Protective Effect of Water-Soluble C₆₀ Fullerene Nanoparticles on the Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury of the Muscle Soleus in Rats

• Main Authors: Dmytro Nozdrenko, Tetiana Matvienko, Oksana Vygovska, Kateryna Bogutska, Olexandr Motuziuk, Natalia Nurishchenko, Yuriy Prylutskyy, Peter Scharff, Uwe Ritter
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
• Series: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
• Subjects: C₆₀ fullerene; muscle soleus of rat; ischemia; biomechanical and biochemical parameters
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/13/6812

The biomechanical parameters of muscle soleus contraction in rats and their blood biochemical indicators after the intramuscular administration of water-soluble C₆₀ fullerene at doses of 0.5, 1, and 2 mg/kg 1 h before the onset of muscle ischemia were investigated. In particular, changes in the contraction force of the ischemic muscle soleus, the integrated power of the muscle, the time to achieve the maximum force response, the dynamics of fatigue processes, and the parameters of the transition from dentate to smooth tetanus, levels of creatinine, creatine kinase, lactate and lactate dehydrogenase, and parameters of prooxidant–antioxidant balance (thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, hydrogen peroxide, and reduced glutathione and catalase) were analyzed. The positive therapeutic changes in the studied biomechanical and biochemical markers were revealed, which indicate the possibility of using water-soluble C₆₀ fullerenes as effective prophylactic nanoagents to reduce the severity of pathological conditions of the muscular system caused by ischemic damage to skeletal muscles.