Serum oxidant and antioxidant status following an all-out 21-km run in adolescent runners undergoing professional training-a one-year prospective trial

Tom K. Tong, Zhaowei Kong, Hua Lin, Giuseppe Lippi, Haifeng Zhang, Jinlei Nie

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Abstract

This study investigated the 1-year longitudinal effect of professional training in adolescent runners on redox balance during intense endurance exercise. Changes in selected serum oxidant and antioxidant status in response to a 21-km running time trial in 10 runners (15.5 ± 1.3 years) undergoing professional training were evaluated twice in 12 months (pre- and post-evaluation). Venous blood samples were collected immediately before and 4-h following the 21-km run for analysis of serum concentrations of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS), xanthine oxidase (XO), catalase (CAT), reduced glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC). In pre-evaluation trial, serum TBARS and SOD decreased after the 21-km run (p < 0.05) while XO, GSH, CAT and TAOC were unchanged. In post-evaluation trial, serum TBARS and SOD decreased, whereas XO and CAT increased post-exercise (p < 0.05). Furthermore, pre-exercise serum T-AOC, post-exercise serum XO, CAT, T-AOC (p < 0.05), and GSH (p = 0.057) appeared to be higher than the corresponding pre-evaluation values. The current findings suggest that a professional training regime in adolescent runners is not likely to jeopardize the development of their antioxidant defense. However, uncertainties in the maintenance of redox balance in runners facing increased exercise-induced oxidative stress as a consequence of training-induced enhancement of exercise capacity await further elucidation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15167-15178
Number of pages12
JournalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume14
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2013

Keywords

  • Adolescent
  • Antioxidant
  • Endurance exercise
  • Oxidative stress

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