scholarly journals 57 Carnosine prevents oxidative damage in myoblast cells derived from porcine skeletal muscle

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 59-59
Author(s):  
Marie-France Palin ◽  
Jérôme Lapointe ◽  
Claude Gariépy ◽  
Danièle Beaudry ◽  
Claudia Kalbe
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Oxidative Damage ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Biochemical Properties ◽  
Antioxidant Enzyme Activities ◽  
Antioxidant Genes ◽  
Mitochondrial Functions ◽  
Myoblast Cells

Abstract Carnosine (β-alanyl-L-histidine) is a molecule naturally and exclusively present in muscle food with the highest concentrations found in skeletal muscles and brain of the animal. Among its numerous biochemical properties, carnosine has antioxidant activity which include metal ion chelation and free radical scavenging. We have recently reported that high muscle carnosine content in pig is associated with better meat quality. Moreover, supplementing pigs with β-alanine reduced oxidative damage to Longissimus muscle (LM) lipids and proteins. Among previously reported antioxidant activities, carnosine was found to limit the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and increase antioxidant enzyme activities. However, these studies were mainly conducted in rodents and cell lines and mechanisms in play remain to be characterized. To determine the effect of carnosine in preventing oxidative damage and characterize the mechanisms in play, we have undertaken experiments using the progeny (myoblasts) of satellite cells isolated from the LM of newborn piglets. Cells were treated with carnosine (0, 10, 25 and 50 mM) for 48 h and were then either collected immediately or treated with H2O2 (0.3 mM, 1 h) to induce an oxidative stress. Our results showed that carnosine prevents oxidative stress through the reduction of total intracellular ROS and by modulating the antioxidant system in myoblasts.Carnosine increased the mRNA abundance of NEF2L2, a transcription factor activated by oxidative stress, and several of its downstream regulated antioxidant genes. Western blot analyses further suggest that the protective effect of carnosine on H2O2-induced oxidative stress is mediated through the p38 MAPK intracellular pathway. Finally, the addition of carnosine to H2O2-treated myoblasts increased the basal cellular oxygen consumption rate (OCR), the ATP-linked OCR and proton leaks, thus suggesting an effect of carnosine on mitochondrial functions. Taken together, these findings demonstrate the important role of carnosine in preventing oxidative damage in porcine muscle cells.

scholarly journals Evaluation of radical scavenging system in amoeba Chaos carolinense during nutrient deprivation

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 20160113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuru Deng ◽  
Edlyn Li-Hui Lee ◽  
Ketpin Chong ◽  
Zakaria A. Almsherqi
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Oxidative Damage ◽  
Nucleic Acids ◽  
Cellular Response ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Cellular Responses ◽  
Biological Macromolecules

The frequent appearance of non-lamellar membrane arrangements such as cubic membranes (CMs) in cells under stressed or pathological conditions points to an intrinsic cellular response mechanism. CM represents highly curved, three-dimensional nano-periodic structures that correspond to mathematically well-defined triply periodic minimal surfaces. Specifically, cellular membrane may transform into CM organization in response to pathological, inflammatory and oxidative stress conditions. CM organization, thus, may provide an advantage to cope with various types of stress. The identification of inducible membrane systems, such as in the mitochondrial inner membranes to cubic morphology upon starvation, opens new avenues for understanding the molecular mechanisms of cellular responses to oxidative stress. In this study, we compared the cellular responses of starved and fed amoeba Chaos carolinense to oxidative stress. Food deprivation from C. carolinense induces a significant increase in prooxidants such as superoxide and hydrogen peroxide. Surprisingly, we observed a significant lower rate of biomolecular damage in starved cells (with higher free radicals generation) when compared with fed cells. Specifically, lipid and RNA damages were significantly less in starved cells compared with fed cells. This observation was not due to the upregulation of intracellular antioxidants, as starved amoeba show reduced antioxidant enzymatic activities; however, it could be attributed to CM formation. CM could uptake and retain short segments of nucleic acids (resembles cellular RNA) in vivo and in vitro. Previous results showed that nucleic acids retained within CM sustain a minimal oxidative damage in vitro upon exposure to high level of superoxide. We thus propose that CM may act as a ‘protective’ shelter to minimize the oxidation of biologically essential macromolecules such as RNA. In summary, we examined enzymatic antioxidant activities as well as oxidative damage biomarkers in starved amoeba C. carolinense in correlation with the potential role of CM as an optimal intracellular membrane organization for the protection of biological macromolecules against oxidative damage.

scholarly journals Effects of glutamine supplementation on oxidative stress-related gene expression and antioxidant properties in rats with streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetes

2011 ◽  
Vol 107 (8) ◽  
pp. 1112-1118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pei-Hsuan Tsai ◽  
Jun-Jen Liu ◽  
Chui-Li Yeh ◽  
Wan-Chun Chiu ◽  
Sung-Ling Yeh
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Gene Expression ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Oxidative Damage ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Enzyme Activities ◽  
Antioxidant Enzyme Activities ◽  
Related Gene ◽  
Gene Expressions ◽  
Oxidative Stress Related Gene

There are close links among hyperglycaemia, oxidative stress and diabetic complications. Glutamine (GLN) is an amino acid with immunomodulatory properties. The present study investigated the effect of dietary GLN on oxidative stress-relative gene expressions and tissue oxidative damage in diabetes. There were one normal control (NC) and two diabetic groups in the present study. Diabetes was induced by an intraperitoneal injection of nicotinamide followed by streptozotocin (STZ). Rats in the NC group were fed a regular chow diet. In the two diabetic groups, one group (diabetes mellitus, DM) was fed a common semi-purified diet while the other group received a diet in which part of the casein was replaced by GLN (DM-GLN). GLN provided 25 % of total amino acid N. The experimental groups were fed the respective diets for 8 weeks, and then the rats were killed for further analysis. The results showed that blood thioredoxin-interacting protein (Txnip) mRNA expression in the diabetic groups was higher than that in the NC group. Compared with the DM group, the DM-GLN group had lower glutamine fructose-6-phosphate transaminase 1, a receptor of advanced glycation end products, and Txnip gene expressions in blood mononuclear cells. The total antioxidant capacity was lower and antioxidant enzyme activities were altered by the diabetic condition. GLN supplementation increased antioxidant capacity and normalised antioxidant enzyme activities. Also, the renal nitrotyrosine level and Txnip mRNA expression were lower when GLN was administered. These results suggest that dietary GLN supplementation decreases oxidative stress-related gene expression, increases the antioxidant potential and may consequently attenuate renal oxidative damage in rats with STZ-induced diabetes.

scholarly journals Ethanol Extract of Maclura tricuspidata Fruit Protects SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cells against H2O2-Induced Oxidative Damage via Inhibiting MAPK and NF-κB Signaling

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (13) ◽  
pp. 6946
Author(s):  
Weishun Tian ◽  
Suyoung Heo ◽  
Dae-Woon Kim ◽  
In-Shik Kim ◽  
Dongchoon Ahn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Free Radical ◽  
Oxidative Damage ◽  
Cell Damage ◽  
Antioxidant Properties ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Neuroprotective Effects

Free radical generation and oxidative stress push forward an immense influence on the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Maclura tricuspidata fruit (MT) contains many biologically active substances, including compounds with antioxidant properties. The current study aimed to investigate the neuroprotective effects of MT fruit on hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced neurotoxicity in SH-SY5Y cells. SH-SY5Y cells were pretreated with MT, and cell damage was induced by H2O2. First, the chemical composition and free radical scavenging properties of MT were analyzed. MT attenuated oxidative stress-induced damage in cells based on the assessment of cell viability. The H2O2-induced toxicity caused by ROS production and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release was ameliorated by MT pretreatment. MT also promoted an increase in the expression of genes encoding the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT). MT pretreatment was associated with an increase in the expression of neuronal genes downregulated by H2O2. Mechanistically, MT dramatically suppressed H2O2-induced Bcl-2 downregulation, Bax upregulation, apoptotic factor caspase-3 activation, Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) (JNK, ERK, and p38), and Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation, thereby preventing H2O2-induced neurotoxicity. These results indicate that MT has protective effects against H2O2-induced oxidative damage in SH-SY5Y cells and can be used to prevent and protect against neurodegeneration.

A Soccer Match’s Ability to Enhance Lymphocyte Capability to Produce ROS and Induce Oxidative Damage

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel David Ferrer ◽  
Pedro Tauler ◽  
Antoni Sureda ◽  
Pedro Pujol ◽  
Franchec Drobnic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Oxidative Damage ◽  
Coenzyme Q ◽  
Training Period ◽  
Antioxidant Vitamin ◽  
Antioxidant Enzyme Activities ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Soccer Match ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Soccer Training

Soccer-associated oxidative stress has barely been studied. The aims of this study were to establish the effect of a soccer training match and the effect of a diet supplementation with a multivitamin complex and coenzyme Q during 3 months of soccer training on the pro-oxidant and antioxidant status of lymphocytes. In a randomized, double-blind trial, 19 male preprofessional soccer players were treated with either an antioxidant nutrient cocktail or placebo for 90 days. After this period the athletes played a soccer match lasting 60 min. All determinations were made under basal conditions before and after the training period and after the match. Basal lymphocyte hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production did not change after the 3 months of training. Catalase activity decreased (about 50%) after the 3 months, whereas glutathione reductase increased its activity (150–200%) both with placebo and in the supplemented group. Basal ascorbate levels were maintained during the training period, whereas α-tocopherol and MDA decreased (about 40%) in both groups. The match increased H2O2 production (180%) in both groups when the lymphocytes were stimulated with phorbol myristate acetate, and it also increased MDA levels (150%). Antioxidant enzyme activities and antioxidant vitamin levels were maintained before and after the match. Regular soccer training modifies the lymphocyte strategy to eliminate ROS and increases protection against oxidative damage. A friendly soccer match raises lymphocyte capacity to produce ROS and oxidative damage, but it is not enough to induce a defensive response, thus leading to a situation of postexercise oxidative stress. Supplementation with low doses of antioxidant vitamins and coenzyme Q does not modify the endogenous antioxidant response to training.

scholarly journals A Polysaccharide Purified from Morchella conica Pers. Prevents Oxidative Stress Induced by H2O2 in Human Embryonic Kidney (HEK) 293T Cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 4027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Na Xu ◽  
Yi Lu ◽  
Jumin Hou ◽  
Chao Liu ◽  
Yonghai Sun
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Average Molecular Weight ◽  
Antioxidant Properties ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Ultrastructural Observation ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Ferrous Ions ◽  
Nuclear Condensation ◽  
Morchella Conica

Morchella conica Pers. (M. conica) has been used both as a medical and edible mushroom and possesses antimicrobial properties and antioxidant activities. However, the antioxidant properties of polysaccharides purified from M. conica have not been studied. The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro antioxidant properties of a polysaccharide NMCP-2 (neutral M. conica polysaccharides-2) purified from M. conica, as determined by radical scavenging assay and H2O2-induced oxidative stress in HEK 293T cells. Results showed that NMCP-2 with an average molecular weight of 48.3 kDa possessed a much stronger chelating ability on ferrous ions and a higher ability to scavenge radical scavenging 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) than the other purified fraction of NMCP-1 from M. conica. Moreover, 3-(4, 5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetra-zolium bromide (MTT) assay showed that NMCP-2 dose-dependently preserved cell viability of H2O2-induced cells. The NMCP-2 pretreated group reduced the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) content and increased the mitochondria membrane potential (MMP) levels. In addition, Hoechst 33342 staining revealed cells treated with NMCP-2 declined nuclear condensation. Ultrastructural observation revealed that NMCP-2 pretreatment alleviated the ruptured mitochondria when exposed to H2O2. Furthermore, western blot analysis showed that NMCP-2 prevented significant downregulation of the protein expression of Bax, cleaved caspases 3, and upregulated Bcl-2 levels. These results suggest the protective effects of NMCP-2 against H2O2-induced injury in HEK 293T cells. NMCP-2 could be used as a natural antioxidant of functional foods and natural drugs.

scholarly journals Assessment of antioxidant properties of membrane ultrafiltration peptides from mungbean meal protein hydrolysates

PeerJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. e5337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chanikan Sonklin ◽  
Natta Laohakunjit ◽  
Orapin Kerdchoechuen
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Radical Scavenging Activity ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Peptide Chain ◽  
Antioxidant Power ◽  
Meal Protein ◽  
Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power

Background Bioactive peptides can prevent damage associated with oxidative stress in humans when consumed regularly. Recently, peptides have attracted immense interest because of their beneficial functional properties, safety and little or no side effects when used at high concentration. Most antioxidant peptides are small in size, less than 1 kDa, and contains a high proportion of hydrophobic amino acid. Particularly, tyrosine, leucine, alanine, isoleucine, valine, lysine, phenyalanine, cysteine, methionine and histidine in peptide chain exhibited high antioxidant activity. Mungbean meal protein (MMP) is highly abundant in hydrophobic amino acids. It indicated that MMP might be a good source of antioxidants. Therefore, the objectives were to optimize the conditions used to generate mungbean meal protein hydrolysate (MMPH) with antioxidant activity from bromelain and to investigate the antioxidant activities of different molecular weight (MW) peptide fraction. Methods Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was used for screening of the optimal conditions to produce MMPH. After that MMPH was fractionated using ultrafiltration membranes with different MW distributions. Crude-MMPH and four fractions were investigated for five antioxidant activities: 2,2,1-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), hydroxyl, superoxide, ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and metal ion chelation activity. Results The optimal condition to produce the MMPH was 15% (w/w) of bromelain and hydrolysis time for 12 h which showed the greatest DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activity. After mungbean protein from optimal condition was separated based on different molecular weight, the DPPH radical scavenging activity was the highest for the F4 (less than 1 kDa) peptide fraction. Metal ion chelating activity was generally weak, except for the F4 that had a value of 43.94% at a protein concentration of 5 mg/mL. The F4 also exhibited high hydroxyl and superoxide activities (54 and 65.1%), but moderate activity for ferric reducing antioxidant power (0.102 mmole Fe2+/g protein) compared to other peptide fractions and crude-MMPH. Molecular weight and amino acid were the main factors that determined the antioxidant activities of these peptide fractions. Results indicated that F4 had strong antioxidant potentials. Discussion The lowest MW fraction (less than 1 kDa) contributed to the highest DPPH, superoxide, hydroxyl and metal chelation activity because influence of low MW and high content of hydrophobic amino acid in peptide chain. Results from this study indicated that MMPH peptides donate protons to free radicals because they had significantly high DPPH value compared to superoxide, hydroxyl and FRAP, which reactions were electron donation. Moreover, MMPH peptides had the ability to inhibit transition metal ions because of highly abundant glutamic acid and aspartic acid in peptide chain.

Antioxidative, antimitotic, and DNA-damaging activities of Garcinia kola stem bark, Uvaria chamae root, and Olax subscorpioidea root used in the ethnotherapy of cancers

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Temidayo D. Popoola ◽  
Olufunsho Awodele ◽  
Folashayo Babawale ◽  
Oluwatoyin Oguns ◽  
Olawale Onabanjo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Ascorbic Acid ◽  
Cellular Proliferation ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Stem Bark ◽  
Acid Pretreatment ◽  
Garcinia Kola ◽  
Traditional Remedies ◽  
Scge Assay

AbstractGarcinia kola (GK) stem bark, Uvaria chamae (UC) root, and Olax subscorpioidea (OS) root are components of various indigenous/traditional anticancer regimens. It is, therefore, possible that they might combat oxidative stress and impair cellular proliferation linked to carcinogenesis. In this study, we investigated the antioxidative, mito-depressive, and DNA-damaging activities of the three plant extracts in order to provide further mechanistic insights into their potential anticancer roles in documented cancer remedies that include them. Antioxidative properties were investigated in the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and nitric oxide (NO) radical scavenging assays and an animal model of drug (cisplatin)-induced oxidative stress. The Allium cepa assay and the single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) assay were used to assess mito-depressive and DNA-damaging activities. GK and OS showed significantly higher antioxidant activities in the DPPH assay than ascorbic acid; OS had the lowest IC50 of the three plants in the NO assay, comparable to that of ascorbic acid. Pretreatment with the extracts produced an ameliorative and protective effect against the cisplatin-induced oxidative stress as shown by inhibition of lipid peroxidation and improved or restored reduced glutathione and superoxide dismutase levels. In the Allium test, the three extracts produced significant decreases in root growth and also significant cytotoxicity as evidenced by decreased mitotic index. Each of the extracts also showed significantly increased tail DNA (%) in the SCGE assay, indicating the significant DNA-damaging effect. Taken together, this study demonstrates the possible chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic potentials of the three study extracts, which may explain the roles of their source plants in traditional remedies in the therapy of cancers.

Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial DNA Mutation, and Impairment of Antioxidant Enzymes in Aging

2002 ◽  
Vol 227 (9) ◽  
pp. 671-682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yau-Huei Wei ◽  
Hsin-Chen Lee
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Oxidative Damage ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Mtdna Mutations ◽  
Enhanced Production ◽  
Age Related

Mitochondria do not only produce less ATP, but they also increase the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) as byproducts of aerobic metabolism in the aging tissues of the human and animals. It is now generally accepted that aging-associated respiratory function decline can result in enhanced production of ROS in mitochondria. Moreover, the activities of free radical-scavenging enzymes are altered in the aging process. The concurrent age-related changes of these two systems result in the elevation of oxidative stress in aging tissues. Within a certain concentration range, ROS may induce stress response of the cells by altering expression of respiratory genes to uphold the energy metabolism to rescue the cell. However, beyond the threshold, ROS may cause a wide spectrum of oxidative damage to various cellular components to result in cell death or elicit apoptosis by induction of mitochondrial membrane permeability transition and release of apoptogenic factors such as cytochrome c. Moreover, oxidative damage and large-scale deletion and duplication of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been found to increase with age in various tissues of the human. Mitochondria act like a biosensor of oxidative stress and they enable cell to undergo changes in aging and age-related diseases. On the other hand, it has recently been demonstrated that impairment in mitochondrial respiration and oxidative phosphorylation elicits an increase in oxidative stress and causes a host of mtDNA rearrangements and deletions. Here, we review work done in the past few years to support our view that oxidative stress and oxidative damage are a result of concurrent accumulation of mtDNA mutations and defective antioxidant enzymes in human aging.

Evaluation of the Potential Cardioprotective Activity of Some Saudi Plants against Doxorubicin Toxicity

2012 ◽  
Vol 67 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 297-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osama M. Ashour ◽  
Ashraf B. Abdel-Naim ◽  
Hossam M. Abdallah ◽  
Ayman A. Nagy ◽  
Ahmed M. Mohamadin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Antioxidant Properties ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Serum Markers ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Cordia Myxa

Doxorubicin (DOX) is an anthracycline antibiotic widely used as a chemotherapeutic agent in the treatment of several tumours. However, its cardiac toxicity limits its use at maximum therapeutic doses. Most studies implicated increased oxidative stress as the major determinant of DOX cardiotoxicity. The local Saudi flora is very rich in a variety of plants of quite known folkloric or traditional medicinal uses. Tribulus macropterus Boiss., Olea europaea L. subsp. africana (Mill.) P. S. Green, Tamarix aphylla (L.) H. Karst., Cynomorium coccineum L., Cordia myxa L., Calligonum comosum L’ Hér, and Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal are Saudi plants known to have antioxidant activities. The aim of the current study was to explore the potential protective effects of methanolic extracts of these seven Saudi plants against DOX-induced cardiotoxicity in rats. Two plants showed promising cardioprotective potential in the order Calligonum comosum > Cordia myxa. The two plant extracts showed potent in vitro radical scavenging and antioxidant properties. They significantly protected against DOX-induced alterations in cardiac oxidative stress markers (GSH and MDA) and cardiac serum markers (CK-MB and LDH activities). Additionally, histopathological examination indicated a protection against DOX-induced cardiotoxicity. In conclusion, C. comosum and C. myxa exerted protective activity against DOX-induced cardiotoxicity, which is, at least partly, due to their antioxidant effect

Protective effects of polysaccharide from Euphorbia kansui (Euphorbiaceae) on the swimming exercise-induced oxidative stress in mice

2006 ◽  
Vol 84 (10) ◽  
pp. 1071-1079 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farong Yu ◽  
Shunqing Lu ◽  
Fahong Yu ◽  
Shutao Feng ◽  
Peter M. McGuire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Oral Treatment ◽  
Swimming Exercise ◽  
Strenuous Exercise ◽  
Antioxidant Enzyme Activities ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Euphorbia Kansui ◽  
Exercise Induced

The present study examined the effects of derivatives of galactosides and glucosides in a polysaccharide extract from Euphorbia kansui (Euphorbiaceae) on exercise-induced oxidative stress in mice. Exhaustive swimming exercise significantly increases the degree of lipid peroxidation in terms of malondialdehyde content and reduces the antioxidant activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx). Our findings revealed that chronic oral treatment with the extract elevates enzymatic activities of SOD and GPx accompanied by a corresponding decrease in malondialdehyde. The antioxidative activities of these compounds against exercise-induced oxidative stress are correlated with various activities such as reducing the production of superoxide and hydroxyl radicals, inhibiting lipid peroxidation, enhancing antioxidative defenses, and increasing the production of SOD and GPx activity and expression in different tissues. These compounds may be involved in glycogen metabolism to meet the requirement of working skeletal muscles and act as antioxidants by terminating the chain reaction of lipid peroxidation to maintain the morphological stability of mitochondria in spinal motor neurons. These observations suggest that E. kansui has antioxidative and antifatigue properties and can be given as prophylactic and (or) therapeutic supplements for increasing antioxidant enzyme activities and preventing lipid peroxidation during strenuous exercise.

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