Skeletal-muscle phosphocreatine content: molecular mechanisms & dependencies

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What acts on it

At 2 seconds of stimulation, phosphocreatine depletion was approximately 2.2% in MM-CK-deficient muscle versus 9.7% in wild type.
Mouse muscle creatine kinase / Ckm → Skeletal-muscle phosphocreatine content source_derived_draftungraded
Experimental context and source evidence
availability_state
machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
evidence_span
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experimental_model
Magnetic-resonance spectroscopy and contraction experiment with kinetic modeling
exposure
5 Hz stimulation, including the first 2 seconds and an 80-second steady state
limitations
Measured metabolite changes are distinguished from model-inferred ADP and oxidative activation; knockout compensation is possible.
nutrient_topic
Creatine research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Creatine
organism
Ckm-knockout and wild-type mice
plain_language
Removing the muscle enzyme changed how quickly the phosphate reserve could be used.
primary_references
[creatine-p12419710] Phosphocreatine kinetics at the onset of contractions in skeletal muscle of MM creatine kinase knockout mice. (2002). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12419710/ DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00210.2002
tissue_or_cell_type
Gastrocnemius muscle
trigger_kind
machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
Creatine: synthesis, transport, phosphocreatine energetics and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 386–397
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Magnetic-resonance spectroscopy and contraction experiment with kinetic modeling · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### creatine-ckm-loss-early-pcr At 2 seconds of stimulation, phosphocreatine depletion was approximately 2.2% in MM-CK-deficient muscle versus 9.7% in wild type. Condition category: machinery_impairment nutrient_topic: Creatine research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Removing the muscle enzyme changed how quickly the phosphate reserve could be used. organism: Ckm-knockout and wild-type mice tissue_or_cell_type: Gastrocnemius muscle experimental_model: Magnetic-resonance spectroscopy and contraction experiment with kinetic modeling limitations: Measured metabolite changes are distinguished from model-inferred ADP and oxidative activation; knockout compensation is possible. exposure: 5 Hz stimulation, including the first 2 seconds and an 80-second steady state evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/creatine-research/12419710.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "e27a7cfa46bbfc4a05cb51ba54832614c64b750471ee2ea564c8232addb4bd68", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1400, "text_sha256": "e27a7cfa46bbfc4a05cb51ba54832614c64b750471ee2ea564c8232addb4bd68"} [creatine-p12419710] Phosphocreatine kinetics at the onset of contractions in skeletal muscle of MM creatine kinase knockout mice. (2002). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12419710/ DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00210.2002
Complete structured claim and evidence
Approximately 20% or more of the creatine taken up was recovered as phosphocreatine, while muscle ATP concentration did not change.
Creatine → Skeletal-muscle phosphocreatine content source_derived_draftungraded
Experimental context and source evidence
evidence_span
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experimental_model
Oral loading with muscle biopsies
exposure
5 g creatine four to six times daily for two or more days
limitations
Loading study, not evidence that everyone is deficient; the indexed abstract is truncated and no unreported exercise effect is extracted.
nutrient_topic
Creatine research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Creatine
organism
17 human participants
plain_language
More creatine expanded the phosphate reserve without simply raising resting ATP.
primary_references
[creatine-p1327657] Elevation of creatine in resting and exercised muscle of normal subjects by creatine supplementation. (1992). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1327657/ DOI: 10.1042/cs0830367
tissue_or_cell_type
Skeletal muscle and blood
Creatine: synthesis, transport, phosphocreatine energetics and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 945–956
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Oral loading with muscle biopsies · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### creatine-pcr-versus-atp-loading Approximately 20% or more of the creatine taken up was recovered as phosphocreatine, while muscle ATP concentration did not change. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Creatine research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: More creatine expanded the phosphate reserve without simply raising resting ATP. organism: 17 human participants tissue_or_cell_type: Skeletal muscle and blood experimental_model: Oral loading with muscle biopsies limitations: Loading study, not evidence that everyone is deficient; the indexed abstract is truncated and no unreported exercise effect is extracted. exposure: 5 g creatine four to six times daily for two or more days evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/creatine-research/1327657.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "3ae0516c0f0465293ac00446b6a863fa2d791a750258a11b532c1247fdb47bd6", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1573, "text_sha256": "3ae0516c0f0465293ac00446b6a863fa2d791a750258a11b532c1247fdb47bd6"} [creatine-p1327657] Elevation of creatine in resting and exercised muscle of normal subjects by creatine supplementation. (1992). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1327657/ DOI: 10.1042/cs0830367
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Skeletal-muscle phosphocreatine content