title: The angiotensin converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism alters the response of muscle energy supply lines to exercise.
abstract: The presence of a silencing sequence (the I-allele) in the gene for the upstream regulator of blood flow, angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE), is associated with superior endurance performance and its trainability. We tested in a retrospective study with 36 Caucasian men of Swiss descent whether carriers of the ACE I-allele demonstrate a modified adaptive response of energy supply lines in knee extensor muscle, and aerobic fitness, to endurance training based on 6 weeks of supervised bicycle exercise or 6 months of self-regulated running (p value <Bonferroni-corrected 5%). Body weight related maximal oxygen uptake and capillary density in vastus lateralis muscle before training were 20 and 23% lower, respectively, in carriers of the I-allele. Bicycle (n = 16) but not running type endurance training (n = 19) increased the volume content of subsarcolemmal mitochondria (2.5-fold) and intramyocellular lipid (2.1-fold). This was specifically amplified in I-allele carriers after 6 weeks of bicycle exercise. The enhanced adjustment in myocellular organelles of aerobic metabolism with bicycle training corresponded to ACE I-allele dependent upregulation of 23 muscle transcripts during recovery from the bicycle stimulus and with training. The majority of affected transcripts were associated with glucose (i.e. ALDOC, Glut2, LDHC) and lipid metabolism (i.e. ACADL, CPTI, CPTII, LIPE, LPL, FATP, CD36/FAT); all demonstrating an enhanced magnitude of change in carriers of the ACE I-allele. Our observations suggest that local improvements in mitochondrial metabolism, through a novel expression pathway, contribute to the varying trainability in endurance performance between subjects with genetically modified expression of the regulator of vascular tone, ACE.
authors: Institute for Biomedical Research into Human Movement and Health, School of HealthCare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD, UK.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Vaughan
authors: Felicitas A
authors: FA
authors: Huber-Abel
authors: Franziska
authors: F
authors: Graber
authors: Hans
authors: H
authors: Hoppeler
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Flück
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015308:Anaerobic Threshold / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015444:Exercise; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006801:Humans; D054643:INDEL Mutation; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation; D008931:Mitochondria, Muscle / Q000378:metabolism; D053142:Mitochondrial Size; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; C488034:ACE protein, human; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
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