Christophe Moinard1, Servane Le Plenier2, Philippe Noirez2, Béatrice Morio3, Dominique Bonnefont-Rousselot4, Caroline Kharchi5, Arnaud Ferry6, Nathalie Neveux7, Luc Cynober7, Agathe Raynaud-Simon8. 1. Department of Experimental, Metabolic, and Clinical Biology, EA 4466, christophe.moinard@parisdescartes.fr. 2. Department of Experimental, Metabolic, and Clinical Biology, EA 4466. 3. National Institute for Agronomic Research, Mixed Research Unit 1019, Human Nutrition Unit, Human Nutrition Research Center Auvergne and Clermont Université, Université d'Auvergne, Unité de Nutrition Humaine, Clermont-Ferrand, France; 4. Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, University Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; Public Assistance of Parisian Hospital (AP-HP), Hôpitaux Universitaires Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière-Charles Foix, Service de Biochimie Métabolique, Paris, France; 5. Animalerie Centrale, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques de l'Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France; 6. National Institute for Medical Research U974, National Scientific Research Center, Mixed Research Unit 7215, Institut de Myologie, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France; 7. Department of Experimental, Metabolic, and Clinical Biology, EA 4466, Service Biochimie Interhospitalier Hôtel-Dieu et Cochin, Public Assistance of Parisian Hospital, Paris, France; and. 8. Department of Experimental, Metabolic, and Clinical Biology, EA 4466, Département de Gériatrie, Hôpitaux Universitaires Bichat et Beaujon, AP-HP, Faculté de Médecine Paris Diderot, Paris, France.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Aging is associated with profound metabolic disturbances, and citrulline may be of use to limit them. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this work was to evaluate the long-term effect of citrulline supplementation on metabolism in healthy aged rats. METHODS: Twenty-month-old male rats were randomly assigned to be fed (ad libitum) for 12 wk with either a citrulline-enriched diet (1 g ⋅ kg(-1) ⋅ d(-1)) or a standard diet [rendered isonitrogenous by addition of nonessential amino acids (NEAAs)]. Motor activity and muscle strength were measured, body composition was assessed, and muscle metabolism (protein structure, mitochondrial exploration, and transductional factors) and lipid metabolism (lipoprotein composition and sensitivity to oxidative stress) were explored. RESULTS: Compared with the NEAA-treated group, citrulline supplementation was associated with lower mortality (0% vs. 20%; P = 0.05), 9% higher lean body mass (P < 0.05), and 13% lower fat mass (P < 0.05). Compared with the NEAA-treated group, citrulline-treated rats had greater muscle mass (+14-48% depending on type of muscle; P < 0.05 for tibialis, gastrocnemius, and plantaris). Susceptibility to oxidation of lipoproteins, as measured by the maximal concentration of 7-ketocholesterol after copper-induced VLDL and LDL oxidation, was lower in citrulline-treated rats than in NEAA-treated rats (187 ± 8 μmol/L vs. 243 ± 7 μmol/L; P = 0.0005). CONCLUSIONS: Citrulline treatment in male aged rats favorably modulates body composition and protects against lipid oxidation and, thus, emerges as an interesting candidate to help prevent the aging process.
BACKGROUND: Aging is associated with profound metabolic disturbances, and citrulline may be of use to limit them. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this work was to evaluate the long-term effect of citrulline supplementation on metabolism in healthy aged rats. METHODS: Twenty-month-old male rats were randomly assigned to be fed (ad libitum) for 12 wk with either a citrulline-enriched diet (1 g ⋅ kg(-1) ⋅ d(-1)) or a standard diet [rendered isonitrogenous by addition of nonessential amino acids (NEAAs)]. Motor activity and muscle strength were measured, body composition was assessed, and muscle metabolism (protein structure, mitochondrial exploration, and transductional factors) and lipid metabolism (lipoprotein composition and sensitivity to oxidative stress) were explored. RESULTS: Compared with the NEAA-treated group, citrulline supplementation was associated with lower mortality (0% vs. 20%; P = 0.05), 9% higher lean body mass (P < 0.05), and 13% lower fat mass (P < 0.05). Compared with the NEAA-treated group, citrulline-treated rats had greater muscle mass (+14-48% depending on type of muscle; P < 0.05 for tibialis, gastrocnemius, and plantaris). Susceptibility to oxidation of lipoproteins, as measured by the maximal concentration of 7-ketocholesterol after copper-induced VLDL and LDL oxidation, was lower in citrulline-treated rats than in NEAA-treated rats (187 ± 8 μmol/L vs. 243 ± 7 μmol/L; P = 0.0005). CONCLUSIONS:Citrulline treatment in male aged rats favorably modulates body composition and protects against lipid oxidation and, thus, emerges as an interesting candidate to help prevent the aging process.
Authors: Daniel J Ham; Benjamin G Gleeson; Annabel Chee; Dale M Baum; Marissa K Caldow; Gordon S Lynch; René Koopman Journal: PLoS One Date: 2015-10-29 Impact factor: 3.240
Authors: Lars Stechemesser; Sebastian K Eder; Andrej Wagner; Wolfgang Patsch; Alexandra Feldman; Michael Strasser; Simon Auer; David Niederseer; Ursula Huber-Schönauer; Bernhard Paulweber; Stephan Zandanell; Sandra Ruhaltinger; Daniel Weghuber; Elisabeth Haschke-Becher; Christoph Grabmer; Eva Rohde; Christian Datz; Thomas K Felder; Elmar Aigner Journal: Mol Metab Date: 2016-10-31 Impact factor: 7.422