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Influence of dietary creatine supplementation on muscle phosphocreatine kinetics during knee-extensor exercise in humans.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19211722     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We hypothesized that increasing skeletal muscle total creatine (Cr) content through dietary Cr supplementation would result in slower muscle phosphocreatine concentration ([PCr]) kinetics, as assessed using (31)P magnetic resonance spectroscopy, following the onset and offset of both moderate-intensity (Mod) and heavy-intensity (Hvy) exercise. Seven healthy males (age 29 +/- 6 yr, mean +/- SD) completed a series of square-wave transitions to Mod and Hvy knee extensor exercise inside the bore of a 1.5-T superconducting magnet both before and after a 5-day period of Cr loading (4x 5 g/day of creatine monohydrate). Cr supplementation resulted in an approximately 8% increase in the resting muscle [PCr]-to-[ATP] ratio (4.66 +/- 0.27 vs. 5.04 +/- 0.22; P < 0.05), consistent with a significant increase in muscle total Cr content consequent to the intervention. The time constant for muscle [PCr] kinetics was increased following Cr loading for Mod exercise (control: 15 +/- 8 vs. Cr: 25 +/- 9 s; P < 0.05) and subsequent recovery (control: 14 +/- 8 vs. Cr: 27 +/- 8 s; P < 0.05) and for Hvy exercise (control: 54 +/- 18 vs. Cr: 72 +/- 30 s; P < 0.05), but not for subsequent recovery (control: 41 +/- 11 vs. Cr: 44 +/- 6 s). The magnitude of the increase in [PCr] following Cr loading was correlated (P < 0.05) with the extent of the slowing of the [PCr] kinetics for the moderate off-transient (r = 0.92) and the heavy on-transient (r = 0.71). These data demonstrate, for the first time in humans, that an increase in muscle [PCr] results in a slowing of [PCr] dynamics in exercise and subsequent recovery.
Authors:
Andrew M Jones; Daryl P Wilkerson; Jonathan Fulford
Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article     Date:  2009-02-11
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology     Volume:  296     ISSN:  0363-6119     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol.     Publication Date:  2009 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-03-27     Completed Date:  2009-06-05     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100901230     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  R1078-87     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon EX1 2 LU, UK. a.m.jones@exeter.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adenosine Diphosphate / metabolism
Adenosine Triphosphate / metabolism
Adult
Creatine / administration & dosage*,  metabolism
Dietary Supplements*
Exercise*
Humans
Kinetics
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Male
Muscle Contraction*
Muscle Fatigue / drug effects
Muscle, Skeletal / drug effects*,  metabolism
Oxidative Phosphorylation / drug effects
Phosphocreatine / metabolism*
Phosphorus Isotopes
Recovery of Function / drug effects
Young Adult
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Phosphorus Isotopes; 56-65-5/Adenosine Triphosphate; 57-00-1/Creatine; 58-64-0/Adenosine Diphosphate; 67-07-2/Phosphocreatine

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