bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 20, 2025
Abstract
Hypoxemia
impairs
cardiopulmonary
function.
We
investigated
pulmonary
artery
remodeling
in
mice
exposed
to
chronic
hypoxia
for
up
five
weeks
and
quantified
associated
changes
cardiac
lung
function,
without
or
with
subsequent
normoxic
recovery
the
absence
presence
of
exercise
pharmacological
intervention.
Hypoxia-induced
stiffening
proximal
stemmed
primarily
from
adventitial
collagen,
which
resulted
part
altered
inter-cellular
signaling
phenotypic
mural
smooth
muscle
cells
macrophages.
Such
appeared
precede
associate
both
right
ventricular
dysfunction,
emerging
similar
degrees
regardless
age
onset
during
postnatal
development.
Key
homeostatic
target
values
wall
mechanics
were
recovered
by
arteries
while
other
only
partially.
Overall
dysfunction
due
was
similarly
partially
reversible.
Remodeling
system
is
a
complex,
multi-scale
process
that
involves
maladaptations
artery.
Nature Metabolism,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
5(11), P. 2020 - 2035
Published: Sept. 11, 2023
Abstract
Skeletal
muscle
has
an
enormous
plastic
potential
to
adapt
various
external
and
internal
perturbations.
Although
morphological
changes
in
endurance-trained
muscles
are
well
described,
the
molecular
underpinnings
of
training
adaptation
poorly
understood.
We
therefore
aimed
elucidate
signature
trained
male
mice
unravel
status-dependent
responses
acute
bout
exercise.
Our
results
reveal
that,
even
though
at
baseline
unexpectedly
low
number
genes
define
muscle,
status
substantially
affects
transcriptional
response
challenge,
both
quantitatively
qualitatively,
part
associated
with
epigenetic
modifications.
Finally,
transiently
activated
factors
such
as
peroxisome
proliferator-activated
receptor-γ
coactivator
1α
indispensable
for
normal
adaptation.
Together,
these
provide
a
framework
temporal
exercise
that
underpins
plasticity
training.
Cell Genomics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
4(6), P. 100421 - 100421
Published: May 1, 2024
Regular
exercise
has
many
physical
and
brain
health
benefits,
yet
the
molecular
mechanisms
mediating
effects
across
tissues
remain
poorly
understood.
Here
we
analyzed
400
high-quality
DNA
methylation,
ATAC-seq,
RNA-seq
datasets
from
eight
control
endurance
exercise-trained
(EET)
rats.
Integration
of
baseline
mapped
gene
location
dependence
epigenetic
features
identified
differing
regulatory
landscapes
in
each
tissue.
The
transcriptional
responses
to
8
weeks
EET
showed
little
overlap
predominantly
comprised
tissue-type
enriched
genes.
We
sex
differences
transcriptomic
epigenomic
changes
induced
by
EET.
However,
sex-biased
were
linked
shared
signaling
pathways.
found
that
G
protein-coupled
receptor-encoding
genes
are
regulated
EET,
suggesting
a
role
for
these
receptors
adaptations
training
tissues.
Our
findings
provide
new
insights
into
underlying
EET-induced
benefits
organs.
Function,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
5(4)
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
While
regular
physical
activity
is
a
cornerstone
of
health,
wellness,
and
vitality,
the
impact
endurance
exercise
training
on
molecular
signaling
within
across
tissues
remains
to
be
delineated.
The
Molecular
Transducers
Physical
Activity
Consortium
(MoTrPAC)
was
established
characterize
networks
underlying
adaptive
response
exercise.
Here,
we
describe
studies
undertaken
by
Preclinical
Animal
Sites
Studies
component
MoTrPAC,
in
which
sought
develop
implement
standardized
protocol
large
cohort
rats.
To
this
end,
Adult
(6-mo)
Aged
(18-mo)
female
(n
=
151)
male
143)
Fischer
344
rats
were
subjected
progressive
treadmill
(5
d/wk,
∼70%-75%
VO2max)
for
1,
2,
4,
or
8
wk;
sedentary
studied
as
control
group.
A
total
18
solid
tissues,
well
blood,
plasma,
feces,
collected
establish
publicly
accessible
biorepository
extensive
omics-based
analyses
MoTrPAC.
Treadmill
highly
effective,
with
robust
improvements
skeletal
muscle
citrate
synthase
little
1-2
wk
maximum
run
speed
maximal
oxygen
uptake
4-8
wk.
For
body
mass
composition,
notable
age-
sex-dependent
responses
observed.
This
work
mature,
treadmill-trained
represents
most
comprehensive
tissue
biorepository,
date,
provides
an
unprecedented
resource
studying
temporal-,
sex-,
age-specific
preclinical
rat
model.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: May 1, 2024
Endurance
exercise
training
is
known
to
reduce
risk
for
a
range
of
complex
diseases.
However,
the
molecular
basis
this
effect
has
been
challenging
study
and
largely
restricted
analyses
either
few
or
easily
biopsied
tissues.
Extensive
transcriptome
data
collected
across
15
tissues
during
in
rats
as
part
Molecular
Transducers
Physical
Activity
Consortium
provided
unique
opportunity
clarify
how
can
affect
tissue-specific
gene
expression
further
suggest
adaptation
may
impact
disease-associated
genes.
To
build
map,
we
integrate
multi-tissue
atlas
changes
with
gene-disease
targets,
genetic
regulation
expression,
trait
relationship
humans.
Consensus
from
multiple
approaches
prioritizes
specific
genes
where
endurance
impacts
disease-relevant
expression.
Specifically,
identify
total
5523
trait-tissue-gene
triplets
serve
valuable
starting
point
future
investigations
[Exercise;
Transcription;
Human
Phenotypic
Variation].
The Journal of Physiology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 14, 2025
Abstract
Extensive
research
has
demonstrated
endurance
exercise
to
be
neuroprotective.
Whether
these
neuroprotective
benefits
are
mediated,
in
part,
by
hepatic
ketone
production
remains
unclear.
To
investigate
the
role
of
on
brain
health
during
exercise,
healthy
6‐month‐old
female
rats
underwent
viral
knockdown
rate‐limiting
enzyme
liver
that
catalyses
first
reaction
ketogenesis:
3‐hydroxymethylglutaryl‐CoA
synthase
2
(HMGCS2).
Rats
were
then
subjected
either
a
bout
acute
or
4
weeks
chronic
treadmill
running
(5
days/week)
and
cognitive
behavioural
testing.
Acute
elevated
plasma
concentration
1
h
following
exercise.
Hepatic
HMGCS2
knockdown,
verified
protein
expression,
reduced
after
48
Proteomic
analysis
enrichment
frontal
cortex
revealed
markers
mitochondrial
function
significantly
state
3
complex
I
+
II
respiration
isolated
mitochondria
from
Spatial
memory
synaptic
plasticity
knockdown.
These
deficiencies
prevented
training.
In
summary,
data
propose
ketogenesis
is
required
maintain
cognition
function,
irrespective
training
status,
can
overcome
neuropathology
caused
insufficient
ketogenesis.
results
establish
mechanistic
link
between
enhance
our
understanding
how
peripheral
tissue
metabolism
influences
health.
image
Key
points
Decades
literature
demonstrate
This
study
provides
set
suggest
cognition,
function.
indicate
protect
against
decline
compromised
prompting
further
investigation
Molecular Metabolism,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
86, P. 101980 - 101980
Published: June 29, 2024
In
this
investigation,
we
addressed
the
contribution
of
core
circadian
clock
factor,
BMAL1,
in
skeletal
muscle
to
both
acute
transcriptional
responses
exercise
and
remodeling
response
training.
Additionally,
adopted
a
systems
biology
approach
investigate
how
loss
BMAL1
altered
peripheral
tissue
homeostasis
as
well
training
adaptations
iWAT,
liver,
heart,
lung
male
mice.