title: Acute exercise modulates the Foxo1/PGC-1alpha pathway in the liver of diet-induced obesity rats.
abstract: PGC-1alpha expression is a tissue-specific regulatory feature that is extremely relevant to diabetes. Several studies have shown that PGC-1alpha activity is atypically activated in the liver of diabetic rodents and contributes to hepatic glucose production. PGC-1alpha and Foxo1 can physically interact with one another and represent an important signal transduction pathway that governs the synthesis of glucose in the liver. However, the effect of physical activity on PGC-1alpha/Foxo1 association is unknown. Here we investigate the expression of PGC-1alpha and the association of PGC-1alpha/Foxo1 in the liver of diet-induced obese rats after acute exercise. Wistar rats swam for two 3 h-long bouts, separated by a 45 min rest period. Eight hours after the acute exercise protocol, the rats were submitted to an insulin tolerance test (ITT) and biochemical and molecular analysis. Results demonstrate that acute exercise improved insulin signalling, increasing insulin-stimulated Akt and Foxo1 phosphorylation and decreasing PGC-1alpha expression and PGC-1alpha/Foxo1 interaction in the liver of diet-induced obesity rats under fasting conditions. These phenomena are accompanied by a reduction in the expression of gluconeogenesis genes, such as phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) and glucose-6-phosphate (G6Pase). Thus, these results provide new insights into the mechanism by which exercise could improve fasting hyperglycaemia.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Clínica Médica, FCM, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eduardo R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Ropelle
authors.forename: José R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Pauli
authors.forename: Dennys E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Cintra
authors.forename: Marisa J S
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Frederico
authors.forename: Ricardo A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: de Pinho
authors.forename: Lício A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Velloso
authors.forename: Cláudio T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: De Souza
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000009:adverse effects*; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000071248:Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha; D010807:Physical Endurance; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D000071161:Forkhead Box Protein O1
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D000071248:Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C501429:Ppargc1a protein, rat; C074639:Foxo1 protein, rat; D000071161:Forkhead Box Protein O1