Exercise Counterbalances Rho/ROCK2 Signaling Impairment in the Skeletal Muscle and Ameliorates Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Mice
Muñoz V, Gaspar R, Severino M, Macêdo A, Simabuco F, Ropelle E, Cintra D, da Silva A, Kim Y, Pauli J. Exercise Counterbalances Rho/ROCK2 Signaling Impairment in the Skeletal Muscle and Ameliorates Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Mice. Frontiers In Immunology 2021, 12: 702025. PMID: 34234788, PMCID: PMC8256841, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.702025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkeletal muscleInsulin receptor substrate-1Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1BSkeletal muscle glucose uptakeGlucose uptakeProtein kinase BReceptor substrate-1Muscle glucose uptakePhosphatase 1BRho kinase isoformsSubstrate-1Kinase BMolecular mechanismsSystemic glucose homeostasisTensin homologC2C12 myotubesAkt phosphorylationHigher phosphorylationMolecular analysisMuscle insulinInhibitory regulatorPotential targetRhoA-ROCK2PhosphorylationROCK2 protein