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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2011 Jan;300(1):E231-42.
doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00513.2010. Epub 2010 Nov 2.

Whey and casein labeled with L-[1-13C]leucine and muscle protein synthesis: effect of resistance exercise and protein ingestion

Søren Reitelseder  1 , Jakob Agergaard, Simon Doessing, Ida C Helmark, Peter Lund, Niels B Kristensen, Jan Frystyk, Allan Flyvbjerg, Peter Schjerling, Gerrit van Hall, Michael Kjaer, Lars Holm
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Whey and casein labeled with L-[1-13C]leucine and muscle protein synthesis: effect of resistance exercise and protein ingestion

Søren Reitelseder et al. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Jan.
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Abstract

Muscle protein turnover following resistance exercise and amino acid availability are relatively well described. By contrast, the beneficial effects of different sources of intact proteins in relation to exercise need further investigation. Our objective was to compare muscle anabolic responses to a single bolus intake of whey or casein after performance of heavy resistance exercise. Young male individuals were randomly assigned to participate in two protein trials (n = 9) or one control trial (n = 8). Infusion of l-[1-(13)C]leucine was carried out, and either whey, casein (0.3 g/kg lean body mass), or a noncaloric control drink was ingested immediately after exercise. l-[1-(13)C]leucine-labeled whey and casein were used while muscle protein synthesis (MPS) was assessed. Blood and muscle tissue samples were collected to measure systemic hormone and amino acid concentrations, tracer enrichments, and myofibrillar protein synthesis. Western blots were used to investigate the Akt signaling pathway. Plasma insulin and branched-chain amino acid concentrations increased to a greater extent after ingestion of whey compared with casein. Myofibrillar protein synthesis was equally increased 1-6 h postexercise after whey and casein intake, both of which were higher compared with control (P < 0.05). Phosphorylation of Akt and p70(S6K) was increased after exercise and protein intake (P < 0.05), but no differences were observed between the types of protein except for total 4E-BP1, which was higher after whey intake than after casein intake (P < 0.05). In conclusion, whey and casein intake immediately after resistance exercise results in an overall equal MPS response despite temporal differences in insulin and amino acid concentrations and 4E-BP1.

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  • A comparison of whey to caseinate.
    Phillips SM. Phillips SM. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Mar;300(3):E610; author reply E611-2. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00647.2010. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2011. PMID: 21357461 No abstract available.

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