期刊
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
卷 403, 期 3-4, 页码 473-478出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.11.061
关键词
Glucocorticoid; Testosterone; Muscle atrophy; Protein catabolism; Protein synthesis; FOXO1; PGC-1 alpha
资金
- Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service [B4162C, B3347K, B3522R]
Glucocorticoid-induced muscle atrophy results from muscle protein catabolism and reduced protein synthesis, associated with increased expression of two muscle-specific ubiquitin ligases (MAFbx and MuRF1), and of two inhibitors of protein synthesis, REDD1 and 4EBP1. MAFbx, MuRF1, REDD1 and 4EBP1 are up-regulated by the transcription factors FOXO1 and FOXO3A. The transcriptional co-activator PGC-1 alpha has been shown to attenuate many forms of muscle atrophy and to repress FOXO3A-mediated transcription of atrophy-specific genes. Dexamethasone-induced muscle atrophy can be prevented by testosterone, which blocks up-regulation by dexamethasone of FOXO1. Here, an animal model of dexamethasone-induced muscle atrophy was used to further characterize effects of testosterone to abrogate adverse actions of dexamethasone on FOXO1 levels and nuclear localization, and to determine how these agents affect PGC-1 alpha, and its upstream activators, p38 MAPK and AMPK. In rat gastrocnemius muscle, testosterone blunted the dexamethasone-mediated increase in levels of FOXO1 mRNA, and FOXO1 total and nuclear protein. Dexamethasone reduced total and nuclear PGC-1 alpha protein levels in the gastrocnemius: co-administration of testosterone with dexamethasone increased total and nuclear PGC-1 alpha levels above those present in untreated controls. Testosterone blocked dexamethasone-induced decreases in activity of p38 MARK in the gastrocnemius muscle. Regulation of FOXO1, PGC-1 alpha and p38 MARK by testosterone may represent a novel mechanism by which this agent protects against dexamethasone-induced muscle atrophy. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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