Unité de Nutrition Humaine (UNH), Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, CRNH Auvergne, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Cosucra-Groupe Warcoing S.A., 7740 Warcoing, Belgium.
Nutrients. 2023 Aug 28;15(17):3766. doi: 10.3390/nu15173766.
Aging is associated with a decline in muscle mass and function, leading to increased risk for mobility limitations and frailty. Dietary interventions incorporating specific nutrients, such as pea proteins or inulin, have shown promise in attenuating age-related muscle loss. This study aimed to investigate the effect of pea proteins given with inulin on skeletal muscle in old rats. Old male rats (20 months old) were randomly assigned to one of two diet groups for 16 weeks: a 'PEA' group receiving a pea-protein-based diet, or a 'PEA + INU' group receiving the same pea protein-based diet supplemented with inulin. Both groups showed significant postprandial stimulation of muscle p70 S6 kinase phosphorylation rate after consumption of pea proteins. However, the PEA + INU rats showed significant preservation of muscle mass with time together with decreased MuRF1 transcript levels. In addition, inulin specifically increased PGC1-α expression and key mitochondrial enzyme activities in the plantaris muscle of the old rats. These findings suggest that dietary supplementation with pea proteins in combination with inulin has the potential to attenuate age-related muscle loss. Further research is warranted to explore the underlying mechanisms and determine the optimal dosage and duration of intervention for potential translation to human studies.
衰老是与肌肉质量和功能的下降相关联的,这会导致行动受限和虚弱的风险增加。饮食干预措施,包括特定的营养物质,如豌豆蛋白或菊粉,已经显示出在减缓与年龄相关的肌肉损失方面的潜力。本研究旨在探讨在老年大鼠中添加菊粉的豌豆蛋白对骨骼肌的影响。雄性老年大鼠(20 个月大)被随机分为两组饮食组,进行 16 周的实验:一组为“PEA”组,给予豌豆蛋白为基础的饮食;另一组为“PEA + INU”组,给予相同的基于豌豆蛋白的饮食,同时补充菊粉。两组在食用豌豆蛋白后,肌肉 p70S6 激酶磷酸化率均出现明显的餐后刺激。然而,随着时间的推移,PEA + INU 组大鼠的肌肉质量明显得到保存,同时 MuRF1 转录水平下降。此外,菊粉特异性地增加了老年大鼠比目鱼肌中的 PGC1-α 表达和关键线粒体酶活性。这些发现表明,饮食中补充豌豆蛋白与菊粉相结合,具有减缓与年龄相关的肌肉损失的潜力。需要进一步的研究来探索潜在的机制,并确定最佳的干预剂量和时间,以将其转化为人类研究。