Research Article

The Effects of Krill Oil on mTOR Signaling and Resistance Exercise: A Pilot Study

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The effect of phosphatidylcholine on the activation of mTOR signaling. C2C12 myoblasts were stimulated for 20 minutes with vehicle (control), or 10–30 µM of S-PC, or krill oil-derived PC. The samples were then subjected to the western blot analysis for p70 phosphorylated on the threonine 389 residue (P-p70(389)) and total p70. The ratio of these signals was calculated and used as a marker of mTOR signaling. Values in the graphs represent the mean + SEM and were obtained from 2 to 3 independent experiments (n = 3–6/group). Significantly different from the control and S-PC ().