PMID- 16873412 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20061128 LR - 20220410 IS - 0022-3751 (Print) IS - 1469-7793 (Electronic) IS - 0022-3751 (Linking) VI - 576 IP - Pt 2 DP - 2006 Oct 15 TI - Resistance exercise increases AMPK activity and reduces 4E-BP1 phosphorylation and protein synthesis in human skeletal muscle. PG - 613-24 AB - Resistance exercise is a potent stimulator of muscle protein synthesis and muscle cell growth, with the increase in protein synthesis being detected within 2-3 h post-exercise and remaining elevated for up to 48 h. However, during exercise, muscle protein synthesis is inhibited. An increase in AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activity has recently been shown to decrease mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling to key regulators of translation initiation. We hypothesized that the cellular mechanism for the inhibition of muscle protein synthesis during an acute bout of resistance exercise in humans would be associated with an activation of AMPK and an inhibition of downstream components of the mTOR pathway (4E-BP1 and S6K1). We studied 11 subjects (seven men, four women) before, during, and for 2 h following a bout of resistance exercise. Muscle biopsy specimens were collected at each time point from the vastus lateralis. We utilized immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting methods to measure muscle AMPKalpha2 activity, and mTOR-associated upstream and downstream signalling proteins, and stable isotope techniques to measure muscle fractional protein synthetic rate (FSR). AMPKalpha2 activity (pmol min(-1) (mg protein)(-1)) at baseline was 1.7 +/- 0.3, increased immediately post-exercise (3.0 +/- 0.6), and remained elevated at 1 h post-exercise (P < 0.05). Muscle FSR decreased during exercise and was significantly increased at 1 and 2 h post-exercise (P < 0.05). Phosphorylation of 4E-BP1 at Thr37/46 was significantly reduced immediately post-exercise (P < 0.05). We conclude that AMPK activation and a reduced phosphorylation of 4E-BP1 may contribute to the inhibition of muscle protein synthesis during resistance exercise. However, by 1-2 h post-exercise, muscle protein synthesis increased in association with an activation of protein kinase B, mTOR, S6K1 and eEF2. FAU - Dreyer, Hans C AU - Dreyer HC AD - University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Physical Therapy, Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555-1144, USA. FAU - Fujita, Satoshi AU - Fujita S FAU - Cadenas, Jerson G AU - Cadenas JG FAU - Chinkes, David L AU - Chinkes DL FAU - Volpi, Elena AU - Volpi E FAU - Rasmussen, Blake B AU - Rasmussen BB LA - eng GR - S10 RR16650/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - R01AR049877/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - M01 RR00073/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AR049877/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - M01 RR000073/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AG024832/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20060727 PL - England TA - J Physiol JT - The Journal of physiology JID - 0266262 RN - 0 (Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing) RN - 0 (Amino Acids) RN - 0 (Cell Cycle Proteins) RN - 0 (EIF4EBP1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Lactates) RN - 0 (Multienzyme Complexes) RN - 0 (Muscle Proteins) RN - 0 (Phosphoproteins) RN - EC 2.7.- (Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.31 (AMP-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) SB - IM MH - AMP-Activated Protein Kinases MH - Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/*metabolism MH - Adult MH - Amino Acids/metabolism MH - Biopsy MH - Cell Cycle Proteins MH - Exercise/*physiology MH - Female MH - Glucose/pharmacokinetics MH - Humans MH - Hydrogen-Ion Concentration MH - Lactates/metabolism MH - Male MH - Multienzyme Complexes/genetics/*metabolism MH - Muscle Proteins/*metabolism MH - Muscle, Skeletal/blood supply/*metabolism/pathology MH - Phosphoproteins/*metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics/*metabolism MH - Regional Blood Flow/physiology MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases MH - Weight Lifting/physiology PMC - PMC1890364 EDAT- 2006/07/29 09:00 MHDA- 2006/12/09 09:00 PMCR- 2007/10/15 CRDT- 2006/07/29 09:00 PHST- 2006/07/29 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/12/09 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/07/29 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2007/10/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jphysiol.2006.113175 [pii] AID - 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.113175 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Physiol. 2006 Oct 15;576(Pt 2):613-24. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.113175. Epub 2006 Jul 27.