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Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Exercise

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An increase in the amount of free radicals resulting from exercise has been reported in various studies on humans and experimental animals to date. Vigorous exercise increases the metabolic rate, resulting in an increase in oxygen consumption and an increase in free radical production. In cases where there is no or insufficient antioxidant mechanism that removes free radicals from the living organism, the damage to the body by oxidative stress cannot be prevented. It is common practice to use dietary supplements to increase the benefits of exercise, reduce biological problems, and improve performance. Consumption of foods rich in antioxidants in the diet during or after exercise plays a key role in reducing this damage. Various nutritional strategies, especially in athletes, are being studied by researchers to reduce oxidative stress at the cellular level. In this part, indicators of exercise-induced oxidative stress and the effect of supplementation on this mechanism are presented.

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Abbreviations

AA:

Ascorbic acid

BDNF:

Neurotrophic factor

DNP:

Dinitrophenyl

DNPH:

Dinitrophenylhydrazine

GHS:

Glutathione

GPX:

Glutathione peroxidase

NAC:

N-Acetyl-cysteine

OS:

Oxidative stress

OX-LDL:

Oxidized low-density lipoprotein

PC:

Protein carbonyls

PLP:

Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

-SH:

Sulfhydryl

SOD:

Superoxide dismutase

SS-:

Disulfide

VA:

Vitamin A

VB6:

Vitamin B6

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  1. Department of Yaşar Doğu Sports Sciences, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Kurupelit/Samsun, Turkey

    Yıldırım Kayacan

  2. Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey

    Hayrullah Yazar

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Kayacan, Y., Yazar, H. (2022). Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Exercise. In: Patel, V.B., Preedy, V.R. (eds) Biomarkers in Nutrition . Biomarkers in Disease: Methods, Discoveries and Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07389-2_48

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