Carbohydrate supplementation does not blunt the prolonged exercise-induced reduction of in vivo immunity

BACKGROUND: Carbohydrate (CHO) supplementation during prolonged exercise is widely acknowledged to blunt in vitro immunoendocrine responses, but no study has investigated in vivo immunity.

PURPOSE: To determine the effect of CHO supplementation during prolonged exercise on in vivo immune induction using experimental contact hypersensitivity with the novel antigen diphenylcyclopropenone (DPCP).

METHODS: In a double-blind design, 32 subjects were randomly assigned to 120 min of treadmill exercise at 60 % [Formula: see text] with CHO (Ex-CHO) or placebo (Ex-PLA) supplementation. Responses were also compared to 16 resting control (CON) subjects from a previous study (for additional comparison with a resting non-exercise condition). Standardised diets (24 h pre-trial) and breakfasts (3.5 h pre-trial) were provided. Subjects received a primary DPCP exposure (sensitisation) 20 min after trial completion, and exactly 28 days later the strength of immune reactivity was quantified by magnitude of the cutaneous response (skin-fold thickness and erythema) to a low dose-series DPCP challenge. Stress hormones and leucocyte trafficking were also monitored.

RESULTS: CHO supplementation blunted the cortisol and leucocyte trafficking responses, but there was no difference (P > 0.05) between Ex-CHO and Ex-PLA in the in vivo immune responses (e.g. both ~46 % lower than CON for skin-fold response).

CONCLUSIONS: CHO supplementation does not influence the decrease in in vivo immunity seen after prolonged exercise. The effects with more stressful (or fasted) exercise remain to be determined. However, there appears to be no benefit under the conditions of the present study, which have practical relevance to what many athletes do in training or competition.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:55

Enthalten in:

European journal of nutrition - 55(2016), 4 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 1583-93

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Davison, Glen [VerfasserIn]
Kehaya, Corinna [VerfasserIn]
Diment, Bethany C [VerfasserIn]
Walsh, Neil P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Contact hypersensitivity
Cyclopropanes
Dietary Carbohydrates
Diphenylcyclopropenone
Glucose
Hydrocortisone
I7G14NW5EC
Immune
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Running
WI4X0X7BPJ
Whole integrated immune response

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 21.03.2017

Date Revised 13.11.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00394-015-0977-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM250772671