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Skeletal Muscle Adaptations to Peptide-Supplemented Resistance Exercise Training

2026年8月19日 更新者:Nathan Hodson、University of Birmingham

The Effects of an Innovative Novel Bioactive Peptide Supplement on Skeletal Muscle Anabolism, Autophagy, and Adaptations to Long Term Full Body Resistance Exercise Training in Young Healthy Individuals

Skeletal muscle size, an important metabolic tissue, is governed by the balance between two opposing processes, muscle protein synthesis and muscle protein breakdown. In response to long-term resistance exercise (weightlifting), skeletal muscle growth is commonly observed and it is believed that this is due to increases in muscle protein synthesis which leads to a positive net protein balance stimulating muscle growth. Due to its links to overall metabolic health, maximising muscle growth in response to resistance exercise training has become a significant focus in recent times, with various dietary supplements proposed due to their additive effects on muscle growth with resistance training. Protein supplementation, most commonly whey protein, is the most popular dietary supplement utilised by individuals completing resistance exercise training, however, more recent research has suggested that specific components of whey protein, as well as other foodstuffs, have the potential to individually activate growth pathways within skeletal muscle.

This study will investigate whether daily supplementation with a combination of these compounds is able to produce greater muscle growth, compared to a placebo, when combined with resistance exercise training. We will also investigate whether this supplement can also produce greater increase in strength as well as studying the potential mechanisms behind any of these preferential adaptations in muscle samples which will be collected before and after the training period.

研究概览

详细说明

Skeletal muscle plays an important role in maintaining human health and well-being, allowing movement and exercise, blood sugar regulation, providing protection from falls, and facilitating tasks of daily living. Strengthening the musculoskeletal system through chronic resistance exercise training can extend both life span and quality of life. Significant research has been dedicated to understanding the anabolic processes which facilitate muscle growth and strength gains during chronic resistance exercise training. It is well known that dietary protein supplementation can enhance the amount of muscle strength and size that is gained by healthy adults across ≥6 weeks of resistance training. These effects are attributed to the increased availability of amino acids which stimulate and support resistance exercise-induced muscle growth. The amino acid leucine plays a key role in initiating the growth of muscle proteins and is abundantly found within animal-based proteins. In recent years, there has been an increase in other commercially available dietary supplements with purported anabolic effects. These include the leucine metabolite β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB), the peptide dileucine comprising two chemically bonded leucine molecules, and peptides found to be abundant in the Fava (Broad) bean (PeptiStrong®). However, whilst there is some evidence which suggests that these supplements can enhance skeletal muscle protein synthesis when consumed in isolation, the combined impact of consuming these compounds on long term muscle growth and resistance training adaptation in young healthy individuals remains to be investigated.

Previous studies have shown that consuming Dileucine or PeptiStrong® can further stimulate the acute muscle protein synthesis response compared to more traditional supplements such as Leucine and whey protein. In addition, HMB supplementation in older males has been shown to promote thigh-lean mass gain during lower-limb resistance training. The impact of these supplements on post-resistance exercise muscle synthesis rates in younger individuals have yet to be evaluated, although, it is possible that a combined dietary supplement could enhance post-exercise muscle anabolism which, over a period of repeated resistance exercise bouts, may induce greater skeletal muscle mass and strength gains. In addition, whether supplementation with these compounds is able to regulate cellular processes which underpin changes in both muscle protein synthesis and breakdown has also not been established.

This project primarily aims to determine whether an innovative bioactive peptide supplement can enhance skeletal muscle adaptations to 8-weeks of resistance training in healthy, young, untrained individuals when compared to a placebo. In addition, this study aims to investigate whether long term resistance exercise training alters human skeletal muscle autophagic flux by utilising a novel ex-vivo autophagic flux assay.

研究类型

介入性

注册 (估计的)

24

阶段

  • 不适用

联系人和位置

本节提供了进行研究的人员的详细联系信息,以及有关进行该研究的地点的信息。

学习联系方式

学习地点

    • Birmingham
      • Birmingham、Birmingham、英国、B15 2TT
        • 招聘中
        • School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham
        • 接触:
        • 首席研究员:
          • Nathan Hodson, PhD
        • 副研究员:
          • Jennifer Barrett, PhD
        • 副研究员:
          • Jordan Acheson, MSc
        • 接触:

参与标准

研究人员寻找符合特定描述的人,称为资格标准。这些标准的一些例子是一个人的一般健康状况或先前的治疗。

资格标准

适合学习的年龄

  • 成人

接受健康志愿者

是的

描述

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged 18-35 years
  • Body Mass Index (BMI, calculated by research team based on height and weight) between 18.5-27.4 kg.m-2
  • Meeting UK physical activity guidelines (150 mins moderate or 75 mins vigorous activity/week)
  • Not currently participating in structured progressive resistance exercise training or have regularly participated in previous 6 months
  • In good health, being free from disease or conditions (e.g., Type-II diabetes, hyper/hypothyroidism, irritable bowel syndrome, polycystic ovary syndrome) which influence skeletal muscle metabolism or digestion (self-declared)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have an allergy to ingredients of the supplement or placebo supplement (e.g., legume/bean, corn allergies)
  • Have used dietary supplements which are known to affect skeletal muscle recovery and exercise adaptations (e.g., creatine) within the previous month
  • Are a smoker/vaper or have a history of smoking/vaping in previous year
  • Have a respiratory condition (e.g., asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
  • Using hormone therapy (not including birth control), anabolic steroids, or recreational drugs
  • Are pregnant or currently breastfeeding
  • Are currently trying to conceive a child
  • Have any injury or body weakness which prevents participation in full body resistance exercise
  • Have a known allergy to lidocaine

学习计划

本节提供研究计划的详细信息,包括研究的设计方式和研究的衡量标准。

研究是如何设计的?

设计细节

  • 主要用途:其他
  • 分配:随机化
  • 介入模型:并行分配
  • 屏蔽:三倍

武器和干预

参与者组/臂
干预/治疗
有源比较器:Supplement

The supplement will comprise 5 active ingredients: 1) Dileucine (Peptide 185™, 2g/serving), comprising two chemically bonded leucine amino acid molecules which are commonly found within animal protein sources, 2) PeptiStrong®( 2.4g/serving), a trademarked hydrolysed Broad Bean (Vicia faba) protein extract, 3) Calcium β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate monohydrate (myHMB®, 1.5g/serving), a leucine metabolite in its calcium salt form, 4) Creatine monohydrate (5g/serving), a well-researched dietary supplement which increases muscle strength and power by improving cellular energy availability, and 5) PepForm® creatine monohydrate (1g/serving), a trademarked creatine monohydrate product which is purported to enhance creatine bioavailability by binding creatine with peptides derived from whey protein.

The supplement will be consumed daily throughout the 8-week training period - in the morning on non-training days and within 30 minutes of completing training session on training days.

The intervention involves undertaking 3 supervised, in person, training sessions per week for 8 weeks, which are designed to increase muscle mass and strength of all major muscle groups. Each session will involve performing 7 different exercises in the order of a seated chest press, standing overhead press, bent-over row, 45-degree leg press, knee extension, seated hamstring curl, and a seated calf press. For each exercise, participants perform 4 working sets to volitional failure with 75% 1RM with a two-minute rest period will be given between sets. Resistance exercise loads will be adjusted between sets to ensure that participants consistently reach volitional failure between 8-12 repetitions and reset during week 5 when interim 1RM tests are undertaken. Throughout this period, participant will consume their assigned supplement daily either in the morning on non-training days or within 30 mins of training on training days.
Participant's body composition will be determined through a full body DEXA scan before and after the intervention. They will have their height and weight determined prior to this scan to confirm their BMI and to calibrate the DEXA machine. The DEXA scan involves resting supine for approximately 20 minutes whilst the machine utilises a low dose of ionising radiation to estimate the total amount of fat mass and fat-free (lean) mass. The distribution of these is also determined across different body segments. The dosage of radiation is approximately 10 micro-Sieverts (µSv), which is far lower than the 80µSv airline passengers are typically exposed to during a single transatlantic flight. Scans will be conducted in line with IRMER regulations/guidelines by an appropriately trained individual.
Before and after the 8-week training intervention, a skeletal muscle (vastus lateralis) biopsy sample will be obtained from participants. This will be completed by a trained individual, in sterile conditions and under local anaesthetic using the Bergstrom needle technique modified for suction. These will be immediately processed and stored for subsequent analysis following intervention completion by all participants.
Before and after the 8 week training intervention, a single 10ml venous blood sample will be collected from participant's antecubital vein. Serum and plasma will be subsequently isolated from the sample and stored for future analysis.
This uses an isokinetic dynamometer to determine the peak amount of force that the leg extensor (thigh) muscles can produce during a voluntary muscle contraction. Participants will be required to sit on a padded dynameter chair with their lower legs naturally hanging over the edge of the chair, bent at a 90-degree angle. On each attempt, participants will be asked to cross their arms over their upper body and, following a count of 3 seconds, to kick as hard and as fast as possible into the stationary shin pad for 5 seconds, with peak force recorded during each attempt. This will be completed before and after the 8 week training/supplement intervention.
Participants will next complete 1RM strength tests for 7 different resistance exercises before, mid-way and after the intervention. Each exercise will target different areas of the body and will be performed throughout the 8-week training programme. These include a seated chest press, standing overhead press, bent-over row, 45-degree leg press, knee extension, seated hamstring curl, and seated calf press. This involves lifting progressively increasing loads for each exercise until a single repetition can no longer be completed with correct form. Attempts will be separated by a rest interval of 2 minutes.
Participants will have their vastus lateralis muscle thickness and cross-sectional area measured via an Ultrasound scan. They will be asked to lie still on a medical examination couch whilst a member of the research team locates the position of their greater trochanter and lateral condyle of the femur. The ultrasound probe will then be placed on this mark and repositioned vertically to identify the medial and lateral borders of the VL. The midpoint of these locations will be marked and the distance between the superficial and deep aponeuroses of the VL muscle will be measured to quantify VL muscle thickness. A wide-view image spanning the entire cross-section of the vastus lateralis will also be obtained for cross-sectional area assessment.
Participants will be asked to record a 3-day weighted food diary on weeks 1, 5 and 8 of the resistance training programme. The choice of days will be at the participants discretion but must include 2 weekdays and 1 weekend day to account for dietary variation throughout the week. On these days, they will be required to record all food and drink consumed which contains calories, including the weight/volume and branding. Food diaries will be analysed for macronutrient and caloric intake. This data will be used to determine whether participant's diets, especially protein intake, remains relatively stable throughout the interventional period. Full instructions on how to properly record a weighted food diary will be provided by the research team at the start of the training period. Depending on participant preference, diaries may be recorded physically within a provided logbook or electronically using a mobile application (MyFitnessPal). Weighing scales will be provided by the research team
In a double-blind manner, participants will be randomised to supplement or placebo cohorts. Assigned supplements will be consumed daily across the 8-week intervention either in the morning on non-training days or with 30 minutes of training on training days. The placebo will contain maltodextrin carbohydrate, whereas the supplement will comprise 5 active ingredients: 1) Dileucine (Peptide 185™, 2g/serving), 2) PeptiStrong®( 2.4g/serving), a trademarked hydrolysed Broad Bean (Vicia faba) protein extract, 3) Calcium β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate monohydrate (myHMB®, 1.5g/serving), a leucine metabolite in its calcium salt form, 4) Creatine monohydrate (5g/serving), , and 5) PepForm® creatine monohydrate (1g/serving), a trademarked creatine monohydrate product where creatine is bound to peptides derived from whey proteins. Supplements will be provided in opaque contained withs instructions to add one scoop (provided) of supplement/placebo to 300ml water.
安慰剂比较:Placebo
The placebo will contain 12g maltodextrin per serving and is taste and colour matched to the active comparator. The placebo will be consumed daily throughout the 8-week training period - in the morning on non-training days and within 30 minutes of completing training session on training days.
The intervention involves undertaking 3 supervised, in person, training sessions per week for 8 weeks, which are designed to increase muscle mass and strength of all major muscle groups. Each session will involve performing 7 different exercises in the order of a seated chest press, standing overhead press, bent-over row, 45-degree leg press, knee extension, seated hamstring curl, and a seated calf press. For each exercise, participants perform 4 working sets to volitional failure with 75% 1RM with a two-minute rest period will be given between sets. Resistance exercise loads will be adjusted between sets to ensure that participants consistently reach volitional failure between 8-12 repetitions and reset during week 5 when interim 1RM tests are undertaken. Throughout this period, participant will consume their assigned supplement daily either in the morning on non-training days or within 30 mins of training on training days.
Participant's body composition will be determined through a full body DEXA scan before and after the intervention. They will have their height and weight determined prior to this scan to confirm their BMI and to calibrate the DEXA machine. The DEXA scan involves resting supine for approximately 20 minutes whilst the machine utilises a low dose of ionising radiation to estimate the total amount of fat mass and fat-free (lean) mass. The distribution of these is also determined across different body segments. The dosage of radiation is approximately 10 micro-Sieverts (µSv), which is far lower than the 80µSv airline passengers are typically exposed to during a single transatlantic flight. Scans will be conducted in line with IRMER regulations/guidelines by an appropriately trained individual.
Before and after the 8-week training intervention, a skeletal muscle (vastus lateralis) biopsy sample will be obtained from participants. This will be completed by a trained individual, in sterile conditions and under local anaesthetic using the Bergstrom needle technique modified for suction. These will be immediately processed and stored for subsequent analysis following intervention completion by all participants.
Before and after the 8 week training intervention, a single 10ml venous blood sample will be collected from participant's antecubital vein. Serum and plasma will be subsequently isolated from the sample and stored for future analysis.
This uses an isokinetic dynamometer to determine the peak amount of force that the leg extensor (thigh) muscles can produce during a voluntary muscle contraction. Participants will be required to sit on a padded dynameter chair with their lower legs naturally hanging over the edge of the chair, bent at a 90-degree angle. On each attempt, participants will be asked to cross their arms over their upper body and, following a count of 3 seconds, to kick as hard and as fast as possible into the stationary shin pad for 5 seconds, with peak force recorded during each attempt. This will be completed before and after the 8 week training/supplement intervention.
Participants will next complete 1RM strength tests for 7 different resistance exercises before, mid-way and after the intervention. Each exercise will target different areas of the body and will be performed throughout the 8-week training programme. These include a seated chest press, standing overhead press, bent-over row, 45-degree leg press, knee extension, seated hamstring curl, and seated calf press. This involves lifting progressively increasing loads for each exercise until a single repetition can no longer be completed with correct form. Attempts will be separated by a rest interval of 2 minutes.
Participants will have their vastus lateralis muscle thickness and cross-sectional area measured via an Ultrasound scan. They will be asked to lie still on a medical examination couch whilst a member of the research team locates the position of their greater trochanter and lateral condyle of the femur. The ultrasound probe will then be placed on this mark and repositioned vertically to identify the medial and lateral borders of the VL. The midpoint of these locations will be marked and the distance between the superficial and deep aponeuroses of the VL muscle will be measured to quantify VL muscle thickness. A wide-view image spanning the entire cross-section of the vastus lateralis will also be obtained for cross-sectional area assessment.
Participants will be asked to record a 3-day weighted food diary on weeks 1, 5 and 8 of the resistance training programme. The choice of days will be at the participants discretion but must include 2 weekdays and 1 weekend day to account for dietary variation throughout the week. On these days, they will be required to record all food and drink consumed which contains calories, including the weight/volume and branding. Food diaries will be analysed for macronutrient and caloric intake. This data will be used to determine whether participant's diets, especially protein intake, remains relatively stable throughout the interventional period. Full instructions on how to properly record a weighted food diary will be provided by the research team at the start of the training period. Depending on participant preference, diaries may be recorded physically within a provided logbook or electronically using a mobile application (MyFitnessPal). Weighing scales will be provided by the research team
In a double-blind manner, participants will be randomised to supplement or placebo cohorts. Assigned supplements will be consumed daily across the 8-week intervention either in the morning on non-training days or with 30 minutes of training on training days. The placebo will contain maltodextrin carbohydrate, whereas the supplement will comprise 5 active ingredients: 1) Dileucine (Peptide 185™, 2g/serving), 2) PeptiStrong®( 2.4g/serving), a trademarked hydrolysed Broad Bean (Vicia faba) protein extract, 3) Calcium β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate monohydrate (myHMB®, 1.5g/serving), a leucine metabolite in its calcium salt form, 4) Creatine monohydrate (5g/serving), , and 5) PepForm® creatine monohydrate (1g/serving), a trademarked creatine monohydrate product where creatine is bound to peptides derived from whey proteins. Supplements will be provided in opaque contained withs instructions to add one scoop (provided) of supplement/placebo to 300ml water.

研究衡量的是什么?

主要结果指标

结果测量
措施说明
大体时间
Leg Press 1RM strength
大体时间:From enrolment to the final testing visit of the participant (~5 days following final testing session)
Maximal strength completed on a 45 degree incline, weight plate-loaded leg press machine (statistically powered primary outcome)
From enrolment to the final testing visit of the participant (~5 days following final testing session)
1RM strength for seated chest press, standing overhead press, bent-over row, 45-degree leg press, knee extension, seated hamstring curl, and standing calf press
大体时间:From enrolment to the final testing visit of the participant (~5 days following final testing session)
Maximal Strength on all other exercises completed in training sessions throughout intervention
From enrolment to the final testing visit of the participant (~5 days following final testing session)
Leg extensor MVC
大体时间:From enrolment to the final testing visit of the participant (~5 days following final testing session)
Maximal force production in a isometric knee extension movement using a dynamometer
From enrolment to the final testing visit of the participant (~5 days following final testing session)
Muscle growth/hypertrophy
大体时间:From enrolment to the final testing visit of the participant (~5 days following final testing session) for ultrasound assessments. Muscle samples will be analysed for fibre CSA from end of final participant testing until end of study date.

Assessments of muscle growth/hypertrophy through macro- and micro-scopic assessments:

  • B-mode ultrasound assessments of vastus lateralis cross-sectional area and thickness
  • Immunofluorescence microscopy to assess fibre-type specific changes in fibre cross-sectional area
From enrolment to the final testing visit of the participant (~5 days following final testing session) for ultrasound assessments. Muscle samples will be analysed for fibre CSA from end of final participant testing until end of study date.

次要结果测量

结果测量
措施说明
大体时间
Body Composition
大体时间:From enrolment to the final testing visit of the participant (~5 days following final testing session)
Assessment of fat mass and fat-free mass derived from Dual energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) scans
From enrolment to the final testing visit of the participant (~5 days following final testing session)
Skeletal muscle autophagic flux
大体时间:Skeletal muscle samples will be analysed from the final participant session until the study end date.
Autophagic flux will be assessed in skeletal muscle samples utilising an ex-vivo assay followed by immunoblotting
Skeletal muscle samples will be analysed from the final participant session until the study end date.
Lysosome and autophagy-related protein content
大体时间:Skeletal muscle samples will be analysed from the final participant session until the study end date.
Assessed via immunoblotting with validated antibodies
Skeletal muscle samples will be analysed from the final participant session until the study end date.
Autophagic and anabolic signalling processes (phosphorylation events, translocation, colocalization)
大体时间:Skeletal muscle samples will be analysed from the final participant session until the study end date.
Assessed via immunoblotting and/or immunofluorescence with validated antibodies
Skeletal muscle samples will be analysed from the final participant session until the study end date.
Satellite Cell Content
大体时间:Skeletal muscle samples will be analysed from the final participant session until the study end date.
Assessed via immunofluorescence microscopy staining for PAX7 protein
Skeletal muscle samples will be analysed from the final participant session until the study end date.

合作者和调查者

在这里您可以找到参与这项研究的人员和组织。

调查人员

  • 首席研究员:Nathan Hodson、University of Birmingham

研究记录日期

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研究主要日期

学习开始 (实际的)

2026年7月14日

初级完成 (估计的)

2027年2月1日

研究完成 (估计的)

2027年12月1日

研究注册日期

首次提交

2026年8月14日

首先提交符合 QC 标准的

2026年8月14日

首次发布 (实际的)

2026年8月19日

研究记录更新

最后更新发布 (实际的)

2026年8月21日

上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新

2026年8月19日

最后验证

2026年8月1日

更多信息

与本研究相关的术语

计划个人参与者数据 (IPD)

计划共享个人参与者数据 (IPD)?

是的

IPD 计划说明

IPD used in publications arising from the project will be shared upon request

IPD 共享时间框架

IPD will be available upon request following publication of the IPD with no end date

IPD 共享访问标准

Qualified researchers with an approved scientifically sound research proposal from recognized academic, clinical, or commercial institutions can request IPD from the principal investigator. In such cases, the de-identified data long with the study protocol will be provided via a secure cloud-based research environment.

IPD 共享支持信息类型

  • 研究方案

药物和器械信息、研究文件

研究美国 FDA 监管的药品

不

研究美国 FDA 监管的设备产品

不

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