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Carvalho-Peixoto J, Alves R, Cameron LC. Glutamine and carbohydrate supplements reduce ammonemia increase during endurance field exercise. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2007; 32:1186-90. [DOI: 10.1139/h07-091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Blood ammonia concentration increases during endurance exercise and has been proposed as a cause for both peripheral and central fatigue. We examined the impact of glutamine and (or) carbohydrate supplementation on ammonemia in high-level runners. Fifteen men in pre-competitive training ran 120 min (~34 km) outdoors on 4 occasions. On the first day, the 15 athletes ran without the use of supplements and blood samples were taken every 30 min. After that, each day for 4 d before the next 3 exercise trials, we supplemented the athletes’ normal diets in bolus with carbohydrate (1 g·kg–1·d–1), glutamine (70 mg·kg–1·d–1), or a combination of both in a double-blind study. Blood ammonia level was determined before the run and every 30 min during the run. During the control trial ammonia increased progressively to approximately 70% above rest concentration. Following supplementation, independent of treatment, ammonia was not different (p > 0.05) for the first 60 min, but for the second hour it was lower than in the control (p < 0.05). Supplementation in high-level, endurance athletes reduced the accumulation of blood ammonia during prolonged, strenuous exercise in a field situation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jacqueline Carvalho-Peixoto
- Laboratório de Bioquímica de Proteínas, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Motricidade Humana, Universidade Castelo Branco – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Instituto de Genética e Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil
| | - Robson Cardilo Alves
- Laboratório de Bioquímica de Proteínas, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Motricidade Humana, Universidade Castelo Branco – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Instituto de Genética e Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil
| | - Luiz-Claudio Cameron
- Laboratório de Bioquímica de Proteínas, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Motricidade Humana, Universidade Castelo Branco – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Instituto de Genética e Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil
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