scholarly journals Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Circumvents Defective Insulin Action in Human Myotonic Dystrophy Skeletal Muscle Cells1

Endocrinology ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 140 (9) ◽  
pp. 4244-4250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denis Furling ◽  
André Marette ◽  
Jack Puymirat

Abstract Primary human skeletal muscle cell cultures derived from muscles of a myotonic dystrophy (DM) fetus provided a model in which both resistance to insulin action described in DM patient muscles and the potential ability of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) to circumvent this defect could be investigated. Basal glucose uptake was the same in cultured DM cells as in normal myotubes. In DM cells, a dose of 10 nm insulin produced no stimulatory effect on glucose uptake, and at higher concentrations, stimulation of glucose uptake remained significantly lower than that in normal myotubes. In addition, basal and insulin-mediated protein synthesis were both significantly reduced compared with those in normal cells. In DM myotubes, insulin receptor messenger RNA expression and insulin receptor binding were significantly diminished, whereas the expression of GLUT1 and GLUT4 glucose transporters was not affected. These results indicate that impaired insulin action is retained in DM cultured myotubes. The action of recombinant human IGF-I (rhIGF-I) was evaluated in this cellular model. We showed that rhIGF-I is able to stimulate glucose uptake to a similar extent as in control cells and restore normal protein synthesis level in DM myotubes. Thus, rhIGF-I is able to bypass impaired insulin action in DM myotubes. This provides a solid foundation for the eventual use of rhIGF-I as an effective treatment of muscle weakness and wasting in DM.

1998 ◽  
Vol 275 (3) ◽  
pp. E525-E530 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. E. Willis ◽  
S. G. Chadan ◽  
V. Baracos ◽  
W. S. Parkhouse

This study examined the effects of long-term chronic voluntary wheel exercise on the ability of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) to stimulate rates of protein synthesis in the soleus muscle of old C57Bl/6 mice. Factors contributing to any changes in hormone action were analyzed at the level of hormone receptor binding, protein content, and gene expression. Chronic exercise resulted in an increased skeletal muscle mass (10–22%) and a 56% increase in IGF-I-stimulated rates of protein synthesis ( P < 0.05). IGF-I receptor mRNA was increased 46%, IGF-Ireceptor protein was increased 65%, and the binding capacity of the IGF-I high-affinity site was increased sixfold ( P < 0.05) with chronic wheel exercise. Insulin receptor protein content was decreased 35% ( P < 0.05), whereas GLUT-4 content was increased 47% with chronic exercise ( P < 0.05). This study demonstrates that old animals retain a plasticity for IGF I receptor and glucose transporter expression that may have valuable physiological consequences.


1995 ◽  
Vol 269 (5) ◽  
pp. E977-E981 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. V. Jurasinski ◽  
T. C. Vary

Sepsis causes an inhibition of protein synthesis in gastrocnemius that is resistant to the anabolic effects of insulin. The purpose of the present studies was to investigate the effect of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) on protein synthesis during a 30-min perfusion of the isolated rat hindlimb from septic rats. Inclusion of IGF-I (1 or 10 nM) in the perfusate stimulated protein synthesis in gastrocnemius of septic rats 2.5-fold and restored rates of protein synthesis to those observed in control rats. The stimulation of protein synthesis did not result from an increase in the RNA content but was correlated with a 2.5-fold increase in the translational efficiency. The enhanced translational efficiency was accompanied by a 33 and 55% decrease in the abundance of free 40S and 60S ribosomal subunits, respectively, indicating that IGF-I accelerated peptide-chain initiation relative to elongation/termination. These studies provide evidence that IGF-I can accelerate protein synthesis in gastrocnemius during chronic sepsis by reversing the sepsis-induced inhibition of peptide-chain initiation.


2010 ◽  
Vol 299 (1) ◽  
pp. R33-R41 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Bouraoui ◽  
E. Capilla ◽  
J. Gutiérrez ◽  
I. Navarro

Primary cultures of rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) adipocytes were used to examine the main signaling pathways of insulin and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) during adipogenesis. We first determined the presence of IGF-I receptors (IGF-IR) and insulin receptors (IR) in trout preadipocytes ( day 5) and adipocytes ( day 14). IGF-IRs were more abundant and appeared to be in higher levels in differentiated cells than in preadipocytes, whereas IRs were detected in lower but constant levels throughout the culture. The cells were immunoreactive against ERK1/2 MAPK, and AKT/PI3K, components of the two main signal transduction pathways for insulin and IGF-I receptors. Stimulation of MAPK phosphorylation by IGF-I was higher in preadipocytes than in adipocytes, while no effects were observed in MAPK phosphorylation after incubation of cells with insulin. AKT phosphorylation increased in the presence of both insulin and IGF-I, with higher levels of stimulation in adipocytes than in preadipocytes. Activation of both pathways was blocked by the use of specific inhibitors of MAPK (PD98059) and AKT (wortmannin). We describe here, for the first time, the effects of IGF-I and insulin on 2-deoxyglucose uptake in primary culture of trout adipocytes. IGF-I was more potent in stimulating glucose uptake than insulin, and PD98059 and wortmannin inhibited the stimulation of glucose uptake by this growth factor, suggesting that IGF-I plays an important metabolic role in trout adipocytes. Our results suggest that differential activation of the MAPK and AKT pathways are involved in the IGF-I- and insulin-induced effects of trout adipocytes during the various stages of adipogenesis.


Marine Drugs ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min-Kyeong Lee ◽  
Jeong-Wook Choi ◽  
Youn Hee Choi ◽  
Taek-Jeong Nam

Dexamethasone (DEX), a synthetic glucocorticoid, causes skeletal muscle atrophy. This study examined the protective effects of Pyropia yezoensis peptide (PYP15) against DEX-induced myotube atrophy and its association with insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and the Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)-forkhead box O (FoxO) signaling pathway. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of PYP15 on DEX-induced myotube atrophy, C2C12 myotubes were treated for 24 h with 100 μM DEX in the presence or absence of 500 ng/mL PYP15. Cell viability assays revealed no PYP15 toxicity in C2C12 myotubes. PYP15 activated the insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF-IR) and Akt-mTORC1 signaling pathway in DEX-induced myotube atrophy. In addition, PYP15 markedly downregulated the nuclear translocation of transcription factors FoxO1 and FoxO3a, and inhibited 20S proteasome activity. Furthermore, PYP15 inhibited the autophagy-lysosomal pathway in DEX-stimulated myotube atrophy. Our findings suggest that PYP15 treatment protected against myotube atrophy by regulating IGF-I and the Akt-mTORC1-FoxO signaling pathway in skeletal muscle. Therefore, PYP15 treatment appears to exert protective effects against skeletal muscle atrophy.


1990 ◽  
Vol 258 (3) ◽  
pp. E459-E467 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Blondel ◽  
J. Simon ◽  
B. Chevalier ◽  
B. Portha

In vivo insulin resistance is a characteristic of the liver and peripheral tissues in 10-wk-old female rats with non-insulin-dependent diabetes induced by streptozotocin given on day 5 after birth. Oral administration of vanadate (0.2 mg/ml) for 20 days in the diabetic rats lowered their plasma glucose levels to normal values without affecting their basal plasma insulin levels. In the basal state as well as after submaximal or maximal hyperinsulinemia (euglycemic clamp studies), peripheral glucose utilization and hepatic glucose production in vivo were normalized in the diabetic rats after the vanadate treatment. In wheat germ agglutinin purified receptors, 125I-labeled porcine insulin binding, basal and insulin-stimulated insulin receptor kinase activities for both the autophosphorylation of the beta-subunit and the phosphorylation of the artificial substrate poly (Glu-Tyr) 4:1, were found identical in diabetic and control rats, treated or not with vanadate. Liver phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase activity was significantly enhanced in untreated diabetic rats (P less than 0.01) as compared with control rats and returned to normal values after the 20-day vanadate treatment. Thus, in that model of non-insulin-dependent diabetes, 1) oral vanadate exerts a corrective insulin-like effect on impaired insulin action both at the level of liver and peripheral tissues, 2) impaired insulin action with no alteration of the insulin receptor tyrosine kinase is observed in the liver of untreated rats, and 3) corrective effect of vanadate on liver glucose metabolism is probably distal to the insulin receptor kinase activity.


1992 ◽  
Vol 263 (2) ◽  
pp. E340-E344 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. J. Henriksen ◽  
L. L. Louters ◽  
C. S. Stump ◽  
C. M. Tipton

Prior exercise increases insulin sensitivity for glucose and system A neutral amino acid transport activities in skeletal muscle. Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) also activates these transport processes in resting muscle. It is not known, however, whether prior exercise increases IGF-I action in muscle. Therefore we determined the effect of a single exhausting bout of swim exercise on IGF-I-stimulated glucose transport activity [assessed by 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) uptake] and system A activity [assessed by alpha-(methylamino)isobutyric acid (MeAIB) uptake] in the isolated rat epitrochlearis muscle. When measured 3.5 h after exercise, the responses to a submaximal concentration (0.2 nM), but not a maximal concentration (13.3 nM), of insulin for activation of 2-DG uptake and MeAIB uptake were enhanced. In contrast, prior exercise increased markedly both the submaximal (5 nM) and maximal (20 nM) responses to IGF-I for activation of 2-DG uptake, whereas only the submaximal response to IGF-I (3 nM) for MeAIB uptake was enhanced after exercise. We conclude that 1) prior exercise significantly enhances the response to a submaximal concentration of IGF-I for activation of the glucose transport and system A neutral amino acid transport systems in skeletal muscle and 2) the enhanced maximal response for IGF-I action after exercise is restricted to the signaling pathway for activation of the glucose transport system.


2010 ◽  
Vol 298 (2) ◽  
pp. R341-R350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth M. Cleveland ◽  
Gregory M. Weber

The effects of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), insulin, and leucine on protein turnover and pathways that regulate proteolytic gene expression and protein polyubiquitination were investigated in primary cultures of 4-day-old rainbow trout myocytes. Supplementing media with 100 nM IGF-I increased protein synthesis by 13% ( P < 0.05) and decreased protein degradation by 14% ( P < 0.05). Treatment with 1 μM insulin increased protein synthesis by 13% ( P < 0.05) and decreased protein degradation by 17% ( P < 0.05). Supplementing media containing 0.6 mM leucine with an additional 2.5 mM leucine did not increase protein synthesis rates but reduced rates of protein degradation by 8% ( P < 0.05). IGF-I (1 nM–100 nM) and insulin (1 nM-1 μM) independently reduced the abundance of ubiquitin ligase mRNA in a dose-dependent manner, with maximal reductions of ∼70% for muscle atrophy F-box (Fbx) 32, 40% for Fbx25, and 25% for muscle RING finger-1 (MuRF1, P < 0.05). IGF-I and insulin stimulated phosphorylation of FOXO1 and FOXO4 ( P < 0.05), which was inhibited by the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) inhibitor wortmannin, and decreased the abundance of polyubiquitinated proteins by 10–20% ( P < 0.05). Supplementing media with leucine reduced Fbx32 expression by 25% ( P < 0.05) but did not affect Fbx25 nor MuRF1 transcript abundance. Serum deprivation decreased rates of protein synthesis by 60% ( P < 0.05), increased protein degradation by 40% ( P < 0.05), and increased expression of all ubiquitin ligases. These data suggest that, similar to mammals, the inhibitory effects of IGF-I and insulin on proteolysis occur via P I3-kinase/protein kinase B signaling and are partially responsible for the ability of these compounds to promote protein accretion.


1996 ◽  
Vol 319 (2) ◽  
pp. 455-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon S WING ◽  
Nathalie BEDARD

Upon fasting, the ubiquitin-dependent proteolytic system is activated in skeletal muscle in parallel with the increases in rates of proteolysis. Levels of mRNA encoding the 14 kDa ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (E214k), which can catalyse the first irreversible reaction in this pathway, rise and fall in parallel with the rates of proteolysis [Wing and Banville (1994) Am. J. Physiol. 267, E39-E48], indicating that the conjugation of ubiquitin to proteins is a regulated step. To characterize the mechanisms of this regulation, we have examined the effects of insulin, insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and des(1–3) insulin-like growth factor I (DES-IGF-I), which does not bind IGF-binding proteins, on E214k mRNA levels in L6 myotubes. Insulin suppressed levels of E214k mRNA with an IC50 of 4×10-9 M, but had no effects on mRNAs encoding polyubiquitin and proteasome subunits C2 and C8, which, like E214k, also increase in skeletal muscle upon fasting. Reduction of E214k mRNA levels was more sensitive to IGF-I with an IC50 of approx. 5×10-10 M. During the incubation of these cells for 12 h there was significant secretion of IGF-I-binding proteins into the medium. DES-IGF-I, which has markedly reduced affinity for these binding proteins, was found to potently reduce E214k mRNA levels with an IC50 of 3×10-11 M. DES-IGF-I did not alter rates of transcription of the E214k gene, but enhanced the rate of degradation of the 1.2 kb mRNA transcript. The half-life of the 1.2 kb transcript was approximately one-third that of the 1.8 kb transcript and can explain the more marked regulation of this transcript observed previously. This indicates that the additional 3´ non-coding sequence in the 1.8 kb transcript confers stability. These observations suggest that IGF-I is an important regulator of E214k expression and demonstrate, for the first time, stimulation of degradation of a specific mRNA transcript by this hormone, while overall RNA accumulates.


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