TY - JOUR
T1 - Combined Effects of Treadmill Running and Vitamin D administration on Skeletal Muscle Morphology and Mitochondrial Dynamics in HFD-induced Obese Mice
AU - Nam, Jinyeub
AU - Cho, Jinkyung
AU - Kim, Taewan
AU - Kwak, Hyobum
AU - Kang, Hyunsik
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Korean Society of Exercise Physiology.
PY - 2023/2
Y1 - 2023/2
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Exercise
KW - High-fat diet
KW - Mitochondria
KW - Obesity
KW - vitamin D
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U2 - 10.15857/ksep.2023.32.1.92
DO - 10.15857/ksep.2023.32.1.92
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85152666599
SN - 1226-1726
VL - 32
SP - 92
EP - 99
JO - Exercise Science
JF - Exercise Science
IS - 1
ER -