Response of XIAP, ARC, and FLIP apoptotic suppressors to 8 wk of treadmill running in rat heart and skeletal muscle.

Abstract

Although it has been demonstrated that exercise training has an antiapoptotic effect on postmitotic myocytes, the mechanisms responsible for this effect are still largely unclear. Because the antiapoptotic effect of exercise training in postmitotic myocytes could be possibly mediated by the upregulation of apoptotic suppressors, this study examined the effect of endurance training on endogenous apoptotic suppressors including X-chromosome-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP), apoptosis repressor with caspases recruitment domain protein (ARC), and FADD-like inhibitor protein (FLIP) in skeletal and cardiac muscles. Eight adult Sprague-Dawley rats were trained 5 days weekly for 8 wk on treadmill, and eight sedentary rats served as controls. Soleus and ventricle muscles were dissected 2 days after the last training session. The mRNA content of XIAP, ARC, and FLIP was estimated by RT-PCR with ribosomal 18S RNA used as an internal control. The protein expression of XIAP, ARC, FLIP(S), and FLIP(alpha) was assessed by Western immunoblot. After training, mRNA content of ARC and FLIP was not different between the control and trained animals, whereas XIAP mRNA content was elevated by 22 and 14% in the trained soleus and cardiac muscles, respectively, relative to the control samples. No difference was found in the protein content of FLIP(S) and FLIP(alpha) between control and trained muscles, whereas XIAP and ARC protein content was increased by 18 and 38%, respectively, in the soleus muscle of trained animals. Furthermore, negative relationships were found between XIAP and apoptotic DNA fragmentation as well as ARC and caspase-3 activity. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that the modulation of apoptotic suppressors is involved in training-induced attenuation of apoptosis in skeletal and cardiac muscles.

• Authors: Parco M Siu, Randall W Bryner, Zsolt Murlasits, Stephen E Alway
• Journal: Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) (J Appl Physiol (1985)) Vol. 99 Issue 1 Pg. 204-9 (Jul 2005) ISSN: 8750-7587 [Print] United States
• PMID: 15774698 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)

Chemical References

• Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
• CASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating Protein
• Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
• Muscle Proteins
• Nol3 protein, rat
• Proteins
• X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein

Topics

• Adaptation, Physiological (physiology)
• Animals
• Apoptosis (physiology)
• Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
• CASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating Protein
• Exercise Test
• Heart (physiology)
• Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins (metabolism)
• Male
• Muscle Proteins (metabolism)
• Muscle, Skeletal (physiology)
• Physical Conditioning, Animal (methods)
• Proteins (metabolism)
• Rats
• Rats, Sprague-Dawley
• X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein