2019
DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2019.00135
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Can the Skeletal Muscle Carnosine Response to Beta-Alanine Supplementation Be Optimized?

Abstract: Carnosine is an abundant histidine-containing dipeptide in human skeletal muscle and formed by beta-alanine and L-histidine. It performs various physiological roles during exercise and has attracted strong interest in recent years with numerous investigations focused on increasing its intramuscular content to optimize its potential ergogenic benefits. Oral beta-alanine ingestion increases muscle carnosine content although large variation in response to supplementation exists and the amount of ingested beta-ala… Show more

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“…Furthermore, we optimised both the dosage and the duration of supplementation in order to increase the muscle carnosine response to BA supplementation. 79 In addition, 3.2 g of BA per day for a duration of 8–10 weeks will result in a cumulative dose of 179–224 g of BA, which will lead to significantly augmented muscle carnosine concentrations (>40%). 80 The protocols also embody other factors that can lead to greater muscle carnosine gains, such as supplement formulation (slow-release formula), ingestion timing in relation to meals (coingestion with breakfast and lunch) and exercise (NLPE or NMES training programme as part of PR).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Furthermore, we optimised both the dosage and the duration of supplementation in order to increase the muscle carnosine response to BA supplementation. 79 In addition, 3.2 g of BA per day for a duration of 8–10 weeks will result in a cumulative dose of 179–224 g of BA, which will lead to significantly augmented muscle carnosine concentrations (>40%). 80 The protocols also embody other factors that can lead to greater muscle carnosine gains, such as supplement formulation (slow-release formula), ingestion timing in relation to meals (coingestion with breakfast and lunch) and exercise (NLPE or NMES training programme as part of PR).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, we hypothesize that iAUC is presumably the most important measure, as iAUC represents the concentration over time above baseline levels. The current dogma is that the increase of carnosine in muscle depends on the bioavailability of β-alanine in muscle [8]. β-alanine is mainly transported into muscle by the taurine transporter, TauT.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although higher doses have occasionally been investigated [7], the current dosing recommendation for β-alanine is to supplement a single fixed dosage of about 800-1600 mg, three or four times a day [8]. However, occasionally, weight-relative dosages have also been used [9][10][11].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, it seems that the largest gains in MCarn are attained in the earlier phases of supplementation (see Figure 4). It would be of interest to identify if strategies such as meal co-ingestion [33], intake in proximity to training [39] or intake in slow-release capsules [35] can influence the early response to supplementation [14] and whether this, in turn, meaningfully impacts exercise performance.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It seems that substantial amounts of BA are required to increase MCarn content, with most studies using doses of approximately 3.2 – 6.4 g·day -1 , for periods ranging from 4 – 24 weeks. But many questions about the nature of the muscle carnosine response to BA supplementation remain open, and substantial research efforts are being made to refine BA dosing strategies in order to optimize its efficacy and applicability [14]. For example, inter-individual variation in response to supplementation is high [12], yet little is known about what factors underpin this [15].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%