Anti-inflammatory effects of a special carbohydrate–whey protein cake after exhaustive cycling in humans

Autor: Aristidis Tsatsakis, Efthalia Kerasioti, N Goutzourelas, Alexandra Kiskini, Dimitrios Kouretas, Dimitrios Stagos, Yiannis Koutedakis, Spyros Pournaras, Athanasios Z. Jamurtas
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Food and Chemical Toxicology. 61:42-46
ISSN: 0278-6915
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.01.023
Popis: Intense exercise induces increased levels of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a special cake (consisting of carbohydrate to whey protein 3.5:1) vs. an isocaloric carbohydrate cake on inflammatory markers after exhaustive cycling in humans. Nine subjects received either the experimental or placebo cake in a counterbalanced fashion using a crossover, double-blind, repeated-measures design. They performed one trial involving a 2h exercise on a cycle ergometer at 60-65% VO2max followed by a 4h recovery and then a second trial involving an 1h exercise at 60-65% VO2max which was increased at 95% VO2max. Blood samples were collected pre-exercise, 30 min and 4h post-exercise, post-time Trial and 48 h post-time Trial. Cakes were consumed immediately post-exercise and every 1h for the next 3h. The results showed that consumption of the experimental cake reduced significantly (p
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