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ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2019

The Strong Antioxidant Sheep/Goat Whey Protein Protects Against mTOR Overactivation in Rats: A Mode of Action Mimicking Fasting.

Efthalia Kerasioti, Aristidis Veskoukis, Christina Virgiliou, Georgios Theodoridis, Ioannis Taitzoglou, Dimitrios Kouretas

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Article in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Efthalia KerasiotiDepartment of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Viopolis, Mezourlo, 41500 Larissa, Greece. e-f-thalia@hotmail.com.
Aristidis VeskoukisDepartment of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Viopolis, Mezourlo, 41500 Larissa, Greece. veskoukis@uth.gr.
Christina VirgiliouLaboratory of Analytical Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece. cr_virgi@hotmail.com.
Georgios TheodoridisLaboratory of Analytical Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece. gtheodor@chem.auth.gr.ORCID 0000-0002-2015-108X
Ioannis TaitzoglouSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece. jotai@vet.auth.gr.
Dimitrios KouretasDepartment of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Viopolis, Mezourlo, 41500 Larissa, Greece. dkouret@uth.gr.
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · GRUniversity of Thessaly · GR

Funding

State Scholaship Foundation 2016-050-0503-7344
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Whey protein, a by-product of the cheese industry, can be putatively used as a functional food due to its beneficial health properties. The main objective of the present study was to assess in vivo the effect of a sheep/goat whey protein on the plasma amino acid profile and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), a regulator of skeletal myogenesis. A control group was fed with a standard commercial diet while the experimental group received a standard commercial diet plus sheep/goat whey protein for 28 days. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was conducted to determine plasma amino acid levels while the expression of p70-S6 Kinase 1 (p70-S6K1) in liver and quadriceps muscles was quantified and used as a biomarker of mTOR activity. The results obtained showed a decrease in the levels of essential and branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) in the experimental group. Furthermore, p70-S6K1 expression was decreased in the liver of rats consumed whey protein. In conclusion, the reduction of amino acid levels and the concomitant inactivation of mTOR imply that whey could potentially act protectively against disorders induced by mTOR overactivation. Intriguingly, this mode of action mimics fasting, an approach with established advantageous health effects.

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amino acidsdiseasefastingmTORsheep/goat whey protein

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PMID30909557
PMCPMC6466539
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