PTEN inhibition improves muscle regeneration in mice fed a high-fat diet.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Mechanisms impairing wound healing in diabetes are poorly understood. To identify mechanisms, we induced insulin resistance by chronically feeding mice a high-fat diet (HFD). We also examined the regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate (PIP(3)) during muscle regeneration because augmented IGF-1 signaling can improve muscle regeneration.

Research design and methods

Muscle regeneration was induced by cardiotoxin injury, and we evaluated satellite cell activation and muscle maturation in HFD-fed mice. We also measured PIP(3) and the enzymes regulating its level, IRS-1-associated phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and PTEN. Using primary cultures of muscle, we examined how fatty acids affect PTEN expression and how PTEN knockout influences muscle growt

SUBMITTER: Hu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2874691 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature