Lianzhi Mao, Qunying Xie, Qiting Cheng, Wei Tang, Limei Mao
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EPA but not DHA improve systemic IR through activating muscle IL-6/AMPK pathway in high-fat diet-fed mice
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) have been reported to improve insulin resistance (IR), but the mechanisms and differences remain unclear. Our results showed that EPA and DHA activated muscle IL-6 and improved IR in high-fat diet-fed mice. After knocking out muscle IL-6, the effect of EPA on improving systemic IR was abolished, but the effect of DHA was restored; however, neither EPA nor DHA improved muscle IR through activating AMPK. Furthermore, EPA and DHA activated IL-6 and improved palmitic acid-induced IR in C2C12 myotube cells. After silencing IL-6, neither EPA nor DHA improved IR through activating AMPK in myotube cells. Once AMPK was inhibited, the effect of EPA and DHA on improving IR was both abolished. Additionally, IL-6 activated AMPK and improved IR in myotube cells. In conclusion, EPA but not DHA improves systemic IR mainly due to attenuating muscle IR through IL-6/AMPK signaling pathway.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Functional Foods continues with the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review. We give authors the possibility to publish their top-quality papers in a well-established leading journal in the food and nutrition fields. The Journal will keep its rigorous criteria to screen high impact research addressing relevant scientific topics and performed by sound methodologies.
The Journal of Functional Foods aims to bring together the results of fundamental and applied research into healthy foods and biologically active food ingredients.
The Journal is centered in the specific area at the boundaries among food technology, nutrition and health welcoming papers having a good interdisciplinary approach. The Journal will cover the fields of plant bioactives; dietary fibre, probiotics; functional lipids; bioactive peptides; vitamins, minerals and botanicals and other dietary supplements. Nutritional and technological aspects related to the development of functional foods and beverages are of core interest to the journal. Experimental works dealing with food digestion, bioavailability of food bioactives and on the mechanisms by which foods and their components are able to modulate physiological parameters connected with disease prevention are of particular interest as well as those dealing with personalized nutrition and nutritional needs in pathological subjects.