Fasting enhances cold resistance in fish through stimulating lipid catabolism and autophagy
Fasting enhances cold resistance in fish through stimulating lipid catabolism and autophagy
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禁食通过刺激脂质分解代谢和自噬增强鱼类的抗寒能力
DOI:
10.1113/jp277091
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发表时间:
2019-03-15
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Du, Zhen-Yu
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作者:
Lu, Dong-Liang;Ma, Qiang;Du, Zhen-Yu
In a cold environment, mammals increase their food intake while fish decrease or stop feeding. However, the physiological value of fasting during cold resistance in fish is currently unknown. Fasting for more than 48 h enhanced acute cold resistance in zebrafish, which correlated with lipid catabolism and cell damage attenuation. Lipid catabolism and autophagy were necessary for cold resistance in fish and the inhibition of mitochondrial fatty acid β‐oxidation or autophagy weakened the fasting‐induced cold resistance. Repression of mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling pathway by rapamycin largely mimicked the beneficial effects of fasting in promoting cold resistance, suggesting mTOR signalling may be involved in the fasting‐induced cold resistance in fish. Our study demonstrates that fasting may be a protective strategy for fish to survive under cold stress.