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Detection of Urine Metabolites in a Rat Model of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome before and after Exercise
Shao C1, Ren Y2, Wang Z2, Kang C3, Jiang H1, Chi A2.
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1.College of Arts and Sciences, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 201306, China.
2.Laboratory of Nutrition and Hygiene, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
3. School of Sports, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050090, China.
Abstract
Purpose. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the metabolic mechanisms associated with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) via an analysis of urine metabolites prior to and following exercise in a rat model.
Methods. A rat model of CFS was established using restraint-stress, forced exercise, and crowded and noisy environments over a period of 4 weeks.
Behavioral experiments were conducted in order to evaluate the model.
Urine metabolites were analyzed via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in combination with multivariate statistical analysis before and after exercise.
Results. A total of 20 metabolites were detected in CFS rats before and after exercise.
Three metabolic pathways (TCA cycle; alanine, aspartate, and glutamate metabolism; steroid hormone biosynthesis) were significantly impacted before and after exercise, while sphingolipid metabolism alone exhibited significant alterations after exercise only.
Conclusion. In addition to metabolic disturbances involving some energy substances, alterations in steroid hormone biosynthesis and sphingolipid metabolism were detected in CFS rats.
Sphingosine and 21-hydroxypregnenolone may be key biomarkers of CFS, potentially offering evidence in support of immune dysfunction and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis hypoactivity in patients with CFS.
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Shao C1, Ren Y2, Wang Z2, Kang C3, Jiang H1, Chi A2.
Author information
1.College of Arts and Sciences, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 201306, China.
2.Laboratory of Nutrition and Hygiene, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
3. School of Sports, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050090, China.
Abstract
Purpose. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the metabolic mechanisms associated with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) via an analysis of urine metabolites prior to and following exercise in a rat model.
Methods. A rat model of CFS was established using restraint-stress, forced exercise, and crowded and noisy environments over a period of 4 weeks.
Behavioral experiments were conducted in order to evaluate the model.
Urine metabolites were analyzed via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in combination with multivariate statistical analysis before and after exercise.
Results. A total of 20 metabolites were detected in CFS rats before and after exercise.
Three metabolic pathways (TCA cycle; alanine, aspartate, and glutamate metabolism; steroid hormone biosynthesis) were significantly impacted before and after exercise, while sphingolipid metabolism alone exhibited significant alterations after exercise only.
Conclusion. In addition to metabolic disturbances involving some energy substances, alterations in steroid hormone biosynthesis and sphingolipid metabolism were detected in CFS rats.
Sphingosine and 21-hydroxypregnenolone may be key biomarkers of CFS, potentially offering evidence in support of immune dysfunction and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis hypoactivity in patients with CFS.
Note: Bolding mine. Link to article: click title.