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Oxidative stress markers in different altitude training strategies in elite athletes
1. Oxidative stress markers in different altitude
training strategies in elite athletes
Rodríguez FA1, León J2, Calderón C3, Feriche B4, Pérez M5, Iglesias X1
1 INEF de Catalunya, Universitat de Barcelona, 2 Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, 3 CAR Sierra Nevada, Granada,
4 Facultad de Ciencias de la AF y del Deporte, Universidad de Granada, 5 Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada
Aim
Hypoxia induces oxidative stress in animal
models and humans due to increased oxygen
uptake and electron drain at the mitochondrial
respiratory chain, resulting in increased tissue
oxidation (Guzy & Schumacker 2006).
During altitude training exposure two
independent stimuli (intense exercise and
hypoxia) may have a cumulative effect on
oxidative stress (Pialoux et al. 2006).
We aimed to analyse the prooxidant-
antioxidant balance during different
strategies of moderate altitude training in
elite athletes.
Methods
57 elite swimmers took part in four training
camps at moderate altitude (CAR Sierra
Nevada, 2320 m), living and training at
“high” (Hi) or “low” (Lo) level, using different
strategies during a period of 4 (Lo-Lo, Hi-Hi,
Hi-HiLo) or 3 weeks (Hi-Hi3).
Biochemistry
Prooxidant-antioxidant balance was evaluated
before (pre) and once a week during the camp
(W1 to W4, post in Lo-Lo only) in peripheral
blood using commercially available kits:
• Plasma free radical NO (nitrites)
• Lipid (LPO) and protein (carbonyls) oxidation
• Erythrocyte antioxidants: glutathione (GSH),
glutathione disulphide (GSSG), glutathione
peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione reductase
(GRd)
Statistics
Linear mixed modelling for main effects and
interactions of group and test.
References
Guzy & Schumacker (2006) Exp Physiol 91(5):807-19
Pialoux et al. (2006) Eur J Clin Nutr 60, 1345-1354.
Conclusions
• Four weeks of training at altitude resulted in
an increase of oxidative damage markers
• The free radical NO increased in Hi-Hi at the
second week, indicating a higher risk of
health disturbances in this group
• However, a seemingly adequate antioxidative
defence was maintained, since intracellular
GSH, the GSSG/GSH ratio, and the activity of
GPx and GRd remained stable
Group: different from *Lo-Lo, #Hi-Hi, $Hi-Hi3, &Hi-HiLo
Test: different from apre, bW1, cW2, dW3 (p<0.05)
PRE W1 W2 W3 W4
0
1
2
3
4
$ #
&# &#
a
Hi-Hi3
Hi-HiLo
Hi-Hi
Lo-Lo
A
Time (weeks)
GSH(nmol/minmg)
PRE W1 W2
0
1
2
3
4
5
&#$
&
C
Time (week
GST(nmol/minmg)
PRE W1 W2 W3 W4
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
&$
a
a b c d
B
Time (weeks)
GSSG(nmol/minmg)
PRE W1 W2
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
#
D
Time (week
GSSG/GSH
PRE W1 W2 W3 W4
0
1
2
3
4
$ #
&# &#
a
A
Time (weeks)
GSH(nmol/minmg)
PRE W1 W2 W3 W4
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
&$
a
a b c d
B
Time (weeks)
GSSG(nmol/minmg)
PRE W1 W2 W3 W4
0
5
10
15
20
25
Hi-HiLo
Hi-Hi3
Hi-Hi
Lo-Lo
*#
$ #
$ # $ #
#
a
Time (weeks)
GPx(nmol/minmg)
10
15
#
#
Hi-HiLo
Hi-Hi3
Hi-Hi
Lo-Lo
/minmg)
A
B
PRE W1 W2 W3 W4
0
5
10
15
20
25
Hi-H
Hi-H
Hi-H
Lo-L
*#
$ #
$ # $ #
#
a
Time (weeks)
GPx(nmol/minmg)
PRE W1 W2 W3 W4
0
5
10
15
$ $
#
#
H
H
H
L
*
Time (weeks)
GRd(nmol/minmg)
A
B
PRE W1 W2 W3 W4
0
10
20
25
30
35
40
45
Hi-HiLo
Hi-Hi3
Hi-Hi
Lo-Lob #
Time (weeks)
Nitritelevels(mM)
#&
PRE W1 W2 W3 W4
0
3
6
9
Hi-
Hi-
Hi-
Lo-
& a b c
a b c d
a b c d
Time (weeks)
LPO(mM)
#&
PRE W1 W2 W3 W4
0
30
40
50
60
70
80
a b
a b c
a b c d
a
a
Time (weeks)
Carbonyls(mg/mg)
A
B
PRE W1 W2 W3 W4
0
3
6
9
Hi-HiLo
Hi-Hi3
Hi-Hi
Lo-Lo
& a b c
a b c d
a b c d
Time (weeks)
LPO(mM)
#&
PRE W1 W2 W3 W4
0
30
40
50
60
70
80
a b
a b c
a b c d
a
a
Time (weeks)
Carbonyls(mg/mg)
A
B
PRE W1 W2 W3 W4
0
10
20
25
30
35
40
45
Hi-HiLo
Hi-Hi3
Hi-Hi
Lo-Lob #
Time (weeks)
Nitritelevels(mM)
#&