June 28th, 2020
L-arginine: glycine amidinotransferase (AGAT) is a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of creatine and it's upregulation is a possible target in molecular nutrition.
July 22nd, 2020
Our research proposal “Dietary and Physiological Agents for Optimizing Mitochondrial Function” has been selected for funding!
March 3, 2020
We have started another double-blind RCT in our lab! This study investigates the effects of 6-week administration with 8-herb extract on exercise performance and metabolism, antioxidant status and telomerase activity in healthy men.
Applied Bioenergetics Lab
Advancing Science for Healthier Life
Disturbances in cellular energy homeostasis are considered a key element of different conditions – from cardiometabolic and neurodegenerative diseases to athletic performance and aging, with improving bioenergetics remains a challenging task for both industry and academia.
Here in Applied Bioenergetics Lab, we strive to advance novel dietary supplements and similar therapeutics that protect and restore tissue bioenergetics and metabolism in health and disease, by joint our forces with different partners.
Our lab is one of the most active research units at UNS, publishing 12-15 scientific articles per year in premier journals. Stay informed about our activities by clicking on the links below!
Latest news
Creatine for post-covid fatigue
We will evaluate how low-dose creatine supplementation affects functional performance, tissue bioenergetics and clinical outcomes in men and women who developed post-covid-19 fatigue syndrome
ABL presenting at ESPEN 2021
No epidemiological studies so far evaluated the intake of creatine via regular diet in the elderly, neither the possible link between creatine consumption and risk of chronic medical conditions
GAA and creatine for elderly
GAA-creatine might be recognized as a nutritional intervention with the potential to tackle compromised tissue bioenergetics and functional impairments associated with aging.
Hydrogen and caffeine affects alertness and brain metabolism
Hydrogen could be recommended as a novel intervention that upholds attention in stressed conditions, with its metabolic footprint likely different from caffeine.
Temporal trends in creatine intake
Dietary intake information from ten consecutive rounds of NHANES (from 1999 to 2000 to 2017-2018) was extracted for a total of 89,161 respondents aged 0-85 years. Individual values for total grams of creatine consumed per day were computed using the average amount of creatine (3.88 g/kg) across all creatine-containing food sources.