Journal: Frontiers in Endocrinology
Article Title: Epigenetic inhibition of class I histone deacetylases by MS-275 attenuates diabetic skeletal muscle atrophy via Akt/ARK5–FoxO and myostatin–Smad signaling
doi: 10.3389/fendo.2026.1788603
Figure Lengend Snippet: MS-275 attenuates muscle atrophy–related signaling via Smad2/3 and Akt/ARK5 pathways in db/db mice. (A) Plasma myostatin concentrations measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in control ( C57BL/6J ), diabetic muscle atrophy ( db/db ), and MS-275–treated db/db mice. (B) Western blot analysis of muscle-specific RING-finger protein 1 (MuRF1) and atrogin-1 in gastrocnemius (GA) muscle. (C) Western blot analysis of suppressor of mothers against decapentaplegic homolog (Smad) 2, Smad3, Smad4, and their phosphorylated forms. (D) Western blot analysis of protein kinase B (Akt) and AMP-activated protein kinase family member 5 (ARK5) phosphorylation. (E) Western blot analysis of Forkhead box O (FoxO) 1 and FoxO3 phosphorylation. Relative protein levels were quantified using ImageJ software. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. Effect size (η²) for plasma myostatin is 0.928. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 vs. control; # p < 0.05, ## p < 0.01, and ### p < 0.001 vs. diabetic muscle atrophy group. TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor alpha; IL-1β, interleukin-1 beta; SEM, standard error of the mean.
Article Snippet: The control and diabetic muscle atrophy groups received intraperitoneal injections of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO; Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA), whereas the treatment group received MS-275 (entinostat, a class I histone deacetylase inhibitor; 10 mg/kg; MedChemExpress, Monmouth Junction, NJ, USA).
Techniques: Clinical Proteomics, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Control, Western Blot, Phospho-proteomics, Software