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Effects of treadmill exercise on PI3K/AKT/GSK-3β pathway and tau protein in high-fat diet-fed rats.
Journal of Exercise Nutrition & Biochemistry 2018 March 31
PURPOSE: This study aimed to clearly evaluate the effects of obesity on cerebral health. Thus, we induced obesity in rats using a long-term high-fat diet (HFD), then investigated its effects on insulin signaling and tau hyperphosphorylation. Additionally, we examined the effects of 8 weeks of treadmill exercise (TE) on insulin signaling and tau hyperphosphorylation.
METHODS: Rats were separated into Normal Diet-Control, HFD-Control, and HFD-TE groups. TE loads were gradually increased. A passive avoidance test was used to evaluate cognitive function. Western blots were used to examine the abundance of the insulin receptor,phosphoinositide 3-kinase, protein kinase B, glycogen synthase kinase-3β, and tau proteins in the cerebral cortex; immunohistochemical analyses were used to examine the abundance of hyperphosphorylated tau in the cerebral cortex.
RESULTS: TE in HFD-fed rats resulted in a significant lowering of bodyweight, abdominal visceral fat (AVF), the area under the glucose response curve, and the homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance index, while it improved working memory. In addition, TE in HFD-fed rats decreased tau hyperphosphorylation and aggregation, while increasing insulin signaling-related protein activity.
CONCLUSION: After a 20-week HFD, the experimental animals exhibited increased weight, as well as impaired insulin resistance and blood glucose metabolism. HFD rats demonstrated abnormal insulin signaling and tau hyperphosphorylation in the cerebral cortex, as well as memory impairments that suggested reduced cerebral function. However, TE reduced AVF, improved insulin resistance in the peripheral tissues by increasing insulin sensitivity, and alleviated memory impairments by restoring insulin signaling and reducing tau hyperphosphorylation in the cerebral cortex.
METHODS: Rats were separated into Normal Diet-Control, HFD-Control, and HFD-TE groups. TE loads were gradually increased. A passive avoidance test was used to evaluate cognitive function. Western blots were used to examine the abundance of the insulin receptor,phosphoinositide 3-kinase, protein kinase B, glycogen synthase kinase-3β, and tau proteins in the cerebral cortex; immunohistochemical analyses were used to examine the abundance of hyperphosphorylated tau in the cerebral cortex.
RESULTS: TE in HFD-fed rats resulted in a significant lowering of bodyweight, abdominal visceral fat (AVF), the area under the glucose response curve, and the homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance index, while it improved working memory. In addition, TE in HFD-fed rats decreased tau hyperphosphorylation and aggregation, while increasing insulin signaling-related protein activity.
CONCLUSION: After a 20-week HFD, the experimental animals exhibited increased weight, as well as impaired insulin resistance and blood glucose metabolism. HFD rats demonstrated abnormal insulin signaling and tau hyperphosphorylation in the cerebral cortex, as well as memory impairments that suggested reduced cerebral function. However, TE reduced AVF, improved insulin resistance in the peripheral tissues by increasing insulin sensitivity, and alleviated memory impairments by restoring insulin signaling and reducing tau hyperphosphorylation in the cerebral cortex.
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