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.

Liver cirrhosis is an outcome of a wide range of liver chronic diseases. It is attributed to oxidative stress; therefore, antioxidant usage could be a promising treatment of that. So, exploring the impact of effective free radical scavenger pristine C60 fullerenes on liver fibrosis and cirrhosis and their ability to interact with main growth factor receptors involved in liver fibrogenesis was aimed to be discovered. We used N-diethylnitrosamine/carbon tetrachloride-induced simulations of rat liver fibrosis (10 weeks) and cirrhosis (15 weeks). Pristine C60 fullerene aqueous colloid solution (C60FAS) was injected daily at a dose of 0.25 mg/kg throughout the experiment. Liver morphology and functional and redox states were assessed. C60 fullerenes’ ability to interact with epidermal, vasoendothelial, platelet-derived, and fibroblast growth factor receptors (EGFR, VEGFR, PDGFR, and FGFR, respectively) was estimated by computational modeling. We observed that C60FAS reduced the severity of fibrosis in fibrotic rats (0.75 vs. 3.0 points according to Ishak score), attenuated the hepatocyte injury, normalized elevated blood serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and mitigated oxidative stress manifestation in liver tissue restoring its redox balance. When applied to cirrhotic animals, C60FAS reduced connective tissue deposition as well (2.4 vs. 5.4 points according to Ishak score), diminished ALP and LDH (by 16% and 61%), and normalized conjugated and nonconjugated bilirubin, restoring the liver function. Altered liver lipid and protein peroxides and glutathione peroxidase activity were also leveled. Within a computer simulation, it was shown that C60 fullerenes can block hinge prohibiting ATP binding for EGFR and FGFR and thus blocking associated signal pathways. This ability in addition to their antioxidant properties may contribute to C60 fullerene’s antifibrotic action. Thus, C60FAS may have a substantial therapeutic potential as an inhibitor of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis.

Biomechanical and biochemical changes in the muscle soleus of rats during imitation of hind limbs unuse were studied in the model of the Achilles tendon rupture (Achillotenotomy). Oral administration of water-soluble C60 fullerene at a dose of 1 mg/kg was used as a therapeutic agent throughout the experiment. Changes in the force of contraction and the integrated power of the muscle, the time to reach the maximum force response, the mechanics of fatigue processes development, in particular, the transition from dentate to smooth tetanus, as well as the levels of pro- and antioxidant balance in the blood of rats on days 15, 30 and 45 after injury were described. The obtained results indicate a promising prospect for C60 fullerene use as a powerful antioxidant for reducing and correcting pathological conditions of the muscular system arising from skeletal muscle atrophy.

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Досліджено зміну кінетики тетанусу m. gastrocnеmius (cap. med.) в алкоголізованих щурів з експериментально-індукованою унілатеральною васкулярною ішемією м’язів задніх кінцівок за умов прогресивної низькочастотної м’язової втоми. Кінетика тетанусу m. gastrocnеmius (cap. med.) в алкоголізованих щурів порівняно з неалкоголізованими не зазнає суттєвих змін. Характерною ознакою низькочастотної втоми m. gastrocnеmius (cap. med.) за умов ішемії є швидка поява вторинного провисання механограми тетанусу протягом експерименту, що не дозволяє м’язу досягти оптимального рівня тетанічної сили. Встановлено значне зменшення силової продуктивності m. gastrocnеmius (cap. med.) в алкоголізованих щурів порівняно з неалкоголізованими за умов низькочастотної м’язової втоми. Оцінка змін силової продуктивності m. gastrocnеmius (cap. med.) в алкоголізованих щурів порівняно з неалкоголізованими вказує на синергічну взаємодію хронічної алкогольної інтоксикації та васкулярної ішемії в обмеженні моторної функції. Обговорено синергічний зв’язок алкоголь-асоційованої м’язової атрофії та ішемічного ушкодження м’яких тканин нижніх кінцівок у патогенезі моторної дисфункції.