Insulinotropic and muscle protein synthetic effects of branched-chain amino acids: Potential therapy for type 2 diabetes and sarcopenia

Nutrients

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1664-1678

  Manders, Ralph J ^a   Little, Jonathan P ^b   Forbes, Scott C ^c   Candow, Darren G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Insulin secretion; Leucine; Protein synthesis; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; CASEIN; GLUCOSE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; MUSCLE PROTEIN; PHENYLALANINE; VALINE;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; INSULIN LIKE ACTIVITY; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE METABOLISM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84870587323     PISSN: 20726643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu4111664     Document Type: Review

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