Effects of the anti-oxidant PDTC in combination with a single bout of treadmill running on murine skeletal muscle

Objectives: Skeletal muscle adaptation to physical activity is dependent on various factors. Important signaling mediators are reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, recent research suggests that ROS have both beneficial and deleterious effects on exercise adaptation, dependent on training intensit...

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Main Authors: Angelika Schmitt, Anne-Lena Brändle, Pascal Herzog, Franziska Röchner, Annunziata Fragasso, Barbara Munz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Redox Report
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13510002.2020.1807088
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Summary:Objectives: Skeletal muscle adaptation to physical activity is dependent on various factors. Important signaling mediators are reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, recent research suggests that ROS have both beneficial and deleterious effects on exercise adaptation, dependent on training intensity and training status, so that the question of whether anti-oxidants should be taken in connection with exercise cannot easily be answered. Thus, it is important to gain more insight into the complex roles of ROS in regulating training adaptation. Methods: The effects of ROS inhibition on skeletal muscle training adaptation were analyzed by applying the anti-oxidant PDTC, which is also an inhibitor of the ROS-activated transcription factor nuclear factor kappa B (NFκB), to juvenile mice in connection with a single bout of treadmill running. Results: We found that PDTC inhibits exercise-mediated induction of specific stress- and inflammation-associated genes. Other genes, specifically those encoding metabolic and mitochondrial factors, were affected to a lesser extent and there appeared to be little effect on the microRNA (miR) profile. Discussion: Our data suggest that anti-oxidants regulate distinct sets of adaptation-relevant genes, which might have important implications for the design of exercise-based preventive and therapeutic approaches.
ISSN:1351-0002
1743-2928