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Uncarboxylated osteocalcin (uOC) is a circulating bone matrix protein, which has previously been shown to regulate glucose uptake and systemic metabolism. However, the cellular mechanism by which uOC acts has yet to be elucidated. C2C12 mouse myotubes were treated for 72 h with uOC (1–100 ng/mL). Cellular metabolism was analyzed using oxygen consumption and extracellular acidification rate. Metabolic gene and protein expression were measured via quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blot, respectively. Additionally, C2C12 myotubes were treated with 10 ng/mL uOC to examine glucose uptake and activation of insulin signaling with or without insulin resistance. Finally, cellular lipid content was measured via Oil Red O and Nile Red staining. uOC treatment resulted in dose-dependent alterations of oxygen consumption with little effect on regulators of mitochondrial metabolism. Basal expression of regulators of glucose uptake were unaffected by uOC treatment. However, insulin-stimulated glucose uptake was blunted by uOC treatment with no concurrent alterations in insulin signaling. While chronic insulin treatment resulted in suppressed activation of Akt, concurrent uOC treatment was unable to prevent these detrimental effects on insulin signaling. uOC treatment had no effect on markers of lipogenesis and cellular lipid content. These findings suggest that 72-h uOC treatment may alter oxygen consumption without effect on regulators of mitochondrial biogenesis. Additionally, uOC treatment suppressed insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in cultured myotubes but had little effect on insulin signaling or regulators of cellular metabolism and was unable to mitigate insulin resistance.
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Support for this work provided by the Department of Exercise Science within the Congdon School of Health Sciences. We would like also to thank the Department of Physical Therapy (Congdon School of Health Sciences) and the Chemistry Department (School of Arts and Sciences) for the use of shared lab space and equipment.
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Parry, H.A., Rivera, M.E., Vaughan, R.A. et al. Uncarboxylated osteocalcin decreases insulin-stimulated glucose uptake without affecting insulin signaling and regulators of mitochondrial biogenesis in myotubes. J Physiol Biochem 76, 169–178 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13105-020-00732-6
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