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Lysosomal Movement and Anabolic Resistance

NCT03032757 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2017-10-25

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Summary

Age-associated loss of muscle mass, termed sarcopenia, is strongly associated with functional impairment and physical disability in the elderly. Maintenance or growth of muscle mass is mainly driven by increased muscle protein synthesis (i.e. the generation of new muscle protein) in response to exercise and feeding. However, several investigations have shown that elderly individuals have a blunted protein synthetic response following protein intake. This inability of the elderly to properly respond to growth stimuli has been termed anabolic resistance and plays a significant role in the development of sarcopenia. However, the precise mechanisms underpinning anabolic resistance are unknown.

It is well established that muscle protein synthesis at the molecular level is regulated by a cellular protein complex called mTORC1. When exposed to a growth stimulus, mTORC1 has been shown to associate with lysosomes, i.e. the intracellular organelles responsible for the breakdown of cellular proteins, and subsequently moving towards the cell periphery.

This movement of lysosome-associated mTORC1 within the cell is believed to be vital for the activation of protein synthesis, as inhibition of lysosomal movement blunts mTORC1 activation in response to amino acids. Thus, dysregulation of lysosomal movement in ageing muscle may represent an underlying mechanism in the development of anabolic resistance. However, this area of research is unexplored in the context of human skeletal muscle. The investigators hypothesize that dysregulation of lysosomal movement plays a central role in the development of age-associated skeletal muscle anabolic resistance.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Essential amino acids

240 mg essential amino acids per kg body weight dissolved in 500 ml of water provided after exercise.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-05-12
Primary Completion
2018-08-30
Completion
2018-08-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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