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ArticlePhysiological research2021

Eicosapentaenoic acid enhances skeletal muscle hypertrophy without altering the protein anabolic signaling pathway.

S Siriguleng, T Koike, Y Natsume, H Jiang, L Mu, Y Oshida

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Article in Physiological research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

S SirigulengResearch Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan. koike@htc.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
T Koike
Y Natsume
H Jiang
L Mu
Y Oshida
Nagoya University · JPJiaxing University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the effect of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) on skeletal muscle hypertrophy induced by muscle overload and the associated intracellular signaling pathways. Male C57BL/6J mice were randomly assigned to oral treatment with either EPA or corn oil for 6 weeks. After 4 weeks of treatment, the gastrocnemius muscle of the right hindlimb was surgically removed to overload the plantaris and soleus muscles for 1 or 2 weeks. We examined the effect of EPA on the signaling pathway associated with protein synthesis using the soleus muscles. According to our analysis of the compensatory muscle growth, EPA administration enhanced hypertrophy of the soleus muscle but not hypertrophy of the plantaris muscle. Nevertheless, EPA administration did not enhance the expression or phosphorylation of Akt, mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), or S6 kinase (S6K) in the soleus muscle. In conclusion, EPA enhances skeletal muscle hypertrophy, which can be independent of changes in the AKT-mTOR-S6K pathway.

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AnimalsEicosapentaenoic AcidHypertrophyMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLModels, AnimalMuscle, SkeletalPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesAkt1 protein, mouseEicosapentaenoic AcidmTOR protein, mouseProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

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PMID33453714
PMCPMC8820509
OpenAlexW3122975885

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