Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10756642 | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Exercise enhances insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscle, but the underlying mechanism remains obscure. Recent data suggest that alternatively activated M2 macrophages enhance insulin sensitivity in insulin target organs such as adipose tissue and liver. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the role of anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages in exercise-induced enhancement of insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscle. C57BL6J mice underwent a single bout of treadmill running (20Â m/min, 90Â min). Twenty-four hours later, ex vivo insulin-stimulated 2-deoxy glucose uptake was found to be increased in plantaris muscle. This change was associated with increased number of CD163-expressing macrophages (i.e. M2-polarized macrophages) in skeletal muscle. Systemic depletion of macrophages by pretreatment of mice with clodronate-containing liposome abrogated both CD163-positive macrophage accumulation in skeletal muscle as well as the enhancement of insulin sensitivity after exercise, without affecting insulin-induced phosphorylation of Akt and AS160 or exercise-induced GLUT4 expression. These results suggest that accumulation of M2-polarized macrophages is involved in exercise-induced enhancement of insulin sensitivity in mouse skeletal muscle, independently of the phosphorylation of Akt and AS160 and expression of GLUT4.
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Shin-ichi Ikeda, Yoshifumi Tamura, Saori Kakehi, Kageumi Takeno, Minako Kawaguchi, Takahiro Watanabe, Fumihiko Sato, Takeshi Ogihara, Akio Kanazawa, Yoshio Fujitani, Ryuzo Kawamori, Hirotaka Watada,