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Enhancement of muscle mitochondrial oxidative capacity and alterations in insulin action are lipid species dependent: potent tissue-specific effects of medium-chain fatty acids.
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Diabetes [Diabetes] 2009 Nov; Vol. 58 (11), pp. 2547-54. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Aug 31. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Objective: Medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) have been reported to be less obesogenic than long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs); however, relatively little is known regarding their effect on insulin action. Here, we examined the tissue-specific effects of MCFAs on lipid metabolism and insulin action.<br />Research Design and Methods: C57BL6/J mice and Wistar rats were fed either a low-fat control diet or high-fat diets rich in MCFAs or LCFAs for 4-5 weeks, and markers of mitochondrial oxidative capacity, lipid levels, and insulin action were measured.<br />Results: Mice fed the MCFA diet displayed reduced adiposity and better glucose tolerance than LCFA-fed animals. In skeletal muscle, triglyceride levels were increased by the LCFA diet (77%, P < 0.01) but remained at low-fat diet control levels in the MCFA-fed animals. The LCFA diet increased (20-50%, P < 0.05) markers of mitochondrial metabolism in muscle compared with low-fat diet-fed controls; however; the increase in oxidative capacity was substantially greater in MCFA-fed animals (50-140% versus low-fat-fed controls, P < 0.01). The MCFA diet induced a greater accumulation of liver triglycerides than the LCFA diet, likely due to an upregulation of several lipogenic enzymes. In rats, isocaloric feeding of MCFA or LCFA high-fat diets induced hepatic insulin resistance to a similar degree; however, insulin action was preserved at the level of low-fat diet-fed controls in muscle and adipose from MCFA-fed animals.<br />Conclusions: MCFAs reduce adiposity and preserve insulin action in muscle and adipose, despite inducing steatosis and insulin resistance in the liver. Dietary supplementation with MCFAs may therefore be beneficial for preventing obesity and peripheral insulin resistance.
- Subjects :
- Adipose Tissue anatomy & histology
Adipose Tissue metabolism
Animals
Body Composition
Body Weight
Diet, Fat-Restricted
Energy Metabolism
Fatty Acids metabolism
Glucose metabolism
Insulin metabolism
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mitochondria, Muscle drug effects
Organ Size
Oxidation-Reduction
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Triglycerides metabolism
Dietary Fats pharmacology
Fatty Acids, Nonesterified pharmacology
Insulin pharmacology
Insulin Resistance physiology
Mitochondria, Muscle metabolism
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1939-327X
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Diabetes
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19720794
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2337/db09-0784