16 results on '"Vitzel, Kaio Fernando"'
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2. Changes in Skeletal Muscle Protein Metabolism Signaling Induced by Glutamine Supplementation and Exercise.
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Rodrigues Junior, Carlos Flores, Murata, Gilson Masahiro, Gerlinger-Romero, Frederico, Nachbar, Renato Tadeu, Marzuca-Nassr, Gabriel Nasri, Gorjão, Renata, Vitzel, Kaio Fernando, Hirabara, Sandro Massao, Pithon-Curi, Tania Cristina, and Curi, Rui
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Aim: To evaluate the effects of resistance exercise training (RET) and/or glutamine supplementation (GS) on signaling protein synthesis in adult rat skeletal muscles. Methods: The following groups were studied: (1) control, no exercise (C); (2) exercise, hypertrophy resistance exercise training protocol (T); (3) no exercise, supplemented with glutamine (G); and (4) exercise and supplemented with glutamine (GT). The rats performed hypertrophic training, climbing a vertical ladder with a height of 1.1 m at an 80° incline relative to the horizontal with extra weights tied to their tails. The RET was performed three days a week for five weeks. Each training session consisted of six ladder climbs. The extra weight load was progressively increased for each animal during each training session. The G groups received daily L-glutamine by gavage (one g per kilogram of body weight per day) for five weeks. The C group received the same volume of water during the same period. The rats were euthanized, and the extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles from both hind limbs were removed and immediately weighed. Glutamine and glutamate concentrations were measured, and histological, signaling protein contents, and mRNA expression analyses were performed. Results: Supplementation with free L-glutamine increased the glutamine concentration in the EDL muscle in the C group. The glutamate concentration was augmented in the EDL muscles from T rats. The EDL muscle mass did not change, but a significant rise was reported in the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the fibers in the three experimental groups. The levels of the phosphorylated proteins (pAkt/Akt, pp70S6K/p70S6K, p4E-BP1/4E-BP1, and pS6/S6 ratios) were significantly increased in EDL muscles of G rats, and the activation of p4E-BP1 was present in T rats. The fiber CSAs of the EDL muscles in T, G, and GT rats were increased compared to the C group. These changes were accompanied by a reduction in the 26 proteasome activity of EDL muscles from T rats. Conclusion: Five weeks of GS and/or RET induced muscle hypertrophy, as indicated by the increased CSAs of the EDL muscle fibers. The increase in CSA was mediated via the upregulated phosphorylation of Akt, 4E-BP1, p70S6k, and S6 in G animals and 4E-BP1 in T animals. In the EDL muscles from T animals, a decrease in proteasome activity, favoring a further increase in the CSA of the muscle fibers, was reported. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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3. Editorial: Spotlight on aging: physiology, prevention, and management of skeletal muscle atrophy.
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Nasri Marzuca-Nassr, Gabriel, Peñailillo, Luis, Valladares-Ide, Denisse, Martinez-Huenchullan, Sergio, Curi, Rui, Hirabara, Sandro Massao, and Vitzel, Kaio Fernando
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MUSCULAR atrophy ,SKELETAL muscle ,PHYSIOLOGY ,TAI chi ,SKELETAL muscle physiology ,AGING - Published
- 2023
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4. Molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in tissue-specific metabolic modulation by SARS-CoV-2.
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Carneiro dos Santos, Alef Aragão, Rodrigues, Luiz Eduardo, Lins Alecrim-Zeza, Amanda, de Araújo Ferreira, Liliane, dos Santos Trettel, Caio, Mandú Gimenes, Gabriela, Fernandes da Silva, Adelson, Pereira Batista Sousa-Filho, Celso, Duarte Afonso Serdan, Tamires, Levada-Pires, Adriana Cristina, Hatanaka, Elaine, Teixeira Borges, Fernanda, Paes de Barros, Marcelo, Cury-Boaventura, Maria Fernanda, Lopes Bertolini, Gisele, Cassolla, Priscila, Nasri Marzuca-Nassr, Gabriel, Vitzel, Kaio Fernando, Pithon-Curi, Tania Cristina, and Nunes Masi, Laureane
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COVID-19 ,SARS-CoV-2 ,RENIN-angiotensin system ,REACTIVE oxygen species ,METABOLIC disorders - Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is triggered by the SARS-CoV-2, which is able to infect and cause dysfunction not only in lungs, but also in multiple organs, including central nervous system, skeletal muscle, kidneys, heart, liver, and intestine. Several metabolic disturbances are associated with cell damage or tissue injury, but the mechanisms involved are not yet fully elucidated. Some potential mechanisms involved in the COVID-19-induced tissue dysfunction are proposed, such as: (a) High expression and levels of proinflammatory cytokines, including TNF-α IL-6, IL-1β, INF-α and INF-β, increasing the systemic and tissue inflammatory state; (b) Induction of oxidative stress due to redox imbalance, resulting in cell injury or death induced by elevated production of reactive oxygen species; and (c) Deregulation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, exacerbating the inflammatory and oxidative stress responses. In this review, we discuss the main metabolic disturbances observed in different target tissues of SARS-CoV-2 and the potential mechanisms involved in these changes associated with the tissue dysfunction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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5. Regulation of glycolysis and expression of glucose metabolism-related genes by reactive oxygen species in contracting skeletal muscle cells
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Pinheiro, Carlos Hermano da Justa, Silveira, Leonardo R., Nachbar, Renato Tadeu, Vitzel, Kaio Fernando, and Curi, Rui
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- 2010
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6. Metabolic and functional effects of beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) supplementation in skeletal muscle
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Pinheiro, Carlos Hermano da Justa, Gerlinger-Romero, Frederico, Guimarães-Ferreira, Lucas, de Souza-Jr, Alcione Lescano, Vitzel, Kaio Fernando, Nachbar, Renato Tadeu, Nunes, Maria Tereza, and Curi, Rui
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- 2012
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7. Local Injections of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Modulate Inflammation and Increase Angiogenesis Ameliorating the Dystrophic Phenotype in Dystrophin-Deficient Skeletal Muscle
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da Justa Pinheiro, Carlos Hermano, de Queiroz, Jean César Farias, Guimarães-Ferreira, Lucas, Vitzel, Kaio Fernando, Nachbar, Renato Tadeu, de Sousa, Luís Gustavo Oliveira, de Souza-Jr, Alcione Lescano, Nunes, Maria Tereza, and Curi, Rui
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- 2012
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8. Effect of short-term creatine supplementation on markers of skeletal muscle damage after strenuous contractile activity
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Bassit, Reinaldo Abunasser, Pinheiro, Carlos Hermano da Justa, Vitzel, Kaio Fernando, Sproesser, Antônio José, Silveira, Leonardo R., and Curi, Rui
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- 2010
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9. Sarcomere Structure: The Importance of Desmin Protein in Muscle Atrophy.
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Nasri Marzuca-Nassr, Gabriel, Vitzel, Kaio Fernando, Mancilla-Solorza, Eladio, and Márquez, José Luis
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SARCOMERES , *SKELETAL muscle , *STRIATED muscle , *MUSCLE cells , *MUSCULAR atrophy , *ULTRASTRUCTURE (Biology) - Abstract
Knowing the ultrastructure of skeletal muscle is critical to understand how it works under normal situation and the disorders caused by extreme or pathological conditions. Sarcomere is the basic structural unit of striated muscle tissue. An important element of sarcomere architecture are the intermediate filaments, including the desmin protein. Desmin protein contributes to maintenance of cell integrity, efficient transmission of force and mechanochemical signaling within the myocyte. Because of this, desmin protein has constantly been a focus of research that investigates its alterations associated to damage and muscle atrophy under different conditions. The purpose of the following literature review is to describe the basic concepts of muscle ultrastructure, emphasizing the desmin protein role under conditions of muscle disuse atrophy and aging. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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10. Balanced Diet-Fed Fat-1 Transgenic Mice Exhibit Lower Hindlimb Suspension-Induced Soleus Muscle Atrophy.
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Nasri Marzuca-Nassr, Gabriel, Masahiro Murata, Gilson, Roque Martins, Amanda, Rabello Crisma, Amanda, Vitzel, Kaio Fernando, Rui Curi, Pavan Torres, Rosângela, Mancini-Filho, Jorge, and Jing Xuan Kang
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The consequences of two-week hindlimb suspension (HS) on skeletal muscle atrophy were investigated in balanced diet-fed Fat-1 transgenic and C57BL/6 wild-type mice. Body composition and gastrocnemius fatty acid composition were measured. Skeletal muscle force, cross-sectional area (CSA), and signaling pathways associated with protein synthesis (protein kinase B, Akt; ribosomal protein S6, S6, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1, 4EBP1; glycogen synthase kinase3-beta, GSK3-beta; and extracellular-signal-regulated kinases 1/2, ERK 1/2) and protein degradation (atrophy gene-1/muscle atrophy F-box, atrogin-1/MAFbx and muscle RING finger 1, MuRF1) were evaluated in the soleus muscle. HS decreased soleus muscle wet and dry weights (by 43% and 26%, respectively), muscle isotonic and tetanic force (by 29% and 18%, respectively), CSA of the soleus muscle (by 36%), and soleus muscle fibers (by 45%). Fat-1 transgenic mice had a decrease in the ω-6/ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) ratio as compared with C57BL/6 wild-type mice (56%, p < 0.001). Fat-1 mice had lower soleus muscle dry mass loss (by 10%) and preserved absolute isotonic force (by 17%) and CSA of the soleus muscle (by 28%) after HS as compared with C57BL/6 wild-type mice. p-GSK3B/GSK3B ratio was increased (by 70%) and MuRF-1 content decreased (by 50%) in the soleus muscle of Fat-1 mice after HS. Balanced diet-fed Fat-1 mice are able to preserve in part the soleus muscle mass, absolute isotonic force and CSA of the soleus muscle in a disuse condition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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11. Oral administration of antioxidants improves skin wound healing in diabetic mice.
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Pessoa, Ana Flávia Marçal, Florim, Juliana Costa, Rodrigues, Hosana Gomes, Andrade‐Oliveira, Vinicius, Teixeira, Simone A., Vitzel, Kaio Fernando, Curi, Rui, Saraiva Câmara, Niels Olsen, Muscará, Marcelo N., Lamers, Marcelo Lazzaron, and Santos, Marinilce Fagundes
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BLOOD sugar analysis ,DIABETES complications ,ANALYSIS of variance ,ANIMAL experimentation ,ANTIOXIDANTS ,BIOLOGICAL models ,BODY weight ,CYTOKINES ,DIABETES ,DIETARY supplements ,ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay ,FLOW cytometry ,HYPERGLYCEMIA ,INFLAMMATION ,LIPID peroxidation (Biology) ,MICE ,ORAL drug administration ,PHOTOGRAPHY ,PROBABILITY theory ,RESEARCH funding ,VITAMIN C ,VITAMIN E ,WOUND healing ,TRAUMATOLOGY diagnosis ,PHENOTYPES ,OXIDATIVE stress ,CHRONIC wounds & injuries ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
Oxidative stress aggravates several long-term complications in diabetes mellitus. We evaluated the effectiveness of the oral administration of antioxidants (vitamins E and C, 40 and 100 mg/kg b.w., respectively) on skin wound healing acceleration in alloxan-induced diabetic mice. Mice were wounded 30 days after the induction of diabetes. Antioxidants were effective in preventing oxidative stress, as assessed by TBARS. The enzymes catalase, glutathione reductase, glutathione peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase were increased in diabetics on the 3rd day post-wounding; catalase and glutathione peroxidase remained still augmented in diabetics after 14th day postwounding, and the treatment with vitamins restored their activities to control. After 3 days, diabetic mice showed lower infiltration of inflammatory cells (including CD11b
+ and Ly6G+ cells) and reduced levels of KC, TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-12 p40 when compared with control mice. The treatment restored cytokine levels. After 14 days, diabetic mice showed late wound closure, persistent inflammation and delayed reepithelialization, accompanied by an increase in MIG+ /CD206− macrophages whereas CD206+ /MIG− macrophages were decreased. Cytokines IL-12p40, TNF-α, IL-1β, and KC were increased and normal levels were restored after treatment with antioxidants. These results suggest that oxidative stress plays a major role in diabetic wound healing impairment and the oral administration of antioxidants improves healing by modulating inflammation and the antioxidant system with no effect on glycemia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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12. Effects of high EPA and high DHA fish oils on changes in signaling associated with protein metabolism induced by hindlimb suspension in rats.
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Marzuca‐Nassr, Gabriel Nasri, Vitzel, Kaio Fernando, De Sousa, Luís Gustavo, Murata, Gilson M., Crisma, Amanda Rabello, Rodrigues Junior, Carlos Flores, Abreu, Phablo, Torres, Rosângela Pavan, Mancini‐Filho, Jorge, Hirabara, Sandro M., Newsholme, Philip, and Curi, Rui
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HINDLIMB , *ATROPHY , *OMEGA-3 fatty acids , *PROTEIN synthesis , *PROTEIN metabolism , *PHYSIOLOGY ,PHYSIOLOGICAL effect - Abstract
The effects of either eicosapentaenoic ( EPA)- or docosahexaenoic ( DHA)-rich fish oils on hindlimb suspension ( HS)-induced muscle disuse atrophy were compared. Daily oral supplementations (0.3 mL/100 g b.w.) with mineral oil ( MO) or high EPA or high DHA fish oils were performed in adult rats. After 2 weeks, the animals were subjected to HS for further 2 weeks. The treatments were maintained alongside HS. At the end of 4 weeks, we evaluated: body weight gain, muscle mass and fat depots, composition of fatty acids, cross-sectional areas ( CSA) of the soleus muscle and soleus muscle fibers, activities of cathepsin L and 26S proteasome, and content of carbonylated proteins in the soleus muscle. Signaling pathway activities associated with protein synthesis (Akt, p70S6K, S6, 4 EBP1, and GSK3-beta) and protein degradation (atrogin-1/ MAFbx, and Mu RF1) were evaluated. HS decreased muscle mass, CSA of soleus muscle and soleus muscle fibers, and altered signaling associated with protein synthesis (decreased) and protein degradation (increased). The treatment with either fish oil decreased the ratio of omega-6/omega-3 fatty acids and changed protein synthesis-associated signaling. EPA-rich fish oil attenuated the changes induced by HS on 26S proteasome activity, CSA of soleus muscle fibers, and levels of p-Akt, total p70S6K, p-p70S6K/total p70S6K, p-4 EBP1, p- GSK3-beta, p- ERK2, and total ERK 1/2 proteins. DHA-rich fish oil attenuated the changes induced by HS on p-4 EBP1 and total ERK1 levels. The effects of EPA-rich fish oil on protein synthesis signaling were more pronounced. Both EPA- and DHA-rich fish oils did not impact skeletal muscle mass loss induced by non-inflammatory HS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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13. Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Autophagy Markers in Soleus Muscle Disuse-Induced Atrophy of Rats Treated with Fish Oil.
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Marzuca-Nassr, Gabriel Nasri, Kuwabara, Wilson Mitsuo Tatagiba, Vitzel, Kaio Fernando, Murata, Gilson Masahiro, Torres, Rosângela Pavan, Mancini-Filho, Jorge, Alba-Loureiro, Tatiana Carolina, and Curi, Rui
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Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) and autophagy pathways are implicated in disuse muscle atrophy. The effects of high eicosapentaenoic (EPA) or high docosahexaenoic (DHA) fish oils on soleus muscle ERS and autophagy markers were investigated in a rat hindlimb suspension (HS) atrophy model. Adult Wistar male rats received daily by gavage supplementation (0.3 mL per 100 g b.w.) of mineral oil or high EPA or high DHA fish oils (FOs) for two weeks. Afterward, the rats were subjected to HS and the respective treatments concomitantly for an additional two-week period. After four weeks, we evaluated ERS and autophagy markers in the soleus muscle. Results were analyzed using two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Bonferroni post hoc test. Gastrocnemius muscle ω-6/ω-3 fatty acids (FAs) ratio was decreased by both FOs indicating the tissue incorporation of omega-3 fatty acids. HS altered (p < 0.05) the protein content (decreasing total p38 and BiP and increasing p-JNK2/total JNK2 ratio, and caspase 3) and gene expressions (decreasing BiP and increasing IRE1 and PERK) of ERS and autophagy (decreasing Beclin and increasing LC3 and ATG14) markers in soleus. Both FOs attenuated (p < 0.05) the increase in PERK and ATG14 expressions induced by HS. Thus, both FOs could potentially attenuate ERS and autophagy in skeletal muscles undergoing atrophy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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14. Housekeeping proteins: How useful are they in skeletal muscle diabetes studies and muscle hypertrophy models?
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Fortes, Marco Aurélio Salomão, Marzuca-Nassr, Gabriel Nasri, Vitzel, Kaio Fernando, da Justa Pinheiro, Carlos Hermano, Newsholme, Philip, and Curi, Rui
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MUSCLE proteins , *SKELETAL muscle , *DIABETES , *MUSCULAR hypertrophy , *STREPTOZOTOCIN , *GLYCERALDEHYDEPHOSPHATE dehydrogenase - Abstract
The use of Western blot analysis is of great importance in research, and the measurement of housekeeping proteins is commonly used for loading controls. However, Ponceau S staining has been shown to be an alternative to analysis of housekeeping protein levels as loading controls in some conditions. In the current study, housekeeping protein levels were measured in skeletal muscle hypertrophy and streptozotocin-induced diabetes experimental models. The following housekeeping proteins were investigated: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), β-actin, α-tubulin, γ-tubulin, and α-actinin. Evidence is presented that Ponceau S is more reliable than housekeeping protein levels for specific protein quantifications in Western blot analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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15. Effectiveness of Short-Term Physical Agents Treatment on Macroscopic Morphology in Patients with Plaque Psoriasis.
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Norambuena-Mardones, Leandra, Pinto-Daza, Dominique Evelyn, Troncoso-Fernández, Karla Daniela, Pacheco, Alejandro, Vitzel, Kaio Fernando, and Marzuca-Nassr, Gabriel Nasri
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PSORIASIS , *MORPHOLOGY , *BALNEOLOGY , *THERAPEUTICS , *QUALITY of life - Abstract
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease that presents skin rashes which can arise through plaques. The aim of this work was to compare the effectiveness of short-term physical agents treatment on macroscopic morphology (area and erythema) in patients with plaque psoriasis. This prospective randomized experimental study included fourteen subjects, medically diagnosed with psoriasis, with more than one plaque in the skin and voluntarily without topical treatment. All subjects completed the study that consisted of 12 treatment sessions divided in control (C), artificial balneotherapy (AB), phototherapy (PT) or balneophototherapy (BPT) groups. After session 12, there was a significant reduction of the plaque area by all treatments when compared to C group and BPT was the most effective one. However, only AB and PT presented a reduction of erythema. Regarding severity, 9 patients changed to a lower category on the PASI test, and 5 of them maintained a mild psoriasis, but lowered their score. Finally, 13 of 14 subjects improved their quality of life. The physical agents used reduced the severity of psoriasis and improved quality of life of patients after 12 sessions of treatment during a onemonth period. The BPT was the more effective in controlling psoriasis by diminishing its area and PT by attenuating the erythema. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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16. Oral L-glutamine pretreatment attenuates skeletal muscle atrophy induced by 24-h fasting in mice.
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de Vasconcelos, Diogo Antonio Alves, Giesbertz, Pieter, de Souza, Diego Ribeiro, Vitzel, Kaio Fernando, Abreu, Phablo, Marzuca-Nassr, Gabriel Nasri, Fortes, Marco Aurélio Salomão, Murata, Gilson Masahiro, Hirabara, Sandro Massao, Curi, Rui, Daniel, Hannelore, and Pithon-Curi, Tania Cristina
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GLUTAMINE , *SKELETAL muscle , *SOLEUS muscle , *UBIQUITIN ligases , *FASTING , *TIBIALIS anterior , *PROTEIN synthesis , *PROTEIN metabolism , *ADIPOSE tissues , *ANIMAL experimentation , *CARRIER proteins , *CELLULAR signal transduction , *COMPARATIVE studies , *GABA , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAL cooperation , *MICE , *MUSCULAR atrophy , *ORAL drug administration , *RESEARCH , *EVALUATION research , *CELL cycle proteins - Abstract
L-Glutamine (L-Gln) supplementation has been pointed out as an anticatabolic intervention, but its effects on protein synthesis and degradation signaling in skeketal muscle are still poorly known. The effects of L-Gln pretreatment (1 g kg-1 day-1 body weight for 10 days) on muscle fiber cross-sectional area (CSA), amino acid composition (measured by LC-MS/MS) and protein synthesis (Akt-mTOR) and degradation (ubiquitin ligases) signaling in soleus and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles in 24-h-fasted mice were investigated. The fiber CSA of EDL muscle was not different between the L-Gln-fasted and L-Gln-fed groups. This finding was associated with reduced contents of L-Leu and L-Iso and activation of protein synthesis signaling (p-RPS6Ser240/244 and Akt-mTOR). The spectrum of soleus muscle fiber CSA distribution was larger in L-Gln-fasted as compared with placebo-fasted mice. This effect of L-Gln pretreatment was associated with changes in red fibers L-Gln metabolism as indicated by increased intracellular L-glutamine/L-glutamate ratio, L-aspartate and GABA levels. L-Gln supplementation reduced fasting-induced mass loss in tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius muscles. Evidence is presented that pretreatment with L-glutamine attenuates skeletal muscle atrophy induced by 24-h fasting through mechanisms that vary with the muscle fiber type. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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