FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2021, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (7): 149-155.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-20200915-183

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Effects of Dietary Supplementation with Creatine Monohydrate and Conjugated Linoleic Acid on Muscle Fiber-Related Gene Expression and Enzyme Activities in Mice

SU Lin, LI Huijiao, HOU Yanru, ZHAO Yajuan, BAI Yanping, SUN Bing, ZHAO Lihua, JIN Ye   

  1. (College of Food Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China)
  • Online:2021-04-15 Published:2021-05-17

Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects and underlying mechanisms of dietary supplementation with creatine monohydrate (CMH) and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on muscle fiber-related gene expression and enzyme activities in rats. Totally 40 healthy female Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups coded A to E. Group A was fed a basic diet as the control group, group B the basic diet supplemented with 0.5% CMH, group C the basic diet supplemented with 1% CMH, group D the basic diet supplemented with 0.5% CLA , and group E the basic diet supplemented with 1% CLA. The feeding period lasted for four weeks. Compared to group A, group B showed a significant decrease in daily feed intake (P < 0.05), and a significant increase in the mRNA expression of myosin heavy chain IIa (MyHC IIa) and MyHC IIb, peroxisome-activated receptor coactivator 1α (PGC-1α), myocyte enhancer factor 2C (MEF2C), glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4), and succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) activity (P < 0.05); group C presented a significant decrease in daily feed intake (P < 0.05), and a significant increase in the mRNA expression of MyHC IIb, MEF2C and GLUT4 (P < 0.05). Compared to group A, group D showed a significant decrease daily feed intake and the mRNA expression of MyHC IIx (P < 0.05), and a significant increase in the mRNA expression of MyHC IIa and PGC-1α, and the activity of SDH, malate dehydrogenase, adenosine 5’-monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) (P < 0.05); group E exhibited a significant decrease in daily feed intake, lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) activity and the mRNA expression of MEF2C (P < 0.05), and a significant increase in the mRNA expression of MyHC I, MyHC IIa, PGC-1α and GLUT4, as well as SDH activity (P < 0.05). In summary, dietary supplementation with CMH or CLA activated AMPK in the muscle tissue of rats and increased the oxidative metabolism-related enzyme activities, up-regulated the mRNA expression of the muscle fiber-related genes PGC-1α, MEF2C and GLUT4, and enhanced the energy required for oxidative metabolism in muscle, thereby altering muscle fiber types.

Key words: creatine monohydrate; conjugated linoleic acid; muscle fiber type; enzymatic activity; muscle fiber type-related genes

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