title: Ornithine alpha-ketoglutarate: could it be a new therapeutic option for sarcopenia?
abstract: Our current knowledge on the causes of sarcopenia is still fragmentary. One of the most evident candidates to explain muscle loss in elderly includes imbalance in protein turnover, i.e. decreased muscle protein synthesis rate, notably in the post-prandial state. Nutritional strategies such as leucine supplementation, use of fast digested proteins or a pulse protein intake have been show to enhance the synthesis rate of muscle proteins in older individuals. Ornithine alpha-ketoglutarate (OKG) is a precursor of amino acids such as glutamine, arginine and proline, and increases the secretion of anabolic hormones, i.e. insulin and growth hormone. A beneficial anabolic action of OKG has been demonstrate in several pathological conditions associated with muscle loss. Therefore, OKG may be of a potential interest to modulate muscle protein metabolism and to maintain muscle mass during aging.
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR1019, Unité de Nutrition Humaine, Clermont-Ferrand, F-63000, France. swalrand@clermont.inra.fr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Walrand
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D009952:Ornithine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D036361:Peptide Hormones / Q000378:metabolism*; D055948:Sarcopenia / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D045930:Anabolic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D036361:Peptide Hormones; D019382:Human Growth Hormone; C002118:ornithine alpha-ketoglutarate; D009952:Ornithine
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