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Dos Santos 2013 Bio Open

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Dos Santos RS, Galina A, Da-Silva WS (2013) Cold acclimation increases mitochondrial oxidative capacity without inducing mitochondrial uncoupling in goldfish white skeletal muscle. Bio Open 2:82-7.

» doi: 10.1242/bio.20122295 Open Access

Dos Santos RS, Galina A, Da-Silva WS (2013) Bio Open

Abstract: Goldfish have been used for cold acclimation studies, which have focused on changes in glycolytic and oxidative enzymes or alterations in lipid composition in skeletal muscle. Here we examine the effects of cold acclimation on the functional properties of isolated mitochondria and permeabilized fibers from goldfish white skeletal muscle, focusing on understanding the types of changes that occur in the mitochondrial respiratory states. We observed that cold acclimation promoted a significant increase in the mitochondrial oxygen consumption rates. Western blot analysis showed that UCP3 was raised by ∼1.5-fold in cold-acclimated muscle mitochondria. Similarly, we also evidenced a rise in the adenine nucleotide translocase content in cold-acclimated muscle mitochondria compared to warm-acclimated mitochondria (0.96±0.05 vs 0.68±0.02 nmol carboxyatractyloside mg−1 protein). This was followed by a 2-fold increment in the citrate synthase activity, which suggests a higher mitochondrial content in cold-acclimated goldfish. Even with higher levels of UCP3 and ANT, the effects of activator (palmitate) and inhibitors (carboxyatractyloside and GDP) on mitochondrial parameters were similar in both warm- and cold-acclimated goldfish. Thus, we propose that cold acclimation in goldfish promotes an increase in functional oxidative capacity, with higher mitochondrial content without changes in the mitochondrial uncoupling pathways. Keywords: Cold acclimation, Mitochondria, Skeletal muscle, Goldfish

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Organism: Fishes  Tissue;cell: Skeletal muscle  Preparation: Permeabilized tissue, Isolated mitochondria 

Regulation: Temperature  Coupling state: LEAK, OXPHOS, ET  Pathway: N, S  HRR: Oxygraph-2k