| Cordyceps sinensis promotes exercise endurance capacity of rats by activating skeletal muscle metabolic regulators. | |
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PMID: 21549819 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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AIM OF THE STUDY: The present study was conducted to evaluate the exercise endurance promoting activities of fungal traditional Chinese medicine (FTCM) Cordyceps sinensis cultured whole mycelium (CS) and the underlying mechanisms. MATERIALS AND METHODS: CS was orally supplemented (200mg/kg body weight/day) to rats for 15days with or without swimming exercise along with exercise and placebo groups. RESULTS: Both CS supplementation and supplementation concurrent with exercise improved exercise endurance by 1.79- (P<0.05) and 2.9-fold (P<0.01) respectively as compared to placebo rats. CS supplementation concurrent with exercise also increased the swimming endurance by 1.32-fold (P<0.05) over the exercise group. To study the molecular mechanism of the observed effect, we measured the expression levels of endurance responsive skeletal muscle metabolic regulators AMPK, PGC-1α and PPAR-δ as well as endurance promoting and antioxidant genes like MCT1, MCT4, GLUT4, VEGF, NRF-2, SOD1 and TRX in red gastrocnemius muscle. Our results indicate that CS supplementation significantly upregulates the skeletal muscle metabolic regulators, angiogenesis, better glucose and lactate uptake both in exercised and non-exercised rats. We have also observed increased expression of oxidative stress responsive transcription factor NRF-2 and its downstream targets SOD1 and TRX by CS supplementation. CONCLUSION: CS supplementation with or without exercise improves exercise endurance capacity by activating the skeletal muscle metabolic regulators and a coordinated antioxidant response. Consequently, CS can be used as a potent natural exercise mimetic. |
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Rajesh Kumar; P S Negi; Bhagwat Singh; Govindasamy Ilavazhagan; Kalpana Bhargava; Niroj Kumar Sethy |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-4-28 |
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Title: Journal of ethnopharmacology Volume: - ISSN: 1872-7573 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-5-9 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7903310 Medline TA: J Ethnopharmacol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. |
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Peptide and Proteomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi 110054, India. |
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