Early oxidative shifts in mouse skeletal muscle morphology with high-fat diet consumption do not lead to functional improvements.

ABSTRACT: Short-term consumption of a high-fat diet (HFD) can result in an oxidative shift in adult skeletal muscle. However, the impact of HFD on young, growing muscle is largely unknown. Thus, 4-week-old mice were randomly divided into sedentary HFD (60% kcal from fat), sedentary standard chow (control), or exercise-trained standard chow. Tibialis anterior (TA) and soleus muscles were examined for morphological and functional changes after 3 weeks. HFD consumption increased body and epididymal fat mass and induced whole body glucose intolerance versus control mice. Compared to controls, both HFD and exercise-trained TA muscles displayed a greater proportion of oxidative fibers and a trend for an increased succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) content. The soleus also displayed an oxidative shift with incr

SUBMITTER: Thomas MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4270228 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature