anticatabolic

noun A nutritional supplement (e.g., glutamine) that allegedly reduces the breakdown of proteins and muscle mass.

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This study continues to differentiate these two established osteoporosis treatments with different mechanisms of action and further contrasts the anticatabolic action of zoledronic acid and the anabolic action of teriparatide on all three bone surfaces," said David W.

Lilly Announces New Data Further Exploring Mechanistic Differences Between FORTEO (teriparatide [rDNA origin] injection) and Zoledronic Acid

In addition, Optipep delivers high levels of essential branched chain amino acids (BCAAs), which exert an anticatabolic effect by reducing the breakdown of protein and protecting muscle tissue.

Building muscle and strength with whey protein

It was shown to offer a strong anticatabolic effect not noticed with fast digesting whey protein, and actually fostered a much more positive overall net protein balance in comparison.

Sports nutrition: past, present and future: in order to understand where this market is headed it's important to know where it's been

Pharmacological agents are classified into anticatabolic (bisphosphonates, raloxifene, estrogen, calcitonin) and anabolic agents (teriparatide) depending on their effects on bone remodeling and with respect to the mechanisms of fracture reduction.

Osteoporosis in Indians

Because most of the current effective therapies are anticatabolic, major efforts have been concentrated on identifying bone resorption markers (1).

Evaluation of a fully automated serum assay for total N-terminal propeptide of type I collagen in postmenopausal osteoporosis

Hydroxymethylbutyrate may have effects on the metabolism of leucine and glutamine and perhaps other anabolic and anticatabolic amino acids, or may decrease gluconeogenesis and the subsequent oxidatio n of amino acids in the intracellular amino acid pool and catabolism of skeletal muscle cellular protein (8).

Supplementation during exercise can have anticatabolic or tissue-sparing effects.

Four Principles of Rational Nutrition

As an anabolic (protein building) and anticatabolic (protein sparing) agent, Serostim therapy results in a significant increase in lean body mass and weight, with a decrease in body fat.

HIV/AIDS Wasting Treatment, Serostim(R), Serono's Human Growth Hormone (rDNA Origin), Approved in Canada

an anticatabolic effect based on an antiglucocorticoid action [12].

Endocrine aspects of anabolic steroids

As an anticatabolic (protein sparing) and anabolic (protein building) agent, Serostim therapy addresses the metabolic derangement of AIDS wasting, resulting in a significant increase of lean body mass and weight.

Serono Laboratories Launches Serostim, Human Growth Hormone (rDNA Origin), for the Treatment of AIDS Wasting

Serostim [somatropin (rDNA origin) for injection] is an anabolic and anticatabolic agent which exerts its influence by interacting with specific receptors on a variety of cell types including myocytes, hepatocytes, adipocytes, lymphocytes, and hematopoietic cells.

Serostim, Serono's Human Growth Hormone (rDNA Origin) for Aids Wasting, Receives FDA Clearance to Market