PMID- 37293669
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230612
IS  - 2296-861X (Print)
IS  - 2296-861X (Electronic)
IS  - 2296-861X (Linking)
VI  - 10
DP  - 2023
TI  - Turmeric supplementation improves markers of recovery in elite male footballers: 
      a pilot study.
PG  - 1175622
LID - 10.3389/fnut.2023.1175622 [doi]
LID - 1175622
AB  - Football match-play causes muscle damage and provokes an inflammatory response. 
      Rapid recovery is paramount to optimising subsequent performance and reducing 
      injury risk. Turmeric contains high concentrations of curcumin, a polyphenol that 
      has been shown to reduce muscle damage and soreness post-exercise in recreational 
      exercisers. However, it is unknown whether a curcumin-containing supplement can 
      support elite footballers recovery between matches. This applied study explored 
      whether a turmeric supplement could improve performance, subjective and 
      physiological markers of recovery, in elite male footballers. Twenty-four elite 
      male footballers divided into a turmeric group, who consumed 60 mL of a turmeric 
      drink twice per day, or a control group who did not. After 96 h of rest, baseline 
      measurements of subjective soreness (leg and whole-body), plasma creatine kinase 
      ([CK]), plasma C-reactive protein ([CRP]), isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) and 
      counter movement jump (CMJ), were collected. Following eight competitive matches, 
      subjective leg and whole-body soreness and plasma concentrations of inflammation 
      markers ([CK] and [CRP]) were assessed immediately (0 h), 40 and 64 h post-match. 
      Performance markers (IMTP and CMJ) were also assessed at 40 and 64 h post-match. 
      Percentage change from baseline showed a main effect of group (p = 0.035, 
      p = 0.005) and time (p = 0.002, p = 0.002) for both leg and whole-body soreness, 
      respectively. There was a group by time interaction effect (p = 0.049) for [CRP]. 
      There were no effects of turmeric on [CK], CMJ or IMTP. This applied study is the 
      first in elite footballers to show that a curcumin-containing supplementation may 
      attenuate a biomarker of inflammation [CRP] and soreness post-match play.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2023 Clayton, Burbeary, Hennis, James, Saward, Colledge, Scott, 
      Gilpin, McMahon and Varley.
FAU - Clayton, David J
AU  - Clayton DJ
AD  - Musculoskeletal Research Group, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham 
      Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
FAU - Burbeary, Ross
AU  - Burbeary R
AD  - Derby County Football Club, Pride Park Stadium, Derby, United Kingdom.
FAU - Hennis, Philip J
AU  - Hennis PJ
AD  - Musculoskeletal Research Group, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham 
      Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
FAU - James, Ruth M
AU  - James RM
AD  - Musculoskeletal Research Group, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham 
      Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
FAU - Saward, Christopher
AU  - Saward C
AD  - Musculoskeletal Research Group, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham 
      Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
FAU - Colledge, Amy
AU  - Colledge A
AD  - Musculoskeletal Research Group, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham 
      Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
FAU - Scott, Reece
AU  - Scott R
AD  - Musculoskeletal Research Group, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham 
      Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
FAU - Gilpin, Steve
AU  - Gilpin S
AD  - Rotherham United Football Club, AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham, United 
      Kingdom.
FAU - McMahon, Ryan
AU  - McMahon R
AD  - Rotherham United Football Club, AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham, United 
      Kingdom.
FAU - Varley, Ian
AU  - Varley I
AD  - Musculoskeletal Research Group, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham 
      Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230524
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Front Nutr
JT  - Frontiers in nutrition
JID - 101642264
PMC - PMC10244580
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - curcumin
OT  - elite athlete
OT  - football (soccer)
OT  - inflamation
OT  - polyphenols
OT  - recovery
COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any 
      commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential 
      conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2023/06/09 06:42
MHDA- 2023/06/09 06:43
PMCR- 2023/01/01
CRDT- 2023/06/09 04:40
PHST- 2023/02/27 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/05/02 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/06/09 06:43 [medline]
PHST- 2023/06/09 06:42 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/06/09 04:40 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.3389/fnut.2023.1175622 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Front Nutr. 2023 May 24;10:1175622. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1175622. eCollection 
      2023.