Functional effects of muscle PGC-1alpha in aged animals

PGC-1 (peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1) alpha is a potent transcriptional coactivator that coordinates the activation of numerous metabolic processes. Exercise strongly induces PGC-1alpha expression in muscle, and overexpression of PGC-1alpha in skeletal muscle activates mitochondrial oxidative metabolism and neovascularization, leading to markedly increased endurance. In light of these findings, PGC-1alpha has been proposed to protect from age-associated sarcopenia, bone loss, and whole-body metabolic dysfunction, although these findings have been controversial. We therefore comprehensively evaluated muscle and whole-body function and metabolism in 24-month-old transgenic mice that over-express PGC-1alpha in skeletal muscle. We find that the powerful effects of PGC-1alpha on promoting muscle oxidative capacity and protection from muscle fatigability persist in aged animals, although at the expense of muscle strength. However, skeletal muscle PGC-1alpha does not prevent bone loss and in fact accentuates it, nor does it have long-term benefit on whole-body metabolic composition or insulin sensitivity. Protection from sarcopenia is seen in male animals with overexpression of PGC-1alpha in skeletal muscle but not in female animals. In summary, muscle-specific expression of PGC-1alpha into old age has beneficial effects on muscle fatigability and may protect from sarcopenia in males, but does not improve whole-body metabolism and appears to worsen age-related trabecular bone loss.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

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Skeletal muscle - 10(2020), 1 vom: 06. Mai, Seite 14

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, Steven [VerfasserIn]
Loro, Emanuele [VerfasserIn]
Wada, Shogo [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Boa [VerfasserIn]
Tseng, Wei-Ju [VerfasserIn]
Li, Kristina [VerfasserIn]
Khurana, Tejvir S [VerfasserIn]
Arany, Zoltan [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 28.07.2021

Date Revised 28.07.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s13395-020-00231-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM309592518