Impact of Plant-Derived Salvianolic Acid B on Ferroptosis Pathway in Rats Skeletal Muscle Induced by Incremental Load Training
This study aimed to investigate the effects of plant-derived salvianic acid B on the iron death pathway in the skeletal muscles of rats subjected to incremental load training and explore its potential regulatory mecha-nisms.In this study,salvianic acid B was purified from the herbal plant Danshen,and it was administered to rats following an experimental design.The rats were then subjected to incremental load training to simulate the state of exercise-induced fatigue.The study analyzed serum markers and tissue biochemical indicators to examine the im-pact of salvianic acid B on oxidative stress and iron metabolism during exercise-induced fatigue.The results re-vealed that salvianic acid B dose-dependently alleviated skeletal muscle damage induced by incremental load training,reducing serum LDH and CK levels by 50%and 45%,respectively.Salvianic acid B significantly de-creased MDA levels in skeletal muscles,mitigating oxidative stress.In terms of iron metabolism,salvianic acid B elevated GSH levels in skeletal muscles and upregulated the transcription and protein expression of GPX4,inhibit-ing iron death.Salvianic acid B had a noticeable impact on the transcription and protein expression of iron metabolism-related genes,lowering the expression levels of Tf,TfR,and DMT1,while increasing the expression levels of FTH1 and FPN1.The results indicate that salvianic acid B participates in the process of combating exer-cise-induced fatigue by modulating the iron metabolism pathway,providing new insights into the potential mecha-nisms of salvianic acid B as a natural antioxidant and iron death inhibitor.
Salvia miltiorrhiza BungeSalvianolic acid BExercise fatigueIncremental load trainingFerroptosis pathway