Continuous Supplementation of Milk Fat Globule Membrane with Habitual Exercise from a Young Age Improves Motor Coordination and Skeletal Muscle Function in Aged Mice.

We examined the effects of continuous milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) supplementation combined with voluntary running exercise (VR) for prevention of aging-associated declines in physical performance in naturally aging mice. The MFGM with VR group showed a significantly attenuated age-related decline in motor coordination and suppression of the loss of muscle mass and strength. Compared with the control group, the MFGM with VR group showed significantly higher mRNA and protein expression for docking protein 7, which maintains neuromuscular junction (NMJ) integrity, in the quadriceps muscles. These results suggest that dietary MFGM and VR attenuate natural aging-related decline in motor coordination and muscle function by regulating NMJ integrity. PMID: 31666477 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology - Category: Nutrition Tags: J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) Source Type: research