Ostarine-Induced Myogenic Differentiation in C2C12, L6, and Rat Muscles

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dc.abstract.enOstarine (also known as enobosarm or Gtx-024) belongs to the selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs). It is a substance with an aryl-propionamide structure, classified as a non-steroidal compound that is not subjected to the typical steroid transformations of aromatization and reduction by α5 reductase. Despite ongoing research on ostarine, knowledge about it is still limited. Earlier studies indicated that ostarine may affect the metabolism of muscle tissue, but this mechanism has not been yet described. We aimed to investigate the effect of ostarine on the differentiation and metabolism of muscle. Using C2C12 and L6 cells, as well as muscles obtained from rats administered ostarine, we showed that ostarine stimulates C2C12 and L6 proliferation and cell viability and that this effect is mediated by androgen receptor (AR) and ERK1/2 kinase activation (p < 0.01). We also found that ostarine stimulates muscle cell differentiation by increasing myogenin, MyoD, and MyH expression in both types of cells (p < 0.01). Moreover, pharmacological blocking of AR inhibits the stimulatory effect of ostarine. We further demonstrated that 30 days of ostarine administration increases myogenin, MyoD, and MyH expression, as well as muscle mass, in rats (p < 0.01). Based on our research, we conclude that ostarine stimulates muscle tissue proliferation and differentiation via the androgen receptor.
dc.affiliationWydział Medycyny Weterynaryjnej i Nauk o Zwierzętach
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Fizjologii, Biochemii i Biostruktury Zwierząt
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Nauk Przedklinicznych i Chorób Zakaźnych
dc.contributor.authorLeciejewska, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorKołodziejski, Paweł
dc.contributor.authorSassek, Maciej
dc.contributor.authorNogowski, Leszek
dc.contributor.authorMałek, Emilian
dc.contributor.authorPruszyńska-Oszmałek, Ewa
dc.date.access2026-02-27
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-27T06:33:06Z
dc.date.available2026-02-27T06:33:06Z
dc.date.copyright2022-04-15
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>Ostarine (also known as enobosarm or Gtx-024) belongs to the selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs). It is a substance with an aryl-propionamide structure, classified as a non-steroidal compound that is not subjected to the typical steroid transformations of aromatization and reduction by α5 reductase. Despite ongoing research on ostarine, knowledge about it is still limited. Earlier studies indicated that ostarine may affect the metabolism of muscle tissue, but this mechanism has not been yet described. We aimed to investigate the effect of ostarine on the differentiation and metabolism of muscle. Using C2C12 and L6 cells, as well as muscles obtained from rats administered ostarine, we showed that ostarine stimulates C2C12 and L6 proliferation and cell viability and that this effect is mediated by androgen receptor (AR) and ERK1/2 kinase activation (p &lt; 0.01). We also found that ostarine stimulates muscle cell differentiation by increasing myogenin, MyoD, and MyH expression in both types of cells (p &lt; 0.01). Moreover, pharmacological blocking of AR inhibits the stimulatory effect of ostarine. We further demonstrated that 30 days of ostarine administration increases myogenin, MyoD, and MyH expression, as well as muscle mass, in rats (p &lt; 0.01). Based on our research, we conclude that ostarine stimulates muscle tissue proliferation and differentiation via the androgen receptor.</jats:p>
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dc.description.number8
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dc.description.volume23
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijms23084404
dc.identifier.eissn1422-0067
dc.identifier.issn1661-6596
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/7515
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/8/4404
dc.languageen
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
dc.relation.pagesart. 4404
dc.rightsCC-BY
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dc.subject.enSARM
dc.subject.enostarine
dc.subject.enmuscle
dc.subject.enC2C12 cells
dc.subject.enL6 cells
dc.titleOstarine-Induced Myogenic Differentiation in C2C12, L6, and Rat Muscles
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