Dietary Aronia melanocarpa extract enhances mTORC1 signaling, but has no effect on protein synthesis and protein breakdown-related signaling, in response to resistance exercise in rat skeletal muscle

Abstract Background Ursolic acid altered muscle protein metabolism in normal and resting conditions after acute resistance exercise, suggesting that eating fruits rich in ursolic acid could enhance muscle protein synthesis and decrease muscle degradation. Aronia melanocarpa, a member of the family R...

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Main Authors: Yuhei Makanae, Satoru Ato, Kohei Kido, Satoshi Fujita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12970-019-0328-1