Abstract
Fuel substrate switching between carbohydrates and fat is essential for maintaining metabolic homeostasis. During aerobic exercise, the predominant energy source gradually shifts from carbohydrates to fat. While it is well known that exercise mobilizes fat storage from adipose tissues, it remains largely obscure how circulating lipids are distributed tissue-specifically according to distinct energy requirements. Here, we demonstrate that aerobic exercise is linked to nutrient availability to regulate tissue-specific activities of lipoprotein lipase (LPL), the key enzyme catabolizing circulating triglyceride (TG) for tissue uptake, through the differential actions of angiopoietin-like (ANGPTL) proteins. Exercise reduced the tissue binding of ANGPTL3 protein, increasing LPL activity and TG uptake in the heart and skeletal muscle in the postprandial state specifically. Mechanistically, exercise suppressed insulin secretion, attenuating hepatic Angptl8 transcription through the PI3K/mTOR/CEBPα pathway, which is imperative for the tissue binding of its partner ANGPTL3. Constitutive expression of ANGPTL8 hampered lipid utilization and resulted in cardiac dysfunction in response to exercise. Conversely, exercise promoted the expression of ANGPTL4 in white adipose tissues, overriding the regulatory actions of ANGPTL8/ANGPTL3 in suppressing adipose LPL activity, thereby diverting circulating TG away from storage. Collectively, our findings show an overlooked bifurcated ANGPTL-LPL network that orchestrates fuel switching in response to aerobic exercise.
Authors
Xiaomin Liu, Yiliang Zhang, Bingqian Han, Lin Li, Ying Li, Yifan Ma, Shijia Kang, Quan Li, Lingkai Kong, Kun Huang, Bao-liang Song, Yong Liu, Yan Wang
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