Combined Effects of Treadmill Running and Vitamin D administration on Skeletal Muscle Morphology and Mitochondrial Dynamics in HFD-induced Obese Mice

Jinyeub Nam, Jinkyung Cho, Taewan Kim, Hyobum Kwak, Hyunsik Kang

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Abstract

PURPOSE: The study aimed to investigate the effects of treadmill running and intraperitoneal vitamin D administration on the changes in skeletal muscle morphology and mitochondrial dynamics induced by a high-fat diet (HFD) in C57BL/6 mice. METHODS: Fifty 5-week-old C57BL/6 mice were randomly assigned to either standard chow (SC, n=10) or HFD (n=40), and the ani-mals were maintained on each diet for 12 weeks. During the final 6 weeks on these diet, the HFD mice were further divided into four subgroups: HFD only (n=10), HFD plus treadmill running (HFD+EX, n=10), HFD plus vitamin D administration (HFD+VD, n=10), and HFD plus treadmill running plus vitamin D administration (HFD+VD+EX, n=10). The morphology and mitochondrial dynamics markers of the gastrocnemius were assessed with immunohistochemistry and western blot, respectively. RESULTS: HFD resulted in morphological alterations in the muscle, such as decreased myocyte cross-sectional area and increased extra-myocyte space. However, the HFD-induced morphological alterations were reversed by the combination of treadmill running and vitamin D administration (HFD vs. HFD+VD+EX). Furthermore, the combined treatment of treadmill running and vitamin D improved mitochondrial dynamics signaling pathways, such as mitochondrial fusion, fission, mitophagy, and mitochondria-mediated skeletal muscle apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of the study suggest that a combination of exercise and vitamin D supplementation might be an effectivtherapeutic strategy against HFD-induced morphological alterations and mitochondrial dysfunctions in skeletal muscle.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)92-99
Number of pages8
JournalExercise Science
Volume32
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2023

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© 2023 Korean Society of Exercise Physiology.

Keywords

  • Exercise
  • High-fat diet
  • Mitochondria
  • Obesity
  • vitamin D

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