A Combined Angelica gigas and Artemisia dracunculus Extract Prevents Dexamethasone-Induced Muscle Atrophy in Mice through the Akt/mTOR/FoxO3a Signaling Pathway
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of CHDT
2.2. Animals and Treatments
2.3. Reagents
2.4. Measurement of Body Mass and Grip Strength
2.5. Measurement of Lean Mass
2.6. Western Blot Analysis
2.7. Histological Analysis
2.8. Serum Analysis
2.9. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Analysis of CHDT
3.2. CHDT Ameliorates the Dex-Induced Loss of Body Mass and Muscle Strength of the Mice
3.3. CHDT Inhibits the Dex-Induced Loss of Lean Mass and Muscle Mass
3.4. CHDT Activates the Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathway
3.5. CHDT Restores the Expression of Myogenic Transcription Factors and Muscle Fiber Size in Dex-Treated Mice
3.6. CHDT Ncreases the Hosphorylation of FoxO3a and Reduces the Circulating Concentrations of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in Dex-Treated Mice
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Component | Content (%) |
---|---|
Crude protein | 3.22 |
Carbohydrate | 83.70 |
Crude fat | 5.80 |
Ash | 4.17 |
Moisture | 3.11 |
Total | 100 |
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Oh, H.-J.; Jin, H.; Kim, B.-Y.; Lee, O.-H.; Lee, B.-Y. A Combined Angelica gigas and Artemisia dracunculus Extract Prevents Dexamethasone-Induced Muscle Atrophy in Mice through the Akt/mTOR/FoxO3a Signaling Pathway. Cells 2022, 11, 3245. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11203245
Oh H-J, Jin H, Kim B-Y, Lee O-H, Lee B-Y. A Combined Angelica gigas and Artemisia dracunculus Extract Prevents Dexamethasone-Induced Muscle Atrophy in Mice through the Akt/mTOR/FoxO3a Signaling Pathway. Cells. 2022; 11(20):3245. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11203245
Chicago/Turabian StyleOh, Hyun-Ji, Heegu Jin, Byung-Yong Kim, Ok-Hwan Lee, and Boo-Yong Lee. 2022. "A Combined Angelica gigas and Artemisia dracunculus Extract Prevents Dexamethasone-Induced Muscle Atrophy in Mice through the Akt/mTOR/FoxO3a Signaling Pathway" Cells 11, no. 20: 3245. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11203245