Dietary vitamin B6 modulates the gene expression of myokines, Nrf2-related factors, myogenin and HSP60 in the skeletal muscle of rats

  • Authors:
    • Sofya Suidasari
    • Shinji Uragami
    • Noriyuki Yanaka
    • Norihisa Kato
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  • Published online on: August 3, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4879
  • Pages: 3239-3246
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Abstract

Previous studies have suggested that vitamin B6 is an ergogenic factor. However, the role of dietary vitamin B6 in skeletal muscle has not been widely researched. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of dietary vitamin B6 on the gene expression of 19 myokines, 14 nuclear factor erythroid 2‑related factor 2 (Nrf2)‑regulated factors, 8 myogenesis‑related factors and 4 heat shock proteins (HSPs), which may serve important roles in skeletal muscles. Rats were fed a diet containing 1 (marginal vitamin B6 deficiency), 7 (recommended dietary level) or 35 mg/kg of pyridoxine (PN) HCl/ for 6 weeks. Gene expressions were subsequently analysed using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Food intake and growth were unaffected by this dietary treatment. The rats in the 7 and 35 mg/kg PN HCl groups exhibited a significant increase in the concentration of pyridoxal 5'‑phosphate in the gastrocnemius muscle compared with the 1 mg/kg PN HCl diet (P<0.01). The expressions of myokines, such as IL‑7, IL‑8, secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine, IL‑6, growth differentiation factor 11, myonectin, leukaemia inhibitory factor, apelin and retinoic acid receptor responder (tazarotene induced) 1, the expression of Nrf2 and its regulated factors, such as heme oxygenase 1, superoxide dismutase 2, glutathione peroxidase 1 and glutathione S‑transferase, and the expression of myogenin and HSP60 were significantly elevated in the 7 mg/kg PN HCl group compared with the 1 mg/kg PN HCl diet (P<0.05). No significant differences in levels of these genes were observed between the 35 and 1 mg/kg PN HCl, with the exception of GDF11 and myonectin, whose expressions were significantly increased in the 35 mg/kg PN HCl (P<0.05). Notably, the majority of gene expressions that were affected responded to dietary supplemental vitamin B6 in a similar manner. The results suggest that compared with the marginal vitamin B6 deficiency, the recommended dietary intake of vitamin B6 upregulates the gene expression of a number of factors that promote the growth and repair of skeletal muscle.

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Suidasari S, Uragami S, Yanaka N and Kato N: Dietary vitamin B6 modulates the gene expression of myokines, Nrf2-related factors, myogenin and HSP60 in the skeletal muscle of rats. Exp Ther Med 14: 3239-3246, 2017
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Suidasari, S., Uragami, S., Yanaka, N., & Kato, N. (2017). Dietary vitamin B6 modulates the gene expression of myokines, Nrf2-related factors, myogenin and HSP60 in the skeletal muscle of rats. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 14, 3239-3246. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4879
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Suidasari, S., Uragami, S., Yanaka, N., Kato, N."Dietary vitamin B6 modulates the gene expression of myokines, Nrf2-related factors, myogenin and HSP60 in the skeletal muscle of rats". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 14.4 (2017): 3239-3246.
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Suidasari, S., Uragami, S., Yanaka, N., Kato, N."Dietary vitamin B6 modulates the gene expression of myokines, Nrf2-related factors, myogenin and HSP60 in the skeletal muscle of rats". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 14, no. 4 (2017): 3239-3246. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4879