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NO is believed to increase PGC-1 activity via the activation of the GC pathway or the 5-AMP-activated protein kinase pathway ( FIGURE 3 As previously discussed, NO activates GC and the subsequent production of cGMP, which modulates muscle contractile function
Poznyak et al., 2020a) The phrase redox status refers to an imbalance between antioxidant-capable species such as ROS, nitrogen (RNS), halogen species, and non-radical and free radical species (Sies et al., 2022) These imbalances can directly damage cellular proteins, lipids, and DNA or activate signaling pathways that promote cell death (Daiber et al., 2021
The low molecular weight antioxidants include ascorbic acid, -tocopherol, glutathione, and uric acid, which neutralize the RS by scavenging the whole molecule or its byproducts, by reducing it by or participating in any form of chemical reaction leading to complete or partial destruction of it or its byproducts
For instance, rats receiving baclofen showed reduced hyper-locomotion caused by acute alcohol administration (Besheer et al., 2004), and reduced anxiety-like behavior and tremors following chronic alcohol withdrawal (Knapp et al., 2007)
2.7 Western blot The cellular and tissue samples were homogenized on ice using RIPA Lysis buffer supplemented with protease inhibitors (Beyotime)