XIAO HUANG1,2,3,#,*, ZHIHAI YU4,#, LIJUAN NING5, YU LEI5, XUEFEI ZHANG5, ZHUYING WANG2,*
BIOCELL, Vol.46, No.2, pp. 383-388, 2022, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.015651
Abstract Myocytes power the movement of all organs in the body. Damage to and degradation of myocytes causes
hypokinesia and muscle-related degenerative diseases. Apigenin, a kind of flavone, is being used to treat many
disorders. It exerts a host of different pharmacological activities, such as anti-inflammatory, anti-mutagenic,
cardioprotective, and antioxidant effects. Accordingly, apigenin is considered a promising candidate for myocyte
protection. In this review, we introduced the characteristics of apigenin. The means of apigenin protection of
myocytes as well as the mechanism were summarized and discussed. The protective effects can be classified into
proliferation-promoting, anti-inflammatory, atrophy-preventing, metabolism-increasing, and antioxidative effects.
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