PMID- 21719901 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110726 LR - 20191112 IS - 1526-484X (Print) IS - 1526-484X (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 3 DP - 2011 Jun TI - Effects of immediate postexercise carbohydrate ingestion with and without protein on neutrophil degranulation. PG - 205-13 AB - The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of carbohydrate (CHO) intake, with and without protein (PRO), immediately after prolonged strenuous exercise on circulating bacterially stimulated neutrophil degranulation. Twelve male runners completed 3 feeding interventions, 1 week apart, in randomized order after 2 hr of running at 75% VO2max. The feeding interventions included a placebo solution, a CHO solution equal to 1.2 g CHO/kg body mass (BM), and a CHO-PRO solution equal to 1.2 g CHO/kg BM and 0.4 g PRO/kg BM (CHO+PRO) immediately postexercise. All solutions were flavor and water-volume equivalent (12 ml/kg BM). Circulating leukocyte counts, bacterially stimulated neutrophil degranulation, plasma insulin, and cortisol were determined from blood samples collected preexercise, immediately postexercise, and every 30 min until 180 min postexercise. The immediate postexercise circulating leukocytosis, neutrophilia, and lymphocytosis (p < .01 vs. preexercise) and the delayed lymphopenia (90 min postexercise, p < .05 vs. preexercise) were similar on all trials. Bacterially stimulated neutrophil degranulation decreased during recovery in control (23% at 180 min, p < .01 vs. preexercise) but remained above preexercise levels with CHO and CHO+PRO. In conclusion, CHO ingestion, with or without PRO, immediately after prolonged strenuous exercise prevented the decrease in bacterially stimulated neutrophil degranulation during recovery. FAU - Costa R, J S AU - Costa R JS AD - Extremes Research Group, Bangor University, Bangor, UK. FAU - Walters, Robert AU - Walters R FAU - Bilzon J, L J AU - Bilzon J LJ FAU - Walsh, Neil P AU - Walsh NP LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab JT - International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism JID - 100939812 RN - 0 (Dietary Carbohydrates) RN - 0 (Dietary Proteins) RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - WI4X0X7BPJ (Hydrocortisone) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Analysis of Variance MH - Cell Degranulation/*physiology MH - Dietary Carbohydrates/*administration & dosage/*blood MH - Dietary Proteins/*administration & dosage/blood MH - Exercise/*physiology MH - Humans MH - Hydrocortisone/blood MH - Insulin/blood MH - Male MH - Neutrophils/*physiology MH - Physical Endurance MH - Reference Values MH - Running EDAT- 2011/07/02 06:00 MHDA- 2011/07/27 06:00 CRDT- 2011/07/02 06:00 PHST- 2011/07/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/07/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/07/27 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1123/ijsnem.21.3.205 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2011 Jun;21(3):205-13. doi: 10.1123/ijsnem.21.3.205.