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Preferential utilization of perilipin 2-associated intramuscular triglycerides during 1 h of moderate-intensity endurance-type exercise
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posted on 2012-08-01, 00:00 authored by S O Shepherd, M Cocks, K D Tipton, A M Ranasinghe, T A Barker, J G Burniston, A J M Wagenmakers, Chris ShawChris ShawThe lipid droplet (LD)-associated protein perilipin 2 (PLIN2) appears to colocalize with LDs in human skeletal muscle fibres, although the function of PLIN2 in the regulation of intramuscular triglyceride (IMTG) metabolism is currently unknown. Here we investigated the hypothesis that the presence of PLIN2 in skeletal muscle LDs is related to IMTG utilisation during exercise. We therefore measured exercise-induced changes in IMTG and PLIN2 distribution and changes in their colocalization. Muscle biopsies from the vastus lateralis were obtained from seven lean, untrained men (22 ± 2 years old, body mass index 24.2 ± 0.9 kg m(-2) and peak oxygen uptake 3.35 ± 0.13 l min(-1)) before and after 1 h of moderate-intensity cycling at ~65% peak oxygen uptake. Cryosections were stained for perilipin 2, IMTG and myosin heavy chain type I and viewed using wide-field and confocal fluorescence microscopy. Exercise induced a 50 ± 7% decrease in IMTG content in type I fibres only (P < 0.05), but no change in PLIN2 content. Colocalization analysis showed that the fraction of PLIN2 associated with IMTG was 0.67 ± 0.03 before exercise, which was reduced to 0.51 ± 0.01 postexercise (P < 0.05). Further analysis revealed that the number of PLIN2-associated LDs was reduced by 31 ± 10% after exercise (P < 0.05), whereas the number of PLIN2-null LDs was unchanged. No such changes were seen in type II fibres. In conclusion, this study shows that PLIN2 content in skeletal muscle is unchanged in response to a single bout of endurance exercise. Furthermore, the PLIN2 and IMTG association is reduced postexercise, apparently due to preferential utilization of PLIN2-associated LDs. These results confirm the hypothesis that the PLIN2 association with IMTG is related to the utilization of IMTG as a fuel during exercise.
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Journal
Experimental physiologyVolume
97Issue
8Pagination
970 - 980Publisher
WileyLocation
Chichester, Eng.Publisher DOI
ISSN
0958-0670eISSN
1469-445XLanguage
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2012, The AuthorsUsage metrics
Keywords
AdultExerciseHumansMaleMembrane ProteinsMyosin Heavy ChainsOxygen ConsumptionPerilipin-2Physical EnduranceQuadriceps MuscleTriglyceridesYoung AdultScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePhysiologyDIFFERENTIATION-RELATED PROTEINNEUTRAL LIPID DROPLETSHUMAN SKELETAL-MUSCLEINTRAMYOCELLULAR LIPIDSTRAINED MALESFASTED STATECOLOCALIZATIONTRANSLOCATIONMETABOLISMCELLSPhysiology
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