Induction of Autophagy and Changes in Cellular Metabolism in Glucose Starved C2C12 Myotubes

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  • NAKAI Naoya
    Laboratory of Exercise Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of Shiga Prefecture
  • KITAI Saki
    Laboratory of Exercise Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of Shiga Prefecture
  • IIDA Noriko
    Laboratory of Exercise Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of Shiga Prefecture
  • INOUE Sachika
    Laboratory of Exercise Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of Shiga Prefecture
  • NAKATA Ken
    Medicine for Sports and Performing Arts, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
  • MURAKAMI Taro
    Department of Nutrition, Shigakkan University
  • HIGASHIDA Kazuhiko
    Laboratory of Exercise Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of Shiga Prefecture

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<p>Mouse myoblast C2C12 cells are commonly used as a model system for investigating the metabolic regulation of skeletal muscle. As it is therefore important to understand the metabolic features of C2C12 cells, we examined the effect of glucose starvation on autophagy in C2C12 myotubes. After culture of C2C12 myotubes with high (HG, 25.0 mM) or low (LG, 5.6 mM) glucose concentrations, the concentration of glucose in the LG group had decreased to 0 mM after 24 h of culture and was around 17 mM after 48 h of culture in the HG group. The concentration of lactate increased from 0 to approximately 9 mM at 24 h and then dropped slightly in the LG group, while it increased linearly to 21 mM in the HG group at 48 h. The phosphorylation of p70 S6 kinase, marker for the protein translation initiation was significantly lower and the ratio of LC3-II/LC3-I, marker for the induction of autophagy was significantly higher in the LG group. GLUT1 and hexokinase II expression were significantly higher in the LG group. Together, these changes in glucose and lactate concentrations in the culture media suggest that C2C12 myotubes depend on anaerobic glycolysis. Our findings also suggest that glucose depletion stimulates the expression of key molecules involved in glycolysis and that cellular autophagy is also activated in C2C12 myotubes.</p>

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