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Intramuscular lipid accumulation has emerged as a key pathological feature linking metabolic dysfunction to skeletal muscle deterioration. Celery seed extract (CSE) possesses anti-obesity, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties; however, its potential role in skeletal muscle metabolism has not been well investigated. This study aimed to determine whether CSE attenuates skeletal muscle deterioration associated with obesity and aging through modulation of intramuscular lipid accumulation and related metabolic pathways.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Diet-induced obese mice and naturally aged mice were used to evaluate the effects of CSE supplementation. Skeletal muscle mass, grip strength, muscle morphology, intramuscular lipid content, mitochondrial metabolic signaling, inflammatory responses, and muscle protein turnover pathways were assessed using biochemical, molecular, and histological analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CSE supplementation significantly improved skeletal muscle mass, grip strength, and muscle fiber cross-sectional area in both obese and aged mice. These improvements were accompanied by reduced intramuscular triglyceride and cholesterol accumulation. Mechanistically, CSE improved mitochondrial metabolic signaling by activating the AMPK\u2013PGC-1\u03b1 pathway and increasing mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation proteins. In addition, CSE suppressed inflammatory signaling pathways, including MAPK activation and NLRP3 inflammasome signaling, and improved muscle proteostasis by enhancing myogenic regulators while reducing the expression of proteolytic factors such as MuRF1, Atrogin-1, and myostatin. Correlation analyses further indicated that intramuscular lipid accumulation was closely associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammatory activation, and muscle atrophy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings demonstrate that CSE alleviates skeletal muscle deterioration in both obesity- and aging-associated sarcopenia by reducing intramuscular lipid accumulation and improving mitochondrial metabolism, inflammatory responses, and muscle protein turnover. Targeting intramuscular lipid accumulation may therefore represent a promising nutritional strategy for preventing sarcopenia associated with metabolic and aging-related stress.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fnut.2026.1861420","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,1]],"date-time":"2026-09-01T14:41:37Z","timestamp":1788273697000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Celery seed extract attenuates sarcopenic obesity and age-related sarcopenia by reducing intramuscular lipid accumulation in mice"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Su-Kyung","family":"Shin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyungpook National University","place":["Daegu, Republic of Korea"]},{"name":"Center for Food and Nutritional Genomics Research, Kyungpook National University","place":["Daegu, Republic of Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiwon","family":"Jeong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyungpook National University","place":["Daegu, Republic of Korea"]},{"name":"Center for Food and Nutritional Genomics Research, Kyungpook National University","place":["Daegu, Republic of Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Min-Jeong","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Global Innovative Drugs, The Graduate School of Chung-Ang University","place":["Seoul, Republic of Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mi Jin","family":"Jang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Preclinical Research Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation","place":["Daegu, Republic of Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chae Lee","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Huons Dongam R&D Center, HuonsN, Seongnam","place":["Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sunhoo","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Huons Dongam R&D Center, HuonsN, Seongnam","place":["Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eun-Young","family":"Kwon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyungpook National University","place":["Daegu, Republic of Korea"]},{"name":"Center for Food and Nutritional Genomics Research, Kyungpook National University","place":["Daegu, Republic of Korea"]},{"name":"Center for Beautiful Aging, Kyungpook National University","place":["Daegu, Republic of Korea"]},{"name":"Department of Advanced Bioconvergence, Kyungpook National University","place":["Daegu, Republic of Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"412","DOI":"10.1093\/ageing\/afq034","article-title":"Sarcopenia: European consensus on definition and diagnosis: Report of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People","volume":"39","author":"Cruz-Jentoft","year":"2010","journal-title":"Age Ageing"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"15","DOI":"10.1007\/s10522-014-9539-7","article-title":"et al. 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