| Title | Oral administration of amino acidic supplements improves protein and energy profiles in skeletal muscle of aged rats: elongation of functional performance and acceleration of mitochondrial recovery in adenosine triphosphate after exhaustive exertion. | | Author(s) | Chen Scarabelli C, McCauley RB, Yuan Z, Di Rezze J, Patel D, Putt J, Raddino R, Allebban Z, Abboud J, Scarabelli GM, Chilukuri K, Gardin J, Saravolatz L, Faggian G, Mazzucco A, Scarabelli TM | | Institution | Center for Heart and Vessel Preclinical Studies, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48236, USA. | | Source | Am J Cardiol 2008 Jun 2; 101(11A):42E-48E. | | MeSH | Adenosine Triphosphate
Administration, Oral
Aging
Animals
Dietary Supplements
Energy Metabolism
Male
Mitochondria, Muscle
Muscle Proteins
Muscle, Skeletal
Physical Conditioning, Animal
Rats
Rats, Inbred F344
| | Abstract | Sarcopenia is an inevitable age-related degenerative process chiefly characterized by decreased synthesis of muscle proteins and impaired mitochondrial function, leading to progressive loss of muscle mass. Here, we sought to probe whether long-term administration of oral amino acids (AAs) can increase protein and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) content in the gastrocnemius muscle of aged rats, enhancing functional performance. To this end, 6- and 24-month-old male Fisher 344 rats were divided into 3 groups: group A (6-month-old rats) and group B (24-month-old rats) were used as adult and senescent control group, respectively, while group C (24-month-old rats) was used as senescent treated group and underwent 1-month oral treatment with a mixture of mainly essential AAs. Untreated senescent animals exhibited a 30% reduction in total and fractional protein content, as well as a 50% reduction in ATP content and production, compared with adult control rats (p <0.001). Long-term supplementation with mixed AAs significantly improved protein and high-energy phosphate content, as well as the rate of mitochondrial ATP production, conforming their values to those of adult control animals (p <0.001). The improved availability of protein and high-energy substrates in the gastrocnemius muscle of treated aged rats paralleled a significant enhancement in functional performance assessed by swim test, with dramatic elongation of maximal exertion times compared with untreated senescent rats (p <0.001). In line with these findings, we observed that, after 6 hours of rest following exhaustive swimming, the recovery in mitochondrial ATP content was approximately 70% in adult control rats, approximately 60% in senescent control rats, and normalized in treated rats as compared with animals of the same age unexposed to maximal exertion (p <0.001). In conclusion, nutritional supplementation with oral AAs improved protein and energy profiles in the gastrocnemius of treated rats, enhancing functional performance and accelerating high-energy phosphate recovery after exhaustive exertion. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
| | PubMed ID | 18514626 |
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