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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-8
pubmed:abstractText
We have examined the effects of insulin on p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphorylation in human skeletal muscle and the effects of prior exercise hereon. Seven men performed 1-h one-legged knee extensor exercise 3 h before the initiation of a 100-min euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic (600 pmol/l) clamp. Glucose uptake across the legs was measured with the leg balance technique, and muscle biopsies were obtained from the rested and exercised vastus lateralis before and during insulin infusion. Net glucose uptake during the clamp was approximately 50% higher (P < 0.05) in the exercised leg than in the rested leg. Insulin induced a modest sustained 1.2- and 1.3-fold increase (P < 0.05) in p38 MAPK phosphorylation in the rested and exercised legs, respectively. However, p38 phosphorylation was approximately 50% higher (P < 0.05) in the exercised compared with the rested leg before and during insulin infusion. We conclude that a physiological concentration of insulin causes modest but sustained activation of the p38 MAPK pathway in human skeletal muscle. Furthermore, the stimulatory effect of exercise on p38 phosphorylation is persistent for at least 3 h after exercise and remains evident during subsequent insulin stimulation. Because p38 MAPK has been suggested to play a necessary role in activation of GLUT-4 at the cell surface, the present data may suggest a putative role of p38 MAPK in the increased insulin sensitivity of skeletal muscle after exercise.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
8750-7587
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
94
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2337-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Prior exercise increases basal and insulin-induced p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphorylation in human skeletal muscle.
pubmed:affiliation
Programme in Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8. fthong@sympatico.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't