Amelioration of muscle wasting by glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist in muscle atrophy
- Authors
- Hong, Yeonhee; Lee, Jong Han; Jeong, Kwang Won; Choi, Cheol Soo; Jun, Hee-Sook
- Issue Date
- Aug-2019
- Publisher
- WILEY
- Keywords
- Skeletal muscle atrophy; GLP-1R agonists; Dexamethasone; Glucocorticoid receptor; Chronic kidney disease; Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE, v.10, no.4, pp.903 - 918
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE
- Volume
- 10
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 903
- End Page
- 918
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/1195
- DOI
- 10.1002/jcsm.12434
- ISSN
- 2190-5991
- Abstract
- Background Skeletal muscle atrophy is defined as a reduction of muscle mass caused by excessive protein degradation. However, the development of therapeutic interventions is still in an early stage. Although glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists, such as exendin-4 (Ex-4) and dulaglutide, are widely used for the treatment of diabetes, their effects on muscle pathology are unknown. In this study, we investigated the therapeutic potential of GLP-1R agonist for muscle wasting and the mechanisms involved. Methods Mouse C2C12 myotubes were used to evaluate the in vitro effects of Ex-4 in the presence or absence of dexamethasone (Dex) on the regulation of the expression of muscle atrophic factors and the underlying mechanisms using various pharmacological inhibitors. In addition, we investigated the in vivo therapeutic effect of Ex-4 in a Dex-induced mouse muscle atrophy model (20 mg/kg/day i.p.) followed by injection of Ex-4 (100 ng/day i.p.) for 12 days and chronic kidney disease (CKD)-induced muscle atrophy model. Furthermore, we evaluated the effect of a long-acting GLP-1R agonist by treatment of dulaglutide (1 mg/kg/week s.c.) for 3 weeks, in DBA/2J-mdx mice, a Duchenne muscular dystrophy model. Results Ex-4 suppressed the expression of myostatin (MSTN) and muscle atrophic factors such as F-box only protein 32 (atrogin-1) and muscle RING-finger protein-1 (MuRF-1) in Dex-treated C2C12 myotubes. The suppression effect was via protein kinase A and protein kinase B signalling pathways through GLP-1R. In addition, Ex-4 treatment inhibited glucocorticoid receptor (GR) translocation by up-regulating the proteins of GR inhibitory complexes. In a Dex-induced muscle atrophy model, Ex-4 ameliorated muscle atrophy by suppressing muscle atrophic factors and enhancing myogenic factors (MyoG and MyoD), leading to increased muscle mass and function. In the CKD muscle atrophy model, Ex-4 also increased muscle mass, myofiber size, and muscle function. In addition, treatment with a long-acting GLP-1R agonist, dulaglutide, recovered muscle mass and function in DBA/2J-mdx mice. Conclusions GLP-1R agonists ameliorate muscle wasting by suppressing MSTN and muscle atrophic factors and enhancing myogenic factors through GLP-1R-mediated signalling pathways. These novel findings suggest that activating GLP-1R signalling may be useful for the treatment of atrophy-related muscular diseases.
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