Can We Maintain Muscle Mass on a Plant-Based Diet?

Purpose Of Review: This review aims to determine whether muscle mass and function can be effectively maintained without relying on animal-based protein sources. We evaluate the quality, digestibility, and essential amino acid profiles of plant-based proteins to understand their potential in preventing and managing sarcopenia.

Recent Finding: Recent studies indicate that while animal-based proteins have traditionally been considered the gold standard for supporting muscle protein synthesis, certain plant-based protein blends, fortified with leucine or other essential amino acids, can produce comparable anabolic responses.

Robot-Assisted Synthesis of Structure-Controlled Star-Cluster Hydrogels with Targeted Mechanophysical Properties for Biomedical Applications.

Advancements in polymer chemistry have enabled the design of macromolecular structures with tailored properties for diverse applications. Reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization is a controlled technique for precise polymer design. Automation tools further enhance polymer synthesis by enabling the rapid, reproducible preparation of polymer libraries.

Poor semen quality is associated with impaired antioxidant response and acute phase proteins and is likely mediated by high cortisol levels in Brucella-seropositive dromedary camel bulls.

Brucellosis in dromedary camel bulls leads to either temporary or permanent loss of fertility. Camel brucellosis is associated with both orchitis and epididymitis. However, the clinical signs of camel brucellosis are not clear as those in cattle.

Engineering Nanoclusters of Cell Adhesive Ligands on Biomaterial Surfaces: Superior Cell Proliferation and Myotube Formation for Skeletal Muscle Tissue Regeneration.

Engineering biointerfaces with nanoscale clustering of integrin-binding cell adhesive peptides is critical for promoting receptor redistribution into signaling complexes. Skeletal muscle cells are exquisitely sensitive to integrin-mediated signaling, yet biomaterials supporting myogenesis through control of the density and nanodistribution of ligands have not been developed. Here, materials are developed with tailorable cell adhesive ligands distribution at the interface by independently controlling their global and local density to enhance myogenesis, by promoting myoblast growth and myotube formation.