Altered Expression and Function of Mitochondrial β-Oxidation Enzymes in Juvenile Intrauterine-Growth-Retarded Rat Skeletal Muscle

Uteroplacental insufficiency and subsequent intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) affects postnatal metabolism. In juvenile rats, IUGR alters skeletal muscle mitochondrial gene expression and reduces mitochondrial NAD+/NADH ratios, both of which affect β-oxidation flux. We therefore hypothesized that gene expression and function of mitochondrial β-oxidation enzymes would be altered in juvenile IUGR skeletal muscle. To test this hypothesis, mRNA levels of five key mitochondrial enzymes (carnitine palmitoyltransferase I, trifunctional protein of β-oxidation, uncoupling protein-3, isocitrate dehydrogenase, and mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase) and intramuscular triglycerides were quantified in 21-d-old (preweaning) IUGR and control rat skeletal muscle. In isolated skeletal muscle mitochondria, enzyme function of the trifunctional protein of β-oxidation and isocitrate dehydrogenase were measured because both enzymes compete for mitochondrial NAD+. Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I, the trifunctional protein of β-oxidation, and uncoupling protein 3 mRNA levels were significantly increased in IUGR skeletal muscle, whereas mRNA levels of isocitrate dehydrogenase and mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase were unchanged. Similarly, trifunctional protein of β-oxidation activity was increased in IUGR skeletal muscle mitochondria, and isocitrate dehydrogenase activity was unchanged. Interestingly, skeletal muscle triglycerides were significantly increased in IUGR skeletal muscle. We conclude that uteroplacental insufficiency alters IUGR skeletal muscle mitochondrial lipid metabolism, and we speculate that the changes observed in this study play a role in the long-term morbidity associated with IUGR.

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