Does Nitric Oxide Have a Role in Regulating Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis?

1997 ◽  
Vol 92 (s36) ◽  
pp. 10P-10P
Author(s):  
M. E. Reilly ◽  
J. S. Marway ◽  
A. B. Bonner ◽  
D. L. Scott ◽  
V. R. Preedy
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Protein Synthesis ◽  
Muscle Protein ◽  
Muscle Protein Synthesis ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Protein ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis

scholarly journals Resistance exercise maintains skeletal muscle protein synthesis during bed rest

1997 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 807-810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arny A. Ferrando ◽  
Kevin D. Tipton ◽  
Marcas M. Bamman ◽  
Robert R. Wolfe
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Protein Synthesis ◽  
Resistance Training ◽  
Resistance Exercise ◽  
Lean Body Mass ◽  
Muscle Protein ◽  
Muscle Protein Synthesis ◽  
Bed Rest ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Protein ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis

Ferrando, Arny A., Kevin D. Tipton, Marcas M. Bamman, and Robert R. Wolfe. Resistance exercise maintains skeletal muscle protein synthesis during bed rest. J. Appl. Physiol. 82(3): 807–810, 1997.—Spaceflight results in a loss of lean body mass and muscular strength. A ground-based model for microgravity, bed rest, results in a loss of lean body mass due to a decrease in muscle protein synthesis (MPS). Resistance training is suggested as a proposed countermeasure for spaceflight-induced atrophy because it is known to increase both MPS and skeletal muscle strength. We therefore hypothesized that scheduled resistance training throughout bed rest would ameliorate the decrease in MPS. Two groups of healthy volunteers were studied during 14 days of simulated microgravity. One group adhered to strict bed rest (BR; n = 5), whereas a second group engaged in leg resistance exercise every other day throughout bed rest (BREx; n = 6). MPS was determined directly by the incorporation of infusedl-[ ring-13C6]phenylalanine into vastus lateralis protein. After 14 days of bed rest, MPS in the BREx group did not change and was significantly greater than in the BR group. Thus moderate-resistance exercise can counteract the decrease in MPS during bed rest.

Growth hormone acutely stimulates forearm muscle protein synthesis in normal humans

1991 ◽  
Vol 260 (3) ◽  
pp. E499-E504 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Fryburg ◽  
R. A. Gelfand ◽  
E. J. Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Amino Acids ◽  
Growth Hormone ◽  
Protein Synthesis ◽  
Muscle Protein ◽  
Muscle Protein Synthesis ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Protein ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis ◽  
Igf I ◽  
Normal Humans

The short-term effects of growth hormone (GH) on skeletal muscle protein synthesis and degradation in normal humans are unknown. We studied seven postabsorptive healthy men (age 18-23 yr) who received GH (0.014 micrograms.kg-1.min-1) via intrabrachial artery infusion for 6 h. The effects of GH on forearm amino acid and glucose balances and on forearm amino acid kinetics [( 3H]Phe and [14C]Leu) were determined after 3 and 6 h of the GH infusion. Forearm deep vein GH rose to 35 +/- 6 ng/ml in response to GH, whereas systemic levels of GH, insulin, and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) were unchanged. Forearm glucose uptake did not change during the study. After 6 h, GH suppressed forearm net release (3 vs. 6 h) of Phe (P less than 0.05), Leu (P less than 0.01), total branched-chain amino acids (P less than 0.025), and essential neutral amino acids (0.05 less than P less than 0.1). The effect on the net balance of Phe and Leu was due to an increase in the tissue uptake for Phe (71%, P less than 0.05) and Leu (37%, P less than 0.005) in the absence of any significant change in release of Phe or Leu from tissue. In the absence of any change in systemic GH, IGF-I, or insulin, these findings suggest that locally infused GH stimulates skeletal muscle protein synthesis. These findings have important physiological implications for both the role of daily GH pulses and the mechanisms through which GH can promote protein anabolism.

scholarly journals Changes in skeletal muscle protein synthesis in trained adults during recovery from endurance exercise

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Vislocky ◽  
P. Courtney Gaine ◽  
Matthew Pikosky ◽  
Douglas Bolster ◽  
Arny Ferrando ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Protein Synthesis ◽  
Endurance Exercise ◽  
Muscle Protein ◽  
Muscle Protein Synthesis ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Protein ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis

scholarly journals Amino Acid Trafficking and Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis: A Case of Supply and Demand

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. White
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Protein Synthesis ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Muscle Protein ◽  
Muscle Protein Synthesis ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Mechanical Stimuli ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Protein ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis ◽  
Branched Chain

Skeletal muscle protein synthesis is a highly complex process, influenced by nutritional status, mechanical stimuli, repair programs, hormones, and growth factors. The molecular aspects of protein synthesis are centered around the mTORC1 complex. However, the intricacies of mTORC1 regulation, both up and downstream, have expanded overtime. Moreover, the plastic nature of skeletal muscle makes it a unique tissue, having to coordinate between temporal changes in myofiber metabolism and hypertrophy/atrophy stimuli within a tissue with considerable protein content. Skeletal muscle manages the push and pull between anabolic and catabolic pathways through key regulatory proteins to promote energy production in times of nutrient deprivation or activate anabolic pathways in times of nutrient availability and anabolic stimuli. Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) can be used for both energy production and signaling to induce protein synthesis. The metabolism of BCAAs occur in tandem with energetic and anabolic processes, converging at several points along their respective pathways. The fate of intramuscular BCAAs adds another layer of regulation, which has consequences to promote or inhibit muscle fiber protein anabolism. This review will outline the general mechanisms of muscle protein synthesis and describe how metabolic pathways can regulate this process. Lastly, we will discuss how BCAA availability and demand coordinate with synthesis mechanisms and identify key factors involved in intramuscular BCAA trafficking.

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