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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Moderate Aerobic Exercise Training Prevents the Augmented Hepatic Glucocorticoid Response Induced by High-Fat Diet in Mice.

Jonatan Dassonvalle, Francisco Díaz-Castro, Camila Donoso-Barraza, Carlos Sepúlveda, Francisco Pino-de la Fuente, Pamela Pino, Alejandra Espinosa, Mario Chiong, Miguel Llanos, Rodrigo Troncoso

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jonatan DassonvalleLaboratorio de Investigación en Nutrición y Actividad Física (LABINAF), Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnologia de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago 7830490, Chile.
Francisco Díaz-CastroLaboratorio de Investigación en Nutrición y Actividad Física (LABINAF), Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnologia de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago 7830490, Chile.
Camila Donoso-BarrazaLaboratorio de Investigación en Nutrición y Actividad Física (LABINAF), Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnologia de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago 7830490, Chile.
Carlos SepúlvedaLaboratorio de Investigación en Nutrición y Actividad Física (LABINAF), Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnologia de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago 7830490, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-7708-9002
Francisco Pino-de la FuenteDepartamento de Tecnología Medica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile.
Pamela PinoLaboratorio de Investigación en Nutrición y Actividad Física (LABINAF), Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnologia de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago 7830490, Chile.
Alejandra EspinosaDepartamento de Tecnología Medica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-4779-5341
Mario ChiongAdvanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas & Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8380492, Chile.
Miguel LlanosLaboratorio de Nutrición y Regulación Metabólica, INTA, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 7830490, Chile.
Rodrigo TroncosoLaboratorio de Investigación en Nutrición y Actividad Física (LABINAF), Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnologia de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Santiago 7830490, Chile.
University of Chile · CLAdvanced Center for Chronic Diseases · CL

Funding

Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico 1191078
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glucocorticoids (GCs) are critical regulators of energy balance. Their deregulation is associated with the development of obesity and metabolic syndrome. However, it is not understood if obesity alters the tissue glucocorticoid receptor (GR) response, and moreover whether a moderate aerobic exercise prevents the alteration in GR response induced by obesity.

methodsTo evaluate the GR response in obese mice, we fed C57BL6J mice with a high-fat diet (HFD) for 12 weeks. Before mice were sacrificed, we injected them with dexamethasone. To assess the exercise role in GR response, we fed mice an HFD and subjected them to moderate aerobic exercise three times a week.

resultsWe found that mice fed a high-fat diet for 12 weeks developed hepatic GC hypersensitivity without changes in the gastrocnemius or epididymal fat GR response. Therefore, moderate aerobic exercise improved glucose tolerance, increased the corticosterone plasma levels, and prevented hepatic GR hypersensitivity with an increase in epididymal fat GR response.

conclusionCollectively, our results suggest that mice with HFD-induced obesity develop hepatic GR sensitivity, which could enhance the metabolic effects of HFD in the liver. Moreover, exercise was found to be a feasible non-pharmacological strategy to prevent the deregulation of GR response in obesity.

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Adipose TissueAnimalsDexamethasoneDiet, High-FatEnergy MetabolismGlucocorticoidsGlucoseLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMuscle, SkeletalObesityPhysical Conditioning, AnimalDexamethasoneGlucocorticoidsGlucoseexerciseFKBP51glucocorticoidsliverobesity

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PMID33066464
PMCPMC7590042
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