Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2018, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (4): 529-534.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.0085

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Effects of Glycyrrhiza Flavone on the pathological changes of quadriceps and expression of fatty acid translocase/CD36 in training rats

Wang Zhao-feng1, Gong Ming-ming2, Chen Jia-qun2, Mo Wei-bin3   

  1. 1Department of Physical Education, Qinzhou University, Qinzhou 535011, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China; 2Sport College of Hezhou University,Hezhou 542899, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China; 3Sport School of Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
  • Received:2017-10-26 Online:2018-02-08 Published:2018-02-08
  • Contact: Gong Ming-ming, Sport College of Hezhou University, Hezhou 542899, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
  • About author:Wang Zhao-feng, Lecturer, Department of Physical Education, Qinzhou University, Qinzhou 535011, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
  • Supported by:
    the Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, No. 2015GXNSFAA139186; the Research Project of Guangxi Universities, No. YB2014377; the Open Project of the State Key Laboratory of Ministry-Province Medicinal Resources Chemistry and Drug Molecular Engineering, No. CMEMR2012-B04
     

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Fatty acid translocase/CD36 (FAT/CD36) in skeletal muscle has been proved to induce skeletal muscle contraction transport to the outer membrane stimulated by movement, which increases FAT/CD36 content in cellular membrane, further leading to more fatty acids into skeletal muscle cells.
OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of Glycyrrhiza Flavone administration before exercise on the pathological changes of quadriceps and FAT/CD36 in rats.
METHODS: Thirty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into quiet, exercise and combination groups. The rats in the combination group were administrated with 10 mL/(kg•d) Glycyrrhiza Flavone, while the other two groups were given the same volume of normal saline. The rats in the exercise and combination groups were subjected to 6-week training, 19.3 m/minute at the treadmill slope of 5°. The pathological changes of quadriceps were observed by hematoxylin-eosin staining, and the expression level of FAT/CD36 was detected by immunohistochemistry and Western blot assay.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Under light microscope, swollen, ruptured and necrotic muscle fibers in the quadriceps were found in the excise group. In the combination group, muscle fibers tightly arranged in the quadriceps with complete edge, which had no significant difference compared with the quiet group. Immunohistochemistry showed that the expression level of FAT/CD36 in the exercise group was significantly higher than that in the quiet group (P < 0.05); the expression level of FAT/CD36 in the combination group was slightly higher than that in the quiet group, but significnatly lower than that in the exercise group (P < 0.05), all above findings were consistent with the western blot assay. Our results indicate that exercise can induce fatty acid transport and accumulation. Due to the synergistic action of Glycyrrhiza Flavonoids, FAT/CD36 increases the efficiency of fatty acid transport, thereby maintaining lipid metabolism balance in the skeletal muscle, which avoids lipid metabolic disorders.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松组织工程

Key words: Drugs, Chinese Herbal, Sports Medicine, Resistance Training, Tissue Engineering

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