IMR Press / FBL / Volume 27 / Issue 5 / DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2705143
Open Access Original Research
Extracellular Vesicles as Predictors of Individual Response to Exercise Training in Youth Living with Obesity
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1 Diabetes Research Envisioned and Accomplished in Manitoba (DREAM) Theme, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P4, Canada
2 Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM), Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P4, Canada
3 Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
4 Applied Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
5 College of Pharmacy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
6 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Saint John, NB E2L 4L5, Canada
7 Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
8 Cardiometabolic Exercise and Lifestyle Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada
*Correspondence: ayesha.saleem@umanitoba.ca (Ayesha Saleem)
Academic Editor: Silvia S. Barbieri
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2022, 27(5), 143; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.fbl2705143
Submitted: 18 February 2022 | Revised: 7 April 2022 | Accepted: 14 April 2022 | Published: 5 May 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Insight into Extracellular Vesicles in Human Diseases)
Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: Exercise is associated with health benefits, including the prevention and management of obesity. However, heterogeneity in the adaptive response to exercise training exists. Our objective was to evaluate if changes in extracellular vesicles (EVs) after acute aerobic exercise were associated with the responder phenotype following 6-weeks of resistance training (RT). Methods: This is a secondary analysis of plasma samples from the EXIT trial (clinical trial#02204670). Eleven sedentary youth with obesity (15.7 ± 0.5 yrs, BMI 95th percentile) underwent acute exercise (60% HRR, 45 min). Blood was collected at baseline [AT0 min], during [AT15–45 min], and 75 min post-recovery [AT120], and EVs purified using size exclusion chromatography from extracted plasma. Afterward, youth participated in 6-weeks RT and were categorized into responders or non-responders based on changes in insulin sensitivity. Results: We assessed EV biophysical profile (size, zeta potential, protein yield, and EV subtype protein expression) in a single-blind fashion. Overall, there was a general increase in EV production in both groups. Average EV size was larger in responders (~147 nm) vs. non-responders (~124 nm; p < 0.05). EV size was positively associated with absolute change in Matsuda index (insulin sensitivity) following RT (r = 0.44, p = 0.08). EV size distribution revealed responders predominantly expressed EVs sized 150–300 nm, whereas non-responders expressed EVs sized 50–150 nm (p < 0.05). At baseline, responders had ~25% lower TSG101, ~85% higher MMP2 levels. EV protein yield was higher in responders than non-responders at AT15 (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Our data suggest that youth with obesity that respond to RT produce larger EVs that are TSG101+ and CD63+, with increased EV protein yield during acute exercise.

Keywords
extracellular vesicles
youth
obesity
acute exercise
resistance exercise training
responders to exercise
insulin sensitivity
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