Muscle histidine-containing dipeptides are elevated by glucose intolerance in both rodents and men.

Muscle carnosine and its methylated form anserine are histidine-containing dipeptides. Both dipeptides have the ability to quench reactive carbonyl species and previous studies have shown that endogenous tissue levels are decreased in chronic diseases, such as diabetes.Rodent study: Skeletal muscles...

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Main Authors: Sanne Stegen, Inge Everaert, Louise Deldicque, Silvia Vallova, Barbora de Courten, Barbara Ukropcova, Jozef Ukropec, Wim Derave
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4372406?pdf=render