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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Sports Med Int Open 2017; 01(03): E113-E118
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-111403
Immunology
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Micronutrient Supplementation does not Change Complement System Response to Heavy Training

José Augusto Rodrigues Santos
1   University of Porto, Faculty of Sport, Cifi2d, Porto, Portugal
,
Rodrigo Zacca
1   University of Porto, Faculty of Sport, Cifi2d, Porto, Portugal
,
Ricardo J. Fernandes
1   University of Porto, Faculty of Sport, Cifi2d, Porto, Portugal
2   University of Porto, Labiomep, Porto, Portugal
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received 10 January 2017
revised 06 April 2017

accepted 04 May 2017

Publication Date:
14 June 2017 (online)

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Abstract

We aimed to examine the micronutrient supplementation effect on complement system activity after heavy training. 24 male firefighters were randomly divided into supplemented and placebo groups, and tested for immunology-related parameters using venous blood samples in the fasting state pre- and post-5 weeks of nutritional supplementation. C3 and C4 complement components were determined in a nephelometer from immune complexes formed through specific human antisera and total haemolytic complement activity (CH100) was determined by enzyme immunoassay. Differences between pre- and post-supplementation were observed only for CH100 on placebo group (p=0.004; mean diff −26.92; 95%CI −43.58 to −10.25) and no interaction, treatment or time effects were observed for C3 and C4. Although interaction accounted for 8.8% of the total variance in CH100 (with time effect pre- vs post-accounting for 19.5% of the total variance), the treatment effect (supplemented vs placebo) was not significant. The absence of effects on the complement system response to supplementation during heavy training could be justified by the fact that: (i) nutritional supplements do not improve humoral innate immunity in well-fed subjects; (ii) selected supplements unlikely improve the innate immune system in situations of adequate nutritional status; and/or (iii) selected doses of supplementation were not sufficient to elicit immune changes.

Key words

complement system proteins - C3 - C4 - CH100 - vitamins - minerals
 

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