Muscle Wasting and Resistance of Muscle Anabolism : The “Anabolic Threshold Concept” for Adapted Nutritional Strategies during Sarcopenia

• Published in: TheScientificWorld Vol. 2012; no. 2012; pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Dardevet, Dominique, Mosoni, Laurent, Savary-Auzeloux, Isabelle, Rémond, Didier, Peyron, Marie-Agnès, Papet, Isabelle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 01.01.2012; The Scientific World Journal; Hindawi Limited; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; Wiley
• Subjects: Aging; Amino acids; Animal models; Cardiology; Cytokines; Diet; Dietary supplements; Food intake; Gerontology; Humans; Insulin; Leucine; Life Sciences; Metabolism; Mortality; Muscle, Skeletal - metabolism; Muscles; Musculoskeletal system; Nutrition; Older people; Protein synthesis; Proteins; Recovery; Review; Sarcopenia; Sarcopenia - diet therapy; Sarcopenia - metabolism; Skeletal muscle; RESTORES; SKELETAL-MUSCLE; STIMULATION; AMINO-ACIDS; LEUCINE SUPPLEMENTATION; ELDERLY SUBJECTS; MASS; PROTEIN-SYNTHESIS; OLD RATS; DIETS

Skeletal muscle loss is observed in several physiopathological situations. Strategies to prevent, slow down, or increase recovery of muscle have already been tested. Besides exercise, nutrition, and more particularly protein nutrition based on increased amino acid, leucine or the quality of protein...