项目来源

德国科学基金(DFG)

项目主持人

Mario Ost

项目受资助机构

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项目编号

506215937

立项年度

2022

立项时间

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项目级别

国家级

研究期限

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受资助金额

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学科

Nutritional Sciences

学科代码

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基金类别

Research Grants

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项目标书摘要：Metabolic disorders such as obesity are linked to an impaired skeletal muscle homeostasis and a decreased muscle insulin action,one of the earliest metabolic abnormality preceding type 2 diabetes onset,contributing to the etiology of obesity and the decline in metabolic health.Within the present proposal,I aim at testing the hypothesis that a muscle-specific polyamine metabolism is crucial for regulation of muscle metabolism and integrity,with particular focus on spermidine as the most abundant polyamine in a majority of different tissues,that upon supplementation induces autophagy processes.By following both(1)a basic scientific genetic and(2)a polyamine-targeted therapeutic approach,I will address how the muscle-specific spermidine action is coupled to glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity,mitochondrial integrity and redox signaling,autophagy mechanisms as well as endocrine muscle crosstalk.Further,I aim to understand how this connection is modified by nutritional stress under obesogenic conditions.The experimental set-up for a comprehensive metabolic and molecular profiling will involve in vivo mouse experiments and synergistic nutritional intervention studies,complemented by ex vivo investigations on intact mouse muscle fibers.Ultimately,this will shed new light on the importance of polyamine action in a tissue-specific as well as endocrine manner,and help to identify strategic target tissues of spermidine treatment to combat obesity-related metabolic dysfunctions.

Application Abstract: Metabolic disorders such as obesity are linked to an impaired skeletal muscle homeostasis and a decreased muscle insulin action,one of the earliest metabolic abnormality preceding type 2 diabetes onset,contributing to the etiology of obesity and the decline in metabolic health.Within the present proposal,I aim at testing the hypothesis that a muscle-specific polyamine metabolism is crucial for regulation of muscle metabolism and integrity,with particular focus on spermidine as the most abundant polyamine in a majority of different tissues,that upon supplementation induces autophagy processes.By following both(1)a basic scientific genetic and(2)a polyamine-targeted therapeutic approach,I will address how the muscle-specific spermidine action is coupled to glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity,mitochondrial integrity and redox signaling,autophagy mechanisms as well as endocrine muscle crosstalk.Further,I aim to understand how this connection is modified by nutritional stress under obesogenic conditions.The experimental set-up for a comprehensive metabolic and molecular profiling will involve in vivo mouse experiments and synergistic nutritional intervention studies,complemented by ex vivo investigations on intact mouse muscle fibers.Ultimately,this will shed new light on the importance of polyamine action in a tissue-specific as well as endocrine manner,and help to identify strategic target tissues of spermidine treatment to combat obesity-related metabolic dysfunctions.