Anabolic response to essential amino acid plus whey protein composition is greater than whey protein alone in young healthy adultsopen access
- Authors
- Park, Sanghee; Church, David D.; Azhar, Gohar; Schutzler, Scott E.; Ferrando, Arny A.; Wolfe, Robert R.
- Issue Date
- Feb-2020
- Publisher
- BMC
- Keywords
- Essential amino acids; Whey protein; Whole body anabolic response; Fractional synthetic rate; Leucine; Stable isotope
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF SPORTS NUTRITION, v.17, no.1
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF SPORTS NUTRITION
- Volume
- 17
- Number
- 1
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/87482
- DOI
- 10.1186/s12970-020-0340-5
- ISSN
- 1550-2783
- Abstract
- Background We have determined the acute response of protein kinetics to one or two servings (6.3 g and 12.6 g) of a proprietary composition containing free-form essential amino acids (EAA) (3.2 g EAA per serving) and whey protein (2.4 g per serving), as well as the response to consumption of a popular whey-based protein supplement (Gatorade Recover) (17 g; 12.6 g protein). Methods Whole-body rates of protein synthesis, breakdown and net balance (taken to be the anabolic response) were determined using primed-constant infusions of H-2(5)-phenylalnine and H-2(2)-tyrosine. Muscle protein fractional synthetic rate (FSR) was also determined with the H-2(5)-phenylalanine tracer. Results Plasma EAA levels increased following consumption of all beverages, with the greatest response in the high-dose EAA/protein composition. Similarly, the increase in net balance between whole-body protein synthesis and breakdown was greatest following consumption of the high-dose EAA/protein composition, while the low-dose EAA/protein composition and Gatorade Recover induced similar increases in net balance. When the net balance response was normalized for the total amount of product given, the high- and low-dose EAA/protein beverages were approximately 6- and 3-fold more anabolic than the Gatorade Recover, respectively. The greater anabolic response to the EAA/protein composition was due to greater increases in whole-body protein synthesis with both doses, and a markedly greater suppression of whole-body protein breakdown in the high-dose group. Muscle protein FSR after beverage consumption reflected changes in whole-body protein synthesis, with the larger EAA/protein dose significantly increasing FSR. Conclusion We conclude that a composition of a balanced EAA formulation combined with whey protein is highly anabolic as compared to a whey protein-based recovery product, and that the response is dose-dependent.
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