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Quercetin Reduces Illness but Not Immune Perturbations after Intensive Exercise

NIEMAN, DAVID C., HENSON, DRU A., GROSS, SARAH J., JENKINS, DAVID P., DAVIS, J. MARK, MURPHY, E. ANGELA, CARMICHAEL, MARTIN D., DUMKE, CHARLES L. +4 more·2007·Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

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PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of quercetin supplementation on incidence of upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) and exercise-induced changes in immune function. METHODS: Trained male cyclists (N=40) were randomized to quercetin (N=20) or placebo (N=20) groups and, under double-blind procedures, received 3 wk quercetin (1000 mg.d(-1)) or placebo before, during, and for 2 wk after a 3-d period in which subjects cycled for 3 h.d(-1) at approximately 57% Wmax. Blood and saliva samples were collected before and after each of the three exercise sessions and assayed for natural killer cell activity (NKCA), PHA-stimulated lymphocyte proliferation (PHA-LP), polymorphonuclear oxidative-burst activity (POBA), and salivary IgA output (sIgA). RESULTS: Pre- to postexercise changes in NKCA, PHA-LP, POBA, and sIgA did not differ significantly between quercetin and placebo groups. URTI incidence during the 2-wk postexercise period differed significantly between groups (quercetin=1/20 vs placebo=9/20, Kaplan-Meier analysis statistic=8.31, P=0.004). CONCLUSION: Quercetin versus placebo ingestion did not alter exercise-induced changes in several measures of immune function, but it significantly reduced URTI incidence in cyclists during the 2-wk period after intensified exercise.

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  • Self-reported illness symptoms following a period of demanding exercise training are lower in athletes supplementing their diet with Quercetin, but this antioxidant had no effect on assessments of immune function before and after acute exercise.

    “For example, although self-reported illness symptoms following a period of demanding exercise training have been shown to be lower in athletes supplementing their diet with Quercetin, this antioxidant had no effect on assessments immune function before and after acute exercise (Nieman et al. 2007).”

    From Is immunosenescence influenced by our lifetime “dose” of exercise? (2016) · cites this paper as Nieman et al. 2007

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NIEMAN, D. C., HENSON, D. A., GROSS, S. J., JENKINS, D. P., DAVIS, J. M., MURPHY, E. A., CARMICHAEL, M. D., DUMKE, C. L., UTTER, A. C., MCANULTY, S. R., MCANULTY, L. S., & MAYER, E. P.
Affiliations
Appalachian State University (US)
Venue
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Published
2007-09
Volume
39
Issue
9
Pages
1561-1569
ISSN
0195-9131 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2100065198
Cited by
193
References
35
Citations by year
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FWCI
13.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Exercise and Physiological Responses
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Herbal Medicine Research Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
Keywords
quercetin, upper respiratory tract infection, exercise immunology, NK cell cytotoxicity, lymphocyte proliferation, neutrophil respiratory burst, salivary IgA, antioxidant supplementation, cyclists, disease incidence
MeSH terms
Adult, Antioxidants, Physical Exertion, Humans, Immune System, Killer Cells, Natural, Male, Peroxidase, Neutrophils, Quercetin, Respiratory Tract Infections, T-Lymphocytes, Exercise

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