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Peptide na Collagen Sun Ninka Samun Collagen I a Cikin Tsokoki. Menene Matsalar?

Dr. Gymbro · · 5 min read

Peptide na Collagen Sun Ninka Samun Collagen I a Cikin Tsokoki. Menene Matsalar?

Takaitaccen Bayani:

Makon goma‑sha biyu na ɗagawa mai nauyi tare da gram 15 na takamaiman peptide na collagen a kullum ya ƙara yawan collagen I a tsokar quadriceps da kashi 29.8 % idan aka kwatanta da 9.9 % na placebo. An tabbatar da wannan sakamako ta hanyar biopsi a cikin gwajin da aka gudanar ba tare da kuskure ba – abu ne da ba kasafai ake samu ba a duniyar ƙarin gina jiki. Sai dai takaitaccen ba ya nuna cewa an samu ƙaruwa a ƙarfi ko girman tsoka, collagen III da IV kuma sun tashi a duka rukunin, kuma ɗaya daga cikin marubutan yana da haƙƙin mallakar fasahar collagen. Wannan shine ainihin abin da binciken ya nuna, abin da ba ya nuna, da kuma waɗanda za su iya damuwa da shi.


Samfurin Binciken

Kayan ƙarin gina jiki na collagen an dade ana sayar da su da manyan alkawura, amma babu hujjojin da suka tabbatar da su. Sabon gwaji mai sarrafa kai da aka wallafa a Frontiers in Physiology ya ba masu ɗagawa wani hujja mai ƙarfi da za su iya duba. Haka kuma ya bar wasu muhimman tambayoyi da ba a amsa ba – tambayoyin da ya kamata ku sani kafin ku sayi kwalba.

Babban Sakamakon Da Aka Samu

Masana daga Jamus, Denmark da Austria sun zaɓi maza 29 masu lafiya suyi horo na ƙarfi na tsawon makonni 12 a matakin 70‑85 % na ƙarfin ɗaukar nauyi guda ɗaya (1RM). Rabi daga cikinsu sun sha gram 15 na takamaiman peptide na collagen (SCP) a kowace rana, sauran kuma suka ci placebo.

Kafin da bayan shirin, ƙungiyar ta yi biopsi daga "vastus lateralis", wato tsokar waje ta quadriceps, domin auna yawan collagen da ke cikin tsoka.

Yawan collagen I ya tashi da 29.8 % a rukunin SCP idan aka kwatanta da 9.9 % a rukunin placebo (p = 0.026). Duka rukunin sun yi horo da ƙarfi kuma duka sun inganta. Kudin ƙaruwa a rukunin collagen ya kusan ninka sau uku.

Marubutan sun bayyana wannan a matsayin ƙaruwa a collagen I na "endomysial". Endomysium shine ƙananan fata da ke rufe kowanne fiber na tsoka; yana taimakawa wajen watsa ƙarfi daga fibers ɗin tsoka zuwa tendons da ƙashi.

Me Ya Sa Tsokar Endomysium Ke Da Muhimmanci

Yawancin tattaunawa a dakin motsa jiki sukan maida hankali kan sashen da ke ƙara ƙarfin tsoka. Matrix na extracellular shine ginshikin da ke kewaye da tsoka, kuma yana da tasiri wajen tallafawa tsari da watsa ƙarfi. Collagen shi ne babban sinadarin tsari a cikin wannan matrix, kuma yana daidaita da ƙarfin da ake ɗora wa tsoka. Masana sun ba da shawarar cewa ƙarin collagen I da aka gani tare da SCP na iya ba da gudunmawa ga ƙarin tallafi na tsari ga fibers na tsoka. Wannan tunani ne, ba wani abu da binciken ya tabbatar ba.

Abubuwan Da Ba Su Banbanta Rukuni Ba

  • Collagen III da IV sun karu sosai a duka rukunin – wato horon kansa ne ya haifar da wannan. Babu bambanci mai ma’ana tsakanin SCP da placebo.
  • Yawan fibroblast, wato ƙwayoyin da ke ƙera collagen, bai canza ba a cikin ko tsakanin rukunin.

Don haka fa'idar ta takaita ne ga collagen I kawai. Bai ƙara dukkan nau'ukan collagen ba. Binciken kuma bai nuna cewa kari ya sa ƙwayoyin tsoka su ƙara samar da collagen ba, domin adadin fibroblast ya zauna daidai.

Abubuwan Da Aka Auna Kuma Wadanda Ba a Auna Ba

Abubuwan da aka auna su ne yawan collagen a cikin tsoka da yawan fibroblast. Takaitaccen rubutun da aka wallafa ba ya bayar da rahoto kan ƙarfi, girman tsoka, lafiyar tendons, yawan rauni ko sakamakon aiki. Saboda haka wannan bincike ba zai iya cewa peptide na collagen zai sa ku zama ƙarfi, girma ko guje wa rauni ba.

Ba ya nuna cewa ƙarin collagen I a endomysium ya fi amfani ga ɗagawa. Kammalawa an rubuta da hankali: ƙarin "na iya ba da gudunmawa" ga tallafin tsari.

Iyakoki Da Za A Tuna

  • Ƙananan ƙungiya: mutane 29 kawai.
  • Maza kawai: duk mahalarta maza ne masu lafiya; ba za a iya faɗa wa mata, tsofaffi ko masu rauni ba.
  • Tsoka guda ɗaya: biopsi an ɗauke su ne daga tsoka ɗaya, vastus lateralis.
  • Makon 12: ba a san tasirin dogon lokaci ba.

Wannan gwaji ne da aka yi a mutane, ba na dabbobi ko ƙwayoyin tantancewa ba. Wannan yana da fa'ida, amma takaitaccen ba ya gwada hanyoyin aiki. Bayanin "ta yaya" peptide na collagen zai iya aiki har yanzu yana cikin tunani har sai an samu ƙarin bincike.

Bayanin Rashin Sha'awar Kudi

Wani ɗaya daga cikin marubutan, Steffen Oesser na Collagen Research Institute a Kiel, ya karɓi kuɗaɗen gayyata don yin magana a tarurruka kan tasirin peptide na collagen. Shi ma yana ɗaya daga cikin masu haƙƙin mallakar fasaha da suka shafi ƙarin peptide na collagen. Sauran marubutan sun bayyana babu wata sha'awa ta kasuwanci ko ta kuɗi.

Wannan ba ya dagula sakamakon. Gwajin ya kasance na sarrafa kai tare da placebo, kuma biopsi na tsoka su ne maƙasudin hujja mai ƙarfi. Amma ya nuna buƙatar ƙarin gwaje‑gwaje da ba su da alaƙa da masu ruwa da tsaki, musamman ganin cewa fa'ida ta takaita ne ga collagen I kuma ta dogara ne kan ƙananan ƙungiya.

Abubuwan Da Za Ku Iya Amfani Da Su

Kima: Gwajin ya yi amfani da gram 15 na takamaiman peptide na collagen a kowace rana. Takaitaccen ba ya ambaton lokacin da ya fi dacewa da horo, don haka babu wani dalili da ya dogara da tsari na lokaci. Daidaiton amfani na yau da kullum a tsawon makonni 12 shine abin da aka gwada ainihi.

Wanene zai amfana: Wadanda suka riga suna ɗagawa da ƙarfi a kusan 70‑85 % na 1RM, kuma suke son ƙarin goyon bayan endomysium. Tsarin binciken ya fi dacewa da wannan rukunin.

Waɗanda ya kamata su guje ko su yi hankali:

  • Kowa da ke neman tabbacin ƙarfi ko ƙara girman tsoka. Wannan takarda ba ta bayar da irin waɗannan bayanai ba.
  • Mata, tsofaffi da masu rauni, waɗanda ba a gwada su ba.
  • Kowa da ke da alerji ga abinci ko yanayin lafiya – collagen daga dabbobi ne, don haka ya kamata a tuntuɓi likita ko ƙwararren mai ba da shawara kan abinci.
  • Kowa da ke tsammanin collagen zai maye gurbin horo. Duka rukunin biyu sun samu ƙaruwa a ƙarfi daga ɗagawa kadai, yayin da collagen III da IV suka tashi ba tare da bambanci ba.

Bayanan samfur: Gwajin ya yi amfani da specific collagen peptides. Kada ku ɗauka dukkanin garin collagen za su iya maye gurbin abin da aka gwada.

Kammalawa

A wannan gwaji, gram 15 a rana na peptide na collagen tare da ɗagawa mai nauyi ya ƙara yawan collagen I a tsoka kusan sau uku idan aka kwatanta da ɗagawa da placebo. Wannan sakamako ne na ainihi, an tabbatar da shi ta biopsi, amma faɗi ne mai iyaka. Ko zai haifar da ƙarin tsoka mafi ƙarfi, tendons masu ƙarfi ko guje wa rauni har yanzu ba a tabbatar ba. Ku ɗauki collagen a matsayin ƙari mai ban sha'awa, mai yiwuwa amfanarwa ga shirin horo mai kyau, ba a matsayin hanya ta gaggawa ba.

Original study

Read the original research on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov →

This article summarizes published research for general information. It is not medical advice.

DG

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