Nutrient ingestion increased mTOR signaling, but not hVps34 activity in human skeletal muscle after sprint exercise

Nutrient provision after sprint exercise enhances mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling. One suggested that nutrient sensor is the class III phosphatidylinositol 3‐kinase, vacuolar protein sorting 34 (Vps34), not previously studied in human skeletal muscle. It is hypothesized that oral inge...

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Published inPhysiological reports Vol. 1; no. 5; pp. e00076 - n/a
Main Authors Rundqvist, Håkan C., Lilja, Mats R., Rooyackers, Olav, Odrzywol, Krzysztofa, Murray, James T., Esbjörnsson, Mona, Jansson, Eva
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.10.2013
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Summary:Nutrient provision after sprint exercise enhances mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling. One suggested that nutrient sensor is the class III phosphatidylinositol 3‐kinase, vacuolar protein sorting 34 (Vps34), not previously studied in human skeletal muscle. It is hypothesized that oral ingestion of essential amino acids (EAA) and carbohydrates (Carb) increases Vps34 activity and mTOR signaling in human skeletal (hVps34) muscle after sprint exercise. Nine subjects were performed 3 × 30‐sec all‐out sprints with or without ingestion of EAA + Carb or placebo drinks in a randomized order with a month interval. Muscle biopsies were performed at rest and 140 min after last sprint and analyzed for p‐mTOR, p‐p70S6k, p‐eEF2 and for hVps34 activity and hVps34 protein content. Venous blood samples were collected and analyzed for amino acids, glucose, lactate, and insulin. During the sprint exercise session, EAA, glucose, and insulin in blood increased significantly more in EAA + Carb than in placebo. P‐mTOR and p‐p70S6k were significantly increased above rest in EAA + Carb (P = 0.03, P = 0.007) 140 min after last sprint, but not in placebo. Activity and protein expression of hVps34 were not significantly changed from rest in EAA + Carb 140 min after the last sprint. However, hVps34 activity and protein expression tended to increase in placebo (both P = 0.08). In conclusion, on the contrary to the hypothesis, no increase in activation of hVps34 was found following sprint exercise in EAA + Carb condition. In spite of this, the results support an activation of mTOR during this condition. However, this does not exclude the permissive role of hVps34 in mediating the amino acid‐induced activation of mTOR and muscle protein synthesis. e00076 Nutrient provision after sprint exercise enhances mTOR signaling in human skeletal muscle. However, contrary to the hypothesis, hVps34 was not found to be activated.
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Funding Information This study was supported by grants from the Swedish National Center for Research in Sports, the Fredrik and Ingrid Thuring Foundation, Magnus Bergvall Foundation, and the Stockholm County Council. James T. Murray was supported by a Fellowship from the British Heart Foundation.
Mona Esbjörnsson and Eva Jansson contributed equally to this work.
ISSN:2051-817X
2051-817X
DOI:10.1002/phy2.76