アクティブな暑熱順化によるTRPV1活性化が骨格筋ミトコンドリアの代謝回転を促進する
Yixiao Xu1, Yishun Gong2, Jiafa Zhong3
1School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China; Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Free radical biology & medicine
|January 11, 2026
まとめ
アクティブな暑熱順化は、骨格筋ミトコンドリア機能を改善することにより運動能力を向上させる。この適応は、ミトコンドリアの代謝回転を促進し、呼吸能力を高めるTRPV1によって媒介される。
科学分野:
- 運動生理学
- ミトコンドリア生物学
- 分子医学
背景:
- アクティブな暑熱順化は、暑熱環境におけるアスリートや労働者にとって非常に重要である。
- 骨格筋ミトコンドリアとその分子調節への影響については、さらなる調査が必要である。
研究 の 目的:
- アクティブな暑熱順化が骨格筋ミトコンドリア機能をどのように向上させるかを検討する。
- 重要なメディエーターとしてのTRPV1の役割を特定する。
主な方法:
- 訓練されたランナーとマウスを用いた4週間の介入。
- 有酸素運動能力、基質利用、ミトコンドリア呼吸、および分子マーカーを評価した。
- マウスでTRPV1の活性化(ノニバミド)と阻害(AMG9810)を利用した。
主要な成果:
- 暑熱順化は、ヒトの有酸素運動能力と乳酸クリアランスを改善した。マウスでは、ミトコンドリア生合成とミトファジーを増加させ、酸化的リン酸化(OXPHOS)と電子伝達系(ETS)の能力を高めた。TRPV1の活性化はミトコンドリアのリモデリングとパフォーマンスを向上させたが、その阻害はこれらの適応を鈍らせた。
- Heat acclimation improved aerobic performance and lactate clearance in humans. In mice, it increased mitochondrial biogenesis and mitophagy, enhancing oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and electron transport system (ETS) capacities. TRPV1 activation boosted mitochondrial remodeling and performance, while inhibition blunted these adaptations.
結論:
- TRPV1は、暑熱順化によるミトコンドリア適応の重要なメディエーターである。
- TRPV1はミトコンドリアの代謝回転を促進し、呼吸能力を高め、全体的な有酸素運動能力を向上させる。
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