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Branched-chain amino acid supplementation before squat exercise and delayed-onset muscle soreness.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20601741     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The authors examined the effect of branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) supplementation on squat-exercise-induced delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) using 12 young, healthy, untrained female participants. The experiment was conducted with a crossover double-blind design. In the morning on the exercise-session day, the participants ingested either BCAA (isoleucine:leucine:valine = 1:2.3:1.2) or dextrin at 100 mg/kg body weight before the squat exercise, which consisted of 7 sets of 20 squats/set with 3-min intervals between sets. DOMS showed a peak on Days 2 and 3 in both trials, but the level of soreness was significantly lower in the BCAA trial than in the placebo. Leg-muscle force during maximal voluntary isometric contractions was measured 2 d after exercise (Day 3), and the BCAA supplementation suppressed the muscle-force decrease (to ~80% of the value recorded under the control conditions) observed in the placebo trial. Plasma BCAA concentrations, which decreased after exercise in the placebo trial, were markedly elevated during the 2 hr postexercise in the BCAA trial. Serum myoglobin concentration was increased by exercise in the placebo but not in the BCAA trial. The concentration of plasma elastase as an index of neutrophil activation appeared to increase after the squat exercise in both trials, but the change in the elastase level was significant only in the placebo trial. These results suggest that muscle damage may be suppressed by BCAA supplementation.
Authors:
Yoshiharu Shimomura; Asami Inaguma; Satoko Watanabe; Yuko Yamamoto; Yuji Muramatsu; Gustavo Bajotto; Juichi Sato; Noriko Shimomura; Hisamine Kobayashi; Kazunori Mawatari
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism     Volume:  20     ISSN:  1526-484X     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-05     Completed Date:  2010-09-23     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100939812     Medline TA:  Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  236-44     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Dept. of Applied Molecular Biosciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Amino Acids, Branched-Chain / administration & dosage,  blood*,  pharmacology*
Beverages
Cross-Over Studies
Dietary Supplements
Exercise / physiology*
Female
Humans
Muscle, Skeletal / drug effects*,  injuries*,  metabolism
Myoglobin / blood
Neutrophil Activation
Pancreatic Elastase / blood
Young Adult
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Amino Acids, Branched-Chain; 0/Myoglobin; EC 3.4.21.36/Pancreatic Elastase

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