Xintong Xie , Xue Zhang , Guangliang Wei , Xiping Zhou , Huidong Chen , Zhenboyang Tang , Xiru Lin , Chunyan Huang , Jiqiang Wu , Ping Wang , Chengsong He , Yue He , Jie Chen
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Abstract
Osteoporosis is the leading cause of fractures in the elderly, and metabolic changes, including elevated levels of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), have been implicated in its pathogenesis. This study explores the impact of high BCAAs levels on bone health. After feeding mice a diet containing twice the normal BCAAs levels for six months, serum BCAAs levels were elevated, and trabecular bone density decreased. In vivo experiments revealed that high concentrations of BCAAs adversely affected the microstructure of bone in mice, and further targeted metabolomics analysis suggested impaired energy metabolism, potentially associated with “carbohydrate digestion and absorption,” “starch and sucrose metabolism,” and “riboflavin metabolism.” In vitro experiments showed that BCAAs inhibited the proliferation, osteogenic differentiation, and glycolysis of MC3T3-E1 cells, possibly through the regulation of HIF-1α and GLUT1. Excessive BCAAs may reduce bone mass and increase the risk of osteoporosis.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Functional Foods continues with the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review. We give authors the possibility to publish their top-quality papers in a well-established leading journal in the food and nutrition fields. The Journal will keep its rigorous criteria to screen high impact research addressing relevant scientific topics and performed by sound methodologies.
The Journal of Functional Foods aims to bring together the results of fundamental and applied research into healthy foods and biologically active food ingredients.
The Journal is centered in the specific area at the boundaries among food technology, nutrition and health welcoming papers having a good interdisciplinary approach. The Journal will cover the fields of plant bioactives; dietary fibre, probiotics; functional lipids; bioactive peptides; vitamins, minerals and botanicals and other dietary supplements. Nutritional and technological aspects related to the development of functional foods and beverages are of core interest to the journal. Experimental works dealing with food digestion, bioavailability of food bioactives and on the mechanisms by which foods and their components are able to modulate physiological parameters connected with disease prevention are of particular interest as well as those dealing with personalized nutrition and nutritional needs in pathological subjects.