β-hydroxy-β-methyl butyrate, but not α-ketoisocaproate and excess leucine, stimulates skeletal muscle protein metabolism in growing pigs fed low-protein diets

β-hydroxy-β-methyl butyrate, but not α-ketoisocaproate and excess leucine, stimulates skeletal muscle protein metabolism in growing pigs fed low-protein diets

This study aimed to investigate the effects of leucine (Leu) and its metabolites (α-ketoisocaproate (KIC) and β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB)) on muscle protein metabolism in growing pigs fed low-protein diets. 32 pigs (Large White × Landrace, 9.55 ± 0.19 kg) were divided into four groups (basal di...

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Main Authors: Yehui Duan, Fengna Li, Bo Song, Changbing Zheng, Yinzhao Zhong, Kang Xu, Xiangfeng Kong, Yulong Yin, Wence Wang, Gang Shu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
Subjects:
β-hydroxy-β-methyl butyrate
Protein synthesis
Protein degradation
Akt
Skeletal muscle
Growing pigs
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464618305486

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