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The effect of β-adrenergic receptor blockade on exercise-induced lipid peroxidation in man has been examined by measuring the production of pentane in expired air. For this purpose, five healthy male subjects were subjected to dynamic exercise of graded intensity on a cycle ergometer (10 min at 45%, 5 min at 60% and 75% maximal oxygen uptake 1 h after ingestion of either a placebo or 40-mg propranolol. At rest, mean pentane concentration ([pent]) with placebo was 4.13 pmol · l−1, SD 2.14. After exercise, this value significantly increased by 310% (17.1 pmol · l−1, SD 7.73, P < 0.01). Oral administration of 40-mg propranolol significantly lowered the mean resting [pent] to 1.75 pmol · l−1, SD 0.77, P < 0.05. After exercise, the increase of [pent] was much smaller (240%) and was less significant (P < 0.2) than with the placebo. The mechanism of this inhibitory effect of propranolol remains to be elucidated. However, as indicated by the measurement of plasma myeloperoxidase concentration, it can be concluded that the antioxidant property of propranolol cannot be attributed to the inhibition of neutrophil activation, a possible source of free radicals during exercise.
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Pincemail, J., Camus, G., Roesgen, A. et al. Exercise induces pentane production and neutrophil activation in humans. Effect of propranolol. Eur J Appl Physiol 61, 319–322 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00357620
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