Research Article

Effects of Astragalus Polysaccharides on Dysfunction of Mitochondrial Dynamics Induced by Oxidative Stress

Table 2

Fusion and fission-related genes mRNA expression in vivo.

SEDEXESED + APSEXE + APS

Mfn-11.00 0.60 ± 0.051.09 ± 0.15 0.83 ± 0.28
Mfn-21.00 0.70 ± 0.151.05 ± 0.12 0.85 ± 0.03
Opa-11.00 0.90 ± 0.050.93 ± 0.15 1.04 ± 0.30
Drp-11.00 2.33 ± 0.281.10 ± 0.25 1.67 ± 0.13
Fis-11.00 1.04 ± 0.47 1.01 ± 0.26 1.14 ± 0.12

Mfn-1: mitofusin 1; Mfn-2: mitofusin 2; Opa-1: optic atrophy 1; Drp-1: dynamin-related protein q; Fis-1: mitochondrial fission 1 protein. Significant difference between EXE and SED groups (-test; ). Significant difference between EXE and EXE + APS groups (-test; ).