Oxidative phosphorylation in brown adipose tissue in a type II diabetes mellitus mouse model after forced treadmill running

Aim. To study the effect of forced exercises on the content and parameters of oxidative phosphorylation in brown adipose tissue of mice with type II diabetes mellitus.

Materials and methods. To model the disease, we used a high-fat diet and physical exercises in the form of forced treadmill running for 4 weeks. The content of oxidative phosphorylation enzymes in brown adipose tissue was determined by Western blotting.

Results. Modeling diabetes in experimental animals was accompanied by expansion of adipose tissue. However, in brown adipose tissue, the content of all oxidative phosphorylation components decreases. Apparently, during type II diabetes mellitus modeling in mice, there is a decrease in the “energy efficiency” in brown adipose tissue, which is partially offset by an increase in its content in the body. Regular physical activity in mice with type II diabetes mellitus, in contrast to healthy animals, contributes to a decrease in the content of brown adipose tissue. At the same time, the content of most oxidative phosphorylation components in brown adipose tissue increases, in some casesб it even exceeds the baseline values. The latter is typical of a variable load mode – when the execution time of exercises periodically changes.

Conclusion. The obtained results suggest that metabolic rearrangements in brown adipose tissue may serve as some of the mechanisms of preventive and projective effects of physical activity in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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