Journal article
Akt/mTOR pathway is a crucial regulator of skeletal muscle hypertrophy and can prevent muscle atrophy in vivo
Nature cell biology, Vol.3(11), pp.1014-1019
11/2001
DOI: 10.1038/ncb1101-1014
PMID: 11715023
Abstract
Skeletal muscles adapt to changes in their workload by regulating fibre size by unknown mechanisms. The roles of two signalling pathways implicated in muscle hypertrophy on the basis of findings in vitro, Akt/mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) and calcineurin/NFAT (nuclear factor of activated T cells), were investigated in several models of skeletal muscle hypertrophy and atrophy in vivo. The Akt/mTOR pathway was upregulated during hypertrophy and downregulated during muscle atrophy. Furthermore, rapamycin, a selective blocker of mTOR, blocked hypertrophy in all models tested, without causing atrophy in control muscles. In contrast, the calcineurin pathway was not activated during hypertrophy in vivo, and inhibitors of calcineurin, cyclosporin A and FK506 did not blunt hypertrophy. Finally, genetic activation of the Akt/mTOR pathway was sufficient to cause hypertrophy and prevent atrophy in vivo, whereas genetic blockade of this pathway blocked hypertrophy in vivo. We conclude that the activation of the Akt/mTOR pathway and its downstream targets, p70S6K and PHAS-1/4E-BP1, is requisitely involved in regulating skeletal muscle fibre size, and that activation of the Akt/mTOR pathway can oppose muscle atrophy induced by disuse.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Akt/mTOR pathway is a crucial regulator of skeletal muscle hypertrophy and can prevent muscle atrophy in vivo
- Creators
- Sue C Bodine - University of Iowa, Internal MedicineGeorge D Yancopoulos - RegeneronTrevor N Stitt - RegeneronMichael Gonzalez - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, IncWilliam O Kline - RegeneronGretchen L Stover - RegeneronRoy Bauerlein - RegeneronElizabeth Zlotchenko - RegeneronAngus Scrimgeour - University of VirginiaJohn C Lawrence - Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, University of VirginiaDavid J Glass - Regeneron
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Nature cell biology, Vol.3(11), pp.1014-1019
- DOI
- 10.1038/ncb1101-1014
- PMID
- 11715023
- ISSN
- 1465-7392
- eISSN
- 1476-4679
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2001
- Academic Unit
- Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center; Endocrinology and Metabolism; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984209058202771
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