ワタナベ ナカミチ    WATANABE Nakamichi
   渡辺 睦行
   所属
食健康科学部 健康デザイン学科
 
女性健康科学研究所 所属教員
 
生活機構研究科 生活科学研究専攻
 
生活機構研究科 生活機構学専攻
   職種
教授
言語種別 英語
発行・発表の年月 2013
形態種別 学術雑誌
査読 査読あり
標題 Effects of dietary citric acid on metabolic indicators and gene expression in the skeletal muscles of fasted mice
執筆形態 共著
掲載誌名 Food and Nutrition Sciences
巻・号・頁 4(11),pp.1114-1119
著者・共著者 Yurie Hara, Nakamichi Watanabe
概要 Citric acid is recognized and utilized as a dietary supplement for its ability to eliminate fatigue. However, the molecular and cellular mechanism underlying this effect has not been elucidated. This study investigated the effect of intragastric citric acid administration on the energy metabolism and gene expression in the skeletal muscles of mice that had been fasted without exercise, using biochemical analyses of metabolic indicators and DNA microarrays. Expression of the genes involved in the glycolysis, tricarboxylic acid cycle and beta-oxidation of fatty acids were not affected by citric acid administration. However, citric acid increased the level of blood glucose and expression of the phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase gene. These results indicate that citric acid ingestion may eliminate fatigue by promoting gluconeogenesis.