Stimulatory effects of Pseudosasa japonica leaves on exercise performance.
The performance-enhancing effects of Pseudosasa japonica were investigated in mice using an adjustable-current water pool. Compared to the control group, a 1.5-fold increase in swimming time was observed in the mouse group administered an 80% ethanol extract (PJE) of the leaves of P. japonica. The blood lactate level, an important indicator of fatigue, was significantly lower (28%, P<0.05) in PJE group than in the control group. These results suggest that PJE possesses stimulatory effects that can enhance exercise endurance and reduce fatigue.
You
Yanghee
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Department of Food and Nutrition, Chonnam National University, Korea.
Kim
Kyungmi
K
Heo
Hojin
H
Lee
Kwangwon
K
Lee
Jeongmin
J
Shim
Sangin
S
Jun
Woojin
W
D000818:Animals; D000431:Ethanol; D017079:Exercise Tolerance / Q000187:drug effects; D005221:Fatigue / Q000188:drug therapy; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000494:pharmacology; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000097:blood; D051379:Mice; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry
D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D010936:Plant Extracts; D019344:Lactic Acid; D000431:Ethanol