RT Journal Article T1 Physiological Doses of Hydroxytyrosol Modulate Gene Expression in Skeletal Muscle of Exercised Rats. A1 Casuso, Rafael A A1 Al Fazazi, Saad A1 Plaza-Díaz, Julio A1 Ruiz-Ojeda, Francisco J A1 Rueda-Robles, Ascensión A1 Aragón-Vela, Jerónimo A1 Huertas, Jesús R K1 gene expression K1 glycolysis K1 mitochondria K1 polyphenols AB We tested whether physiological doses of hydroxytyrosol (HT) may alter the mRNA transcription of key metabolic genes in exercised skeletal muscle. Two groups of exercise-trained Wistar rats, HTlow and HTmid, were supplemented with 0.31 and 4.61 mg/kg/d of HT, respectively, for 10 weeks. Another two groups of rats were not supplemented with HT; one remained sedentary and the other one was exercised. After the experimental period, the soleus muscle was removed for qRT-PCR and western blot analysis. The consumption of 4.61 mg/kg/d of HT during exercise increased the mRNA expression of important metabolic proteins. Specifically, 4.61 mg/kg/d of HT may upregulate long-chain fatty acid oxidation, lactate, and glucose oxidation as well as mitochondrial Krebs cycle in trained skeletal muscle. However, a 4.61 mg/kg/d of HT may alter protein translation, as in spite of the increment showed by CD36 and GLUT4 at the mRNA level this was not translated to higher protein content. SN 2075-1729 YR 2021 FD 2021-12-12 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/26192 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/26192 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 7, 2025