Regulation of glucose transport in skeletal muscle during and after exercise

Exercise is widely perceived to be an effective tool for prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes, since reducing visceral fat accumulation by means of exercise protects against insulin resistance. However, not only reducing visceral fat but other mechanisms contribute to the benefits of exercise...

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Main Author: Kentaro Kawanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine 2012-12-01
Series:Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpfsm/1/4/1_563/_pdf/-char/en
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description Exercise is widely perceived to be an effective tool for prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes, since reducing visceral fat accumulation by means of exercise protects against insulin resistance. However, not only reducing visceral fat but other mechanisms contribute to the benefits of exercise. The beneficial effects of exercise for prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes is also partly due to muscle contraction-induced local adaptations, i.e. an insulin-independent increase in GLUT4-mediated glucose transport, increased insulin action of GLUT4-mediated glucose transport, and increased GLUT4 protein expression in skeletal muscles that actually performed exercise and used glycogen. These local adaptations cause rapid and fully glycogen repletion, leading to post-exercise glycogen supercompensation. This review deals with exercise/muscle contraction-related promotion of GLUT4-mediated glucose transport and GLUT4 protein expression, and especially focuses on the possible mechanisms behind the relationship between increased glucose transport and muscle glycogen repletion during the post-exercise period.
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spelling doaj.art-0da639fc581846d8b4b82b60eff9d7df2022-12-21T22:33:06ZengJapanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports MedicineJournal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine2186-81312186-81232012-12-011456357210.7600/jpfsm.1.563jpfsmRegulation of glucose transport in skeletal muscle during and after exerciseKentaro Kawanaka0Musculoskeletal System Function Research Center, Niigata University of Health and WelfareExercise is widely perceived to be an effective tool for prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes, since reducing visceral fat accumulation by means of exercise protects against insulin resistance. However, not only reducing visceral fat but other mechanisms contribute to the benefits of exercise. The beneficial effects of exercise for prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes is also partly due to muscle contraction-induced local adaptations, i.e. an insulin-independent increase in GLUT4-mediated glucose transport, increased insulin action of GLUT4-mediated glucose transport, and increased GLUT4 protein expression in skeletal muscles that actually performed exercise and used glycogen. These local adaptations cause rapid and fully glycogen repletion, leading to post-exercise glycogen supercompensation. This review deals with exercise/muscle contraction-related promotion of GLUT4-mediated glucose transport and GLUT4 protein expression, and especially focuses on the possible mechanisms behind the relationship between increased glucose transport and muscle glycogen repletion during the post-exercise period.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpfsm/1/4/1_563/_pdf/-char/enmuscle contractioninsulinglut4glycogen supercompensationinsulin resistanceampk
spellingShingle Kentaro Kawanaka
Regulation of glucose transport in skeletal muscle during and after exercise
Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
muscle contraction
insulin
glut4
glycogen supercompensation
insulin resistance
ampk
title Regulation of glucose transport in skeletal muscle during and after exercise
title_full Regulation of glucose transport in skeletal muscle during and after exercise
title_fullStr Regulation of glucose transport in skeletal muscle during and after exercise
title_full_unstemmed Regulation of glucose transport in skeletal muscle during and after exercise
title_short Regulation of glucose transport in skeletal muscle during and after exercise
title_sort regulation of glucose transport in skeletal muscle during and after exercise
topic muscle contraction
insulin
glut4
glycogen supercompensation
insulin resistance
ampk
url https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpfsm/1/4/1_563/_pdf/-char/en
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