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Urinary hydroxyproline is only suitable as a biomarker for acute intake, upt to 6 hours post ingestion of collagen proteins in "free-living", healthy, active males
Alcock, Rebekah D. Shaw, Gregory C. Tee, Nicolin Welvaert, Marijke Burke, Louise M.
Alcock, Rebekah D.
Shaw, Gregory C.
Tee, Nicolin
Welvaert, Marijke
Burke, Louise M.
Abstract
The urinary excretion of hydroxyproline (Hyp), abundant in collagen protein, may serve as a biomarker of habitual collagen intake, assisting with investigations of current interest in the role of dietary collagen intake in supporting the synthesis of collagenous body tissues. This study investigated the time course of urinary Hyp excretion in “free-living,” healthy, active males following the ingestion of a standardized bolus (20 g) of collagenous (gelatin and a hydrolyzed collagen powder) and dairy (calcium caseinate and hydrolyzed casein) proteins. The excretion of Hyp was assessed over a 24-hr period, separated into three collection periods: 0–6, 6–12, and 12–24 hr. Hyp was elevated for 0–6 hr after the consumption of collagen-containing supplements (gelatin 31.3 ± 8.8 mmol/mol and hydrolyzed collagen 33.7 ± 22.0 mmol/mol vs. baseline: gelatin 2.4 ± 1.7 mmol/mol and hydrolyzed collagen 2.8 ± 1.5 mmol/mol; p < .05), but not for the dairy protein supplements (calcium caseinate 3.4 ± 1.7 mmol/mol and hydrolyzed casein 4.0 ± 3.7 mmol/mol; p > .05). Therefore, urinary Hyp reflects an acute intake of collagenous protein, but is not suitable as a biomarker for quantifying habitual collagen intake, provided through regular dietary practices in “free-living,” healthy, active males.
Keywords
connective tissue, gelatin, ligament, nutrition, tendon
Date
2019
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Journal article
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International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism
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29
Issue
5
Page Range
461-465
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Centre for Exercise and Nutrition
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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