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- Title
Creatine supplementation enhances immunological function of neutrophils by increasing cellular adenosine triphosphate.
- Authors
Suguru SAITO; Duo-Yao CAO; Alato OKUNO; Xiaomo LI; Zhenzi PENG; Musin KELEL; Noriko M. TSUJI
- Abstract
Creatine is an organic compound which is utilized in biological activities, especially for adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production in the phosphocreatine system. This is a well-known biochemical reaction that is generally recognized as being mainly driven in specific parts of the body, such as the skeletal muscle and brain. However, our report shows a novel aspect of creatine utilization and ATP synthesis in innate immune cells. Creatine supplementation enhanced immune responses in neutrophils, such as cytokine production, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, phagocytosis, and NETosis, which were characterized as antibacterial activities. This creatine-induced functional upregulation of neutrophils provided a protective effect in a murine bacterial sepsis model. The mortality rate in mice challenged with Escherichia coli K-12 was decreased by creatine supplementation compared with the control treatment. Corresponding to this decrease in mortality, we found that creatine supplementation decreased blood pro-inflammatory cytokine levels and bacterial colonization in organs. Creatine supplementation significantly increased the cellular ATP level in neutrophils compared with the control treatment. This ATP increase was due to the phosphocreatine system in the creatine-treated neutrophils. In addition, extracellular creatine was used in this ATP synthesis, as inhibition of creatine uptake abolished the increase in ATP in the creatine-treated neutrophils. Thus, creatine is an effective nutrient for modifying the immunological function of neutrophils, which contributes to enhancement of antibacterial immunity.
- Subjects
ADENOSINE triphosphate; NEUTROPHILS; CREATINE; REACTIVE oxygen species; DIETARY supplements; BACTERIAL colonies
- Publication
Bioscience of Microbiota, Food & Health, 2022, Vol 41, Issue 4, p185
- ISSN
2186-6953
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12938/bmfh.2022-018