The FASEB JournalVolume 35, Issue 6 e21644 RESEARCH ARTICLE Mechanical overload-induced muscle-derived extracellular vesicles promote adipose tissue lipolysis Ivan J. Vechetti Jr, orcid.org/0000-0003-1024-1011 Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USASearch for more papers by this authorBailey D. Peck, Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Department of Physical Therapy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USASearch for more papers by this authorYuan Wen, Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA Department of Physical Therapy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USASearch for more papers by this authorR. Grace Walton, Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Department of Physical Therapy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USASearch for more papers by this authorTaylor R. Valentino, Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USASearch for more papers by this authorAlexander P. Alimov, Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USASearch for more papers by this authorCory M. Dungan, Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Department of Physical Therapy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USASearch for more papers by this authorDouglas W. Van Pelt, Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Department of Physical Therapy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USASearch for more papers by this authorFerdinand von Walden, Division of Neuropediatrics, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorBjörn Alkner, Division of Neuropediatrics, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden Department of Orthopaedics Eksjö, Regional Hospital Eksjö, Region Jönköping County, Sweden Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorCharlotte A. Peterson, Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Department of Physical Therapy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USASearch for more papers by this authorJohn J. McCarthy, Corresponding Author jjmcca2@uky.edu Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Correspondence John J. McCarthy, Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA. Email: jjmcca2@uky.eduSearch for more papers by this author Ivan J. Vechetti Jr, orcid.org/0000-0003-1024-1011 Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USASearch for more papers by this authorBailey D. Peck, Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Department of Physical Therapy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USASearch for more papers by this authorYuan Wen, Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA Department of Physical Therapy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USASearch for more papers by this authorR. Grace Walton, Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Department of Physical Therapy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USASearch for more papers by this authorTaylor R. Valentino, Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USASearch for more papers by this authorAlexander P. Alimov, Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USASearch for more papers by this authorCory M. Dungan, Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Department of Physical Therapy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USASearch for more papers by this authorDouglas W. Van Pelt, Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Department of Physical Therapy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USASearch for more papers by this authorFerdinand von Walden, Division of Neuropediatrics, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorBjörn Alkner, Division of Neuropediatrics, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden Department of Orthopaedics Eksjö, Regional Hospital Eksjö, Region Jönköping County, Sweden Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorCharlotte A. Peterson, Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Department of Physical Therapy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USASearch for more papers by this authorJohn J. McCarthy, Corresponding Author jjmcca2@uky.edu Center for Muscle Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Correspondence John J. McCarthy, Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA. Email: jjmcca2@uky.eduSearch for more papers by this author First published: 25 May 2021 https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202100242RCitations: 2 Charlotte A. Peterson and John J. McCarthy are Co-senior authors. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract How regular physical activity is able to improve health remains poorly understood. The release of factors from skeletal muscle following exercise has been proposed as a possible mechanism mediating such systemic benefits. We describe a mechanism wherein skeletal muscle, in response to a hypertrophic stimulus induced by mechanical overload (MOV), released extracellular vesicles (EVs) containing muscle-specific miR-1 that were preferentially taken up by epidydimal white adipose tissue (eWAT). In eWAT, miR-1 promoted adrenergic signaling and lipolysis by targeting Tfap2α, a known repressor of Adrβ3 expression. Inhibiting EV release prevented the MOV-induced increase in eWAT miR-1 abundance and expression of lipolytic genes. Resistance exercise decreased skeletal muscle miR-1 expression with a concomitant increase in plasma EV miR-1 abundance, suggesting a similar mechanism may be operative in humans. Altogether, these findings demonstrate that skeletal muscle promotes metabolic adaptations in adipose tissue in response to MOV via EV-mediated delivery of miR-1. 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