Astragalus Polysaccharide Improves Muscle Atrophy from Dexamethasone- and Peroxide-Induced Injury in Vitro
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Astragalus polysaccharide (APS) is an important bioactive component of Astragalus membranaceus Bunge (Leguminosae) that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for treating muscle wasting, a serious complication with complex mechanism manifested as myofibers atrophy and satellite cells apoptosis. In this study, the anti-atrophy and anti-apoptotic activity of Astragalus polysaccharide (APS) was characterized in C2C12 skeletal muscle myotubes and myoblasts. APS inhibited dexamethasone-induced atrophy by restoring phosphorylation of Akt, m-TOR, P70s6k, rpS6 and FoxO3A/FoxO1. The targets that protected C2C12 myoblasts from damage by H2O2 were promoting cells proliferation and inhibiting cells apoptosis. The protective mechanisms involved mitochondrial pathway and death receptor pathway. Moreover, Antioxidant effect of APS was also detected in this work. Our findings suggested that APS could be explored as a protective and perhaps as a therapeutic agent in the management of muscle wasting.
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Astragalus polysaccharide inhibits dexamethasone-induced muscle atrophy by increasing phosphorylation of Akt, mTOR, P70S6K, rpS6, and FoxO3a in C2C12 myoblasts.
“For example, Astragalus polysaccharide, an important bioactive component of Astragalus membranaceus Bunge (Leguminosae), inhibits dexamethasone-induced muscle atrophy by increasing phosphorylation of Akt, mTOR, P70S6K, and rpS6, and FoxO3a in C2C12 myoblasts.”
From Nutraceuticals in the Prevention and Treatment of the Muscle Atrophy (2021) · cites this paper as [126]
Astragalus polysaccharides promote cell proliferation and inhibit cell apoptosis in H2O2-induced cell damage in C2C12 cells.
“Besides, Astragalus polysaccharides also promote cell proliferation and inhibit cell apoptosis in H2O2-induced cell damage in C2C12 cells [126].”
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- Lu, L., Wang, D.-T., Shi, Y., Yin, Y., Wei, L.-B., Zou, Y.-C., Huang, B., Zhao, Y., Wang, M., Wan, H., Li, C.-J., & Diao, J.-X.
- Affiliations
- Zhujiang Hospital (CN)
- Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University (CN)
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- Wei, Lian-Bo
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- International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
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- Elsevier BV
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- 2013-10
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- 61
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- 7-16
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- journal article
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- en
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- National Science Foundation
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Muscle Physiology and Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Keywords
- Astragalus polysaccharide, Astragalus membranaceus, muscle atrophy, dexamethasone-induced atrophy, hydrogen peroxide-induced injury, C2C12 myoblasts, skeletal muscle myotubes, Akt/mTOR signaling, FOXO3, FOXO1, apoptosis, mitochondrial pathway, death receptor signaling, antioxidant activity, satellite cells
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Cell Line, Dexamethasone, Enzyme Activation, Hydrogen Peroxide, Muscular Atrophy, Polysaccharides, Signal Transduction, Cell Death, Apoptosis, Reactive Oxygen Species, Muscle Fibers, Skeletal, Astragalus Plant, Myoblasts, Skeletal, Cell Proliferation, Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, Mice, Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
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