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EFFECTS OF FLAVANOL (+)-EPICATECHIN ON SKELETAL MUSCLE OF AGED RATS

Sarcopenia is a progressive and generalized age-related skeletal muscle (SkM) disorder characterized by the accelerated loss of muscle mass (atrophy) and function. SkM atrophy is associated with increased incidence of falls, functional decline, frailty and mortality. In its early stage, SkM atrophy...

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Autores principales: Ramirez-Sanchez, Israel, Navarrete, Viridiana, Galera, Leonor, Villarreal, Francisco
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Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9766416/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.2890
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author Ramirez-Sanchez, Israel
Navarrete, Viridiana
Galera, Leonor
Villarreal, Francisco
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Galera, Leonor
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description Sarcopenia is a progressive and generalized age-related skeletal muscle (SkM) disorder characterized by the accelerated loss of muscle mass (atrophy) and function. SkM atrophy is associated with increased incidence of falls, functional decline, frailty and mortality. In its early stage, SkM atrophy is associated with oxidative stress, increased pro-inflammatory cytokine levels and proteasome-mediated protein degradation. These processes also link to the activation of atrophy associated factors and signaling pathways which lack any approved, targeted pharmacotherapy. We have characterized the capacity of flavanols specifically, epicatechin to favorably modulate SkM mass and function in animal models of SkM disease and in proof of concept studies in humans including muscular dystrophies. In this study we wished to evaluate the capacity of this flavanol to ameliorate aging associated sarcopenia. Using 24-month-old male rats a 4 week oral administration of the flavanol (+)-epicatechin (1mg/kg/day) was implemented while control rats only received vehicle (water). SkM strength (grip) and endurance (treadmill walk), muscle size, (muscle mass, cross sectional area of fibers), ubiquitin-proteasome atrophic pathway (including myostatin, Murf1 and Atrogin1 by Western blots) and markers of oxidative stress and inflammation in gastrocnemius were quantified. We also analyzed a relevant protein synthesis pathway (IGF/AKT/mTOR). The use of (+)-epicatechin in aged rats led to significant changes as follows: 1) improved SkM mass and function, 2) downregulation of atrophic pathway, 3) reduced levels of oxidative stress and proinflammatory cytokines and, 4) upregulation of protein synthesis pathway. Given its safety and tolerance profile this agent warrant its rigorous investigation in clinical trials.
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spelling pubmed-97664162022-12-20 EFFECTS OF FLAVANOL (+)-EPICATECHIN ON SKELETAL MUSCLE OF AGED RATS Ramirez-Sanchez, Israel Navarrete, Viridiana Galera, Leonor Villarreal, Francisco Innov Aging Late Breaking Abstracts Sarcopenia is a progressive and generalized age-related skeletal muscle (SkM) disorder characterized by the accelerated loss of muscle mass (atrophy) and function. SkM atrophy is associated with increased incidence of falls, functional decline, frailty and mortality. In its early stage, SkM atrophy is associated with oxidative stress, increased pro-inflammatory cytokine levels and proteasome-mediated protein degradation. These processes also link to the activation of atrophy associated factors and signaling pathways which lack any approved, targeted pharmacotherapy. We have characterized the capacity of flavanols specifically, epicatechin to favorably modulate SkM mass and function in animal models of SkM disease and in proof of concept studies in humans including muscular dystrophies. In this study we wished to evaluate the capacity of this flavanol to ameliorate aging associated sarcopenia. Using 24-month-old male rats a 4 week oral administration of the flavanol (+)-epicatechin (1mg/kg/day) was implemented while control rats only received vehicle (water). SkM strength (grip) and endurance (treadmill walk), muscle size, (muscle mass, cross sectional area of fibers), ubiquitin-proteasome atrophic pathway (including myostatin, Murf1 and Atrogin1 by Western blots) and markers of oxidative stress and inflammation in gastrocnemius were quantified. We also analyzed a relevant protein synthesis pathway (IGF/AKT/mTOR). The use of (+)-epicatechin in aged rats led to significant changes as follows: 1) improved SkM mass and function, 2) downregulation of atrophic pathway, 3) reduced levels of oxidative stress and proinflammatory cytokines and, 4) upregulation of protein synthesis pathway. Given its safety and tolerance profile this agent warrant its rigorous investigation in clinical trials. Oxford University Press 2022-12-20 /pmc/articles/PMC9766416/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.2890 Text en © The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Galera, Leonor
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EFFECTS OF FLAVANOL (+)-EPICATECHIN ON SKELETAL MUSCLE OF AGED RATS
title EFFECTS OF FLAVANOL (+)-EPICATECHIN ON SKELETAL MUSCLE OF AGED RATS
title_full EFFECTS OF FLAVANOL (+)-EPICATECHIN ON SKELETAL MUSCLE OF AGED RATS
title_fullStr EFFECTS OF FLAVANOL (+)-EPICATECHIN ON SKELETAL MUSCLE OF AGED RATS
title_full_unstemmed EFFECTS OF FLAVANOL (+)-EPICATECHIN ON SKELETAL MUSCLE OF AGED RATS
title_short EFFECTS OF FLAVANOL (+)-EPICATECHIN ON SKELETAL MUSCLE OF AGED RATS
title_sort effects of flavanol (+)-epicatechin on skeletal muscle of aged rats
topic Late Breaking Abstracts
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9766416/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.2890
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