The Claim
In C2C12 mouse myoblasts exposed to hydrogen peroxide to mimic exercise-induced oxidative stress, treatment with Protandim increases the ratio of mitochondrial and cytosolic protein synthesis to DNA synthesis, indicating enhanced proteostatic maintenance independent of cell proliferation.
What the research says
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In mouse muscle cells under oxidative stress, Protandim increases the rate of protein production relative to DNA production, showing that protein maintenance mechanisms are activated without increasing cell division.
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In C2C12 mouse myoblasts exposed to hydrogen peroxide to mimic exercise-induced oxidative stress, treatment with Protandim increases the ratio of mitochondrial and cytosolic protein synthesis to DNA synthesis, indicating enhanced proteostatic maintenance independent of cell proliferation.
When cells are under oxidative stress, a natural defense system turns on genes that make their own antioxidant tools. These tools don't eliminate all stress signals but keep them at just the right level to tell the cell to make more repair proteins without starting new cell growth. This lets the cell fix damaged proteins in its energy factories and cytoplasm without dividing.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Differential effects of vitamin C or protandim on skeletal muscle adaptation to exercise.
In muscle cells under stress, Protandim helps them make more proteins for repair without making more cells, while vitamin C doesn't help. The study showed this directly.
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