Role of Creatine Supplementation in Conditions Involving Mitochondrial Dysfunction: A Narrative Review.
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
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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.