Project description:Skeletal muscle (rectus femoris) gene expression was analyzed from diet-resistant and diet-sensitive obese women undergoing clinically supervised weight-loss at a weight management clinic The goal of the study was to characterize global gene expression profiles in skeletal muscle from obese women, prior to their participation in a clinically supervised, low-calorie diet, weight management program. Following entry into the weight-loss program, subjects can be categorized as being 'diet-sensitive' or 'diet-resistant' depending on the rates of weight loss achieved. In the current study, we selected an equal number of diet-sensitive and diet-resistant subjects for comparative expression profiling
Project description:We have carried out whole-genome expression profiling of whole blood from obese subjects, defined as obese diet-sensitive and obese diet-resistant, and well matched lean individuals. The diet-sensitive or diet-resistant status refers to the different rates of weight loss observed in the two groups on a low-calorie diet regimen. Bioinformatic analysis revealed alterations in transcription in key pathways that are consistent with impaired capacity for fatty acid oxidation driven mitochondrial ATP synthesis in obese subjects who are resistant to weight loss.
Project description:We have carried out whole-genome expression profiling of whole blood from obese subjects, defined as obese diet-sensitive and obese diet-resistant, and well matched lean individuals. The diet-sensitive or diet-resistant status refers to the different rates of weight loss observed in the two groups on a low-calorie diet regimen. Bioinformatic analysis revealed alterations in transcription in key pathways that are consistent with impaired capacity for fatty acid oxidation driven mitochondrial ATP synthesis in obese subjects who are resistant to weight loss. A total of 80 samples are analyzed. This consists of 20 lean subjects studied at one timepoint and 20 obese subjects (10 diet-sensitive and 10 diet-resistant) studied at 3 timepoints during caloric restriction (day of entry into program, week 3 into the program and week 6 into the program)
Project description:Global transcript profiling to identify differentially expressed skeletal muscle genes in insulin resistance, a major risk factor for Type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus. Compared gene expression profiles of skeletal muscle tissues from 18 insulin-sensitive versus 17 insulin-resistant equally obese, non-diabetic Pima Indians. Keywords: other
Project description:OBJECTIVE Diet intervention in obese adults is the first strategy to induce weight loss and to improve insulin sensitivity. We hypothesized that improvements in insulin sensitivity after weight loss from a short-term dietary intervention tracks with alterations in expression of metabolic genes and abundance of specific lipid species. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Eight obese, insulin resistant, non-diabetic adults were recruited to participate in a three-week low calorie diet intervention study (1000 kcal/day). Fasting blood samples and vastus lateralis skeletal muscle biopsies were obtained before and after the dietary intervention. Clinical chemistry and measures of insulin sensitivity were determined. Unbiased microarray gene expression and targeted lipidomic analysis of skeletal muscle was performed. RESULTS Body weight was reduced, insulin sensitivity (HOMA-IR) was enhanced, and serum insulin concentration and blood lipid (triglyceride, cholesterol, LDL and HDL) levels were improved after dietary intervention. Gene set enrichment analysis of skeletal muscle revealed that oxidative phosphorylation and inflammatory processes were among the most enriched KEGG-pathways identified after dietary intervention. mRNA expression of PDK4 and MLYCD increased, while SCD decreased in skeletal muscle after dietary intervention. Dietary intervention altered the intramuscular lipid profile of skeletal muscle, with changes in content of phosphatidylcholine and triglyceride species among the pronounced. CONCLUSIONS Short-term diet intervention and weight loss in obese adults alters metabolic gene expression and reduces specific phosphatidylcholine and triglyceride species in skeletal muscle, concomitant with improvements in clinical outcomes and enhanced insulin sensitivity.
Project description:Skeletal muscle, as a large and insulin sensitive tissue, is an important contributor to metabolic homeostasis and energy expenditure. Obese dogs exhibit skeletal muscle insulin resistance, but the causes of these changes are unclear. Thus, we used canine microarrays to analyze gene expression profiles of skeletal muscle tissue collected from obese dogs, after 24 wk of ad libitum feeding.
Project description:Skeletal muscle, as a large and insulin sensitive tissue, is an important contributor to metabolic homeostasis and energy expenditure. Obese dogs exhibit skeletal muscle insulin resistance, but the causes of these changes are unclear. Thus, we used canine microarrays to analyze gene expression profiles of skeletal muscle tissue collected from obese dogs, after 24 wk of ad libitum feeding. Skeletal muscle tissue samples were collected from 9 intact female beagles (4 yr-old; 4 control; 5 ad libitum) after 24 wk of ad libitum feeding.
Project description:Background: Diet induced weight reduction promotes a decrease in resting energy expenditure that could partly explain the difficulty to maintain reduced body mass. Whether this reduction remains after stabilized weight loss is still controversial. The molecular mechanisms are unknown. Objective: To investigate the effect of a stabilized 10%-weight loss on resting metabolic rate, body composition and skeletal muscle gene expression profile in obese women. Design: Obese women were successively submitted to a 4-w very low-calorie diet, a 3-6-wk low-calorie diet, and a 4-wk weight maintenance program to achieve a 10% weight loss. Resting energy expenditure, body composition, plasma parameters and skeletal muscle transcriptome were compared before weight loss and during stabilized weight reduction. Results: Energy restriction caused an 11% weight loss. Stabilization to the new weight was accompanied by an 11% decrease of the resting metabolic rate normalized to the body cellular mass which was below that of lean subjects. The range of the changes in the skeletal muscle transcriptome was modest. The main regulated genes were that of slow/oxidative fiber markers which were overexpressed and the gene encoding the glucose metabolism inhibitor PDK4 which was down-regulated. The knowledge based approach, gene set enrichment analysis, identified pathways related to insulin and interleukin 6 and long term calorie restriction adaptations during weight loss. Set of arrays that are part of repeated experiments Keywords: Biological Replicate
Project description:Resveratrol has been reported to improve metabolic function in metabolically-abnormal rodents and humans, but has not been studied in non-obese people with normal glucose tolerance. We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the metabolic effects of 12 weeks of resveratrol supplementation (75 mg/day) in non-obese, postmenopausal women with normal glucose tolerance. Although resveratrol supplementation was well-tolerated and increased plasma resveratrol concentration without adverse effects, it did not change body composition, resting metabolic rate, plasma lipids, or inflammatory markers. A two-stage hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp procedure, in conjunction with stable isotopically-labeled tracer infusions, demonstrated that resveratrol did not increase liver, skeletal muscle, or adipose tissue insulin sensitivity. Consistent with the absence of in vivo metabolic effects, resveratrol did not affect its putative molecular targets, including AMPK, Sirt1, Nampt, and Pgc-1α, in either skeletal muscle or adipose tissue. These findings demonstrate that resveratrol supplementation does not have metabolic effects in non-obese women. We compared gene expression profile in subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue and skeletal muscle (vastus lateralis) biopsy samples obtained from non-obese people before and after 1) placebo (PLC), 2) resveratrol (RES), and 3) calorie restriction (CR) intervention.