AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 268, Issue 2 E328-E335, Copyright © 1995 by American Physiological Society

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Altered response of protein synthesis to nutritional state and endurance training in old rats

L. Mosoni, M. C. Valluy, B. Serrurier, J. Prugnaud, C. Obled, C. Y. Guezennec and P. P. Mirand
Laboratoire d'Etude du Metabolisme Azote, Centre de Clermont Ferrand-Theix, Saint Genes Champanelle, France.

This study was undertaken to determine whether the loss of muscle protein mass during aging could be explained by a reduced sensitivity of muscle protein synthesis to feeding and exercise. Male Wistar rats aged 12 and 24 mo were exercised by treadmill running for 4 mo. Protein synthesis was measured by the flooding dose method in tibialis anterior, soleus, and liver of conscious rested, trained rats and age-matched controls in the postprandial or in the postabsorptive state. No marked change with age could be detected in basal muscle protein synthesis. In contrast, protein synthesis was stimulated in adult but not in old rats by feeding in tibialis anterior and by exercise in soleus. In liver, protein synthesis was not modified by age but was stimulated by feeding and by exercise, which improved the response to feeding. We conclude that the impact of nutrition on muscle protein synthesis is blunted in old age, which could contribute to the age-related loss of nutrition-sensitive muscle proteins.

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