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Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 296: E1164-E1171, 2009. First published March 10, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00054.2009
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Effects of exercise and low-fat diet on adipose tissue inflammation and metabolic complications in obese mice

¹Division of Nutritional Sciences, ²Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, and ³Integrative Immunology and Behavior Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois

Submitted 28 January 2009 ; accepted in final form 5 March 2009

Adipose tissue inflammation causes metabolic disturbances, including insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis. Exercise training (EX) may decrease adipose tissue inflammation, thereby ameliorating such disturbances, even in the absence of fat loss. The purpose of this study was to 1) compare the effects of low-fat diet (LFD), EX, and their combination on inflammation, insulin resistance, and hepatic steatosis in high-fat diet-induced obese mice and 2) determine the effect of intervention duration (i.e., 6 vs. 12 wk). C57BL/6 mice (n = 109) fed a 45% fat diet (HFD) for 6 wk were randomly assigned to an EX (treadmill: 5 days/wk, 6 or 12 wk, 40 min/day, 65–70% O_2max) or sedentary (SED) group. Mice remained on HFD or were placed on a 10% fat diet (LFD) for 6 or 12 wk. Following interventions, fat pads were weighed and expressed relative to body weight; hepatic steatosis was assessed by total liver triglyceride and insulin resistance by HOMA-IR and glucose AUC. RT-PCR was used to determine adipose gene expression of MCP-1, F4/80, TNF-, and leptin. By 12 wk, MCP-1, F4/80, and TNF- mRNA were reduced by EX and LFD. Exercise (P = 0.02), adiposity (P = 0.03), and adipose F4/80 (P = 0.02) predicted reductions in HOMA-IR (r² = 0.75, P < 0.001); only adiposity (P = 0.04) predicted improvements in hepatic steatosis (r² = 0.51, P < 0.001). Compared with LFD, EX attenuated increases in adiposity, hepatic steatosis, and adipose MCP-1 expression from 6 to 12 wk. There are unique metabolic consequences of a sedentary lifestyle and HFD that are most evident long term, highlighting the importance of both EX and LFD in preventing obesity-related metabolic disturbances.

obesity; insulin resistance; hepatic steatosis; macrophage

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