Preliminary results indicate that regular training induces high protection against oxidative stress in basketball players compared to soccer

Simone Luti; Rosamaria Militello; Tania Fiaschi; Francesca Magherini; Tania Gamberi; Matteo Parri; Riccardo Marzocchini; Simone Pratesi; Riccardo Soldaini; Alessandra Modesti; Pietro A. Modesti

doi:10.1038/s41598-022-23351-1

Scientific Reports (Nov 2022)

Preliminary results indicate that regular training induces high protection against oxidative stress in basketball players compared to soccer

Simone Luti,
Rosamaria Militello,
Tania Fiaschi,
Francesca Magherini,
Tania Gamberi,
Matteo Parri,
Riccardo Marzocchini,
Simone Pratesi,
Riccardo Soldaini,
Alessandra Modesti,
Pietro A. Modesti

Affiliations

Simone Luti: Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence
Rosamaria Militello: Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence
Tania Fiaschi: Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence
Francesca Magherini: Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence
Tania Gamberi: Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence
Matteo Parri: Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence
Riccardo Marzocchini: Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence
Simone Pratesi: Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence
Riccardo Soldaini: Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence
Alessandra Modesti: Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence
Pietro A. Modesti: Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23351-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

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Abstract In elite athlete several metabolic changes occur during regular training. These modifications are associated with changes in blood metabolic profile and can lead to adaptive mechanisms aimed at establish a new dynamic equilibrium, which guarantees better performance. The goal of this study was to characterize the plasma metabolic profile and redox homeostasis, in athletes practicing two different team sports such as soccer and basketball in order to identify potential metabolic pathways underlying the differences in training programs. A cohort of 30 male, 20 professional players (10 soccer and 10 basketballs) and 10 sedentary males as control were enrolled in the study. Plasma redox balance, metabolites and adiponectin were determined. The results show low levels of oxidative species (25.5%), with both high antioxidant capacity (17.6%) and adiponectin level (64.4%) in plasma from basketball players, in comparison to soccer players. Metabolic analysis indicates in basketball players a significant high plasma level of amino acids Valine and Ornithine both involved in redox homeostasis and anti-inflammatory metabolism.

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ISSN: 2045-2322 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine; Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/srep/

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