Omega-3 and Sports: Focus on Inflammation.

Autor: Cannataro R; Galascreen Laboratories, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.; Research Division, Dynamical Business & Science Society-DBSS International SAS, Bogotá 110311, Colombia., Abrego-Guandique DM; Department of Health Sciences, University of Magna Graecia Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy., Straface N; Galascreen Laboratories, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy., Cione E; Galascreen Laboratories, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.; Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Life (Basel, Switzerland) [Life (Basel)] 2024 Oct 16; Vol. 14 (10). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 16.
DOI: 10.3390/life14101315
Abstrakt: Inflammation is expected in sports, especially when practiced at a high level. The human body is pushed toward its limit, and this is perceived as a "stressogenic agent". Athletes, especially elite ones, desire it because their bodies can react with super-compensation, i.e., improve muscle mass, strength, speed, resistance, and, therefore, athletic performance. Thus, the inflammatory stimuli should be there during training but also counteracted to have the body placed in the optimal conditions for reacting with super-compensation. In this sense, omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to have anti-inflammatory biochemical activity. In this review, we will present the biochemical mechanisms of action of omega-3 fatty acids through their mediators, specialized pro-resolving mediators, which have anti-inflammatory activity. A focus will be on studies on omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in sports, and we will provide indications for possible practical applications and future studies, which are undoubtedly necessary to clarify the omega-3 fatty acids used in sports practice.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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