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    Impaired glucose metabolism and exercise capacity with muscle-specific glycogen synthase 1 (gys1) deletion in adult mice

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    Xirouchaki, CE; Mangiafico, SP; Bate, K; Ruan, Z; Huang, AM; Tedjosiswoyo, BW; Lamont, B; Pong, W; Favaloro, J; Blair, AR; ...
    Date
    2016-03-01
    Source Title
    Molecular Metabolism
    Publisher
    ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
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    Ruan, Zheng; Proietto, Joseph; Zajac, Jeffrey; Mangiafico, Salvatore; Andrikopoulos, Sofianos; Huang, Mengjie; BATE, KATHERINE; TEDJOSISWOYO, BING; LAMONT, BENJAMIN; PONG, WYNNE; ...
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    Medicine and Radiology
    Microbiology and Immunology
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    Xirouchaki, C. E., Mangiafico, S. P., Bate, K., Ruan, Z., Huang, A. M., Tedjosiswoyo, B. W., Lamont, B., Pong, W., Favaloro, J., Blair, A. R., Zajac, J. D., Proietto, J. & Andrikopoulos, S. (2016). Impaired glucose metabolism and exercise capacity with muscle-specific glycogen synthase 1 (gys1) deletion in adult mice. MOLECULAR METABOLISM, 5 (3), pp.221-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2016.01.004.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/258347
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    10.1016/j.molmet.2016.01.004
    Abstract
    OBJECTIVE: Muscle glucose storage and muscle glycogen synthase (gys1) defects have been associated with insulin resistance. As there are multiple mechanisms for insulin resistance, the specific role of glucose storage defects is not clear. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of muscle-specific gys1 deletion on glucose metabolism and exercise capacity. METHODS: Tamoxifen inducible and muscle specific gys-1 KO mice were generated using the Cre/loxP system. Mice were subjected to glucose tolerance tests, euglycemic/hyperinsulinemic clamps and exercise tests. RESULTS: gys1-KO mice showed ≥85% reduction in muscle gys1 mRNA and protein concentrations, 70% reduction in muscle glycogen levels, postprandial hyperglycaemia and hyperinsulinaemia and impaired glucose tolerance. Under insulin-stimulated conditions, gys1-KO mice displayed reduced glucose turnover and muscle glucose uptake, indicative of peripheral insulin resistance, as well as increased plasma and muscle lactate levels and reductions in muscle hexokinase II levels. gys1-KO mice also exhibited markedly reduced exercise and endurance capacity. CONCLUSIONS: Thus, muscle-specific gys1 deletion in adult mice results in glucose intolerance due to insulin resistance and reduced muscle glucose uptake as well as impaired exercise and endurance capacity. IN BRIEF: This study demonstrates why the body prioritises muscle glycogen storage over liver glycogen storage despite the critical role of the liver in supplying glucose to the brain in the fasting state and shows that glycogen deficiency results in impaired glucose metabolism and reduced exercise capacity.

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