesis , Homeostasis/physiology , Hypothalamus/metabolism , Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/biosynthesis , Animals , Cell Line , Fatty Acids, Unsaturated/genetics , Gene Expression , Inflammation/genetics , Inflammation/metabolism , Male , Mice , Microglia/metabolism , Obesity/genetics , Obesity/metabolism , Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/genetics
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J Neuroinflammation ; 14(1): 5, 2017 01 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28086928

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Diet-induced hypothalamic inflammation is an important mechanism leading to dysfunction of neurons involved in controlling body mass. Studies have shown that polyunsaturated fats can reduce hypothalamic inflammation. Here, we evaluated the presence and function of RvD2, a resolvin produced from docosahexaenoic acid, in the hypothalamus of mice. METHODS: Male Swiss mice were fed either chow or a high-fat diet. RvD2 receptor and synthetic enzymes were evaluated by real-time PCR and immunofluorescence. RvD2 was determined by mass spectrometry. Dietary and pharmacological approaches were used to modulate the RvD2 system in the hypothalamus, and metabolic phenotype consequences were determined. RESULTS: All enzymes involved in the synthesis of RvD2 were detected in the hypothalamus and were modulated in response to the consumption of dietary saturated fats, leading to a reduction of hypothalamic RvD2. GPR18, the receptor for RvD2, which was detected in POMC and NPY neurons, was also modulated by dietary fats. The substitution of saturated by polyunsaturated fats in the diet resulted in increased hypothalamic RvD2, which was accompanied by reduced body mass and improved glucose tolerance. The intracerebroventricular treatment with docosahexaenoic acid resulted in increased expression of the RvD2 synthetic enzymes, increased expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines and improved metabolic phenotype. Finally, intracerebroventricular treatment with RvD2 resulted in reduced adiposity, improved glucose tolerance and increased hypothalamic expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines. CONCLUSIONS: Thus, RvD2 is produced in the hypothalamus, and its receptor and synthetic enzymes are modulated by dietary fats. The improved metabolic outcomes of RvD2 make this substance an attractive approach to treat obesity.


Subject(s)
Docosahexaenoic Acids/therapeutic use , Encephalitis/drug therapy , Encephalitis/etiology , Hypothalamus/metabolism , Obesity/complications , Animals , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use , Calcium-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Cytokines/genetics , Cytokines/metabolism , Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects , Disease Models, Animal , Docosahexaenoic Acids/chemistry , Docosahexaenoic Acids/pharmacology , Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects , Glucose Tolerance Test , Hypothalamus/pathology , Male , Mice , Microfilament Proteins/metabolism , Neurons/metabolism , Neuropeptide Y/metabolism , Obesity/chemically induced , Oxygen Consumption/physiology , Pro-Opiomelanocortin/metabolism , Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/metabolism
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Diabetes ; 65(3): 673-86, 2016 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26512023

ABSTRACT

Apoptosis of hypothalamic neurons is believed to play an important role in the development and perpetuation of obesity. Similar to the hippocampus, the hypothalamus presents constitutive and stimulated neurogenesis, suggesting that obesity-associated hypothalamic dysfunction can be repaired. Here, we explored the hypothesis that n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) induce hypothalamic neurogenesis. Both in the diet and injected directly into the hypothalamus, PUFAs were capable of increasing hypothalamic neurogenesis to levels similar or superior to the effect of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Most of the neurogenic activity induced by PUFAs resulted in increased numbers of proopiomelanocortin but not NPY neurons and was accompanied by increased expression of BDNF and G-protein-coupled receptor 40 (GPR40). The inhibition of GPR40 was capable of reducing the neurogenic effect of a PUFA, while the inhibition of BDNF resulted in the reduction of global hypothalamic cell. Thus, PUFAs emerge as a potential dietary approach to correct obesity-associated hypothalamic neuronal loss.


Subject(s)
Blood Glucose/drug effects , Fatty Acids, Omega-3/pharmacology , Hypothalamus/drug effects , Neurogenesis/drug effects , Neurons/drug effects , RNA, Messenger/drug effects , Animals , Blood Glucose/metabolism , Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/drug effects , Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/genetics , Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism , Glucose Tolerance Test , Hypothalamus/cytology , Hypothalamus/metabolism , Mice , Neurons/metabolism , Neuropeptide Y , Pro-Opiomelanocortin/metabolism , RNA, Messenger/metabolism , Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction , Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/drug effects , Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/genetics , Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/metabolism , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Cell Rep ; 11(6): 934-943, 2015 May 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25937275

ABSTRACT

Obesity is a major risk factor for asthma, which is characterized by airway hyperreactivity (AHR). In obesity-associated asthma, AHR may be regulated by non-TH2 mechanisms. We hypothesized that airway reactivity is regulated by insulin in the CNS, and that the high levels of insulin associated with obesity contribute to AHR. We found that intracerebroventricular (ICV)-injected insulin increases airway reactivity in wild-type, but not in vesicle acetylcholine transporter knockdown (VAChT KD(HOM-/-)), mice. Either neutralization of central insulin or inhibition of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) normalized airway reactivity in hyperinsulinemic obese mice. These effects were mediated by insulin in cholinergic nerves located at the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMV) and nucleus ambiguus (NA), which convey parasympathetic outflow to the lungs. We propose that increased insulin-induced activation of ERK in parasympathetic pre-ganglionic nerves contributes to AHR in obese mice, suggesting a drug-treatable link between obesity and asthma.


Subject(s)
Brain Stem/enzymology , Bronchial Hyperreactivity/complications , Cholinergic Neurons/enzymology , Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism , Hyperinsulinism/complications , MAP Kinase Signaling System , Animals , Bronchial Hyperreactivity/enzymology , Bronchial Hyperreactivity/physiopathology , Bronchoconstriction , Cholinergic Neurons/pathology , Diet, High-Fat , Enzyme Activation , Hyperinsulinism/enzymology , Hyperinsulinism/physiopathology , Inflammation/pathology , Injections, Intraventricular , Insulin/metabolism , Methacholine Chloride , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Obese , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism , Phosphorylation , Receptor, Insulin/metabolism
9.
Endocrinology ; 156(1): 103-13, 2015 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25375037

ABSTRACT

The anomalous activation of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) by dietary fats is one of the most important mechanisms linking obesity to insulin resistance. TLR4 is expressed in most tissues of the body, but its activity in the cells of the immune system is expected to underlie its most important roles of inducing inflammation and insulin resistance. Here we explore the hypothesis that TLR4 expression in bone marrow-derived cells mediates most of the actions of this receptor as an inducer of insulin resistance. Wild type and TLR4-mutant mice were used in bone marrow transplant experiments producing chimeras that harbored the functional receptor in all cells of the body except bone marrow-derived cells or only in bone marrow-derived cells. Transplanted mice were fed chow or a high-fat diet, and glucose homeostasis was evaluated by glucose and insulin tolerance tests. Insulin signal transduction and the expression of markers of inflammation were evaluated in the liver and white adipose tissue. In addition, we performed liver histology and evaluated the expression of gluconeogenic enzymes. The expression of TLR4 in bone marrow-derived cells only, but not in non-bone marrow-derived tissues only, was a determining factor in the induction of diet-induced insulin resistance, which was accompanied by an increased expression of inflammatory markers in both white adipose tissue and liver as well as increased liver steatosis and increased expression of gluconeogenic enzymes. TLR4 expressed in bone marrow-derived cells is an important mediator of obesity-associated insulin resistance in mice.


Subject(s)
Dietary Fats/adverse effects , Gene Expression Regulation/physiology , Insulin Resistance/physiology , Macrophages/drug effects , Macrophages/metabolism , Toll-Like Receptor 4/metabolism , Adipose Tissue/metabolism , Animals , Bone Marrow Transplantation , Dietary Fats/administration & dosage , Inflammation/genetics , Inflammation/metabolism , Insulin Resistance/genetics , Liver/metabolism , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred C3H , Mice, Knockout , Obesity/etiology , Obesity/metabolism , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt , Toll-Like Receptor 4/genetics
10.
Endocrinology ; 155(8): 2831-44, 2014 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24892821

ABSTRACT

In both human and experimental obesity, inflammatory damage to the hypothalamus plays an important role in the loss of the coordinated control of food intake and energy expenditure. Upon prolonged maintenance of increased body mass, the brain changes the defended set point of adiposity, and returning to normal weight becomes extremely difficult. Here we show that in prolonged but not in short-term obesity, the ubiquitin/proteasome system in the hypothalamus fails to maintain an adequate rate of protein recycling, leading to the accumulation of ubiquitinated proteins. This is accompanied by an increased colocalization of ubiquitin and p62 in the arcuate nucleus and reduced expression of autophagy markers in the hypothalamus. Genetic protection from obesity is accompanied by the normal regulation of the ubiquitin/proteasome system in the hypothalamus, whereas the inhibition of proteasome or p62 results in the acceleration of body mass gain in mice exposed for a short period to a high-fat diet. Thus, the defective regulation of the ubiquitin/proteasome system in the hypothalamus may be an important mechanism involved in the progression and autoperpetuation of obesity.


Subject(s)
Hypothalamus/metabolism , Obesity/metabolism , Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex/metabolism , Ubiquitin/metabolism , Animals , Autophagy , Diet, High-Fat , Disease Models, Animal , Humans , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred C3H , Microglia/metabolism , Neurons/metabolism , Phenotype , Transcription Factor TFIIH , Transcription Factors/metabolism , Weight Gain , Weight Loss
11.
Diabetes ; 63(11): 3770-84, 2014 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24947351

ABSTRACT

Hypothalamic inflammation is a common feature of experimental obesity. Dietary fats are important triggers of this process, inducing the activation of toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4) signaling and endoplasmic reticulum stress. Microglia cells, which are the cellular components of the innate immune system in the brain, are expected to play a role in the early activation of diet-induced hypothalamic inflammation. Here, we use bone marrow transplants to generate mice chimeras that express a functional TLR4 in the entire body except in bone marrow-derived cells or only in bone marrow-derived cells. We show that a functional TLR4 in bone marrow-derived cells is required for the complete expression of the diet-induced obese phenotype and for the perpetuation of inflammation in the hypothalamus. In an obesity-prone mouse strain, the chemokine CX3CL1 (fractalkine) is rapidly induced in the neurons of the hypothalamus after the introduction of a high-fat diet. The inhibition of hypothalamic fractalkine reduces diet-induced hypothalamic inflammation and the recruitment of bone marrow-derived monocytic cells to the hypothalamus; in addition, this inhibition reduces obesity and protects against diet-induced glucose intolerance. Thus, fractalkine is an important player in the early induction of diet-induced hypothalamic inflammation, and its inhibition impairs the induction of the obese and glucose intolerance phenotypes.


Subject(s)
Chemokine CX3CL1/metabolism , Hypothalamus/metabolism , Inflammation/metabolism , Obesity/metabolism , Animals , Chemokine CX3CL1/genetics , Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects , Flow Cytometry , Hypothalamus/immunology , Immunoblotting , Inflammation/etiology , Inflammation/immunology , Male , Mice , Obesity/etiology , Obesity/immunology , Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction , Signal Transduction , Toll-Like Receptor 4/metabolism
12.
PLoS Genet ; 9(5): e1003532, 2013 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23737756

ABSTRACT

Mutations in human Gli-similar (GLIS) 3 protein cause neonatal diabetes. The GLIS3 gene region has also been identified as a susceptibility risk locus for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. GLIS3 plays a role in the generation of pancreatic beta cells and in insulin gene expression, but there is no information on the role of this gene on beta cell viability and/or susceptibility to immune- and metabolic-induced stress. GLIS3 knockdown (KD) in INS-1E cells, primary FACS-purified rat beta cells, and human islet cells decreased expression of MafA, Ins2, and Glut2 and inhibited glucose oxidation and insulin secretion, confirming the role of this transcription factor for the beta cell differentiated phenotype. GLIS3 KD increased beta cell apoptosis basally and sensitized the cells to death induced by pro-inflammatory cytokines (interleukin 1ß + interferon-γ) or palmitate, agents that may contribute to beta cell loss in respectively type 1 and 2 diabetes. The increased cell death was due to activation of the intrinsic (mitochondrial) pathway of apoptosis, as indicated by cytochrome c release to the cytosol, Bax translocation to the mitochondria and activation of caspases 9 and 3. Analysis of the pathways implicated in beta cell apoptosis following GLIS3 KD indicated modulation of alternative splicing of the pro-apoptotic BH3-only protein Bim, favouring expression of the pro-death variant BimS via inhibition of the splicing factor SRp55. KD of Bim abrogated the pro-apoptotic effect of GLIS3 loss of function alone or in combination with cytokines or palmitate. The present data suggest that altered expression of the candidate gene GLIS3 may contribute to both type 1 and 2 type diabetes by favouring beta cell apoptosis. This is mediated by alternative splicing of the pro-apoptotic protein Bim and exacerbated formation of the most pro-apoptotic variant BimS.


Subject(s)
Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins/genetics , Apoptosis/genetics , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/genetics , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/genetics , Membrane Proteins/genetics , Proto-Oncogene Proteins/genetics , Transcription Factors/genetics , Aged , Alternative Splicing/genetics , Animals , Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins/metabolism , Bcl-2-Like Protein 11 , DNA-Binding Proteins , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/etiology , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/etiology , Female , Gene Knockdown Techniques , Humans , Insulin/genetics , Insulin-Secreting Cells/metabolism , Insulin-Secreting Cells/pathology , Male , Membrane Proteins/metabolism , Mice , Middle Aged , Protein Isoforms/genetics , Proto-Oncogene Proteins/metabolism , Rats , Repressor Proteins , Trans-Activators
13.
PLoS One ; 6(4): e18517, 2011 Apr 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21494687

ABSTRACT

UFM1 is a member of the ubiquitin like protein family. While the enzymatic cascade of UFM1 conjugation has been elucidated in recent years, the biological function remains largely unknown. In this report we demonstrate that the recently identified C20orf116, which we name UFM1-binding protein 1 containing a PCI domain (UFBP1), and CDK5RAP3 interact with UFM1. Components of the UFM1 conjugation pathway (UFM1, UFBP1, UFL1 and CDK5RAP3) are highly expressed in pancreatic islets of Langerhans and some other secretory tissues. Co-localization of UFM1 with UFBP1 in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) depends on UFBP1. We demonstrate that ER stress, which is common in secretory cells, induces expression of Ufm1, Ufbp1 and Ufl1 in the beta-cell line INS-1E. siRNA-mediated Ufm1 or Ufbp1 knockdown enhances apoptosis upon ER stress. Silencing the E3 enzyme UFL1, results in similar outcomes, suggesting that UFM1-UFBP1 conjugation is required to prevent ER stress-induced apoptosis. Together, our data suggest that UFM1-UFBP1 participate in preventing ER stress-induced apoptosis in protein secretory cells.


Subject(s)
Apoptosis , Carrier Proteins/metabolism , Cytoprotection , Endoplasmic Reticulum/pathology , Insulin-Secreting Cells/cytology , Proteins/metabolism , Stress, Physiological , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Apoptosis/drug effects , Apoptosis/genetics , Cytoprotection/drug effects , Endoplasmic Reticulum/drug effects , Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism , Gene Expression Profiling , Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects , Gene Knockdown Techniques , Glucose/pharmacology , Insulin/metabolism , Insulin Secretion , Insulin-Secreting Cells/drug effects , Insulin-Secreting Cells/metabolism , Male , Mass Spectrometry , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Molecular Sequence Data , Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism , Protein Binding/drug effects , Protein Transport/drug effects , Proteins/genetics , RNA, Messenger/genetics , RNA, Messenger/metabolism , Stress, Physiological/drug effects , Stress, Physiological/genetics
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J Strength Cond Res ; 23(7): 2149-54, 2009 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19855345

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to investigate, in older women, the acute effect of static stretching (SS) on both muscle activation and force output. Twenty-three older women (64.6 +/- 7.1 yr) participated in the study. The maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), rate of force development (RFD) (50, 100, 150, and 200 ms relative to onset of muscular contraction), and peak RFD (PRFD) (the steepest slope of the curve during the first 200 ms) were tested under 2 randomly separate conditions: SS and control (C). Electromyographic (EMG) activity of the vastus medialis (VM), vastus lateralis (VL), and biceps femoris (BF) muscles also was assessed. The MVC was significantly lower (p < 0.05) in the 3 trials of SS when compared with the C condition (control: 925.0 +/- 50.9 N; trial 1: 854.3 +/- 55.3 N; trial 2: 863.1 +/- 52.2 N; and trial 3: 877.5 +/- 49.9 N). PRFD showed a significant decrease only for the first 2 trials of SS when compared with the C condition (control: 2672.3 +/- 259.1 N/s; trial 1: 2296.6 +/- 300.7 N/s; and trial 2: 2197.9 +/- 246.3 N/s). However, no difference was found for RFD (50, 100, 150, and 200 ms relative to onset of muscular contraction). The EMG activity for VM, VL, and BF was not significantly different between the C and SS conditions. In conclusion, the older women's capacity to produce muscular force decreased after their performance of SS exercises. The mechanisms responsible for this effect do not appear to be related to muscle activation. Thus, if flexibility is to be trained, it is recommended that SS does not occur just before the performance of activities that require high levels of muscular force.


Subject(s)
Isometric Contraction/physiology , Muscle Stretching Exercises , Muscle, Skeletal/physiology , Aged , Buttocks , Female , Humans , Middle Aged
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