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Impact of the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1 beta (PGC-1 beta) Ala203Pro polymorphism on in vivo metabolism, PGC-1 beta expression and fibre type composition in human skeletal muscle

Ling, Charlotte LU orcid ; Wegner, L. ; Andersen, G. ; Almgren, Peter LU ; Hansen, T. ; Pedersen, O. ; Groop, Leif LU ; Vaag, A. and Poulsen, P. (2007) In Diabetologia 50(8). p.1615-1620
Abstract
Aims/hypothesis Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma coactivator-lp (PGC-1 beta, also known as PPARGCIB) expression is reduced in skeletal muscle from patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and in elderly subjects. Ala203Pro, a common variant in the PGC-1 beta gene is associated with obesity. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the PGC-1 beta Ala203Pro polymorphism influences the age-related decline in skeletal muscle PGC-1 beta expression, in vivo metabolism and markers for muscle fibre type composition. Materials and methods The PGC-1 beta Ala203Pro polymerphism was genotyped in 110 young (age 28.0 +/- 1.9 years) and 86 elderly (age 62.4 +/- 2.0 years) twins and related to muscle PGC-1 beta expression, in vivo... (More)
Aims/hypothesis Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma coactivator-lp (PGC-1 beta, also known as PPARGCIB) expression is reduced in skeletal muscle from patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and in elderly subjects. Ala203Pro, a common variant in the PGC-1 beta gene is associated with obesity. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the PGC-1 beta Ala203Pro polymorphism influences the age-related decline in skeletal muscle PGC-1 beta expression, in vivo metabolism and markers for muscle fibre type composition. Materials and methods The PGC-1 beta Ala203Pro polymerphism was genotyped in 110 young (age 28.0 +/- 1.9 years) and 86 elderly (age 62.4 +/- 2.0 years) twins and related to muscle PGC-1 beta expression, in vivo metabolism and markers for fibre type composition. Results Insulin-stimulated non-oxidative glucose metabolism (NOGM; p=0.025) and glycolytic flux rate (GF; p=0.026) were reduced in young Ala/Ala carriers compared with carriers of a 203Pro allele. In addition, a regression analysis, correcting for covariates, showed that the PGC-1 beta 203Pro allele was positively related to insulin-stimulated NOGM and GF in the young twins. While muscle expression of PGC-1 beta was reduced in elderly compared with young carriers of the Ala/Ala genotype (p <= 0.001), there was no significant age-related decline in PGC-1 beta expression in carriers of the 203Pro allele (p >= 0.4). However, a regression analysis, correcting for covariates, showed that only age was significantly related to muscle PGC-1 beta expression. Finally, PGC-1 beta expression correlated positively with markers for oxidative fibres in human muscle. Conclusions/interpretation This study suggests that young carriers of a PGC-1 beta 203Pro allele have enhanced insulin-stimulated glucose metabolism and may be protected against an age-related decline in PGC-1 beta expression in muscle. (Less)
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in vivo metabolism, PGC-1 beta, skeletal muscle, polymorphism, fibre type, gene expression, PPARGC1B
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Diabetologia
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50
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8
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1615 - 1620
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Springer
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1432-0428
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10.1007/s00125-007-0729-6
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English
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  author       = {{Ling, Charlotte and Wegner, L. and Andersen, G. and Almgren, Peter and Hansen, T. and Pedersen, O. and Groop, Leif and Vaag, A. and Poulsen, P.}},
  issn         = {{1432-0428}},
  keywords     = {{in vivo metabolism; PGC-1 beta; skeletal muscle; polymorphism; fibre type; gene expression; PPARGC1B}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{8}},
  pages        = {{1615--1620}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Diabetologia}},
  title        = {{Impact of the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1 beta (PGC-1 beta) Ala203Pro polymorphism on in vivo metabolism, PGC-1 beta expression and fibre type composition in human skeletal muscle}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00125-007-0729-6}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s00125-007-0729-6}},
  volume       = {{50}},
  year         = {{2007}},
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