α-ketoglutaric acid stimulates muscle hypertrophy and fat loss through OXGR1-dependent adrenal activation
Yexian Yuan, Pingwen Xu, Qingyan Jiang, Xingcai Cai, Tao Wang, Wentong Peng, Jiajie Sun, Canjun Zhu, Cha Zhang, Dong Yue, Zhi‐Hui He, Jinping Yang, Yuxian Zeng, Man K. Du, Fenglin Zhang, , Gang Shu
This study identifies α-ketoglutaric acid (AKG) as a metabolite that promotes muscle hypertrophy and fat loss via OXGR1-dependent adrenal activation in response to resistance exercise.
The EMBO Journal · Feb 27, 2020Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology