PMID- 32082101 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220412 IS - 1654-661X (Print) IS - 1654-661X (Electronic) IS - 1654-661X (Linking) VI - 64 DP - 2020 TI - Long-term caloric restriction activates the myocardial SIRT1/AMPK/PGC-1alpha pathway in C57BL/6J male mice. LID - 10.29219/fnr.v64.3668 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Caloric restriction (CR) can help in improving heart function. There is as yet no consensus on the mechanism of the effect of CR. Silent mating-type information regulation 1 (SIRT1), adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK), and mTOR are key players in metabolic stress management. We aimed to explore the effect of CR on the myocardial SIRT1/AMPK/mTOR pathway in mice. METHODS: Thirty-six 6-week-old male C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into three groups: normal control group (NC group, n = 12), high-energy group (HE group, n = 12) and CR group (n = 12) according to different diets. After 11 months, western blot was used to examine proteins such as p-AMPK, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC-1alpha), SIRT1, and p-mTOR, whereas real-time PCR was used to examine the expression of AMPK, PGC-1alpha, and SIRT1 transcripts. RESULTS: Compared to the HE group, the CR group displayed increased expression of myocardial p-AMPK protein, SIRT1 protein and mRNA, and PGC-1a mRNA. However, no difference was observed in the expression of p-mTOR protein and mTOR mRNA in the myocardium among the three groups. CONCLUSIONS: CR improves the SIRT1/AMPK/PGC-1alpha pathway in mice myocardium with no effect on the mTOR pathway. CI - (c) 2020 Lina Ma et al. FAU - Ma, Lina AU - Ma L AD - Department of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China. AD - Central Laboratory, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Disease of Ministry of Education, Center of Alzheimer's Disease, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China. FAU - Wang, Rong AU - Wang R AD - Central Laboratory, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Disease of Ministry of Education, Center of Alzheimer's Disease, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China. FAU - Wang, Hongjuan AU - Wang H AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Yanjing Medical College, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. FAU - Zhang, Yaxin AU - Zhang Y AD - Department of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Beijing, China. FAU - Zhao, Zhiwei AU - Zhao Z AD - Central Laboratory, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Disease of Ministry of Education, Center of Alzheimer's Disease, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200129 PL - Sweden TA - Food Nutr Res JT - Food & nutrition research JID - 101488795 PMC - PMC7007760 OTO - NOTNLM OT - AMPK OT - SIRT1 OT - caloric restriction OT - mTOR OT - signaling pathway COIS- The authors report no relationships that could be construed as a conflict of interest. This work was supported by the following grants: Beijing Natural Science Foundation (7202059, 7174310), Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Incubating Program (PX2020036), and Nation Natural Science Foundation of China (81600927). EDAT- 2020/02/23 06:00 MHDA- 2020/02/23 06:01 PMCR- 2020/01/29 CRDT- 2020/02/22 06:00 PHST- 2019/08/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/12/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/01/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/02/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/02/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/02/23 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/01/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 3668 [pii] AID - 10.29219/fnr.v64.3668 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Food Nutr Res. 2020 Jan 29;64. doi: 10.29219/fnr.v64.3668. eCollection 2020.