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Carbohydrate ingestion augments skeletal muscle creatine accumulation during creatine supplementation in humans

Green, A. L., Hultman, E., Macdonald, I. A., Sewell, D. A., Greenhaff, P. L.·1996·American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of carbohydrate (CHO) ingestion on skeletal muscle creatine (Cr) accumulation during Cr supplementation in humans. Muscle biopsy, urine, and plasma samples were obtained from 24 males before and after ingesting 5 g Cr in solution (group A) or 5 g Cr followed, 30 min later, by 93 g simple CHO in solution (group B) four times each day for 5 days. Supplementation resulted in an increase in muscle phosphocreatine (PCr), Cr, and total creatine (TCr; sum of PCr and Cr) concentration in groups A and B, but the increase in TCr in group B was 60% greater than in group A (P < 0.01). There was also a corresponding decrease in urinary Cr excretion in group B (P < 0.001). Creatine supplementation had no effect on serum insulin concentration, but Cr and CHO ingestion dramatically elevated insulin concentration (P < 0.001). These findings demonstrate that CHO ingestion substantially augments muscle Cr accumulation during Cr feeding in humans, which appears to be insulin mediated.

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Authors
Green, A. L., Hultman, E., Macdonald, I. A., Sewell, D. A., & Greenhaff, P. L.
Affiliations
Queen's Medical Centre (GB)
Venue
American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism
Published
1996-11-01
Volume
271
Issue
5
Pages
E821-E826
ISSN
  • 0193-1849 (ISSN-L)
  • 1522-1555
OpenAlex
W2173720144
Cited by
294
References
3
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FWCI
3.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Biochemical effects in animals
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
Keywords
creatine supplementation, carbohydrate intake, phosphocreatine, total creatine, insulin, muscle creatine
MeSH terms
Adenosine Diphosphate, Adenosine Triphosphate, Administration, Oral, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Creatine, Dietary Carbohydrates, Food, Fortified, Humans, Male, Phosphocreatine, Reference Values, Muscle, Skeletal

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