More use of arachidonic acid in bodybuilding

The newest muscle booster is called "HemodrauliX" utilizing PGE2 to
stimulate nitric oxide synthase while supplementing it with enough
substrate in the form of Arginine. IMHO this formula should also work
for great erections ...

From the full text at http://www.myonet.com/p-AX12.htm :

"Nitric Oxide is a byproduct of Arginine being broken down in the body
by an enzyme called Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS). Your body only has a
limited supply of NOS. Consequently, no matter how much Arginine you
have flooded your system with, your NO will only be as high as the
amount of NOS you have to break it down. We have a breakthrough way to
create more of the key enzyme, NOS. The result…RIDICULOUS PUMPS! We
are talking pumps so big, they almost hurt. Excited yet?

How in the heck to did you do this? You might ask. The answer is the
addition of a compound called Arachidonic Acid (AA). You may have seen
AA in other products because it has so many benefits. But you have
never seen it used this way before. AA has the ability to turn on
(upregulate) NOS through a complex process. Once AA is released from
the phospholipid layer of each muscle cell during exercise, it is
rapidly converted to prostaglandins (PGE2). PGE2 upregulates the
enzyme NOS creating the perfect environment for MASS Nitric Oxide
production."

"Arachidonic Acid
HemodrauliX is the first nitric oxide product ever to harness the
power of Arachidonic Acid (AA). The powerful combo of AA and NO work
together to ignite a cascading process that leads to pumps and
endurance never before experienced by the bodybuilding and athletic
world. Arachidonic Acid is the precursor to cell-signaling molecules
called prostaglandins (PGE2). In addition to being highly anabolic,
PGE2 works with Nitric Oxide to create massive vasodialation, feeding
the muscles by increasing blood flow, oxygen and assisting with
glucose uptake. You’ve heard supplement companies promise skin-
bursting pumps before. Now it’s time to actually experience them."


It seems to me that one way to suppress the production of the bad
destructive AA metabolites called leukotrienes is to involve in
resistance exercise. Could it be the excessive carbohydrates
(particularly fructose) not burned for energy which stimulate the bad
guys like LTB4??

Taka

In article
,
Taka wrote:

> This invention discloses a method of orally administering arachidonic
> acid for the purpose of increasing the serum level of the
> prostaglandin PGF2alpha and subsequently the level of retained
> skeletal muscle mass.

FYI, FGF2a stimulates IL-6 [PMID 11968002] - so you could have a guy who
has muscle wasting because he has Crohn's disease and too much IL-6 and
I bet some joker somewhere will read this patent and then try giving the
guy arachidonic acid.

Doh!

(You're also going to stimulate the development of colon cancer this
way.)