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Leucine partially protects muscle mass and function during bed rest in middle-aged adults
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Background Physical inactivity triggers a rapid loss of muscle mass and function in older adults. Middle-aged adults show few phenotypic signs of aging yet may be more susceptible to inactivity than younger adults.Objective The aim was to determine whether leucine, a stimulator of translation initiation and skeletal muscle protein synthesis (MPS), can protect skeletal muscle health during bed rest.Design We used a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to assess changes in skeletal MPS, cellular signaling, body composition, and skeletal muscle function in middle-aged adults (n = 19; age ± SEM: 52 ± 1 y) in response to leucine supplementation (LEU group: 0.06 g ∙ kg(-1) ∙ meal(-1)) or an alanine control (CON group) during 14 d of bed rest.Results Bed rest decreased postabsorptive MPS by 30% ± 9% (CON group) and by 10% ± 10% (LEU group) (main effect for time, P < 0.05), but no differences between groups with respect to pre-post changes (group × time interactions) were detected for MPS or cell signaling. Leucine protected knee extensor peak torque (CON compared with LEU group: -15% ± 2% and -7% ± 3%; group × time interaction, P < 0.05) and endurance (CON compared with LEU: -14% ± 3% and -2% ± 4%; group × time interaction, P < 0.05), prevented an increase in body fat percentage (group × time interaction, P < 0.05), and reduced whole-body lean mass loss after 7 d (CON compared with LEU: -1.5 ± 0.3 and -0.8 ± 0.3 kg; group × time interaction, P < 0.05) but not 14 d (CON compared with LEU: -1.5 ± 0.3 and -1.0 ± 0.3 kg) of bed rest. Leucine also maintained muscle quality (peak torque/kg leg lean mass) after 14 d of bed-rest inactivity (CON compared with LEU: -9% ± 2% and +1% ± 3%; group × time interaction, P < 0.05).Conclusions Bed rest has a profoundly negative effect on muscle metabolism, mass, and function in middle-aged adults. Leucine supplementation may partially protect muscle health during relatively brief periods of physical inactivity. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00968344.
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- English, K. L., Mettler, J. A., Ellison, J. B., Mamerow, M. M., Arentson-Lantz, E., Pattarini, J. M., Ploutz-Snyder, R., Sheffield-Moore, M., & Paddon-Jones, D.
- Affiliations
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
- Universities Space Research Association (US)
- Venue
- The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-02
- Volume
- 103
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 465-473
- ISSN
- 0002-9165 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4733256
- OpenAlex
- W2212801556
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- References
- 64
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- FWCI
- 8.00
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- Language
- en
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- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (publishedVersion)
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- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Texas Space Grant Consortium
- National Space Biomedical Research Institute (R01NR012973, NNJ08ZSA002N, P30 AG024832)
- National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000071, AG024832)
- National Institute on Aging (P30AG024832)
- National Institute of Nursing Research (R01NR012973)
- National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR029876)
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (T32HD007539)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Muscle Physiology and Disorders
- Keywords
- leucine supplementation, bed rest, muscle atrophy, skeletal muscle protein synthesis, middle-aged adults, physical inactivity, muscle function, lean mass loss, muscle quality, quadriceps strength, body composition, alanine, mTOR signaling, translation initiation, sarcopenia prevention, endurance performance, body fat percentage
- MeSH terms
- Bed Rest, Biopsy, Needle, Body Composition, Carbon Isotopes, Double-Blind Method, Exercise Test, Female, Humans, Leucine, Male, Middle Aged, Muscle Proteins, Muscular Atrophy, Oxygen Consumption, Signal Transduction, Absorptiometry, Photon, Muscle, Skeletal, Dietary Supplements, Muscle Development, Whole Body Imaging
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