Effects of immobilization and aerobic training on proteins related to intramuscular substrate storage and metabolism in young and older men

Andreas Vigelsø Hansen; Martin Gram; Caroline Wiuff; Christina Neigaard Hansen; Clara Prats Gavalda; Flemming Dela; Jørn Wulff Helge

doi:10.1007/s00421-015-3302-x

Effects of immobilization and aerobic training on proteins related to intramuscular substrate storage and metabolism in young and older men

Andreas Vigelsø Hansen, Martin Gram, Caroline Wiuff, Christina Neigaard Hansen, Clara Prats Gavalda, Flemming Dela, Jørn Wulff Helge

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PURPOSE: Aging and inactivity lead to skeletal muscle metabolic inflexibility, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are not entirely elucidated. Therefore, we investigated how muscle lipid and glycogen stores and major regulatory proteins were affected by short-term immobilization followed by aerobic training in young and older men.

METHODS: 17 young (23 ± 1 years, 24 ± 1 kg m(-2), and 20 ± 2% body fat) and 15 older men (68 ± 1 years; 27 ± 1 kg m(-2), and 29 ± 2% body fat) underwent 2 weeks' one leg immobilization followed by 6 weeks' cycle training. Biopsies were obtained from m. vastus lateralis just before immobilization (at inclusion), after immobilization, and the after 6 weeks' training. The biopsies were analyzed for muscle substrates; muscle perilipin protein (PLIN), glycogen synthase (GS), synaptosomal-associated protein of 23 kDa (SNAP23) protein content, and muscle 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (HAD) activity

RESULTS: The older men had higher intramuscular triglyceride (IMTG) (73 %) and Glycogen (16%) levels compared to the young men, and IMTG tended to increase with immobilization. PLIN2 and 3 protein content increased with immobilization in the older men only. The young men had higher GS (74%) protein compared to the older men. Immobilization decreased and training restored HAD activity, GS and SNAP23 protein content in young and older men.

CONCLUSION: Evidence of age-related metabolic inflexibility is presented, seen as body fat and IMTG accumulation. The question arises as to whether IMTG accumulation in the older men is caused by or leading to the increase in PLIN2 and 3 protein content. Training decreased body fat and IMTG levels in both young and older men; hence, training should be prioritized to reduce the detrimental effect of aging on metabolism.

Original language	English
Journal	European Journal of Applied Physiology
Volume	116
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	481-494
Number of pages	14
ISSN	1439-6319
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-015-3302-x
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2016

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Effects of immobilization and aerobic training on proteins related to intramuscular substrate storage and metabolism in young and older men. / Vigelsø Hansen, Andreas; Gram, Martin; Wiuff, Caroline et al.

In: European Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol. 116, No. 3, 01.03.2016, p. 481-494.

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Effects of immobilization and aerobic training on proteins related to intramuscular substrate storage and metabolism in young and older men

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