The effect of resistance exercises and medicinal plants on muscle atrophy

Subject Areas : Open Access

Soheil Abdollahi ¹ , Mohammad Ali Azarbayjani ² , Maqsood Peeri ³ , Saleh Rahmati ⁴

1 - Department of Exercise Physiology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Central Tehran Branch
3 - Professor of Sports Physiology Department, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch.
4 - Department of Physical Education, Pardis branch, Islamic Azad University, Pardis, Iran

Received: 2023-10-01 Accepted : 2023-10-01 Published : 2023-05-22

Keywords: Resistance training, Medicinal Plants, Muscle atrophy,

Abstract :

Skeletal muscle atrophy is one of the most common muscle disorders that severely reduces the quality of life. Regular physical activities, especially resistance exercises, are one of the most important non-pharmacological interventions for the prevention and treatment of muscle atrophy. By increasing anabolic hormones, resistance training inhibits protein degradation signaling pathways and activates protein synthesis signaling pathways and reduces muscle atrophy. Many medicinal plants can also reduce muscle atrophy by inhibiting the signaling pathway of protein degradation and activating the signaling pathway of protein synthesis. Turmeric, tribulus terrestris, rice bran and ginseng are examples of medicinal plants that can inhibit muscle atrophy. According to the common mechanisms of resistance training and medicinal plants on the process of muscle atrophy, the results of studies show that these two interventions prevent muscle atrophy, especially in the conditions of skeletal muscle wasting diseases, by affecting the signaling pathway of muscle protein synthesis and degradation. do These two interventions in combination with each other have a synergistic effect and strengthen each other's effect. Therefore, the use of medicinal plants along with resistance exercises is an efficient way to maintain muscle mass.