Creatine and creatinine metabolism

M Wyss, R Kaddurah-Daouk - Physiological reviews, 2000 - journals.physiology.org
The goal of this review is to present a comprehensive survey of the many intriguing facets of
creatine (Cr) and creatinine metabolism, encompassing the pathways and regulation of Cr …

Biomarkers of peripheral muscle fatigue during exercise

J Finsterer - BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2012 - Springer
Background Biomarkers of peripheral muscle fatigue (BPMFs) are used to offer insights into
mechanisms of exhaustion during exercise in order to detect abnormal fatigue or to detect …

Is creatine kinase responsible for fatigue? Studies of isolated skeletal muscle deficient in creatine kinase

AJ Dahlstedt, A Katz, BE Wieringa… - The FASEB …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Creatine kinase (CK) is a key enzyme for maintaining a constant ATP/ADP ratio during rapid
energy turnover. To investigate the role of CK in skeletal muscle fatigue, we used isolated …

The phosphocreatine circuit: molecular and cellular physiology of creatine kinases, sensitivity to free radicals, and enhancement by creatine supplementation

T Wallimann, M Tokarska‐Schlattner… - … : Energy for life, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence for the important physiological role of the creatine kinase (CK)–phosphocreatine
(PCr) system in energy homeostasis in sarcomeric muscle, brain, and other organs of high …

Structure–activity relationships in rodent diaphragm muscle fibers vs. neuromuscular junctions

DC Sieck, WZ Zhan, YH Fang, LG Ermilov… - Respiratory physiology …, 2012 - Elsevier
The diaphragm muscle (DIAm) is a highly active muscle of mixed fiber type composition. We
hypothesized that consistent with greater activation history and proportion of fatigue …

Role of creatine kinase isoenzymes on muscular and cardiorespiratory endurance: genetic and molecular evidence

M Echegaray, MA Rivera - Sports Medicine, 2001 - Springer
The ability to perform well in activities that require muscular and cardiorespiratory
endurance is a trait influenced, in a considerable part, by the genetic makeup of individuals …

Phosphotransfer dynamics in skeletal muscle from creatine kinase gene-deleted mice

PP Dzeja, A Terzic, B Wieringa - Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 2004 - Springer
To assess the significance of energy supply routes in cellular energetic homeostasis, net
phosphoryl fluxes catalyzed by creatine kinase (CK), adenylate kinase (AK) and glycolytic …

Impaired intracellular energetic communication in muscles from creatine kinase and adenylate kinase (M-CK/AK1) double knock-out mice

E Janssen, A Terzic, B Wieringa, PP Dzeja - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2003 - ASBMB
Previously we demonstrated that efficient coupling between cellular sites of ATP production
and ATP utilization, required for optimal muscle performance, is mainly mediated by the …

Changes in the mitochondrial proteome from mouse hearts deficient in creatine kinase

F Kernec, M Unlu, W Labeikovsky… - Physiological …, 2001 - journals.physiology.org
Creatine kinase (CK) is an abundant enzyme, important for maintenance of high-energy
phosphate homeostasis in many tissues including heart. Double-knockout CK (DbKO-CK) …

Association of muscle-specific creatine kinase (CKMM) gene polymorphism with physical performance of athletes

ON Fedotovskaya, DV Popov, OL Vinogradova… - Human Physiology, 2012 - Springer
The distribution of allele and genotype frequencies of the muscle-specific creatine kinase
(CKMM) gene A/G polymorphism in athletes (n= 384) and control subjects (n= 1116) was …