Papers/PMID:24260184
Effect of antioxidant supplementation on exercise-induced cardiac troponin release in cyclists: a randomized trial.
PloS one2013The record
2 findings · 1 compound · 2 endpoints · 2 null
What it reported
How to read these marksEvery finding here is a null result.
What did not
2 findings
astaxanthin — no detected effect on C-reactive protein concentration
Evidence strength: moderate.FindingNull resultreplicated ×1“Markers of exercise-induced skeletal muscle damage (CK) and inflammation (hsCRP) were equally unaffected by astaxanthin supplementation.”
Quoted verbatim from Effect of antioxidant supplementation on exercise-induced cardiac troponin release in cyclists: a randomized trial.. - Study
- RCT
- Duration
- 4 weeks
- Dose
- 20 mg/day astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis extract, 2 capsules at breakfast and 3 at dinner
- Population
- Healthy, well-trained male cyclists aged 18-30 years given a standardized 2-hour cycling trial after supplementation; capsules also contained vitamin C and vitamin E
Effect of antioxidant supplementation on exercise-induced cardiac troponin release in cyclists: a randomized trial.2013PMID:2426018410.1371/journal.pone.0079280Permalink
astaxanthin — no detected effect on serum creatine kinase activity
Evidence strength: limited.FindingNull result“Markers of exercise-induced skeletal muscle damage (CK) and inflammation (hsCRP) were equally unaffected by astaxanthin supplementation.”
Quoted verbatim from Effect of antioxidant supplementation on exercise-induced cardiac troponin release in cyclists: a randomized trial.. - Study
- RCT
- Duration
- 4 weeks
- Dose
- 20 mg/day astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis extract, 2 capsules at breakfast and 3 at dinner
- Population
- Healthy, well-trained male cyclists aged 18-30 years given a standardized 2-hour cycling trial after supplementation; capsules also contained vitamin C and vitamin E
Effect of antioxidant supplementation on exercise-induced cardiac troponin release in cyclists: a randomized trial.2013PMID:2426018410.1371/journal.pone.0079280Permalink