Comparing the Effects of Curcumin Supplementation and that of L-Carnitine Supplementation on Superoxide Dismutase, Glutathione Peroxidase, Catalase and Glutathione Reductase after Acute Exercise

Introduction: Antioxidant enzymes protect cells against reactive oxygen species. This study investigated the effects of Curcumin and L-Carnitine supplementation on antioxidant enzymes in the body of basketball players after an acute bout of exercise. Methods: 30 female basketball players participat...

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Main Author: Nameni F
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Published: Arak University of Medical Sciences 2019-03-01
Series:Complementary Medicine Journal of Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
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Online Access:http://cmja.arakmu.ac.ir/article-1-546-en.html
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description Introduction: Antioxidant enzymes protect cells against reactive oxygen species. This study investigated the effects of Curcumin and L-Carnitine supplementation on antioxidant enzymes in the body of basketball players after an acute bout of exercise. Methods: 30 female basketball players participated in this quasi-experimental study. After obtaining written consents, the participants were randomly assigned to two supplementation groups. Curcumin and L-Carnitine were orally administered as 3 single doses. After 14 days of supplementation, both groups participated in one acute basketball training session. The blood samples were collected in the basal state, after supplementation and after training exercise. The differences between the two groups were investigated through repeated measures analysis of variance and Bonferroni post-hoc test. Results: Antioxidant enzymes increased in the two groups: L-Carnitine (LC) group: mean glutathione peroxidase: 43.89±1.13 U/gr Hb, superoxide dismutase: 1189.76±249.18 U/gr Hb, catalase: 287.78±56 k/gr Hb, glutathione reductase: 18.59±2.34 U/gr Hb; and Curcumin (C) group: mean glutathione peroxidase: 39.34±1.24 U/gr Hb, superoxide dismutase: 1199.45±421.12 U/gr Hb, catalase: 287.67±65 k/gr Hb, glutathione reductase: 15.81±2.25 U/gr Hb. The changes in glutathione peroxidase (LC: P=0.001; C: P=0.007), superoxide dismutase (LC: P=0.003; C: P=0.005) and catalase (LC: P=0.05; C: P=0.07) were significant. However, Bonferroni test did not confirm this result about catalase. Glutathione reductase did not change significantly. Conclusion: Both L-Carnitine and Curcumin supplementation may increase the activity of antioxidant enzymes and decrease undesirable exercise-induced oxidative damage.
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spelling doaj.art-25adf447c9db48449ec7fa23a0f51cb52022-12-21T21:20:27ZfasArak University of Medical SciencesComplementary Medicine Journal of Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery2228-70942228-70942019-03-0184Comparing the Effects of Curcumin Supplementation and that of L-Carnitine Supplementation on Superoxide Dismutase, Glutathione Peroxidase, Catalase and Glutathione Reductase after Acute ExerciseNameni F01. MSc. Varamin- Pishva Branch, Varamin, Iran Introduction: Antioxidant enzymes protect cells against reactive oxygen species. This study investigated the effects of Curcumin and L-Carnitine supplementation on antioxidant enzymes in the body of basketball players after an acute bout of exercise. Methods: 30 female basketball players participated in this quasi-experimental study. After obtaining written consents, the participants were randomly assigned to two supplementation groups. Curcumin and L-Carnitine were orally administered as 3 single doses. After 14 days of supplementation, both groups participated in one acute basketball training session. The blood samples were collected in the basal state, after supplementation and after training exercise. The differences between the two groups were investigated through repeated measures analysis of variance and Bonferroni post-hoc test. Results: Antioxidant enzymes increased in the two groups: L-Carnitine (LC) group: mean glutathione peroxidase: 43.89±1.13 U/gr Hb, superoxide dismutase: 1189.76±249.18 U/gr Hb, catalase: 287.78±56 k/gr Hb, glutathione reductase: 18.59±2.34 U/gr Hb; and Curcumin (C) group: mean glutathione peroxidase: 39.34±1.24 U/gr Hb, superoxide dismutase: 1199.45±421.12 U/gr Hb, catalase: 287.67±65 k/gr Hb, glutathione reductase: 15.81±2.25 U/gr Hb. The changes in glutathione peroxidase (LC: P=0.001; C: P=0.007), superoxide dismutase (LC: P=0.003; C: P=0.005) and catalase (LC: P=0.05; C: P=0.07) were significant. However, Bonferroni test did not confirm this result about catalase. Glutathione reductase did not change significantly. Conclusion: Both L-Carnitine and Curcumin supplementation may increase the activity of antioxidant enzymes and decrease undesirable exercise-induced oxidative damage.http://cmja.arakmu.ac.ir/article-1-546-en.htmlSupplementationAntioxidant EnzymesExercise
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Comparing the Effects of Curcumin Supplementation and that of L-Carnitine Supplementation on Superoxide Dismutase, Glutathione Peroxidase, Catalase and Glutathione Reductase after Acute Exercise
Complementary Medicine Journal of Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
Supplementation
Antioxidant Enzymes
Exercise
title Comparing the Effects of Curcumin Supplementation and that of L-Carnitine Supplementation on Superoxide Dismutase, Glutathione Peroxidase, Catalase and Glutathione Reductase after Acute Exercise
title_full Comparing the Effects of Curcumin Supplementation and that of L-Carnitine Supplementation on Superoxide Dismutase, Glutathione Peroxidase, Catalase and Glutathione Reductase after Acute Exercise
title_fullStr Comparing the Effects of Curcumin Supplementation and that of L-Carnitine Supplementation on Superoxide Dismutase, Glutathione Peroxidase, Catalase and Glutathione Reductase after Acute Exercise
title_full_unstemmed Comparing the Effects of Curcumin Supplementation and that of L-Carnitine Supplementation on Superoxide Dismutase, Glutathione Peroxidase, Catalase and Glutathione Reductase after Acute Exercise
title_short Comparing the Effects of Curcumin Supplementation and that of L-Carnitine Supplementation on Superoxide Dismutase, Glutathione Peroxidase, Catalase and Glutathione Reductase after Acute Exercise
title_sort comparing the effects of curcumin supplementation and that of l carnitine supplementation on superoxide dismutase glutathione peroxidase catalase and glutathione reductase after acute exercise
topic Supplementation
Antioxidant Enzymes
Exercise
url http://cmja.arakmu.ac.ir/article-1-546-en.html
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