Exercise Increases the Plasma Antioxidant Capacity of Adolescent Athletes

dc.contributor.authorCarlsohn, Anja
dc.contributor.authorRohn, Sascha
dc.contributor.authorBittmann, Frank
dc.contributor.authorRaila, Jens
dc.contributor.authorMayer, Frank
dc.contributor.authorSchweigert, Florian
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-18T15:43:49Z
dc.date.available2018-09-18T15:43:49Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionDieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.de
dc.descriptionThis publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively.en
dc.description.abstractBackground: The reactive oxygen species produced as a result of exercise might exceed an individual’s antioxidant defence system. Various endogenous antioxidants are elevated in adult athletes, resulting in an improved antioxidant capacity. However, little is known about antioxidant defence in adolescents. The purpose of this study was to examine presumed adaptations of antioxidant capacity in exercising adolescents. Methods: Trolox-equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC), uric acid and nutritional antioxidants were measured in the plasma of 91 male and 98 female athletes (mean age 15.9 ± 2.0 years) and compared to those of 18 male and 22 female sedentary controls (mean age 16.3 ± 2.1 years). Antioxidant intake was calculated using 4-day dietary records. Results: Neither male nor female athletes showed differences in α-tocopherol, β-carotene or ascorbate intake compared to controls. Plasma levels of α-tocopherol and carotenoids in athletes and controls did not differ either. Nevertheless, athletes of both sexes had higher TEAC values than their respective controls (male athletes 1.48 ± 0.22 mmol/l vs. male controls 1.23 ± 0.19 mmol/l, female athletes 1.47 ± 0.20 mmol/l vs. female controls 1.15 ± 0.04 mmol/l, p < 0.05). Conclusions: Regular exercise enhances antioxidant capacity in adolescent athletes, independently of their dietary antioxidant intake, which indicates activity-related adaptations.en
dc.identifier.eissn1421-9697
dc.identifier.issn0250-6807
dc.identifier.urihttps://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/handle/11303/8194
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.14279/depositonce-7349
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin und Gesundheitde
dc.subject.otheroxidative stressen
dc.subject.otherexercise-induced adaptationsen
dc.subject.othercompetitive athletesen
dc.subject.otherantioxidantsen
dc.titleExercise Increases the Plasma Antioxidant Capacity of Adolescent Athletesen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi10.1159/000165357en
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue2en
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitleAnnals of nutrition & metabolismen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishernameKargeren
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublisherplaceBaselen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend103en
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart96en
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume53en
tub.accessrights.dnbfreeen
tub.affiliationFak. 3 Prozesswissenschaften::Inst. Lebensmitteltechnologie und Lebensmittelchemiede
tub.affiliation.facultyFak. 3 Prozesswissenschaftende
tub.affiliation.instituteInst. Lebensmitteltechnologie und Lebensmittelchemiede
tub.publisher.universityorinstitutionTechnische Universität Berlinen

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