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Investigation of the endothelium-dependent mechanism by which diabetes causes fatigability of skeletal muscle

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K11358
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 59020:Sports sciences-related
Research InstitutionNippon Medical School (2022-2023)
National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute (2021)

Principal Investigator

Sonobe Takashi  日本医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (70548289)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) Pearson James  国立研究開発法人国立循環器病研究センター, 研究所, 部長 (30261390)
土持 裕胤  国立研究開発法人国立循環器病研究センター, 研究所, 室長 (60379948)
Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords内皮依存性血管拡張 / 微小血管造影 / 糖尿病 / 骨格筋収縮 / 内皮依存性過分極 / 運動トレーニング / Ca2+依存性K+チャネル / アセチルコリン / 血管内皮細胞 / 非神経性コリン作動系 / コリンアセチルトランスフェラーゼ / Goto-Kakizakiラット / AMPK / AICAR / 易疲労性 / 超音波血流測定 / KCaチャネル / EDH / microangiography / exercise hyperemia
Outline of Research at the Start

運動は糖尿病に対する代表的な予防戦略であるが、糖尿病病態下では易疲労性が運動継続の障壁となる。なぜ糖尿病では易疲労性が生じるのかを血管機能の観点から明らかにするため、本研究は筋収縮誘発性血管拡張反応の減弱化が筋血流を制限して筋仕事量の低下を引き起こす、そこに内皮依存性過分極(EDH)に由来する血管機能調節が関与しているという仮説を検証する。機能的in vivo血管イメージング法を用いて糖尿病モデルラット下肢血管樹をまるごと評価し、筋収縮に伴う血管拡張・血流増加に対するEDHの寄与についてAMPK・ KCaチャネルに着目した検討を行う。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To investigate why skeletal muscle fatigue is more likely to occur in condition of obesity and diabetes, a vascular imaging technique was used to visualize the peripheral vascular response following electrically evoked muscle contraction in anesthetized rats and to examine the contribution of endothelium-derived vasodilator mechanisms. Image analysis of the hindlimb vascular tree showed that the muscle contraction-induced vasodilatory response was attenuated in the proximal portion of the conduit artery in the obese diabetic ZFDM rat. It is suggested that the reduced contribution of Ca2+-dependent K+ channels (especially SK3 channels), which mediate endothelium-derived hyperpolarization, is the result of suppression of ascending vasodilatory signal propagation. In addition, sustained low-intensity exercise training was suggested to improve this signaling by increasing the contribution of SK3 channels.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

X線微小血管造影法をラット下肢に対して用いることで、従来困難であったin vivoでの生体深部血管の可視化を大血管から微小血管まで網羅的に行った。電気的に骨格筋を収縮させた後の血管拡張応答を画像解析することによって、これまで小動物摘出血管標本やヒト大血管の局所的な応答を調べた研究において蓄積されてきたエビデンスに対して新たな統合的知見を重ねることができた。また、すでに運動耐用能が低下している肥満・糖尿病のラットにおいても、持続可能なレベルの低強度走運動が血管応答性の改善に効果があることが示されたことから、運動が及ぼす様々な効果に対する社会的関心を引き付ける一助となると考えられた。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2024 2023 2022

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] Increased contribution of KCa channels to muscle contraction induced vascular and blood flow responses in sedentary and exercise trained ZFDM rats2022

    • Author(s)
      Sonobe T, Tsuchimochi H, Maeda H, Pearson JT.
    • Journal Title

      J Physiol

      Volume: 600 (12) Issue: 12 Pages: 2919-2938

    • DOI

      10.1113/jp282981

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Loss of endothelial cell-derived acetylcholine production causes elevated systemic blood pressure and impaired exercise capacity in mice2024

    • Author(s)
      Takashi Sonobe , Yoshihiko Kakinuma
    • Organizer
      The 101st Annual Meeting of The Physiological Society of Japan
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Endothelial specific non-neuronal acetylcholine plays an important role in regulation of blood pressure via endothelial cell dependent mechanisms2023

    • Author(s)
      Takashi Sonobe , Yoshihiko Kakinuma
    • Organizer
      The 7th JCS Council Forum on Basic Cardiovascular Research
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Effects of AMPK activation on skeletal muscle contraction-induced vasodilation in the hindlimb of non-obese type 2 diabetes Goto-Kakizaki rats2023

    • Author(s)
      Sonobe T, Tsuchimochi H, Pearson JT.
    • Organizer
      The 100th Anniversary Annual Meeting of The Physiological Society of Japan
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ラット骨格筋収縮に伴う血管拡張能の可視的機能評価2022

    • Author(s)
      曽野部崇,土持裕胤,Pearson James
    • Organizer
      第34回 呼吸研究会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report

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Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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