PMID- 26351509 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20150909 LR - 20201001 IS - 1741-427X (Print) IS - 1741-4288 (Electronic) IS - 1741-427X (Linking) VI - 2015 DP - 2015 TI - Studies on the Antifatigue Activities of Cordyceps militaris Fruit Body Extract in Mouse Model. PG - 174616 LID - 10.1155/2015/174616 [doi] LID - 174616 AB - Cordyceps militaris has been used extensively as a crude drug and a folk tonic food in East Asia due to its various pharmacological activities. Our study aims to investigate the effect of Cordyceps militaris fruit body extract (CM) on antifatigue in mouse model. Two week CM administration significantly delayed fatigue phenomenon which is confirmed via rotating rod test, forced swimming test and forced running test. Compared to nontreated mouse, CM administration increased ATP levels and antioxidative enzymes activity and reduced the levels of lactic acid, lactic dehydrogenase, malondialdehyde, and reactive oxygen species. Further data suggests that CM-induced fatigue recovery is mainly through activating 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and protein kinase B (AKT)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathways and regulating serum hormone level. Moreover, CM-enhanced the phosphorylation of AMPK contributes to its antioxidant effect. Our data provides experimental evidence in supporting clinical use of CM as an effective agent against fatigue. FAU - Song, Jingjing AU - Song J AD - College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China. FAU - Wang, Yingwu AU - Wang Y AD - College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China. FAU - Teng, Meiyu AU - Teng M AD - College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China. FAU - Cai, Guangsheng AU - Cai G AD - College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China. FAU - Xu, Hongkai AU - Xu H AD - College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China. FAU - Guo, Hanxiao AU - Guo H AD - College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China. FAU - Liu, Yang AU - Liu Y AD - College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China. FAU - Wang, Di AU - Wang D AD - College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China. FAU - Teng, Lesheng AU - Teng L AD - College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20150817 PL - United States TA - Evid Based Complement Alternat Med JT - Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM JID - 101215021 PMC - PMC4553310 EDAT- 2015/09/10 06:00 MHDA- 2015/09/10 06:01 PMCR- 2015/08/17 CRDT- 2015/09/10 06:00 PHST- 2015/03/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/06/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/09/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/09/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/09/10 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2015/08/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2015/174616 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015;2015:174616. doi: 10.1155/2015/174616. Epub 2015 Aug 17.