Extramyocellular interleukin‐6 influences skeletal muscle mitochondrial physiology through canonical JAK/STAT signaling pathways. Issue 11 (3rd September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Abid, Hinnah; Ryan, Zachary C.; Delmotte, Philippe; Sieck, Gary C.; Lanza, Ian R.
• Is Part Of: FASEB journal. Volume 34:Issue 11(2020)
• Page Start: 14458
• Page End: 14472
• Publication Date: 2020-09-03
• Subjects: interleukin‐6 -- mitochondria -- reactive oxygen species -- skeletal muscle -- STAT3; Biology -- Periodicals; Biology, Experimental -- Periodicals; 570
• DOI: 10.1096/fj.202000965RR
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0892-6638

Abstract

Abstract: Interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) is a pleiotropic cytokine that has been shown to be produced acutely by skeletal muscle in response to exercise, yet chronically elevated with obesity and aging. The mechanisms by which IL‐6 influences skeletal muscle mitochondria acutely and chronically are unclear. To better understand the influence of extramyocellular IL‐6 on skeletal muscle mitochondrial physiology, we treated differentiated myotubes with exogenous IL‐6 to evaluate the dose‐ and duration‐dependent effects of IL‐6 on salient aspects of mitochondrial biology and the role of canonical IL‐6 signaling in muscle cells. Acute exposure of myotubes to IL‐6 increased the mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mtROS) production and oxygen consumption rates ( J O2 ) in a manner that was dependent on activation of the JAK/STAT pathway. Furthermore, STAT3 activation by IL‐6 was partly attenuated by MitoQ, a mitochondrial‐targeted antioxidant, suggesting that mtROS potentiates STAT3 signaling in skeletal muscle in response to IL‐6 exposure. In concert with effects on mitochondrial physiology, acute IL‐6 exposure induced several mitochondrial adaptations, consistent with the stress‐induced mitochondrial hyperfusion. Exposure of myotubes to chronically elevated IL‐6 further increased mtROS with eventual loss of respiratory capacity. These data provide new evidence supporting the interplay between cytokine signaling and mitochondrial physiology in skeletal muscle.