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However, the specific mechanisms by which ERS regulates skeletal muscle atrophy in diabetes remain unclear. The research examines the impact of endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) on skeletal muscle atrophy in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) mice.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Leptin receptor-deficient <jats:italic>Db\/db<\/jats:italic> mice (n = 7, 24-week-old, male) were employed as a type 2 diabetes model, while age-matched male C57BL\/6J mice (n = 7) served as normal controls. Pathway enrichment analysis of differentially expressed genes was performed based on transcriptome sequencing data, focusing on apoptosis, ERS, and ubiquitin-proteasome pathways. Skeletal muscle morphology was assessed via anatomical observation, Laminin Staining, and immunoblotting analysis (WB). WB was used to detect ERS markers (ATF6, p-eIF2\u03b1, Bip, p-JNK, Chop), apoptosis-related proteins (Bcl2, Bax, Cleaved Caspase-3, CytC), p-Akt, and muscle atrophy marker Atrogin1.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Transcriptomic enrichment analysis confirmed specific activation of apoptosis, ERS, and ubiquitin-proteasome pathways. WB revealed upregulated ERS-related proteins, increased apoptotic proteins, decreased p-Akt expression, elevated Atrogin1 levels, and enhanced proteolytic activity. <jats:italic>Db\/db<\/jats:italic> mice exhibited significant skeletal muscle atrophy, with Laminin Staining demonstrating reduced cross-sectional area (CSA) of muscle fibers.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>These findings uncovers a dual regulatory mechanism underlying diabetic muscle atrophy. The diabetic skeletal muscle microenvironment exhibits elevated oxidative stress and significantly enhanced ER stress, which promotes direct muscle atrophy through ER stress sensor-mediated apoptosis. Concurrently, sustained ER stress suppresses Akt activity while upregulating the muscle-specific E3 ubiquitin ligase Atrogin1, thereby accelerating proteolysis and inducing indirect muscle wasting. 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