It is widely known that branched chain amino acids (BCAA) are not only elementary
components for building muscle tissue but also participate in increasing protein synthesis in …

With regular practice, resistance exercise can lead to gains in skeletal muscle mass by
means of hypertrophy. The process of skeletal muscle fiber hypertrophy comes about as a …

Feeding stimulates robust increases in muscle protein synthesis (MPS); however, ageing
may alter the anabolic response to protein ingestion and the subsequent aminoacidaemia …

This study was designed to evaluate the effects of enriching an essential amino acid (EAA)
mixture with leucine on muscle protein metabolism in elderly and young individuals. Four (2 …

Background Nutritional supplementation may be used to treat muscle loss with aging
(sarcopenia). However, if physical activity does not increase, the elderly tend to compensate …

Key points• Essential amino acids (EAAs) stimulate increased rates of myofibrillar protein
synthesis (MPS).• Leucine is a key regulator of MPS in rodents; however, its importance …

Age-related muscle wasting (sarcopenia) is accompanied by a loss of strength which can
compromise the functional abilities of the elderly. Muscle proteins are in a dynamic …

Dietary guidelines from a variety of sources are generally congruent that an adequate
dietary protein intake for persons over the age of 19 is between 0· 8–0· 9 g protein/kg body …

BCAAs stimulate protein synthesis in in vitro preparations of skeletal muscle. Likewise, the
stimulation of protein synthesis in skeletal muscle produced by intake of a mixed meal is due …

High-performance physical activity and postexercise recovery lead to significant changes in
amino acid and protein metabolism in skeletal muscle. Central to these changes is an …