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Role of Creatine Supplementation in Conditions Involving Mitochondrial Dysfunction: A Narrative Review.

Nutrients
January 1, 1970
Robert Percy Marshall et al. (4 authors)
Journal ArticleReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to evaluate the potential therapeutic role of creatine monohydrate (CrM) in conditions associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, including its effects on cellular bioenergetics, ischemia, and injury pathology.

Results Summary

The study suggests that CrM supplementation may improve cellular bioenergetics in mitochondrial dysfunction-related diseases, ischemic conditions, and injury pathology, with potential antioxidative, neuroprotective, anti-lactatic, and calcium-homeostatic effects. However, larger clinical trials are needed to confirm these therapeutic benefits.

Population

Active individuals, athletes, and potentially patients with chronic or traumatic diseases involving mitochondrial dysfunction.

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (11)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
Creatine monohydrate (CrM) supplementation
increase
high-intensity exercise performance
active individuals and athletes
-
improve
#1
Creatine monohydrate (CrM) supplementation
increase
training adaptations
active individuals and athletes
-
improve
#2
Creatine monohydrate (CrM) supplementation
increase
management of some chronic and traumatic diseases
-
-
serve as a therapeutic tool
#3
Creatine supplementation
increase
high-energy phosphate availability
-
-
improve
#4
Creatine supplementation
increase
antioxidative status
-
-
have antioxidative effects
#5
Creatine supplementation
increase
neuroprotection
-
-
have neuroprotective effects
#6
Creatine supplementation
decrease
lactate levels
-
-
have anti-lactatic effects
#7
Creatine supplementation
increase
calcium homeostasis
-
-
have calcium-homoeostatic effects
#8
Creatine monohydrate (CrM) supplementation
increase
mitochondrion's survival and health
-
-
have a direct impact on
#9
Creatine monohydrate (CrM) supplementation
increase
cellular bioenergetics
patients with mitochondrial dysfunction-related diseases, ischemic conditions, and injury pathology
-
have a role in improving
#10
Creatine monohydrate (CrM) supplementation
increase
management of these conditions
patients with mitochondrial dysfunction-related diseases, ischemic conditions, and injury pathology
-
provide therapeutic benefit
#11
Abstract

Creatine monohydrate (CrM) is one of the most widely used nutritional supplements among active individuals and athletes to improve high-intensity exercise performance and training adaptations. However, research suggests that CrM supplementation may also serve as a therapeutic tool in the management of some chronic and traumatic diseases. Creatine supplementation has been reported to improve high-energy phosphate availability as well as have antioxidative, neuroprotective, anti-lactatic, and calcium-homoeostatic effects. These characteristics may have a direct impact on mitochondrion's survival and health particularly during stressful conditions such as ischemia and injury. This narrative review discusses current scientific evidence for use or supplemental CrM as a therapeutic agent during conditions associated with mitochondrial dysfunction. Based on this analysis, it appears that CrM supplementation may have a role in improving cellular bioenergetics in several mitochondrial dysfunction-related diseases, ischemic conditions, and injury pathology and thereby could provide therapeutic benefit in the management of these conditions. However, larger clinical trials are needed to explore these potential therapeutic applications before definitive conclusions can be drawn.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
CreatineDietary SupplementsEnergy MetabolismExerciseHumansMitochondria
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality80/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations15
Citations/Year5.0
Relative Citation Ratio2.17
NIH Percentile77%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.50
Weight Score0.85
Normalized Score0.66
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