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Query: EC:1.3.5.1 (succinate dehydrogenase)
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The effects of long-term, moderate physical exercise on in vivo glucose uptake, levels of two glucose transporter proteins (GLUT1 and GLUT4) and activities of various key enzymes of energy metabolism were measured in skeletal muscle from streptozotocin-diabetic rats. Diabetes (12-16 weeks) reduced the in vivo glucose uptake (glucose metabolic index, GMI) in muscle containing mainly type I fibres by 55% but had no effect in muscles containing mainly type IIa and IIb fibres. GMI was increased in the diabetic white skeletal muscle (mainly type IIb fibres) by more than 120%. In contrast to the complex changes in GMI, GLUT4 levels were reduced in all types of skeletal muscle from diabetic rats with no change in GLUT1 levels. Exercise training had no effects on GMI or the glucose transporter levels. Streptozotocin induced diabetes significantly reduced the oxidative capacity of skeletal muscle assayed as the activities of citrate synthase, succinate dehydrogenase and cytochrome c oxidase. Training increased the activities of oxidative enzymes, with this increase being more prominent in the diabetic animals. The present data indicate that long-term streptozotocin-induced diabetes decreases oxidative metabolic capacity and GLUT4 protein levels in skeletal muscle, but that the changes of glucose transport largely depend on the fibre type composition. Moderate training fully reverses the effect of insulinopenia and hyperglycaemia on muscle oxidative metabolism. In contrast to the previous suggestions, the expression of GLUT4 is not correlated with the capacity of oxidative metabolism in skeletal muscle of streptozotocin-diabetic rats.
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PMID:Dissociation of the effects of training on oxidative metabolism, glucose utilisation and GLUT4 levels in skeletal muscle of streptozotocin-diabetic rats. 797 Nov 42

Several studies have been carried out to evaluate the alterations in mitochondrial functions of diabetic rats. However, some of the results reported are controversial, since experimental conditions, such as aging, and/or strain of animals used were different. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the metabolic changes in liver mitochondria, both in the presence of severe hyperglycaemia (STZ-treated rats) and mild hyperglycaemia (Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats). Moreover, metabolic alterations were evaluated both at initial and at advanced states of the disease. We observed that both models of type 1 and type 2 diabetes presented alterations on respiratory chain activity. Because of continual severe hyperglycaemia, 9 weeks after the induction of diabetes, the respiratory function declined in STZ-treated rats, as observed by membrane potential and respiratory ratios (RCR, P/O, and FCCP-stimulated respiration) assessment. In contrast, GK rats of 6 months age presented increased respiratory ratios. To localize which respiratory complexes are affected by diabetes, enzymatic respiratory chain activities were evaluated. We observed that succinate dehydrogenase and cytochrome c oxidase activities were significantly augmented both in STZ-treated rats and GK rats of 6 months age. Moreover, H(+)-ATPase activity was also significantly increased in STZ-treated rats with 3 weeks of diabetes and in GK rats of 6 months age as compared to controls. Therefore, these results clearly suggest that both animal models of diabetes present some metabolic adjustments in order to circumvent the deleterious effects promoted by the high glucose levels typical of the disease.
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PMID:Diabetes and mitochondrial bioenergetics: alterations with age. 1289 45

The increasing prevalence of diabetes continues to be a major health issue worldwide. Alteration of mitochondrial electron transport chain is a recognized hallmark of the diabetic-associated decline in liver bioenergetics; however, the molecular events involved are only poorly understood. Moringa oleifera is used for the treatment of diabetes. However, its role on mitochondrial functionality is not yet established. This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of M. oleifera extract on supercomplex formation, ATPase activity, ROS production, GSH levels, lipid peroxidation, and protein carbonylation. The levels of lipid peroxidation and protein carbonylation were increased in diabetic group. However, the levels were decreased in Moringa-treated diabetic rats. Analysis of in-gel activity showed an increase in all complex activities in the diabetic group, but spectrophotometric determinations of complex II and IV activities were unaffected in this treatment. However, we found an oxygen consumption abolition through complex I-III-IV pathway in the diabetic group treated with Moringa. While respiration with succinate feeding into complex II-III-IV was increased in the diabetic group. These findings suggest that hyperglycemia modifies oxygen consumption, supercomplexes formation, and increases ROS levels in mitochondria from the liver of STZ-diabetic rats, whereas M. oleifera may have a protective role against some alterations.
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PMID:Streptozotocin-Induced Adaptive Modification of Mitochondrial Supercomplexes in Liver of Wistar Rats and the Protective Effect of Moringa oleifera Lam. 2968 3