Thyroid hormone activation by type2 deiodinase mediates exercise-induced peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1 alpha expression in skeletal muscle

摘要

Key points In skeletal muscle, physical exercise and thyroid hormone mediate the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor- coactivator-1 (PGC-1a) expression that is crucial to skeletal muscle mitochondrial function. The expression of type 2 deiodinase (D2), which activates thyroid hormone in skeletal muscle is upregulated by acute treadmill exercise through a -adrenergic receptor-dependent mechanism. Pharmacological block of D2 or disruption of the Dio2 gene in skeletal muscle fibres impaired acute exercise-induced PGC-1a expression.Dio2 disruption also impaired muscle PGC-1a expression and mitochondrial citrate synthase activity in chronically exercised mice.