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Bennett S, Tiollier E, Owens DJ, Brocherie F, Louis JB. Implications of Heat Stress-induced Metabolic Alterations for Endurance Training. Int J Sports Med 2024; 45:422-435. [PMID: 38401534 DOI: 10.1055/a-2251-3170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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Inducing a heat-acclimated phenotype via repeated heat stress improves exercise capacity and reduces athletes̓ risk of hyperthermia and heat illness. Given the increased number of international sporting events hosted in countries with warmer climates, heat acclimation strategies are increasingly popular among endurance athletes to optimize performance in hot environments. At the tissue level, completing endurance exercise under heat stress may augment endurance training adaptation, including mitochondrial and cardiovascular remodeling due to increased perturbations to cellular homeostasis as a consequence of metabolic and cardiovascular load, and this may improve endurance training adaptation and subsequent performance. This review provides an up-to-date overview of the metabolic impact of heat stress during endurance exercise, including proposed underlying mechanisms of altered substrate utilization. Against this metabolic backdrop, the current literature highlighting the role of heat stress in augmenting training adaptation and subsequent endurance performance will be presented with practical implications and opportunities for future research.
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- Samuel Bennett
- Center for Biological Clocks Research, Texas A&M University, College Station, United States
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- Laboratory Sport, Expertise and Performance, Research Department, Institut National du Sport de l'Expertise et de la Performance, Paris, France
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- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Laboratory Sport, Expertise and Performance, Research Department, Institut National du Sport de l'Expertise et de la Performance, Paris, France
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- Laboratory Sport, Expertise and Performance, Research Department, Institut National du Sport de l'Expertise et de la Performance, Paris, France
- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Bennett S, Brocherie F, Phelan MM, Tiollier E, Guibert E, Morales‐Artacho AJ, Lalire P, Morton JP, Louis JB, Owens DJ. Acute heat stress amplifies exercise-induced metabolomic perturbations and reveals variation in circulating amino acids in endurance-trained males. Exp Physiol 2023; 108:838-851. [PMID: 36691850 PMCID: PMC10988456 DOI: 10.1113/ep090911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? Whole-body substrate utilisation is altered during exercise in hot environments, characterised by increased glycolytic metabolism: does heat stress alter the serum metabolome in response to high intensity exercise? What are the main finding and its importance? Alongside increases in glycolytic metabolite abundance, circulating amino acid concentrations are reduced following exercise under heat stress. Prior research has overlooked the impact of heat stress on protein metabolism during exercise, raising important practical implications for protein intake recommendations in the heat. ABSTRACT Using untargeted metabolomics, we aimed to characterise the systemic impact of environmental heat stress during exercise. Twenty-three trained male triathletes (V ̇ O 2 peak ${\dot V_{{{\rm{O}}_2}{\rm{peak}}}}$ = 64.8 ± 9.2 ml kg min-1 ) completed a 30-min exercise test in hot (35°C) and temperate (21°C) conditions. Venous blood samples were collected immediately pre- and post-exercise, and the serum fraction was assessed via untargeted 1 H-NMR metabolomics. Data were analysed via uni- and multivariate analyses to identify differences between conditions. Mean power output was higher in temperate (231 ± 36 W) versus hot (223 ± 31 W) conditions (P < 0.001). Mean heart rate (temperate, 162 ± 10 beats min-1 , hot, 167 ± 9 beats min-1 , P < 0.001), peak core temperature (Trec ), core temperature change (ΔTrec ) (P < 0.001) and peak rating of perceived exertion (P = 0.005) were higher in hot versus temperate conditions. Change in metabolite abundance following exercise revealed distinct clustering following multivariate analysis. Six metabolites increased (2-hydroxyvaleric acid, acetate, alanine, glucarate, glucose, lactate) in hot relative to temperate (P < 0.05) conditions. Leucine and lysine decreased in both conditions but to a greater extent in temperate conditions (P < 0.05). Citrate (P = 0.04) was greater in temperate conditions whilst creatinine decreased in hot conditions only (P > 0.05). Environmental heat stress increased glycolytic metabolite abundance and led to distinct alterations in the circulating amino acid availability, including increased alanine, glutamine, leucine and isoleucine. The data highlight the need for additional exercise nutrition and metabolism research, specifically focusing on protein requirements for exercise under heat stress.
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- Samuel Bennett
- Research Institute of Sport and Exercise Science (RISES)Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK
- Laboratory SportExpertise and Performance (EA 7370)French Institute of SportParisFrance
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- Laboratory SportExpertise and Performance (EA 7370)French Institute of SportParisFrance
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- NMR Metabolomics Shared Research FacilityTechnology DirectorateUniversity of LiverpoolLiverpoolUK
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- Laboratory SportExpertise and Performance (EA 7370)French Institute of SportParisFrance
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- Laboratory SportExpertise and Performance (EA 7370)French Institute of SportParisFrance
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- French Triathlon Federation (FFTri)Saint Denis La PlaineFrance
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- Research Institute of Sport and Exercise Science (RISES)Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK
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- Research Institute of Sport and Exercise Science (RISES)Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK
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- Research Institute of Sport and Exercise Science (RISES)Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpoolUK
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Qin J, Cheng Q, Cai Z, Zhang L, Xing T, Xu X, Gao F. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-based untargeted metabolomics analysis reveals circulating biomarkers related to wooden breast myopathy in broilers: a preliminary study. Poult Sci 2023; 102:102718. [PMID: 37141813 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.102718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023] Open
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Approaches for the diagnosis of wooden breast (WB) myopathy in live birds are urgently required before applying intervention strategies to reduce occurrence and severity for the poultry industry. The objective of this study was to characterize the serum metabolic profiles in male broilers affected by WB and to identify biomarkers related to this myopathy. Broilers were categorized into normal (CON) and WB groups based on gross scoring and histological evaluation. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-based metabolomics, multivariate analysis, and orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis revealed a clear separation between CON and WB. A total of 73 significantly different (P < 0.05) metabolites with 17 upregulated and 56 downregulated were identified, which were mainly involved in pathways of alanine, aspartate, and glutamate metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, and taurine and hypotaurine metabolism. By using the nested cross-validation function of random forest analysis, 9 significantly altered (P < 0.05) metabolites (cerotinic acid, arabitol, phosphoenolpyruvate, terephthalic acid, cis-gondoic acid, N-acetyl-d-glucosamine, 4-hydroxymandelic acid, caffeine, and xanthurenic acid) were identified as biomarkers with an excellent discriminant performance for WB myopathy. Collectively, this study provides new insights for a deeper understanding of the pathogenesis and provides metabolites as biomarkers for diagnostic utilization of WB myopathy.
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- Jieyi Qin
- Key Laboratory of Animal Origin Food Production and Safety Guarantee of Jiangsu Province, Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Meat Production and Processing, Quality and Safety Control, National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Origin Food Production and Safety Guarantee of Jiangsu Province, Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Meat Production and Processing, Quality and Safety Control, National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Origin Food Production and Safety Guarantee of Jiangsu Province, Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Meat Production and Processing, Quality and Safety Control, National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Origin Food Production and Safety Guarantee of Jiangsu Province, Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Meat Production and Processing, Quality and Safety Control, National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Origin Food Production and Safety Guarantee of Jiangsu Province, Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Meat Production and Processing, Quality and Safety Control, National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Origin Food Production and Safety Guarantee of Jiangsu Province, Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Meat Production and Processing, Quality and Safety Control, National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Origin Food Production and Safety Guarantee of Jiangsu Province, Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Meat Production and Processing, Quality and Safety Control, National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Zafeiridis A, Chatziioannou AC, Sarivasiliou H, Kyparos A, Nikolaidis MG, Vrabas IS, Pechlivanis A, Zoumpoulakis P, Baskakis C, Dipla K, Theodoridis GA. Global Metabolic Stress of Isoeffort Continuous and High Intensity Interval Aerobic Exercise: A Comparative 1H NMR Metabonomic Study. J Proteome Res 2016; 15:4452-4463. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.6b00545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Andreas Zafeiridis
- Exercise
Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Physical Education
and Sport Sciences at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Serres 62121, Greece
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- Exercise
Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Physical Education
and Sport Sciences at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Serres 62121, Greece
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- Exercise
Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Physical Education
and Sport Sciences at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Serres 62121, Greece
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- Exercise
Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Physical Education
and Sport Sciences at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Serres 62121, Greece
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- Exercise
Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Physical Education
and Sport Sciences at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Serres 62121, Greece
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- Biomolecular
Medicine, Division of Computational and Systems Medicine, Department
of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biology, Medicinal Chemistry & Biotechnology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, Athens, 11635 Greece
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- Institute of Biology, Medicinal Chemistry & Biotechnology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, Athens, 11635 Greece
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- Exercise
Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Physical Education
and Sport Sciences at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Serres 62121, Greece
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Mori M, Smedberg M, Klaude M, Tjäder I, Norberg Å, Rooyackers O, Wernerman J. A tracer bolus method for investigating glutamine kinetics in humans. PLoS One 2014; 9:e96601. [PMID: 24810895 PMCID: PMC4014541 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2013] [Accepted: 04/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Glutamine transport between tissues is important for the outcome of critically ill patients. Investigation of glutamine kinetics is, therefore, necessary to understand glutamine metabolism in these patients in order to improve future intervention studies. Endogenous glutamine production can be measured by continuous infusion of a glutamine tracer, which necessitates a minimum measurement time period. In order to reduce this problem, we used and validated a tracer bolus injection method. Furthermore, this method was used to measure the glutamine production in healthy volunteers in the post-absorptive state, with extra alanine and with glutamine supplementation and parenteral nutrition. Healthy volunteers received a bolus injection of [1-13C] glutamine, and blood was collected from the radial artery to measure tracer enrichment over 90 minutes. Endogenous rate of appearance (endoRa) of glutamine was calculated from the enrichment decay curve and corrected for the extra glutamine supplementation. The glutamine endoRa of healthy volunteers was 6.1±0.9 µmol/kg/min in the post-absorptive state, 6.9±1.0 µmol/kg/min with extra alanyl-glutamine (p = 0.29 versus control), 6.1±0.4 µmol/kg/min with extra alanine only (p = 0.32 versus control), and 7.5±0.9 µmol/kg/min with extra alanyl-glutamine and parenteral nutrition (p = 0.049 versus control). In conclusion, a tracer bolus injection method to measure glutamine endoRa showed good reproducibility and small variation at baseline as well as during parenteral nutrition. Additionally, we showed that parenteral nutrition including alanyl-glutamine increased glutamine endoRa in healthy volunteers, which was not attributable to the alanine part of the dipeptide.
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- Maiko Mori
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Petry ÉR, Cruzat VF, Heck TG, Leite JSM, Homem de Bittencourt PI, Tirapegui J. Alanyl-glutamine and glutamine plus alanine supplements improve skeletal redox status in trained rats: Involvement of heat shock protein pathways. Life Sci 2014; 94:130-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2013.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2013] [Revised: 10/16/2013] [Accepted: 11/05/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Glutamine is largely synthesized in skeletal muscles and provides fuel to rapidly dividing cells of the immune system and precursors to gluconeogenesis in the liver. Physical exercise is known to affect glutamine synthesis and to modulate glutamine uptake. Overtraining is frequently associated with reduced availability of glutamine and decreased immunocompetence. Inactivity affects glutamine metabolism, but this subject was poorly investigated. RECENT FINDINGS Strenuous physical exercise as well as exhaustive training programs lead to glutamine depletion due to lowered synthesis and enhanced uptake by liver and immune cells. Evidence suggests that postexercise glutamine depletion is associated with immunodepression. Counterwise, moderate training leads to improved glutamine availability due to a positive balance between muscle synthesis and peripheral clearance. Physical inactivity, as investigated by experimental bed rest in healthy volunteers, reduced glutamine synthesis and availability. SUMMARY After exercise, a reduced glutamine availability may be considered as a marker of overtraining. An increased glutamine availability may contribute to decreased inflammation and health benefits associated with optimal training. Thus, glutamine supplementation may enhance immunocompetence after strenuous exercise. The potential of glutamine supplementation during physical inactivity needs to be explored.
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- Francesco Agostini
- Department of Medical, Technological and Translational Sciences, Division of Internal Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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Enea C, Seguin F, Petitpas-Mulliez J, Boildieu N, Boisseau N, Delpech N, Diaz V, Eugène M, Dugué B. 1H NMR-based metabolomics approach for exploring urinary metabolome modifications after acute and chronic physical exercise. Anal Bioanal Chem 2009; 396:1167-76. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-009-3289-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2009] [Revised: 11/02/2009] [Accepted: 11/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Klein J, Nyhan WL, Kern M. The effects of alanine ingestion on metabolic responses to exercise in cyclists. Amino Acids 2008; 37:673-80. [PMID: 18850309 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-008-0187-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2008] [Accepted: 09/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The influence of alanine on plasma amino acid concentrations and fuel substrates as well as cycling performance was examined. Four solutions [6% alanine (ALA); 6% sucrose (CHO); 6% alanine and 6% sucrose (ALA-CHO); an artificially sweetened placebo (PLC)] were tested using a double-blind, randomised, cross-over design. During each trial, ten cyclists ingested 500 mL of test solution 30 min before exercise and 250 mL after 15, 30, and 45 min of exercise. Participants cycled for 45 min at 75% VO(2)max followed by a 15-min performance trial. Blood was collected before beverage consumption and prior to the performance trial. Alanine concentration was increased (p < 0.05) by approximately tenfold for ALA and ALA-CHO and less than twofold for CHO and PLC. Alanine ingestion increased concentrations of most gluconeogenic amino acids. Overall, alanine supplementation tended to produce favourable metabolic effects, but did not influence performance.
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- Janet Klein
- Department of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, CA, 92182-7251, USA
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Wilkinson SB, Kim PL, Armstrong D, Phillips SM. Addition of glutamine to essential amino acids and carbohydrate does not enhance anabolism in young human males following exercise. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2007; 31:518-29. [PMID: 17111006 DOI: 10.1139/h06-028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We examined the effect of a post-exercise oral carbohydrate (CHO, 1 g.kg(-1).h(-1)) and essential amino acid (EAA, 9.25 g) solution containing glutamine (0.3 g/kg BW; GLN trial) versus an isoenergetic CHO-EAA solution without glutamine (control, CON trial) on muscle glycogen resynthesis and whole-body protein turnover following 90 min of cycling at 65% VO2 peak. Over the course of 3 h of recovery, muscle biopsies were taken to measure glycogen resynthesis and mixed muscle protein synthesis (MPS), by incorporation of [ring-2H5] phenylalanine. Infusion of [1-13C] leucine was used to measure whole-body protein turnover. Exercise resulted in a significant decrease in muscle glycogen (p < 0.05) with similar declines in each trial. Glycogen resynthesis following 3 h of recovery indicated no difference in total accumulation or rate of repletion. Leucine oxidation increased 2.5 fold (p < 0.05) during exercise, returned to resting levels immediately post-exercise,and was again elevated at 3 h post-exercise (p < 0.05). Leucine flux, an index of whole-body protein breakdown rate, was reduced during exercise, but increased to resting levels immediately post-exercise, and was further increased at 3 h post-exercise (p < 0.05), but only during the CON trial. Exercise resulted in a marked suppression of whole-body protein synthesis (50% of rest; p < 0.05), which was restored post-exercise; however, the addition of glutamine did not affect whole-body protein synthesis post-exercise. The rate of MPS was not different between trials. The addition of glutamine to a CHO + EAA beverage had no effect on post-exercise muscle glycogen resynthesis or muscle protein synthesis, but may suppress a rise in whole-body proteolysis during the later stages of recovery.
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- Sarah B Wilkinson
- Exercise Metabolism Research Group, Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada
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Korach-André M, Burelle Y, Péronnet F, Massicotte D, Lavoie C, Hillaire-Marcel C. Differential metabolic fate of the carbon skeleton and amino-N of [13C]alanine and [15N]alanine ingested during prolonged exercise. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2002; 93:499-504. [PMID: 12133856 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01195.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The decarboxylation/oxidation and the deamination of 13C- and [15N]alanine ingested (1 g/kg or 73.7 +/- 2 g) during prolonged exercise at low workload (180 min at 53 +/- 2% maximal O2 uptake) was measured in six healthy male subjects from V13CO2 at the mouth and [15N]urea excretion in urine and sweat. Over the exercise period, 50.6 +/- 3.5 g of exogenous alanine were oxidized (68.7 +/- 4.5% of the load), providing 10.0 +/- 0.6% of the energy yield vs. 4.8 +/- 0.4, 47.6 +/- 4.3, and 37.4 +/- 4.7% for endogenous proteins, glucose, and lipids, respectively. Alanine could have been oxidized after conversion into glucose in the liver and/or directly in peripheral tissues. In contrast, only 13.0 +/- 3.2 mmol of [(15)N]urea were excreted in urine and sweat (10.6 +/- 0.4 and 2.4 +/- 0.5 mmol, respectively), corresponding to the deamination of 2.3 +/- 0.3 g of exogenous alanine (3.1 +/- 0.4% of the load). These results confirm that the metabolic fate of the carbon skeleton and the amino-N moiety of exogenous alanine ingested during prolonged exercise at low workload are markedly different. The large positive nitrogen balance (8.5 +/- 0.3 g) suggests that in this situation protein synthesis could be increased when a large amount of a single amino acid is ingested.
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- M Korach-André
- Département de kinésiologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal H3C 3J7, Canada G9A 5H7
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Petibois C, Paiva M, Cazorla G, Déléris G. Discriminant serum biochemical parameters in top class marathon performances. THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 2002; 52:181-90. [PMID: 12139776 DOI: 10.2170/jjphysiol.52.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Blood chemical parameters were analyzed by Fourier-transform infrared spectrometry (notably for determining the concentrations of glucose, lactate, urea, glycerol, triglycerides, and proteins) in 14 top-class marathon runners (133.7+/-4.1 min at marathon, 10.1% difference between extremes) who performed a 10-km run at their individual marathon velocity. Marathon performance level was correlated to glycemia increase during exercise (9% difference between extremes; r=0.93; p<0.005). The best marathon runners presented longer and/or less unsaturated blood fatty acids during exercise (17% difference between extremes; r=0.89; p<0.01), suggesting an improved fatty acid selectivity for muscular metabolism. The marathon performance level was also found correlated to a decrease of blood triglycerides during exercise (r=20.95; p<0.003) and to a proportional glycerol concentration increase (11% difference between extremes; r=0.94; p<0.005). The best marathon runners presented higher amino acid blood delivery (r=0.88; p<0.01), which was correlated to an apparent protein catabolism. These results show that the best runners have enhanced both carbohydrate, lipid, and amino acid metabolisms to improve energetic supply to skeletal muscle during exercise.
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- C Petibois
- INSERM U443, Groupe de Chimie Bio-Organique, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, 33076 Bordeaux, France.
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Although current research suggests that individuals involved in either high-intensity resistance or endurance exercise may have an increased need for dietary protein, the available research is either equivocal or negative relative to the ergogenic effects of supplementation with individual amino acids. Although some research suggests that the induction of hyperaminoacidemia via intravenous infusion of a balanced amino acid mixture may induce an increased muscle protein synthesis after exercise, no data support the finding that oral supplementation with amino acids, in contrast to dietary protein, as the source of amino acids is more effective. Some well-controlled studies suggest that aspartate salt supplementation may enhance endurance performance, but other studies do not, meriting additional research. Current data, including results for several well-controlled studies, indicated that supplementation with arginine, ornithine, or lysine, either separately or in combination, does not enhance the effect of exercise stimulation on either hGH or various measures of muscular strength or power in experienced weightlifters. Plasma levels of BCAA and tryptophan may play important roles in the cause of central fatigue during exercise, but the effects of BCAA or tryptophan supplementation do not seem to be effective ergogenics for endurance exercise performance, particularly when compared with carbohydrate supplementation, a more natural choice. Although glutamine supplementation may increase plasma glutamine levels, its effect on enhancement of the immune system and prevention of adverse effects of the overtraining syndrome are equivocal. Glycine, a precursor for creatine, does not seem to possess the ergogenic potential of creatine supplementation. Research with metabolic by-products of amino acid metabolism is in its infancy, and current research findings are equivocal relative to ergogenic applications. In general, physically active individuals are advised to obtain necessary amino acids through consumption of natural, high-quality protein foods.
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- M H Williams
- Department of Exercise Science, Physical Education, and Recreation, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
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Exercise has a profound acute effect on protein metabolism. Whereas reports on whole body responses to exercise have varied results, it is generally agreed leucine oxidation is increased during exercise, thus indicating increased net protein breakdown. Following endurance exercise, whole body protein breakdown is generally reduced from resting levels, while following eccentric exercise, both whole body protein breakdown and leucine oxidation are increased. Whole body protein synthesis, on the other hand, is either increased or unchanged. Much of the disagreement in the results of studies on the response of whole body protein metabolism to exercise may be attributed to the limitations of the available methods. Even if the methodology accurately reflects whole body metabolism, this may not reflect changes in the protein metabolism of muscle. Although endurance exercise has not been studied, muscle protein breakdown is increased following resistance exercise. There is a concomitant, and qualitatively greater, increase in muscle protein synthesis following resistance exercise, which may last for as long as 48 h. Increased muscle protein synthesis is linked to increased intramuscular availability of amino acids, and thus, to increased blood flow and increased amino acid delivery to the muscle, as well as increased amino acid transport. Administration of exogenous amino acids after exercise increases protein synthesis while ameliorating protein breakdown, thus improving net muscle protein balance. While it is clear that muscle protein synthesis and protein breakdown increase in a qualitatively similar manner following exercise, the mechanisms of stimulation have yet to be determined. However, we propose that the intracellular availability of amino acids is the link between these processes.
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- K D Tipton
- Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA
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