2022
Short-term physical exercise controls age-related hyperinsulinemia and improves hepatic metabolism in aged rodents
Muñoz V, Gaspar R, Mancini M, de Lima R, Vieira R, Crisol B, Antunes G, Trombeta J, Bonfante I, Simabuco F, da Silva A, Cavaglieri C, Ropelle E, Cintra D, Pauli J. Short-term physical exercise controls age-related hyperinsulinemia and improves hepatic metabolism in aged rodents. Journal Of Endocrinological Investigation 2022, 46: 815-827. PMID: 36318449, DOI: 10.1007/s40618-022-01947-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin sensitivityHepatic metabolismPhysical exerciseInsulin resistanceAerobic exerciseMetabolic healthAged rodentsShort-term aerobic exerciseAge-related insulin resistanceShort-term exercise trainingSignificant metabolic impairmentType 2 diabetesHepatic fat accumulationWhole-body glucoseDevelopment/progressionHepatic fat metabolismExercise trainingGlucose toleranceInsulin secretionFat accumulationHigh prevalenceHyperinsulinemic ratsMetabolic impairmentElderly populationGlucose homeostasis
2021
Time‐restricted feeding combined with aerobic exercise training can prevent weight gain and improve metabolic disorders in mice fed a high‐fat diet
Vieira R, Muñoz V, Junqueira R, de Oliveira F, Gaspar R, Nakandakari S, de Oliveira Costa S, Torsoni M, da Silva A, Cintra D, de Moura L, Ropelle E, Zaghloul I, Mekary R, Pauli J. Time‐restricted feeding combined with aerobic exercise training can prevent weight gain and improve metabolic disorders in mice fed a high‐fat diet. The Journal Of Physiology 2021, 600: 797-813. PMID: 33450053, DOI: 10.1113/jp280820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTime-restricted feedingHigh-fat dietAerobic exercise trainingMale Swiss miceHigh-fat diet feedingFatty acid oxidationSwiss miceExercise trainingMetabolic disordersDiet feedingLiver metabolismAE trainingAcid oxidationLower serum triglyceridesHepatic lipid accumulationHepatic lipid contentImproved hepatic metabolismLipogenic gene expressionSerum triglyceridesAdiposity gainBody adiposityGlycaemic homeostasisInsulin sensitivityHepatic metabolismGlucose metabolism
2018
Unsaturated fatty acids from flaxseed oil and exercise modulate GPR120 but not GPR40 in the liver of obese mice: a new anti-inflammatory approach
Gaspar R, Veiga C, Bessi M, Dátilo M, Sant'Ana M, Rodrigues P, de Moura L, da Silva A, Santos G, Catharino R, Ropelle E, Pauli J, Cintra D. Unsaturated fatty acids from flaxseed oil and exercise modulate GPR120 but not GPR40 in the liver of obese mice: a new anti-inflammatory approach. The Journal Of Nutritional Biochemistry 2018, 66: 52-62. PMID: 30771734, DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2018.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-fat dietPhysical exerciseObese miceNew anti-inflammatory approachesFlaxseed oilAnti-inflammatory approachesAnti-inflammatory propertiesChronic physical exerciseImpact of exerciseType 2 diabetesInflammatory markersInflammatory responseExercise performanceHepatic metabolismGPR120Fat depotsSources of ω3GPR40ObesityLiverΒ-arrestinMiceRelated cascadesExerciseInsulinPhysical training reverses changes in hepatic mitochondrial diameter of Alloxan-induced diabetic rats
Kuga G, Gaspar R, Muñoz V, Nakandakari S, Breda L, Sandoval B, Caetano F, de Almeida Leme J, Pauli J, Gomes R. Physical training reverses changes in hepatic mitochondrial diameter of Alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Einstein (São Paulo) 2018, 16: eao4353. PMID: 30088548, PMCID: PMC6110382, DOI: 10.1590/s1679-45082018ao4353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic ratsBody weightDiabetic groupSedentary diabeticDiabetic animalsPhysical trainingSedentary diabetic animalsPhysical training protocolMitochondrial diameterDiabetes mellitusAlloxan administrationBlood insulinExercise protocolSerum glucoseSedentary controlsWistar ratsHepatic metabolismReverses changesLiver glycogenHepatic glycogenDiabeticsRatsMeasurements of glycogenLiver samplesTraining protocolExercise decreases CLK2 in the liver of obese mice and prevents hepatic fat accumulation
Muñoz V, Gaspar R, Kuga G, Nakandakari S, Baptista I, Mekary R, da Silva A, de Moura L, Ropelle E, Cintra D, Pauli J. Exercise decreases CLK2 in the liver of obese mice and prevents hepatic fat accumulation. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 2018, 119: 5885-5892. PMID: 29575149, DOI: 10.1002/jcb.26780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseObesity conditionsPrevention of NAFLDPhysical exerciseImpaired fat oxidationFatty liver diseaseMetabolic syndrome riskChronic physical exerciseHepatic fat accumulationAcid oxidationFatty acid oxidationObese groupLiver diseaseObese miceSwiss miceSyndrome riskFat accumulationObese animalsHepatic metabolismFat oxidationHepatic ketogenesisBeneficial effectsElevated levelsPotent strategyMice