title: Performance and metabolic effects of benzodiazepine during submaximal exercise.
abstract: The present study examined whether benzodiazepine (BZ) intake alters performance and selected hormonal and metabolic variables during submaximal exercise. Seven triathletes completed two cycling trials at 85% maximum O2 uptake starting 3 h after an ingestion of either a placebo (PLA) of gelatin or BZ (1.5 mg lorazepam) and continuing until exhaustion, according to a double-blind randomized protocol. Blood samples were collected at rest; 5, 10, and 15 min; and exhaustion for dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE), epinephrine (Epi), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), cortisol (CORT), insulin (INS), free fatty acid, blood glucose, and lactate (La) determinations. Time of cycling was not significantly changed after BZ or PLA administration (22.9 +/- 2.5 vs. 23.5 +/- 3.8 min, respectively). A decrease in CORT and an increase in INS (P < 0.05) were observed with BZ before cycling. In comparison with rest, exercise resulted in a decrease in INS and an increase in all the other variables investigated (P < 0.001), but DA, NE, Epi, ACTH, CORT, La, and free fatty acid were significantly less elevated under BZ (P < 0.05). No change was found in glucose and INS levels between the two treatments at the end of the test. There was a strong correlation under both PLA and BZ conditions between DA, NE, Epi, and ACTH and also between Epi and La levels. From these data, BZ intake did appear to alter metabolism but did not influence performance during intense submaximal exercise.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique Santé, Pointe Claire, Canada.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Collomp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fortier
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmaidi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prefaut
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Picot
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Côté
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000097:blood; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007773:Lactates / Q000097:blood; D019344:Lactic Acid; D008140:Lorazepam / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008660:Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D002395:Catecholamines; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D007328:Insulin; D007773:Lactates; D019344:Lactic Acid; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D008140:Lorazepam; D006854:Hydrocortisone