Short-term high-dose vitamin C and E supplementation attenuates muscle damage and inflammatory responses to repeated taekwondo competitions: A randomized placebo-controlled trial

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Background: Exercise-induced muscle damage during intensive sport events is a very common issue in sport medicine. Therefore, the purpose is to investigate the effects of short-term high-dose vitamin C and E supplementation on muscle damage, hemolysis, and inflammatory responses to simulated competitive Olympic Taekwondo (TKD) matches in elite athletes. Methods: Using a randomized placebo-controlled and double-blind study design, eighteen elite male TKD athletes were weight-matched and randomly assigned into either a vitamin C and E group (Vit C+E; N = 9) or placebo group (PLA; N = 9). Vit C+E or PLA supplements were taken daily (Vit C+E: 2000 mg/d vitamin C; 1400 U/d vitamin E) for 4 days (3 days before and on competition day) before taking part in 4 consecutive TKD matches on a single day. Plasma samples were obtained before each match and 24-hours after the first match for determination of markers of muscle damage, hemolysis, and systemic inflammatory state. Results: Myoglobin was lower in the Vit C+E group, compared to PLA, during the match day (area under curve, AUC-47.0% vs. PLA, p = 0.021). Plasma creatine kinase was lower in the Vit C+E group (AUC-57.5% vs. PLA, p = 0.017) and hemolysis was lower in the Vit C+E group (AUC-40.5% vs. PLA, p = 0.034). Conclusions: We demonstrated that short-term (4-days) vitamin C and E supplementation effectively attenuated exercise-induced tissue damage and inflammatory response during and after successive TKD matches.

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Chou, C. C., Sung, Y. C., Davison, G., Chen, C. Y., & Liao, Y. H. (2018). Short-term high-dose vitamin C and E supplementation attenuates muscle damage and inflammatory responses to repeated taekwondo competitions: A randomized placebo-controlled trial. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 15(11), 1217–1226. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.26340

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