Korean Journal of Exercise Nutrition (운동영양학회지)

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Oligomerized polyphenols in lychee fruit extract supplements may improve high-intensity exercise performance in male athletes: a pilot study

  • Kawamura, Aki (Sports Science Research Promotion Centre, Nippon Sport Science University) ;
  • Hashimoto, Shun (Sports Science Research Promotion Centre, Nippon Sport Science University) ;
  • Suzuki, Miho (Faculty of Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University) ;
  • Ueno, Hiromasa (Graduate School of Health and Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University) ;
  • Sugita, Masaaki (Faculty of Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University)
  • Received : 2021.08.16
  • Accepted : 2021.09.06
  • Published : 2021.09.30
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Abstract

[Purpose] Excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by prolonged high-intensity exercise can cause structural and functional damage. Antioxidant polyphenol supplementation, which reduces ROS levels, may improve high-intensity exercise performance. We evaluated the effect of lychee fruit extract, which contains high levels of low-molecular-weight oligomerized polyphenols, on high-intensity exercise performance. [Methods] Ten male athletes were included in an open-label trial that consisted of control and intervention phases, with a 7-day washout period between phases. The participants were administered oligomerized lychee fruit extract for seven days, whereas no intervention was given in the control phase. High-intensity intermittent exercise and the Wingate test were performed. The power output, blood lactate levels, reactive oxygen metabolite levels, biological antioxidant potential, heart rate, and rate of perceived exertion were measured. [Results] The average power output was significantly higher in the intervention phase than in the control phase (P < 0.01), while the change in blood lactate levels was significantly lower in the intervention phase than in the control phase (P < 0.05). The average heart rate was significantly higher in the intervention phase than in the control phase (P < 0.05), without changing the rate of perceived exertion. Although there was no difference in reactive oxygen metabolite levels between the phase, the change in biological antioxidant potential was larger in the intervention phase than in the control phase (P = 0.06). The Wingate test showed no significant differences between the phase. [Conclusion] Short-term loading with oligomerized lychee fruit extract may increase performance during high-intensity intermittent exercise by improving metabolism.

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Acknowledgement

This research was funded by Amino Up Co., Ltd. (No. R019-044). The authors would like to thank the members of our laboratory for their technical assistance and the participants belonging to the sports clubs of Nippon Sport Science University for their cooperation in the completion of this study. Masaaki Sugita conducted this study with scholarship donations and test supplements provided by Amino Up Co., Ltd. The funders had no role in the study design, in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data, in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results.

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