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Women Have Higher Protein Content of b-Oxidation
Enzymes in Skeletal Muscle than Men
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Amy C. Maher , Mahmood Akhtar , Jerry Vockley , Mark A. Tarnopolsky *
1 Department of Medical Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 2 Department of Pediatrics and Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada, 3 University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Pediatrics) and Graduate School of Public Health (Human Genetics), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of
America
Abstract
It is well recognized that compared with men, women have better ultra-endurance capacity, oxidize more fat during
endurance exercise, and are more resistant to fat oxidation defects i.e. diet-induced insulin resistance. Several groups have
shown that the mRNA and protein transcribed and translated from genes related to transport of fatty acids into the muscle
are greater in women than men; however, the mechanism(s) for the observed sex differences in fat oxidation remains to be
determined. Muscle biopsies from the vastus lateralis were obtained from moderately active men (N = 12) and women
(N = 11) at rest to examine mRNA and protein content of genes involved in lipid oxidation. Our results show that women
have significantly higher protein content for tri-functional protein alpha (TFPa), very long chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase
(VLCAD), and medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) (P,0.05). There was no significant sex difference in the
expression of short-chain hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (SCHAD), or peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha
(PPARa), or PPARc, genes potentially involved in the transcriptional regulation of lipid metabolism. In conclusion, women
have more protein content of the major
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