The Physiological Roles of Carnosine and β-Alanine in Exercising Human Skeletal Muscle
Matthews, Joseph J. and Artioli, Guilherme G. and Turner, Mark D. and Sale, Craig (2019) The Physiological Roles of Carnosine and β-Alanine in Exercising Human Skeletal Muscle. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 51 (10). pp. 2098-2108. ISSN 0195-9131
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Abstract
Carnosine (β-alanyl-L-histidine) plays an important role in exercise performance and skeletalmuscle homeostasis. Dietary supplementation with the rate-limiting precursor β-alanine leads to an increase in skeletal muscle carnosine content, which further potentiates its effects. There is significant interest in carnosine and β-alanine across athletic and clinical populations. Traditionally, attention has been given to performance outcomes with less focus on the underlying mechanism(s). Putative physiological roles in human skeletal muscle include acting as an intracellular pH buffer, modulating energy metabolism, regulating Ca2+ handling and myofilament sensitivity, and scavenging of reactive species. Emerging evidence shows that carnosine could also act as a cytoplasmic Ca2+–H+ exchanger and form stable conjugates with exercise-induced reactive aldehydes. The enigmatic nature of carnosine means there is still much to learn regarding its actions and applications in exercise, health, and disease. In this review, we examine the research relating to each physiological role attributed to carnosine, and its precursor β-alanine, in exercising human skeletal muscle.
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| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000002033 | ||||||
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | metabolism, buffer, fatigue, calcium, antioxidant, detoxification | ||||||
| Subjects: | CAH02 - subjects allied to medicine > CAH02-06 - allied health > CAH02-06-02 - nutrition and dietetics CAH03 - biological and sport sciences > CAH03-02 - sport and exercise sciences > CAH03-02-01 - sport and exercise sciences CAH02 - subjects allied to medicine > CAH02-05 - medical sciences > CAH02-05-04 - anatomy, physiology and pathology |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences > School of Health Sciences | ||||||
| Depositing User: | Joseph Matthews | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2020 15:56 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 12 Jan 2022 17:27 | ||||||
| URI: | https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/8931 |
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