title: Age associated low mitochondrial biogenesis may be explained by lack of response of PGC-1α to exercise training.
abstract: Low mitochondriogenesis is critical to explain loss of muscle function in aging and in the development of frailty. The aim of this work was to explain the mechanism by which mitochondriogenesis is decreased in aging and to determine to which extent it may be prevented by exercise training. We used aged rats and compared them with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α deleted mice (PGC-1α KO). PGC-1α KO mice showed a significant decrease in the mitochondriogenic pathway in muscle. In aged rats, we found a loss of exercise-induced expression of PGC-1α, nuclear respiratory factor-1 (NRF-1), and of cytochrome C. Thus muscle mitochondriogenesis, which is activated by exercise training in young animals, is not in aged or PGC-1α KO ones. Other stimuli to increase PGC-1α synthesis apart from exercise training, namely cold induction or thyroid hormone treatment, were effective in young rats but not in aged ones. To sum up, the low mitochondrial biogenesis associated with aging may be due to the lack of response of PGC-1α to different stimuli. Aged rats behave as PGC-1α KO mice. Results reported here highlight the role of PGC-1α in the loss of mitochondriogenesis associated with aging and point to this important transcriptional coactivator as a target for pharmacological interventions to prevent age-associated sarcopenia.
authors: Laboratory "Movement Sport and Health Sciences", University Rennes, France.
authors: Frederic
authors: F
authors: Derbré
authors: Mari Carmen
authors: MC
authors: Gomez-Cabrera
authors: Ana Lucia
authors: AL
authors: Nascimento
authors: Fabian
authors: F
authors: Sanchis-Gomar
authors: Vladimir Essau
authors: VE
authors: Martinez-Bello
authors: Jesus A F
authors: JA
authors: Tresguerres
authors: Teresa
authors: T
authors: Fuentes
authors: Arlette
authors: A
authors: Gratas-Delamarche
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Monsalve
authors: Jose
authors: J
authors: Viña
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