Catechins attenuate eccentric exercise-induced inflammation and loss of force production in muscle in senescence-accelerated mice.

Abstract

Catechins have a great variety of biological actions. We evaluated the potential benefits of catechin ingestion on muscle contractile properties, oxidative stress, and inflammation following downhill running, which is a typical eccentric exercise, in senescence-accelerated prone mice (SAMP). Downhill running (13 m/min for 60 min; 16° decline) induced a greater decrease in the contractile force of soleus muscle and in Ca(2+)-ATPase activity in SAMP1 compared with the senescence-resistant mice (SAMR1). Moreover, compared with SAMR1, SAMP1 showed greater downhill running-induced increases in plasma CPK and LDH activity, malondialdehyde, and carbonylated protein as markers of oxidative stress; and in protein and mRNA expression levels of the inflammatory mediators such as tumor necrosis factor-α and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in muscle. SAMP1 exhibited aging-associated vulnerability to oxidative stress and inflammation in muscle induced by downhill running. Long-term (8 wk) catechin ingestion significantly attenuated the downhill running-induced decrease in muscle force and the increased inflammatory mediators in both plasma and gastrocnemius muscle. Furthermore, catechins significantly inhibited the increase in oxidative stress markers immediately after downhill running, accompanied by an increase in glutathione reductase activity. These findings suggest that long-term catechin ingestion attenuates the aging-associated loss of force production, oxidative stress, and inflammation in muscle after exercise.

• Authors: Satoshi Haramizu, Noriyasu Ota, Tadashi Hase, Takatoshi Murase
• Journal: Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) (J Appl Physiol (1985)) Vol. 111 Issue 6 Pg. 1654-63 (Dec 2011) ISSN: 1522-1601 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 21903878 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Ccl2 protein, mouse
• Chemokine CCL2
• Interleukin-6
• Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
• Malondialdehyde
• Catechin
• Aspartate Aminotransferases
• Alanine Transaminase
• Calcium-Transporting ATPases
• Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase
• Glutathione
• Glutathione Disulfide

Topics

• Aging, Premature (drug therapy, etiology, physiopathology)
• Alanine Transaminase (blood)
• Animals
• Aspartate Aminotransferases (blood)
• Calcium-Transporting ATPases (metabolism)
• Catechin (therapeutic use)
• Chemokine CCL2 (genetics, metabolism)
• Disease Models, Animal
• Glutathione (metabolism)
• Glutathione Disulfide (metabolism)
• Inflammation (drug therapy, physiopathology)
• Interleukin-6 (blood)
• Male
• Malondialdehyde (blood)
• Mice
• Muscle Contraction (drug effects)
• Muscle, Skeletal (drug effects, injuries, physiopathology)
• Oxidative Stress (drug effects)
• Physical Endurance (drug effects, physiology)
• Running (physiology)
• Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase (metabolism)
• Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (genetics, metabolism)