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dc.contributorDepartment of Health Technology and Informaticsen_US
dc.contributor.advisorSiu, Parco (HTI)-
dc.creatorAu, Ka Ching Kent-
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk/handle/200/7908-
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.publisherHong Kong Polytechnic University-
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_US
dc.titleThe effect of habitual exercise-induced Sirt-3 on mitochondrial adaptation in skeletal muscle of raten_US
dcterms.abstractMitochondrial Sirtuin-3 (Sirt-3) is a member of the class III histone deacetylases, which possess nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) dependent deactylase and adenosine diphosphate (ADP) ribosyltransferase activities. In the last decade, Sirt-3 has become a highly promising target for curing mitochondrial disorders. This current study examined the effect of long term habitual exercise on the expression of Sirt-3 in plantaris muscle and its correlation with mitochondrial content indicated by the level of Cytochrome c oxidase subunit-4 (Cox-4) protein. 20-week habitual exercise significantly increased the Sirt-3 expression (P < 0.05) and positively correlated with Cox-4 expression in plantaris muscle (P < 0.05). It indicated that Sirt-3 contributed to mitochondrial biogenesis after long term voluntary exercise. It was surprising to demonstrate that Sirt-3 was significantly correlated with the transformation of muscle fibre form type-IIb/IIx to IIa (P < 0.05). Collectively, prolonged habitual exercise induced Sirt-3 could possibly promote both mitochondrial biogenesis and fibre type transformation.en_US
dcterms.extentxiii, 97 leaves : illustrations ; 30 cmen_US
dcterms.isPartOfPolyU Electronic Thesesen_US
dcterms.issued2015en_US
dcterms.educationalLevelAll Masteren_US
dcterms.educationalLevelM.Sc.en_US
dcterms.LCSHMitochondrial pathology.en_US
dcterms.LCSHMusculoskeletal system.en_US
dcterms.LCSHRats -- Physiologyen_US
dcterms.LCSHHong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertationsen_US
dcterms.accessRightsrestricted accessen_US

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