Cited by 568Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsMitochondrial Function and PathologySirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine

Branched-chain amino acid supplementation promotes survival and supports cardiac and skeletal muscle mitochondrial biogenesis in middle-aged mice

Open access
D'Antona, Giuseppe, Ragni, Maurizio, Cardile, Annalisa, Tedesco, Laura, Dossena, Marta, Bruttini, Flavia, Caliaro, Francesca, Corsetti, Giovanni +4 more·2010·Cell Metabolism

Abstract

Recent evidence points to a strong relationship between increased mitochondrial biogenesis and increased survival in eukaryotes. Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) have been shown to extend chronological life span in yeast. However, the role of these amino acids in mitochondrial biogenesis and longevity in mammals is unknown. Here, we show that a BCAA-enriched mixture (BCAAem) increased the average life span of mice. BCAAem supplementation increased mitochondrial biogenesis and sirtuin 1 expression in primary cardiac and skeletal myocytes and in cardiac and skeletal muscle, but not in adipose tissue and liver of middle-aged mice, and this was accompanied by enhanced physical endurance. Moreover, the reactive oxygen species (ROS) defense system genes were upregulated, and ROS production was reduced by BCAAem supplementation. All of the BCAAem-mediated effects were strongly attenuated in endothelial nitric oxide synthase null mutant mice. These data reveal an important antiaging role of BCAAs mediated by mitochondrial biogenesis in mammals.

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1016/j.cmet.2010.08.016

Cites

63 of 63 references verified0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

Statistics

Recomputing p-values needs the paper’s full text.

Claims the paper makes

We couldn’t retrieve this paper’s full text, so its claims and self-check weren’t run. The registry and citation checks still apply.

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

  • Supplementation with a BCAA cocktail promotes well-being and extends the lifespan of mice.

    “Interestingly, supplementation with a BCAA cocktail has been shown to promote well-being and extend the lifespan of mice (D'Antona et al., 2010) similar to the benefits conferred by caloric restriction (Guarente, 2008;Valerio et al., 2011).”

    From The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis (2019) · cites this paper as D'Antona et al., 2010

  • Mice supplemented with a branched-chain amino acid-enriched cocktail exhibited improved physical endurance and an extended lifespan.

    “Mice supplemented with a BCAA-enriched cocktail exhibited improved physical endurance and an extended lifespan (335).”
  • Essential and/or branched chain amino acids support cardiac and skeletal muscle through increased mitochondrial biogenesis and function in both mice and humans.

    “More recently, essential and/or branched chain amino acids have been shown to support cardiac and skeletal muscle through increased mitochondrial biogenesis and function in both mice and humans (D’Antona et al., 2010; Tatpati et al., 2010; Valerio et al., 2011).”
  • In animal models, branched chain amino acid supplementation promotes mitochondrial biogenesis and induces SIRT1 expression in skeletal muscle.

    “This was confirmed in animal models with branched chain amino acid supplementation promoting mitochondrial biogenesis and inducing the expression of SIRT1 in skeletal muscle (D’Antona et al., 2010)”

Cites

Flagged first, then by citations

Cited by

Sorted by citations

Authors
D'Antona, G., Ragni, M., Cardile, A., Tedesco, L., Dossena, M., Bruttini, F., Caliaro, F., Corsetti, G., Bottinelli, R., Carruba, M. O., Valerio, A., & Nisoli, E.
Affiliations
  • University of Milan (IT)
  • University of Pavia (IT)
  • University of Brescia (IT)
Corresponding author
Nisoli, Enzo
Venue
Cell Metabolism
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-10
Volume
12
Issue
4
Pages
362-372
ISSN
1550-4131 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1998559329
Cited by
568
References
63
Citations by year
2026: 22 · 2025: 34 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 48 · 2022: 51 · 2021: 52 · 2020: 42 · 2019: 32 · 2018: 50 · 2017: 39 · 2016: 36 · 2015: 31 · 2014: 32 · 2013: 25 · 2012: 24
FWCI
7.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Institutional Research Information System (Università degli Studi di Brescia) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine
Keywords
branched-chain amino acids, mitochondrial biogenesis, longevity, lifespan extension, SIRT1, cardiomyocytes, skeletal muscle, reactive oxygen species, antioxidant defense, endothelial nitric oxide synthase, physical endurance, aging
MeSH terms
Aging, Amino Acids, Branched-Chain, Animals, Longevity, Mitochondria, Heart, Mitochondria, Muscle, Tissue Distribution, Reactive Oxygen Species, Muscle, Skeletal, Mice, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review