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The bovine protein α-lactalbumin increases the plasma ratio of tryptophan to the other large neutral amino acids, and in vulnerable subjects raises brain serotonin activity, reduces cortisol concentration, and improves mood under stress

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Markus, C Rob, Olivier, Berend, Panhuysen, Geert EM, Van der Gugten, Jan, Alles, Martine S, Tuiten, Adriaan, Westenberg, Herman GM, Fekkes, Durk, Koppeschaar, Hans F, de Haan, Edward EHF·2000·The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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Background Increased brain serotonin may improve the ability to cope with stress, whereas a decline in serotonin activity is involved in depressive mood. The uptake of the serotonin precursor, tryptophan, into the brain is dependent on nutrients that influence the cerebral availability of tryptophan via a change in the ratio of plasma tryptophan to the sum of the other large neutral amino acids (Trp-LNAA ratio). Therefore, a diet-induced increase in tryptophan availability may increase brain serotonin synthesis and improve coping and mood, particularly in stress-vulnerable subjects.Objective We tested whether alpha-lactalbumin, a whey protein with a high tryptophan content, may increase the plasma Trp-LNAA ratio and reduce depressive mood and cortisol concentrations in stress-vulnerable subjects under acute stress.Design Twenty-nine highly stress-vulnerable subjects and 29 relatively stress-invulnerable subjects participated in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Subjects were exposed to experimental stress after the intake of a diet enriched with either alpha-lactalbumin or sodium-caseinate. Diet-induced changes in the plasma Trp-LNAA ratio and prolactin were measured. Changes in mood, pulse rate, skin conductance, and cortisol concentrations were assessed before and after the stressor.Results The plasma Trp-LNAA ratio was 48% higher after the alpha-lactalbumin diet than after the casein diet (P = 0.0001). In stress-vulnerable subjects this was accompanied by higher prolactin concentrations (P = 0.001), a decrease in cortisol (P = 0.036), and reduced depressive feelings (P = 0.007) under stress.Conclusions Consumption of a dietary protein enriched in tryptophan increased the plasma Trp-LNAA ratio and, in stress-vulnerable subjects, improved coping ability, probably through alterations in brain serotonin.

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Authors: Markus, C. R., Olivier, B., Panhuysen, G. E., Van der Gugten, J., Alles, M. S., Tuiten, A., Westenberg, H. G., Fekkes, D., Koppeschaar, H. F., & de Haan, E. E.
Affiliations: Utrecht University (NL)
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (NL)
Corresponding author: Markus, C Rob
ORCID: Olivier, Berend
Venue: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2000-06
Volume: 71
Issue: 6
Pages: 1536-1544
ISSN: 0002-9165 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/71.6.1536
OpenAlex: W1963138513
Semantic Scholar: 75d65911966009bb4a453b746af6df1362e7f8b7
Cited by: 296
References: 64
Citations by year: 2026: 9 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 16 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 20 · 2012: 14
FWCI: 2.75
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
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Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
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Locations: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
Keywords: alpha-lactalbumin, brain serotonin, acute stress, stress vulnerability, depressive mood, cortisol, prolactin, whey protein, casein, dietary protein, coping
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Affect, Amino Acids, Animals, Caseins, Cattle, Double-Blind Method, Electric Conductivity, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Lactalbumin, Male, Placebos, Prolactin, Pulse, Serotonin, Skin Physiological Phenomena, Stress, Physiological, Tryptophan, Multivariate Analysis

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The bovine protein α-lactalbumin increases the plasma ratio of tryptophan to the other large neutral amino acids, and in vulnerable subjects raises brain serotonin activity, reduces cortisol concentration, and improves mood under stress

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