The role of ACE2/Ang-(1-7)/Mas axis on skeletal muscle for prevention of metabolic disorders by aerobic training

• Grant number: 16/20659-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: September 01, 2017
• End date: August 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Physical Education
• Agreement: Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
• Principal Investigator: Fabiana de Sant'Anna Evangelista
• Grantee: Bruno Vecchiatto
• Host Institution: Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (EACH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The reduced energy expenditure of an inactive lifestyle and a high-calorie intake has led the society to develop diseases such as diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2), insulin resistance and obesity. Studies involving the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) deserve attention due to the association between the actions of angiotensin II (Ang II) and the pathogenesis of obesity of DM2. More recently, the discovery of a different axis comprising ACE2 (homologous ACE enzyme, which converts Ang II to Ang 1-7), Ang 1-7 peptide and the receptor Mas (ACE2 / Ang 1-7 / Mas) showed an opposite relationship with the negative metabolic effects of SARS. Aerobic exercise training (AET) has been widely used for the prevention and the treatment of metabolic diseases, and some of the benefits obtained with AET are from adaptations in skeletal muscle. In this project, we intend to evaluate if the protective effect of AET against metabolic disorders is mediated by activation of the ACE2 axis / Ang 1-7 / Mas in skeletal muscle. So, sedentary and trained male mice will be used, fed with control diet and cafeteria. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

EVANGELISTA, FABIANA S.; FERREIRA, MARILIA M.; FORTUNATO-LIMA, VANESSA C.; CORREA, SAULO M.; VECCHIATTO, BRUNO; MARTUCCI, LUIZ F.; MULLER, CYNTHIA R.; AMERICO, ANNA LAURA V.. Metabolic Cooperation Between Adipose Tissue and Skeletal Muscle Mediates the Prevention of NAFLD Through Aerobic Physical Exercise. FASEB JOURNAL, v. 36, p. 1-pg., 2022-01-01. (16/23783-9, 20/15748-4, 16/20659-5)

VECCHIATTO, BRUNO; DA SILVA, RAFAEL C.; HIGA, TALITA S.; MULLER, CYNTHIA R.; AMERICO, V, ANNA LAURA; FORTUNATO-LIMA, VANESSA C.; FERREIRA, MARILIA M.; MARTUCCI, LUIZ FELIPE; FONSECA-ALANIZ, MIRIAM H.; EVANGELISTA, FABIANA S.. Oxidative phenotype induced by aerobic physical training prevents the obesity-linked insulin resistance without changes in gastrocnemius muscle ACE2-Angiotensin(1-7)-Mas axis. DIABETOLOGY & METABOLIC SYNDROME, v. 13, n. 1, JUL 6 2021. (16/20659-5, 15/04948-4)

EVANGELISTA, FABIANA; VECCHIATTO, BRUNO; AMERICO, ANNA; MARTUCCI, LUIZ; FERREIRA, MARILIA; MULLER, CYNTHIA. Aerobic Exercise Training Prevents Obesity and Insulin Resistance Independent of Changes in the Skeletal Muscle ACE2/Ang 1-7/Mas Axis. FASEB JOURNAL, v. 34, p. 2-pg., 2020-04-01. (16/23783-9, 16/20659-5, 15/04948-4)

VECCHIATTO, BRUNO; MARTUCCI, LUIZ FELIPE; AMERICO, ANNA LAURA VIACAVA; MULLER, CYNTHIA RODRIGUES; EVANGELISTA, FABIANA SANT'ANNA. The prevention of cardiometabolic risk factors is associated with the improvement in aerobic capacity. FASEB JOURNAL, v. 32, n. 1, p. 2-pg., 2018-04-01. (16/20659-5, 15/04948-4)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

VECCHIATTO, Bruno. The role of ACE2/Ang 1-7/Mas axis on skeletal muscle on the prevention of metabolic diseases by aerobic exercise training. 2019. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (EACH) São Paulo.