INFLUENCES OF DIFFERENT PROTOCOLS OF PHYSICAL TRAINING ON THE PHOSPHORYLATION OF AKT PROTEIN IN SKELETAL MUSCLE AND INSULIN SENSITIVITY OF OBESE RATS

ABSTRACT

Investigate the effects of different protocols of physical training (PT) on insulin sensibility (IS) and Akt phosphorylation (p-Akt) in skeletal muscle of obese rats. Animals were distributed in four groups according to the diet and physical training: Control: received standard chow (C); Sedentary obese: received high fat diet (HFD) for 12 weeks (OS); Obese Trained 1: received HFD for 12 weeks and PT without overload for 6 weeks (OT-1); Obese Trained 2: received HFD for 12 weeks and PT with overload of 5% body weight (OT-2). Insulin tolerance test was used to evaluate the IS. Western blotting was performed to evaluate p-Akt and total Akt in gastrocnemius muscle. Results: The PT with overload induced greater p-Akt, however there isn't difference in SI when compared with the training without overload. Conclusion: Differences in p-Akt not induced better responses of IS in obese rats induced by HFD.

Keywords
Physical Training; Obesity; Insulin Signaling