ArticleeLife2024
Eugenol mimics exercise to promote skeletal muscle fiber remodeling and myokine IL-15 expression by activating TRPV1 channel.
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- Two-Way Communication Between Skeletal Muscle and Myokines.Cell biochemistry and function · 2026Review
- Exercise-induced myokines in metabolic regulation: mechanisms, mimetics, and translational potential.Archives of pharmacal research · 2026Review
- Exercise pills for cardiometabolic health cannot mimic the exercise milieu.Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM · 2026Review
- Cinnamon-Derived Phytonutrients as Modulators of Ion Channels and G Protein-Coupled Receptor Signaling in Metabolic Diseases.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Mechanosensitive Ion Channels: Molecular Hubs Integrating Skeletal Muscle Adaptation and Systemic Homeostasis.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Review
- Combating muscle atrophy: emerging therapeutic targets that are fiber-type-specific.The FEBS journal · 2025Review
- Epithelial sodium channel in dendritic cells participates in high-fat-induced inflammatory responses.Molecular biology reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Metabolic disorders are highly prevalent in modern society. Exercise mimetics are defined as pharmacological compounds that can produce the beneficial effects of fitness. Recently, there has been increased interest in the role of eugenol and transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) in improving metabolic health. The aim of this study was to investigate whether eugenol acts as an exercise mimetic by activating TRPV1. Here, we showed that eugenol improved endurance capacity, caused the conversion of fast-to-slow muscle fibers, and promoted white fat browning and lipolysis in mice. Mechanistically, eugenol promoted muscle fiber-type transformation by activating TRPV1-mediated CaN signaling pathway. Subsequently, we identified IL-15 as a myokine that is regulated by the CaN/nuclear factor of activated T cells cytoplasmic 1 (NFATc1) signaling pathway. Moreover, we found that TRPV1-mediated CaN/NFATc1 signaling, activated by eugenol, controlled IL-15 levels in C2C12 myotubes. Our results suggest that eugenol may act as an exercise mimetic to improve metabolic health via activating the TRPV1-mediated CaN signaling pathway.
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