RT Journal Article T1 Pharmacological Blockade of Cannabinoid CB1 Receptors in Diet-Induced Obesity Regulates Mitochondrial Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase in Muscle. A1 Arrabal, Sergio A1 Lucena, Miguel Angel A1 Canduela, Miren Josune A1 Ramos-Uriarte, Almudena A1 Rivera, Patricia A1 Serrano, Antonia A1 Pavón, Francisco Javier A1 Decara, Juan A1 Vargas, Antonio A1 Baixeras, Elena A1 Martín-Rufián, Mercedes A1 Márquez, Javier A1 Fernández-Llébrez, Pedro A1 De Roos, Baukje A1 Grandes, Pedro A1 Rodríguez de Fonseca, Fernando A1 Suárez, Juan K1 Músculos abdominales K1 Peso corporal K1 Cannabinoides K1 Metabolismo energético K1 Glucosa K1 Ratas K1 Obesidad AB Cannabinoid CB1 receptors peripherally modulate energy metabolism. Here, we investigated the role of CB1 receptors in the expression of glucose/pyruvate/tricarboxylic acid (TCA) metabolism in rat abdominal muscle. Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (DLD), a flavoprotein component (E3) of α-ketoacid dehydrogenase complexes with diaphorase activity in mitochondria, was specifically analyzed. After assessing the effectiveness of the CB1 receptor antagonist AM251 (3 mg kg(-1), 14 days) on food intake and body weight, we could identified seven key enzymes from either glycolytic pathway or TCA cycle--regulated by both diet and CB1 receptor activity--through comprehensive proteomic approaches involving two-dimensional electrophoresis and MALDI-TOF/LC-ESI trap mass spectrometry. These enzymes were glucose 6-phosphate isomerase (GPI), triosephosphate isomerase (TPI), enolase (Eno3), lactate dehydrogenase (LDHa), glyoxalase-1 (Glo1) and the mitochondrial DLD, whose expressions were modified by AM251 in hypercaloric diet-induced obesity. Specifically, AM251 blocked high-carbohydrate diet (HCD)-induced expression of GPI, TPI, Eno3 and LDHa, suggesting a down-regulation of glucose/pyruvate/lactate pathways under glucose availability. AM251 reversed the HCD-inhibited expression of Glo1 and DLD in the muscle, and the DLD and CB1 receptor expression in the mitochondrial fraction. Interestingly, we identified the presence of CB1 receptors at the membrane of striate muscle mitochondria. DLD over-expression was confirmed in muscle of CB1-/- mice. AM251 increased the pyruvate dehydrogenase and glutathione reductase activity in C2C12 myotubes, and the diaphorase/oxidative activity in the mitochondria fraction. These results indicated an up-regulation of methylglyoxal and TCA cycle activity. Findings suggest that CB1 receptors in muscle modulate glucose/pyruvate/lactate pathways and mitochondrial oxidative activity by targeting DLD. PB Public Library of Science YR 2015 FD 2015-12-15 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2333 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2333 LA en NO Arrabal S, Lucena MA, Canduela MJ, Ramos-Uriarte A, Rivera P, Serrano A, et al. Pharmacological Blockade of Cannabinoid CB1 Receptors in Diet-Induced Obesity Regulates Mitochondrial Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase in Muscle. PLoS ONE. 2015; 10(12):e0145244 NO Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; DS RISalud RD Apr 8, 2025