Post-Exercise Ketosis, Salivary Uric Acid and Interleukin-6 after a Simulated Wheelchair Basketball Match

Title:Post-Exercise Ketosis, Salivary Uric Acid and Interleukin-6 after a Simulated Wheelchair Basketball Match

Volume: 21 Issue: 11

Author(s): Anna Raguzzini, Elisabetta Toti, Marco Bernardi, Fabio Castellucci, Valentina Cavedon, Anna Lucia Fedullo, Chiara Milanese, Tommaso Sciarra and Ilaria Peluso*

Affiliation:

• Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA-AN), Rome,Italy

Keywords: Antioxidant capacity, body composition, carbohydrates, fat, inflammation, motor impairment, Paralympics, sport.

Abstract:

Background: Interleukin (IL)-6, total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and uric acid (UA) increase after exercise in able-bodied individuals. Wheelchair Basketball Athletes (WBA), having low muscle mass, could be at risk of post-exercise ketosis.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the post-exercise ketosis, IL-6, and antioxidant response, in WBA of the Italian National team, after a simulated match.

Methods: Dietary intakes, Starvation Symptoms Inventory (SSI), percentage of fat mass (FM%) and basal Respiratory Exchange Ratio (RER) and Basal Energy Expenditure (BEE), were evaluated. Salivary TAC, UA and IL-6 were measured: before (PreM), at the end (EM) and 20 minutes after (PostM) the match. Capillary glucose and β-hydroxybutyrate (βHB) were monitored. Percentage of Heart Rate Reserve (%HRR) was measured to evaluate exercise intensity.

Results: WBA had low carbohydrates (43.5% of daily energy intake (En)) and high fat (36.3% En) intakes. The increase in UA at PostM correlated with En (0.810, p<0.01) and was inversely related to βHB at EM (-0.719, p<0.05). Furthermore, at PostM growing IL-6 levels correlated with BEE (0.778, p<0.05) and inversely related to FM% (-0.762, p<0.5) were found, which in turn was correlated to SSI (0.781, p<0.05). Also βHB PostM correlated with SSI (0.761, p<0.05) but was inversely related to RER (-0.745, p<0.05) and En (-0.826, p<0.01).

Conclusion : Our study suggests that some WBA should improve their dietary habit in order to prevent post-exercise ketosis and ameliorate the endogenous antioxidant response after exercise

Cite this article as:

Raguzzini Anna , Toti Elisabetta , Bernardi Marco , Castellucci Fabio , Cavedon Valentina , Fedullo Lucia Anna , Milanese Chiara , Sciarra Tommaso and Peluso Ilaria *, Post-Exercise Ketosis, Salivary Uric Acid and Interleukin-6 after a Simulated Wheelchair Basketball Match, Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets 2021; 21 (11) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871530321999210111202724