Journal
FASEB JOURNAL
Volume 35, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1096/fj.202001977RR
Keywords
damage; exercise; fatigue; mitochondria; PQQ
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Funding
- Fujian Provincial Health and Education Alliance Funds [WKJ-FJ-28]
- Fujian Key Laboratories Funds
- Fujian Provincial Lingjun Scholarship
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The study demonstrates that PQQ can significantly protect against exercise-induced fatigue and oxidative damage by improving antioxidant enzyme activity, inhibiting ROS and MDA production, reducing NF-κB and inflammatory mediators, and preserving mitochondrial function.
Pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) has a variety of biological functions. However, rare attention has been paid to its effects on exercise-induced damage. Here, we assessed the potential protective effects of PQQ against the fatigue and oxidative damage caused by repeated exhaustive exercise, and studied the underlying mechanism. The models for exercise-induced fatigue were established, and the parameters were measured, including the time to exhaustion (TTE), biochemical indicators, the expression of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappa B) and inflammatory cytokines and so on. Besides, the mitochondrial function was evaluated by the morphology, membrane potential, respiratory function, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels, and the application of the mitochondrial complex I inhibitor. The results demonstrate that PQQ prolongs TTE, causes the decrease in the activity of serum creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase, increases the activity of antioxidant enzymes, inhibits the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA), and diminishes the over expression of NF-kappa B (p65) and inflammatory mediators. Furthermore, PQQ preserves normal mitochondrial function. Particularly, PQQ reduces the accumulation of ROS triggered by the mitochondrial complex I inhibitor. These data suggest that PQQ can significantly protect mice from exercise-induced fatigue and oxidative damage by improving mitochondrial function. These data also suggest that PQQ controls mitochondrial activity through directly affecting the NADH dehydrogenase.
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