Abstract:
Objective: To explore the effects of different concentrations of
Rosa roxburghii Tratt
powder on antioxidant stress injury of skeletal muscle in overtrained rats. Methods: The rats were divided into the control group (C group), exercise group (HT group), low concentration
Rosa roxburghii Tratt
powder exercise group (L-HT group) and high concentration
Rosa roxburghii Tratt
powder exercise group (H-HT group). HT, L-HT and H-HT groups underwent treadmill training with increasing load for 6 weeks, respectively. During the training, L-HT group and H-HT group were intragastrically administered with 20 and 50 mg/mL
Rosa roxburghii Tratt
powder solution at the dose of 20 mL·kg
−1·d
−1, respectively. Group C and HT were given the same dose of saline. The samples collected 24 hours after last training were used to measure serum creatine kinase (CK), interleukin -1
β (IL-1
β) and tumor necrosis factor-
α (TNF-
α). The activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and the contents of malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione (GSH) in skeletal muscle were determined. The expressions of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), heme oxygenase-1(HO-1), B cell lymphoma factor-2 (Bcl-2) and Bcl-2-related X protein(Bax) in skeletal muscle was detected. Results: Compared with the HT group, the activity of CK decreased (
P<0.05), the activity of SOD increased (
P<0.05), the contents of IL-1
β, TNF-
α and MDA decreased (
P<0.05), the concentration of GSH increased (
P<0.05), the expressions of Nrf2, HO-1 and Bcl-2 proteins increased (
P<0.05), and the expression of Bax protein decreased in L-HT group (
P<0.05). The activity of CK decreased (
P<0.01), the activity of SOD increased (
P<0.01), the contents of IL-1
β, TNF-
α and MDA decreased (
P<0.01), the concentration of GSH increased (
P<0.01), the expressions of Nrf2, HO-1 and Bcl-2 proteins increased (
P<0.01), and the expression of Bax protein decreased in H-HT group (
P<0.01). Compared with the L-HT group, the activity of CK decreased (
P<0.05), the activity of SOD increased (
P<0.05), the contents of IL-1
β, TNF-
α and MDA decreased (
P<0.05), the expression of Nrf-2, HO-1 and Bcl-2 protein increased (
P<0.05), and the expression of Bax protein decreased in H-HT group (
P<0.05). Conclusion:
Rosa roxburghii Tratt
powder had a good protective effect on oxidative stress injury induced by overtraining in rats, and there was a dose-response relationship between the dosage of
Rosa roxburghii Tratt powder and antioxidative stress injury in a certain range.