Treatment of Exercise-induced Fatigue with Buzhong Yiqitang Through Adipor1/AMPK/PGC-1α to Regualte Lipid Metabolism / 中国实验方剂学杂志

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo discuss the impact of Buzhong Yiqitang on lipid metabolism in skeletal muscle of exercise-induced fatigue （EIF） mice through adiponectin receptor 1 （Adipor1）/adenosine 5'-monophosphate（AMP）-activated protein kinase （AMPK）/peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1α （PGC-1α）. MethodC57BL6J mice were randomly divided into the control group， model group， low， middle， and high dose groups of Buzhong Yiqitang， and vitamin C group. No intervention was given to the control group， while the other groups were subjected to exhaustive swimming training to establish the EIF model. One hour before exhaustion， 0.2 mL distilled water was given to the control group and the model group， while the mice in the low， middle， and high dose groups of Buzhong Yiqitang were given intragastrically Buzhong Yiqitang of 4.1， 8.2， and 16.4 g·kg-1， respectively， and the vitamin C group was given vitamin C of 0.04 g·kg-1 via gavage for a duration of six weeks. After six weeks of the experiment， the growth rate of body weight， organ index， and exhaustive swimming time were calculated. Enzyme colorimetry was utilized to detect the levels of blood urea nitrogen （BUN）， creatine kinase acid （CK）， lactate dehydrogenase acid （LDH）， and lactic acid （LD）. The pathological changes of skeletal muscle were observed using hematoxylin -eosin （HE） staining， while the ultrastructure of skeletal muscle was observed with transmission electron microscope （TEM）. The contents of free fatty acids （NEFA） and triglyceride acid （TG） in serum were also examined by microplate method. The protein expressions of Adipor1， p-AMPK/AMPK， PGC-1α， and HK2 in the skeletal muscle were measured by Western blot. ResultCompared with those of the control group， the growth rate of body weight and thymus index of the model group were decreased， and the serum levels of BUN， CK， LD， and LDH were increased （P<0.01）. The contents of NEFA and TG were decreased （P<0.01）， and the protein expression of Adipor1， p-AMPK/AMPK， PGC-1 α， and HK2 in the skeletal muscle decreased （P<0.05， P<0.01）. Compared with those in the model group， the growth rate of body weight， thymus index， and exhaustive swimming time were significantly increased （P<0.01）， and the levels of BUN， CK， LD， and LDH dropped in the high dose group of Buzhong Yiqitang （P<0.01）. The levels of NEFA and TG were greatly improved （P<0.01）. The protein expressions of Adipor1， p-AMPK/AMPK， PGC-1α， and HK2 in the skeletal muscle were significantly increased （P<0.05， P<0.01）. Compared with those in the model group， the thymus index and exhaustive swimming time were significantly increased in the vitamin C group， and the levels of BUN， CK， and LD dropped （P<0.05， P<0.01）. The levels of NEFA and TG were improved significantly （P<0.01）， and the protein expression of Adipor1 in skeletal muscle was increased greatly （P<0.01）. ConclusionBuzhong Yiqitang can delay the development of EIF， which may be connected with the regulation of the Adipor1/AMPK/PGC-1α signaling pathway and the improvement of the utilization rate of skeletal muscle to fat.