Mechanisms of Energy Metabolism in Skeletal Muscle Mitochondria Following Radiation Exposure

An understanding of cellular processes that determine the response to ionizing radiation exposure is essential for improving radiotherapy and assessing risks to human health after accidental radiation exposure. Radiation exposure leads to many biological effects, but the mechanisms underlying the me...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cells (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2019-08, Vol.8 (9), p.950
Hauptverfasser: Kim, Eun Ju, Lee, Minyoung, Kim, Da Yeon, Kim, Kwang Il, Yi, Jae Youn
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Zusammenfassung:An understanding of cellular processes that determine the response to ionizing radiation exposure is essential for improving radiotherapy and assessing risks to human health after accidental radiation exposure. Radiation exposure leads to many biological effects, but the mechanisms underlying the metabolic effects of radiation are not well known. Here, we investigated the effects of radiation exposure on the metabolic rate and mitochondrial bioenergetics in skeletal muscle. We show that ionizing radiation increased mitochondrial protein and mass and enhanced proton leak and mitochondrial maximal respiratory capacity, causing an increase in the fraction of mitochondrial respiration devoted to uncoupling reactions. Thus, mice and cells treated with radiation became energetically efficient and displayed increased fatty acid and amino acid oxidation metabolism through the citric acid cycle. Finally, we demonstrate that radiation-induced alterations in mitochondrial energy metabolism involved adenosine monophosphate-activated kinase signaling in skeletal muscle. Together, these results demonstrate that alterations in mitochondrial mass and function are important adaptive responses of skeletal muscle to radiation.
ISSN:2073-4409
2073-4409
DOI:10.3390/cells8090950