PMID- 27565232 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20171213 LR - 20211204 IS - 1879-0054 (Electronic) IS - 0739-7240 (Linking) VI - 57 DP - 2016 Oct TI - Different dietary energy intake affects skeletal muscle development through an Akt-dependent pathway in Dorper x Small Thin-Tailed crossbred ewe lambs. PG - 63-70 LID - S0739-7240(16)30062-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.domaniend.2016.05.010 [doi] AB - The objective of this experiment was to investigate the mechanisms through which different levels of dietary energy affect postnatal skeletal muscle development in ewe lambs. Twelve Dorper x Small Thin-Tailed crossbred ewe lambs (100 d of age; 20 +/- 0.5 kg BW) were selected randomly and divided into 2 groups in a completely randomized design. Animals were offered identical diets at 100% or 65% of ad libitum intake. Lambs were euthanized when BW in the ad libitum group reached 35 kg and the semitendinosus muscle was sampled. Final BW and skeletal muscle weight were decreased (P < 0.01) by feed restriction. Both muscle fiber size distribution and myofibril cross-sectional area were altered by feed restriction. Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) messenger RNA (mRNA) content was decreased (P < 0.05) when lambs were underfed, whereas no difference for IGF-2 mRNA expression was observed (P > 0.05). Feed restriction altered phosphor-Akt protein abundance (P < 0.01). Moreover, the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway was inhibited by feed restriction, which was associated with decreased phosphor-mTOR, phosphorylated eukaryotic initiation factor 4E binding protein 1 (phosphor-4EBP1), and phosphorylated ribosomal protein S6 kinase (phosphor-S6K). Both mRNA expression of myostatin and its protein content were elevated in feed-restricted ewe lambs (P < 0.05). In addition, mRNA expression of both muscle RING finger 1 and muscle atrophy F-box was increased when ewe lambs were underfed. In summary, feed restriction in young growing ewe lambs attenuates skeletal muscle hypertrophy by inhibiting protein synthesis and increasing protein degradation, which may act through the Akt-dependent pathway. CI - Copyright (c) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Zhao, J X AU - Zhao JX AD - College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi 030801, P. R. China. FAU - Liu, X D AU - Liu XD AD - College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi 030801, P. R. China. FAU - Li, K AU - Li K AD - College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi 030801, P. R. China. FAU - Liu, W Z AU - Liu WZ AD - College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi 030801, P. R. China. FAU - Ren, Y S AU - Ren YS AD - College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi 030801, P. R. China. FAU - Zhang, J X AU - Zhang JX AD - College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi 030801, P. R. China. Electronic address: sxndzjx@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial DEP - 20160527 PL - United States TA - Domest Anim Endocrinol JT - Domestic animal endocrinology JID - 8505191 RN - 0 (Muscle Proteins) RN - EC 2.7.- (Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.3 (AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases) SB - IM MH - AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases MH - Animal Feed/*analysis MH - Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena MH - Animals MH - Diet/*veterinary MH - *Energy Intake MH - Female MH - Metabolic Networks and Pathways MH - Muscle Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Muscle, Skeletal/*growth & development MH - Protein Kinases/genetics/metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Sheep/*physiology MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Akt OT - Feed restriction OT - Lamb OT - Skeletal muscle OT - mTOR EDAT- 2016/08/28 06:00 MHDA- 2017/12/14 06:00 CRDT- 2016/08/28 06:00 PHST- 2016/02/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/05/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/05/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/08/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/08/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/12/14 06:00 [medline] AID - S0739-7240(16)30062-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.domaniend.2016.05.010 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Domest Anim Endocrinol. 2016 Oct;57:63-70. doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2016.05.010. Epub 2016 May 27.