Astaxanthin supplementation does not attenuate muscle injury following eccentric exercise in resistance-trained men.
This investigation was designed to determine the effects of astaxanthin on markers of skeletal muscle injury. Twenty resistance trained men (mean +/- standard error of the mean : age , 25.1 +/- 1.6 y; height, 1.79 +/- 0.02 m; weight, 86.8 +/- 4.4 kg) were assigned to either a placebo (1732 mg safflower oil, n =10) or astaxanthin (BioAstin; 1732 mg safflower oil; haematococcus algae extract [contains 4 mg astaxanthin and 480 mg lutein]n = 10). Subjects consumed their assigned treatment for 3 wk prior to eccentric exercise (10 sets of 10 repetitions at 85% of one repetition maximum) and through 96 h post-exercise. Muscle soreness, creatine kinase (CK), and muscle performance was measured before and through 96 h post-exercise. A similar response was observed for both treatment groups for all dependent variables, indicating that in resistance trained men, astaxanthin supplementation does not favorably affect indirect markers of skeletal muscle injury following eccentric loading.
Bloomer
Richard J
RJ
Dept. of Health and Sport Sciences the University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA.
Fry
Andrew
A
Schilling
Brian
B
Chiu
Loren
L
Hori
Naruhiro
N
Weiss
Lawrence
L
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000328:Adult; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000378:metabolism; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018763:Muscle Fatigue / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000293:injuries*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000293:injuries / Q000502:physiology; D024341:Xanthophylls; D019207:beta Carotene / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D024341:Xanthophylls; D019207:beta Carotene; C005948:astaxanthine; D003402:Creatine Kinase