2024
Effect of Weight Loss on Skeletal Muscle Bioactive Lipids in People with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes.
Petersen M, Yoshino M, Smith G, Gaspar R, Kahn M, Samovski D, Shulman G, Klein S. Effect of Weight Loss on Skeletal Muscle Bioactive Lipids in People with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes 2024 PMID: 39264820, DOI: 10.2337/db24-0083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMuscle insulin sensitivitySkeletal muscle insulin sensitivityType 2 diabetesEffects of weight lossInsulin sensitivityWeight lossWeight loss-induced improvementWhole-body insulin sensitivityObesityGlucose tracer infusionAssociated with changesHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp procedureCeramide contentSn-1,2-DAGMuscle
2020
Physical exercise increases ROCK activity in the skeletal muscle of middle-aged rats
Muñoz V, Gaspar R, Esteca M, Baptista I, Vieira R, da Silva A, de Moura L, Cintra D, Ropelle E, Pauli J. Physical exercise increases ROCK activity in the skeletal muscle of middle-aged rats. Mechanisms Of Ageing And Development 2020, 186: 111213. PMID: 32032622, DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2020.111213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-aged ratsSoleus musclePhysical exerciseGlucose homeostasisAge-related metabolic disordersSkeletal muscle glucose uptakeSkeletal muscleImpaired glucose homeostasisType 2 diabetesMuscle glucose uptakeInsulin receptor substrate-1 phosphorylationWhole-body glucose homeostasisROCK activitySkeletal muscle fiber typesMuscle fiber typesInsulin resistanceSedentary ratsHigh insulinDifferent skeletal muscle fiber typesMetabolic disordersMetabolism-related genesPharmacological inhibitionRatsGlucose uptakeMuscle