Exercise induced irisin mitigates hepatitis in anabolic-androgenic steroids treated rats via modulation of PGC-1-α/PPARγ/Nrf2 and NRF2/NF-κB/ TLR4 signaling

Faculty Medicine Year: 2025
Type of Publication: ZU Hosted Pages:
Authors:
Journal: Tissue and Cell Elsevier Ltd. Volume:
Keywords : Exercise induced irisin mitigates hepatitis , anabolic-androgenic    
Abstract:
Irisin, a myokine released during exercise, has been shown to exert protective effects against metabolic and inflammatory disorders. Its role in mitigating hepatic damage induced by anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) remains largely unexplored. This study was conducted to examine the effects of exercise on irisin level and its capability to prevent hepatotoxicity caused by anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) in rat model. The fifty-two male rats were divided into four groups: control, AAS treated (15 mg/kg/day S.C/8 W), exercised, and exercised- AAS treated. The following procedures were carried out: liver function tests, serum irisin, tissue inflammatory and oxidative stress markers, macro and micromorphological evaluation, and the examination of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARγ) and its coactivator-1α (PGC1α) by immunohistochemistry. The liver tissue’s expression of nuclear factor kappa B (NF- κB), Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4), and Nrf2 mRNA was also assessed. After administering AAS to animals, aerobic exercise was found to significantly improve liver function tests, inflammation, and oxidative stress, reduce liver weight, improve morphological and histological changes, and improve the hepatic injury score. Furthermore, there was a notable rise in serum irisin, hepatic PPARγ, PGC1α, and Nrf2 immune-expressions and Nrf2 mRNA expression, while NF-κB and TLR4 mRNA expressions were significantly decreased. In conclusion, the irisin/ PGC1α/PPARγ/Nrf2 and Nrf2/NF-κB/TLR4 signaling pathways may be modulated by aerobic exercise, which also reduces the liver’s oxidative stress and inflammatory reactions to AAS treatment.
   
     
 
       

Author Related Publications

  • Nanis Fouad Salem Mohammed alMaliki, "Impact of Melatonin on Full-Term Fetal Brain Development and Transforming Growth Factor-β Level in a Rat Model of Preeclampsia", springer, 2021 More
  • Nanis Fouad Salem Mohammed alMaliki, "Fetuin-A exerts a protective effect against experimentally induced intestinal ischemia/reperfusion by suppressing autophagic cell death", SAGE journals, 2021 More
  • Nanis Fouad Salem Mohammed alMaliki, "Evaluation of Chronic Cola Consumption effect on the Liver and Kidney Functions in Adult Male Rats: Role of Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D", zagazig University, 2021 More
  • Nanis Fouad Salem Mohammed alMaliki, "Vitamin D3 supplementation ameliorates ovariectomy-induced cardiac apoptotic and structural changes in adult albino rats", NRC research press, 2019 More
  • Nanis Fouad Salem Mohammed alMaliki, "Effect of Obestatin on Experimentally-Induced Chron's Disease in Rats", جامعة القاهرة, 2017 More

Department Related Publications

  • Mohammed Abdelaziz Abedelaziz, "The impact of anaerobic exercise on nephro-hazards of androgenic-anabolic steroids in male albino rats", PubMed, 2025 More
  • Eman Abdelrahman Ahmmad, "ABSENCE OR PRESENCE OF TAPETUM LUCIDUM: MACRO AND MICROSCOPIC INVESTIGATIONS IN DONKEY (EQUUS ASINUS), CAT (FELIS DOMESTICA) AND ONE-HUMPED CAMEL (CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS)", Veterinary faculty, University of Ljubljana, 2018 More
  • Eman Abdelrahman Ahmmad, "Blended Education Through On-Line Computer Program During Crises Demonstrating the Extraocular Muscles of Goat’s Eye", Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, 2024 More
  • Hanaa Mohamed Alghazaly, "Morphological, radiographic, three-dimensional computed tomographic, and histological features of the primary upstroke and downstroke muscles and bones in the domestic duck (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) and the cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis, Linnaeus, 1758), reflecting the evolutionary transition towards the irreversible flightlessness.", BioMed Central Ltd Part of Springer Nature, 2023 More
  • Hassan Mohamed Hassan Emam, "Impact of Melatonin on Full-Term Fetal Brain Development and Transforming Growth Factor-β Level in a Rat Model of Preeclampsia", Society for Reproductive Investigation 2021, 2021 More
Tweet