Branched-chain amino acids in cardiovascular disease

RW McGarrah, PJ White - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2023 - nature.com
Research conducted in the past 15 years has yielded crucial insights that are reshaping our
understanding of the systems physiology of branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) metabolism …

The critical role of the branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) catabolism-regulating enzymes, branched-chain aminotransferase (BCAT) and branched-chain α-keto …

A Dimou, V Tsimihodimos, E Bairaktari - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Branched chain amino acids (BCAAs), leucine, isoleucine and valine, are essential amino
acids widely studied for their crucial role in the regulation of protein synthesis mainly through …

Lifelong restriction of dietary branched-chain amino acids has sex-specific benefits for frailty and life span in mice

NE Richardson, EN Konon, HS Schuster, AT Mitchell… - Nature Aging, 2021 - nature.com
Protein-restricted diets promote health and longevity in many species. While the precise
components of a protein-restricted diet that mediate the beneficial effects to longevity have …

Branched chain amino acids, aging and age-related health

DG Le Couteur, SM Solon-Biet, VC Cogger… - Ageing research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Branched chain amino acids (BCAA: leucine, valine, isoleucine) have key physiological
roles in the regulation of protein synthesis, metabolism, food intake and aging. Many studies …

Differential gut microbiota and intestinal permeability between frail and healthy older adults: A systematic review

NH Rashidah, SM Lim, CF Neoh, ABA Majeed… - Ageing research …, 2022 - Elsevier
This systematic review appraised previous findings on differential gut microbiota
composition and intestinal permeability markers between frail and healthy older adults. A …

Protein restriction and branched‐chain amino acid restriction promote geroprotective shifts in metabolism

ME Trautman, NE Richardson, DW Lamming - Aging cell, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The proportion of humans suffering from age‐related diseases is increasing around the
world, and creative solutions are needed to promote healthy longevity. Recent work has …

Dietary protein and amino acid restriction: Roles in metabolic health and aging-related diseases

D Wang, J Ye, R Shi, B Zhao, Z Liu, W Lin… - Free Radical Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The prevalence of obesity is a worldwide phenomenon in all age groups and is associated
with aging-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes, as well metabolic and cardiovascular …

Frailty is characterized by biomarker patterns reflecting inflammation or muscle catabolism in multi‐morbid patients

B Kochlik, K Franz, T Henning, D Weber… - Journal of Cachexia …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Frailty development is partly dependent on multiple factors like low levels of
nutrients and high levels of oxidative stress (OS) and inflammation potentially leading to a …

The contradictory role of branched-chain amino acids in lifespan and insulin resistance

H Yao, K Li, J Wei, Y Lin, Y Liu - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs; a mixture of leucine, valine and isoleucine) have
important regulatory effects on glucose and lipid metabolism, protein synthesis and …

Association of circulating branched-chain amino acids with risk of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Wang, K Huang, F Liu, X Lu, J Huang, D Gu - Atherosclerosis, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and aims We conducted a systematic review with meta-analysis of non-
prospective and prospective clinical studies to assess the effects of circulating branched …