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Menopause ; 18(9): 1010-7, 2011 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21505371

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OBJECTIVE: Adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) plays an important role in regulating whole-body energy homeostasis. The aim of this study was to investigate dietary α-lipoic acid (α-LA) supplementation on the activation of AMPK in both central and peripheral tissues in obese rats induced by ovariectomy. METHODS: Ovariectomized (Ovx) rats were treated with α-LA (200 mg/kg) 3 to 10 weeks after surgery. Body weight, food intake, fat mass, phosphorylated AMPKα (pAMPKα), and phosphorylated acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) protein expression in both the hypothalamus and white adipose tissue (WAT) as well as plasma leptin and adiponectin levels were measured in rats after either Ovx or sham operations. RESULTS: Compared with control rats, ovariectomy led to increased body weight, food intake, and WAT mass 2 to 10 weeks after surgery. Furthermore, plasma leptin and adiponectin levels as well as hypothalamic pAMPKα expression were significantly increased after ovariectomy, accompanied by a reduction in pAMPKα expression in WAT after ovariectomy. However, after treatment with α-LA, the elevation of leptin and adiponectin levels and the activation of hypothalamic AMPKα and ACC, as induced by ovariectomy, were significantly suppressed. Meanwhile, decreased fat mass and increased pAMPKα and phosphorylated ACC expression in the WAT were observed in Ovx rats treated with α-LA. CONCLUSIONS: α-LA significantly decreased appetite and fat accumulation, possibly through the regulation of central and peripheral AMPK activities in rats. Therefore, this study provides a rationale for the therapeutic use of α-LA for obesity in postmenopausal women.


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Proteínas Quinases Dependentes de AMP Cíclico/metabolismo , Obesidade/metabolismo , Ovário/metabolismo , Ácido Tióctico/farmacologia , Complexo Vitamínico B/farmacologia , Acetil-CoA Carboxilase/metabolismo , Adiponectina/sangue , Tecido Adiposo/efeitos dos fármacos , Tecido Adiposo/metabolismo , Animais , Peso Corporal/efeitos dos fármacos , Ingestão de Alimentos/efeitos dos fármacos , Feminino , Hipotálamo/efeitos dos fármacos , Hipotálamo/metabolismo , Leptina/sangue , Ovariectomia , Ovário/cirurgia , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Ácido Tióctico/metabolismo , Complexo Vitamínico B/metabolismo
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