Showing papers by "Michael Gleeson published in 2001"
TL;DR: It is suggested that pre-exercise CHO status can influence the plasma cytokine response to prolonged cycling.
Abstract: Ingesting carbohydrate (CHO) beverages during heavy exercise is associated with smaller changes in the plasma concentrations of several cytokines. The influence of dietary CHO availability on these responses has not been determined. Therefore, the present study investigated the influence of pre-exercise CHO status on plasma interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, and IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) responses to prolonged cycling. Seven trained male cyclists performed a glycogen-lowering bout of cycling and were randomly assigned to follow a diet ensuring either greater than 70% (HIGH) or less than 10% (LOW) of daily energy intake from CHO for the next 3 days. On day 4 subjects performed an exercise test that comprised cycling for 1 hour at 60% Wmax immediately followed by a time-trial (TT) ensuring an energy expenditure equivalent to cycling for 30 min at 80% Wmax. Subjects repeated the protocol after 7 days, this time following the second diet. The order of the trials was counterbalanced. At 1 and 2 hours post-TT, ...
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TL;DR: It is suggested that CHO beverage ingestion has negligible influence on the hormonal, circulating neutrophil and LPS-stimulated neutrophIL degranulation responses when exercise is performed to fatigue.
Abstract: Carbohydrate (CHO) beverage ingestion appears to influence neutrophil functional responses to prolonged exercise of a fixed duration. The aim of this randomised study was to examine the effect of CHO (5% w/v) beverage ingestion on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated neutrophil degranulation responses in nine recreationally active males who cycled at 75% VO2 max until fatigue. On two separate occasions, subjects ingested either placebo (PLA) or CHO beverages before and at 15 min intervals during the exercise. Subjects exercised for 31% longer on the CHO trial compared with the PLA trial (P < 0.05). At fatigue plasma glucose concentration was significantly lower on the PLA trial compared with the CHO trial (P < 0.05). Plasma cortisol concentrations had increased similarly on both trials at this time. A marked neutrophilia was evident at fatigue and throughout the 4 h recovery period, the magnitude of which was similar on both trials. At fatigue LPS-stimulated elastase release per neutrophil had fallen similarly on both trials compared with pre-exercise values (47% and 50% on the PLA and CHO trials, respectively). In conclusion, our results suggest that CHO beverage ingestion has negligible influence on the hormonal, circulating neutrophil and LPS-stimulated neutrophil degranulation responses when exercise is performed to fatigue.
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TL;DR: To maintain immune function, athletes should eat a well balanced diet sufficient to meet their energy requirements and consuming carbohydrate during exercise attenuates rises in stress hormones such as cortisol and appears to limit the degree of exercise-induced immunosuppression, at least for non-fatiguing bouts of exercise.
Abstract: Strenuous prolonged exertion and heavy training are associated with depressed immune function. Furthermore, improper nutrition can compound the negative influence of heavy exertion on immunocompete...
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TL;DR: It is suggested that pre-exercise CHO status influences neutrophil trafficking but not function in response to prolonged cycling, and lipopolysaccharide-stimulated neutrophils per cell fell similarly on both trials.
Abstract: Ingesting carbohydrate (CHO) beverages during heavy exercise is associated with smaller shifts in numbers of circulating neutrophils and attenuated changes in neutrophil functional responses. The influence of dietary CHO availability on these responses has not been determined. Therefore, the present study investigated the influence of pre-exercise CHO status on circulating neutrophil and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated neutrophil degranulation responses to prolonged cycling. Twelve trained male cyclists performed a glycogen-lowering bout of cycling and were randomly assigned to follow a diet ensuring either greater than 70% (HIGH) or less than 10% (LOW) of daily energy intake from CHO for the next 3 days. On day 4, subjects performed an exercise test that comprised cycling for 1 hour at 60% Wmax immediately followed by a time-trial (TT) ensuring an energy expenditure equivalent to cycling for 30 min at 80% Wmax. Subjects repeated the protocol after 7 days, this time following the second diet. The order of the trials was counterbalanced. At TT completion, the HIGH compared with the LOW trial was associated with higher plasma glucose concentration, lower plasma cortisol concentration, and lower circulating neutrophil count. LPS-stimulated neutrophil degranulation per cell fell similarly on both trials. These findings suggest that pre-exercise CHO status influences neutrophil trafficking but not function in response to prolonged cycling.
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