Repeated Inhalation of Peppermint Essential Oil Improves Exercise Performance in Endurance-Trained Rats
Peppermint essential oil, being natural and safe, with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, has long been a research interest in relieving fatigue and improving exercise performance. However, the related studies report controversial results, and the mechanisms remain unclear. Here we found...
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| author | Wei Zhang Rongpei Shi Tian Gao Yang Hu Jiaheng Zhou Chenhan Li Panpan Wang Hongyan Yang Wenjuan Xing Ling Dong Feng Gao |
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| description | Peppermint essential oil, being natural and safe, with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, has long been a research interest in relieving fatigue and improving exercise performance. However, the related studies report controversial results, and the mechanisms remain unclear. Here we found that inhalation of peppermint essential oil significantly extended the exhaustion time in rats subjected to 2-week weight-bearing swimming training. Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to a 2-week weight-loaded forced swimming regimen. Prior to each swimming session, the rats were administered peppermint essential oil via inhalation. An exhaustive swimming test was performed at the end of the protocol. Rats treated with essential oil had significantly extended time to exhaustion compared with exercised rats without essential oil treatment. In addition, treated rats also showed reduced oxidative damage induced by endurance exercise. Notably, the rats receiving two-week essential oil inhalation while not subjected to swimming training did not show improved exercise performance. The findings demonstrate that repeated inhalation of peppermint essential oil enhances the effects of endurance training and improves exercise performance partially by preventing oxidative damage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-987e048aba6c4150894b73b5fb3b1b652023-11-18T08:20:40ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432023-05-011511248010.3390/nu15112480Repeated Inhalation of Peppermint Essential Oil Improves Exercise Performance in Endurance-Trained RatsWei Zhang0Rongpei Shi1Tian Gao2Yang Hu3Jiaheng Zhou4Chenhan Li5Panpan Wang6Hongyan Yang7Wenjuan Xing8Ling Dong9Feng Gao10Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, ChinaKey Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, ChinaDivision of Health Management, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710038, ChinaKey Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, ChinaKey Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, ChinaKey Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, ChinaKey Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, ChinaKey Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, ChinaKey Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, ChinaKey Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, ChinaKey Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, ChinaPeppermint essential oil, being natural and safe, with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, has long been a research interest in relieving fatigue and improving exercise performance. However, the related studies report controversial results, and the mechanisms remain unclear. Here we found that inhalation of peppermint essential oil significantly extended the exhaustion time in rats subjected to 2-week weight-bearing swimming training. Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to a 2-week weight-loaded forced swimming regimen. Prior to each swimming session, the rats were administered peppermint essential oil via inhalation. An exhaustive swimming test was performed at the end of the protocol. Rats treated with essential oil had significantly extended time to exhaustion compared with exercised rats without essential oil treatment. In addition, treated rats also showed reduced oxidative damage induced by endurance exercise. Notably, the rats receiving two-week essential oil inhalation while not subjected to swimming training did not show improved exercise performance. The findings demonstrate that repeated inhalation of peppermint essential oil enhances the effects of endurance training and improves exercise performance partially by preventing oxidative damage.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/11/2480peppermint essential oilexercise-induced fatigueredox biomarkersexercise performance |
| spellingShingle | Wei Zhang Rongpei Shi Tian Gao Yang Hu Jiaheng Zhou Chenhan Li Panpan Wang Hongyan Yang Wenjuan Xing Ling Dong Feng Gao Repeated Inhalation of Peppermint Essential Oil Improves Exercise Performance in Endurance-Trained Rats Nutrients peppermint essential oil exercise-induced fatigue redox biomarkers exercise performance |
| title | Repeated Inhalation of Peppermint Essential Oil Improves Exercise Performance in Endurance-Trained Rats |
| title_full | Repeated Inhalation of Peppermint Essential Oil Improves Exercise Performance in Endurance-Trained Rats |
| title_fullStr | Repeated Inhalation of Peppermint Essential Oil Improves Exercise Performance in Endurance-Trained Rats |
| title_full_unstemmed | Repeated Inhalation of Peppermint Essential Oil Improves Exercise Performance in Endurance-Trained Rats |
| title_short | Repeated Inhalation of Peppermint Essential Oil Improves Exercise Performance in Endurance-Trained Rats |
| title_sort | repeated inhalation of peppermint essential oil improves exercise performance in endurance trained rats |
| topic | peppermint essential oil exercise-induced fatigue redox biomarkers exercise performance |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/11/2480 |
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