PMID- 25085431 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150519 LR - 20211021 IS - 1347-4715 (Electronic) IS - 1342-078X (Print) IS - 1342-078X (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 5 DP - 2014 Sep TI - Voluntary exercise under a food restriction condition decreases blood branched-chain amino acid levels, in addition to improvement of glucose and lipid metabolism, in db mice, animal model of type 2 diabetes. PG - 339-47 LID - 10.1007/s12199-014-0400-z [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES: Exercise is effective for preventing the onset and development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in human cases; however, the effect of exercise on the pathophysiology using animal models of T2DM has not been fully evaluated. METHODS: We applied voluntary exercise under pair-fed (P) conditions in db mice, an animal model of T2DM. Exercising (Ex) and sedentary (Se) mice were placed in a cage, equipped with a free or locked running wheel, for 4 weeks, respectively. The amount of food consumed by ad libitum-fed wild-type mice under the Se condition (ad-WT) was supplied to all mice, except ad libitum db mice (ad-db). Blood parameters and expression of the genes involved in nutrient metabolism were analyzed. RESULTS: PEx-db (pair-fed and exercising) mice showed significantly lower HbA1c, body weight and liver weight than PSe-db and ad-db mice. Decreased hepatic triglycerides in PEx-db mice corresponded to a lower expression of lipogenic enzyme genes in the liver. Moreover, PEx-db mice showed significantly lower plasma branched-chain amino acids (BCAA), arginine, proline, and tyrosine, in addition to increased skeletal muscle (SM) weight, than PSe-db and ad-db mice, in spite of little influence on the expression of the BCAA transaminase gene, in SM and WAT. CONCLUSION: We found that exercise under a food restriction condition decreases several amino acids, including BCAA, and may improve insulin sensitivity more than mere food restriction. We propose that the decreased concentration of blood amino acids may be a valuable marker evaluating the effects of exercise on diabetic conditions. FAU - Marchianti, Ancah Caesarina Novi AU - Marchianti AC AD - Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan. FAU - Arimura, Emi AU - Arimura E FAU - Ushikai, Miharu AU - Ushikai M FAU - Horiuchi, Masahisa AU - Horiuchi M LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140802 PL - Japan TA - Environ Health Prev Med JT - Environmental health and preventive medicine JID - 9609642 RN - 0 (Amino Acids, Branched-Chain) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) SB - IM MH - Adipose Tissue, White/chemistry/metabolism MH - Amino Acids, Branched-Chain/metabolism MH - Animals MH - *Caloric Restriction MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/diet therapy/metabolism/*therapy MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Exercise MH - Gene Expression MH - Glucose/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Insulin Resistance MH - Lipid Metabolism MH - Liver/metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism MH - *Physical Conditioning, Animal MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC4166586 EDAT- 2014/08/03 06:00 MHDA- 2015/05/20 06:00 PMCR- 2015/09/01 CRDT- 2014/08/03 06:00 PHST- 2014/05/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/07/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/08/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/08/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/05/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 400 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s12199-014-0400-z [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Environ Health Prev Med. 2014 Sep;19(5):339-47. doi: 10.1007/s12199-014-0400-z. Epub 2014 Aug 2.