Endurance exercise induces mRNA expression of oxidative enzymes in human skeletal muscle late in recovery

Lotte Leick, Peter S. Plomgaard, L. Grønløkke, F. Al-Abaiji, Jørgen Wojtaszewski, Henriette Pilegaard

33 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Exercise-induced adaptations in skeletal muscle oxidative enzymes are suggested to result from the cumulative effects of transient changes in gene expression after each single exercise session. However, for several oxidative enzymes, no changes in mRNA expression are detected up to 8 h after exercise. To test the hypothesis that mRNA expression of many oxidative enzymes is up-regulated late in recovery (10-24 h) after exercise, male subjects (n=8) performed a 90-min cycling exercise (70% VO2-max), with muscle biopsies obtained before exercise (pre), and after 10, 18 and 24 h of recovery. The mRNA expression of carnitine-palmitoyltransferase (CPT)I, CD36, 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA-dehydrogenase (HAD), cytochrome (Cyt)c, aminolevulinate-delta-synthase (ALAS)1 and GLUT4 was 100-200% higher at 10-24 h of recovery from exercise than in a control trial. Exercise induced a 100-300% increase in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ co-activator (PGC)-1α, citrate synthase (CS), CPTI, CD36, HAD and ALAS1 mRNA contents at 10-24 h of recovery relative to before exercise. No protein changes were detected in Cytc, ALAS1 or GLUT4. This shows that mRNA expression of several training-responsive oxidative enzymes is up-regulated in human skeletal muscle at 10-24 h of recovery, supporting that exercise-induced adaptations of these oxidative enzymes can be the result of the cumulative effects of transient changes in mRNA expression.

Original languageEnglish
JournalScandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
Volume20
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)593-599
Number of pages7
ISSN0905-7188
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2010

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Endurance exercise induces mRNA expression of oxidative enzymes in human skeletal muscle late in recovery'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this