Aralia continentalis kitagawa Extract Attenuates the Fatigue Induced by Exhaustive Exercise through Inhibition of Oxidative Stress

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Title: Aralia continentalis kitagawa Extract Attenuates the Fatigue Induced by Exhaustive Exercise through Inhibition of Oxidative Stress
Authors: Dong Kwon Yang, Sei-Jin Lee, Gareeballah Osman Adam, Shang-Jin Kim
Source: Antioxidants, Vol 9, Iss 5, p 379 (2020)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2020.
Publication Year: 2020
Collection: LCC:Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Subject Terms: Aralia continentalis kitagawa, fatigue, exhaustive exercise, oxidative stress, metabolic acidosis, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950
More Details: The present study aimed to evaluate the anti-fatigue effects of Aralia continentalis kitagawa (AC) extract during exhaustive exercise of rats by forced swimming. Rats were subjected to forced swimming until exhausted after pre-treatment with AC extract for 21 days. Exhaustion time significantly increased in rats treated with AC extract. AC treatment also preserved blood homeostasis during fatigue due to exhaustive exercise. For fatigue-related serum biomarkers, AC extract significantly fail to decrease glucose and triglyceride (TG), but ameliorated increased lactate levels compared with levels in control rats. Metabolic acidosis, a major cause of fatigue, was effectively attenuated by AC extract, according to metabolic acidosis-related blood parameters. AC extract suppressed muscle injury and attenuated gastrocnemius muscle apoptotic responses due to exhaustive exercise. To investigate the mechanisms behind the AC extract anti-fatigue effect, we evaluated its effect on oxidative stress-related fatigue. We showed that pro-oxidants were inhibited, while antioxidants were preserved by AC extract treatment. Therefore, the anti-fatigue effect of AC extract was mediated by suppression of oxidative stress. Overall, the study demonstrated that AC extract effectively attenuates fatigue from exhaustive exercise through oxidative stress inhibition. AC extract, as an antioxidant, could be utilized as a therapeutic or preventive strategy against exhaustive exercise fatigue.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2076-3921
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/9/5/379; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3921
DOI: 10.3390/antiox9050379
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/de353733dbb043a59ca3957beb4bd890
Accession Number: edsdoj.353733dbb043a59ca3957beb4bd890
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20763921
DOI:10.3390/antiox9050379
Published in:Antioxidants
Language:English