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Matrine improves skeletal muscle atrophy by inhibiting E3 ubiquitin ligases and activating the Akt/mTOR/FoxO3α signaling pathway in C2C12 myotubes and mice.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
|---|---|
| Author | Chen, Li Chen, Linlin Wan, Lili Huo, Yan Huang, Jinlu Li, Jie Lu, Jin Xin, Bo Yang, Quanjun Guo, Cheng |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | Skeletal muscle wasting is a feature of cancer cachexia that increases patient morbidity and mortality. Matrine, the main bioactive component of Sophora flavescens, has been approved for the prevention and therapy of cancer cachexia in China. However, to the best of our knowledge, its mechanism in improving muscle wasting remains unknown. The present study demonstrated that matrine increases muscle fiber size and muscle mass in an in vivo CT26 colon adenocarcinoma cachexia mouse model. Concurrently, other cachexia symptoms, including body and organ weight loss, were alleviated. In in vitro experiments, matrine substantially improved C2C12 myoblast differentiation with or without dexamethasone treatment. In addition, matrine reduced C2C12 myotube atrophy and apoptosis induced by dexamethasone, tumor necrosis factor α and conditioned medium. Two E3 ubiquitin ligases, muscle RING-finger containing protein-1 and muscle atrophy Fbox protein, which are specifically expressed in wasting skeletal muscle, were also significantly downregulated (P<0.05) by matrine both in C2C12 myotubes and skeletal muscle. Furthermore, matrine increased the phosphorylation of Akt, mTOR and FoxO3α in the atrophying C2C12 myotube induced by dexamethasone. In conclusion, matrine can alleviate muscle atrophy and improve myoblast differentiation possibly by inhibiting E3 ubiquitin ligases and activating the Akt/mTOR/FoxO3α signaling pathway. |
| ISSN | 1021335X |
| Journal | Oncology Reports |
| Volume Number | 42 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC6610044 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| PubMed reference number | 31233199 |
| e-ISSN | 17912431 |
| DOI | 10.3892/or.2019.7205 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | D.A. Spandidos |
| Publisher Date | 2019-06-19 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. Copyright: © Chen et al. |
| Subject Keyword | cancer cachexia skeletal muscle matrine; E3 ubiquitin ligase Akt/mTOR/FoxO3α |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Cancer Research Oncology |