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Journal article
Amino acid supplementation and impact on immune function in the context of exercise
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition , Vol.11, pp.1-13
14/12/2014
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Abstract
Moderate and chronic bouts of exercise may lead to positive metabolic, molecular, and morphological adaptations, improving health. Although exercise training stimulates the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), their overall intracellular concentration may not reach damaging levels due to enhancement of antioxidant responses. However, inadequate exercise training (i.e., single bout of high-intensity or excessive exercise) may result in oxidative stress, muscle fatigue and muscle injury. Moreover, during the recovery period, impaired immunity has been reported, for example; excessive-inflammation and compensatory immunosuppression. Nutritional supplements, sometimes referred to as immuno-nutrients, may be required to reduce immunosuppression and excessive inflammation. Herein, we discuss the action and the possible targets of key immuno-nutrients such as L-glutamine, L-arginine, branched chain amino acids (BCAA) and whey protein.
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- Title
- Amino acid supplementation and impact on immune function in the context of exercise
- Creators
- Vinicius Cruzat - Curtin UniversityMauricio Krause - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPhilip Newsholme - Curtin University
- Publication Details
- Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition , Vol.11, pp.1-13
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd.
- Identifiers
- 991013071410802368
- Copyright
- © 2014 Cruzat et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0).
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article