title: Physical training reverses defect in 3-ketoacid CoA-transferase activity in skeletal muscle of diabetic rats.
abstract: To investigate one potential mechanism whereby physical training improves the plasma concentration of ketone bodies in experimental diabetes mellitus, we measured the activity of 3-ketoacid CoA-transferase, the key enzyme in the peripheral utilization of ketone bodies. Diabetes was induced with streptozotocin (50 mg/kg) and training carried out on a treadmill with a progressive 10-wk program. Diabetes resulted in an increase (P < 0.001) in plasma concentration of beta-hydroxybutyric acid in sedentary rats, which was partly reversed by training (P < 0.001). Diabetes was also associated with a decreased activity of 3-ketoacid CoA-transferase in gastrocnemius muscle. When expressed per total gastrocnemius, training increased the activity of 3-ketoacid CoA-transferase by 66% in nondiabetic rats (P < 0.001) and by 150% in diabetic rats (P < 0.001), the decrease present in diabetic rats being fully reversed by training. Simple linear regression between the log of 3-ketoacid CoA-transferase activity and the log of plasma beta-hydroxybutyric acid levels showed a statistically significant (r = 0.563, P < 0.001) negative correlation. The beneficial effects of training on plasma ketone bodies in diabetic rats are probably explained, at least in part, by an increase in ketone body utilization, mediated by an increase in skeletal muscle 3-ketoacid CoA-transferase activity.
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Research Unit, Research Center of Laval University Medical Center, Ste-Foy, Canada. adil.el.midaoui@umontreal.ca
authors.forename: Adil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El Midaoui
authors.forename: Jean Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Chiasson
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tancrède
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nadeau
mesh_terms: D020155:3-Hydroxybutyric Acid / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001835:Body Weight; D015256:Coenzyme A-Transferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology*; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007657:Ketone Bodies / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000201:enzymology*; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D007328:Insulin; D007657:Ketone Bodies; D015256:Coenzyme A-Transferases; C021460:3-ketoacid CoA-transferase; D020155:3-Hydroxybutyric Acid