PMID- 30588901 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191030 LR - 20191030 IS - 1475-2662 (Electronic) IS - 0007-1145 (Linking) VI - 121 IP - 1 DP - 2019 Jan TI - Effect of pre-exercise ingestion of alpha-lactalbumin on subsequent endurance exercise performance and mood states. PG - 22-29 LID - 10.1017/S000711451800274X [doi] AB - This study investigated the effect of pre-exercise alpha-lactalbumin ingestion on subsequent endurance exercise performance, muscle pain and mood states. In a two-stage cross-over counterbalance design, eleven male endurance runners (age: 31 (se 2) years, height: 169.5 (se 4.4) cm, weight: 63.6 (se 5.1) kg, V̇O2max: 58.8 (se 6.3) ml/kg per min) consumed two solutions (carbohydrate+alpha-lactalbumin, CA; carbohydrate+whey protein isolate, CW) 2 h before a self-paced 21-km run. Creatine kinase, IL-6, muscle pain, pressure pain threshold (PPT) and mood states were assessed 2 h before exercise, immediately before exercise (Pre-ex0) and immediately after exercise (Post-ex0). No difference was found in 21-km running performance between two trials (CA v. CW: 115.85 (se 5.20) v. 118.85 (se 5.51) min, P=0.48). Compared with CW, CA led to higher PPT at Pre-ex0 (41.77 (se 2.27) v. 35.56 (se 2.10) N/cm2, P<0.01) and Post-ex0 (38.76 (se 3.23) v. 35.30 (se 3.55) N/cm2, P=0.047). Compared with CW, CA reduced the feeling of fatigue at Post-ex0 (P<0.01); CA also reduced salivary cortisol levels at Post-ex0 (0.72 (se 0.07) v. 0.83 (se 0.13) ng/ml, P<0.01). In conclusion, the ingestion of alpha-lactalbumin did not improve the 21-km time-trial performance. However, compared with the pre-exercise ingestion of whey protein, that of alpha-lactalbumin led to superior results during similar levels of endurance exercise: it elevated PPT and reduced the feeling of fatigue and the cortisol levels. FAU - Qin, Lu AU - Qin L AD - 1Department of Sports Science and Physical Education,The Chinese University of Hong Kong,Shatin,Hong Kong, 00852. FAU - Sun, Feng-Hua AU - Sun FH AD - 3Department of Health and Physical Education,The Education University of Hong Kong,Tai Po,Hong Kong, 00852. FAU - Huang, Yu AU - Huang Y AD - 4Institute of Vascular Medicine,School of Biomedical Sciences and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences,The Chinese University of Hong Kong,Shatin,Hong Kong, 00852. FAU - Sheridan, Sinead AU - Sheridan S AD - 5Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine,School of Public Health,The University of Hong Kong,Pokfulam,Hong Kong, 00852. FAU - Sit, Cindy Hui-Ping AU - Sit CH AD - 1Department of Sports Science and Physical Education,The Chinese University of Hong Kong,Shatin,Hong Kong, 00852. FAU - Wong, Stephen Heung-Sang AU - Wong SH AD - 1Department of Sports Science and Physical Education,The Chinese University of Hong Kong,Shatin,Hong Kong, 00852. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Br J Nutr JT - The British journal of nutrition JID - 0372547 RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (Whey Proteins) RN - 9013-90-5 (Lactalbumin) RN - EC 2.7.3.2 (Creatine Kinase) RN - WI4X0X7BPJ (Hydrocortisone) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Affect/*drug effects/physiology MH - Athletic Performance/*physiology MH - Creatine Kinase/blood MH - Cross-Over Studies MH - Exercise/*physiology MH - Fatigue MH - Humans MH - Hydrocortisone/analysis/blood MH - Interleukin-6/blood MH - Lactalbumin/*administration & dosage MH - Male MH - Myalgia MH - Oxygen Consumption MH - Pain Threshold/drug effects MH - Physical Endurance/*drug effects/physiology MH - Running/physiology MH - Saliva/chemistry MH - Whey Proteins/administration & dosage OTO - NOTNLM OT - AD abdominal discomfort OT - BG blood glucose OT - BW body weight OT - CA carbohydrate+alpha-lactalbumin OT - CHO carbohydrate OT - CK creatine kinase OT - CW carbohydrate+whey protein isolated OT - LA lactic acid OT - PPT pressure pain threshold OT - PRO protein OT - Post-ex0 immediately after exercise OT - Pre-ex0 immediately before exercise OT - Pre-ex2h 2 h before exercise OT - TT time trial OT - Half-marathons OT - Pain OT - Stress OT - Time trials EDAT- 2018/12/28 06:00 MHDA- 2019/10/31 06:00 CRDT- 2018/12/28 06:00 PHST- 2018/12/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/12/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/10/31 06:00 [medline] AID - S000711451800274X [pii] AID - 10.1017/S000711451800274X [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Br J Nutr. 2019 Jan;121(1):22-29. doi: 10.1017/S000711451800274X.