Theses and Dissertations

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

McAllister, Matthew J.

Committee Member

Lamberth, John

Committee Member

Smith, JohnEric William

Date of Degree

5-4-2018

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology)

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.)

College

College of Education

Department

Department of Kinesiology

Abstract

Oxidative stress (OS) and inflammation can be detrimental to exercise performance. Antioxidants such as curcumin are shown to reduce exercise-induced OS, inflammation, muscle damage, and soreness. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of curcumin on biomarker markers of OS (MDA, TAC), inflammation (TNF-á), muscle damage (CK) and soreness. Participants performed an exercise-induced muscle damage protocol. Before and after supplementation, subjects were randomly assigned to curcumin (1.5 g/day) or placebo for 28 days. Blood was sampled immediately before and after exercise, as well as 60 min, 24, and 48 h after exercise. No significant differences were observed for biomarkers of OS or inflammation. There was a treatment X condition interaction for CK, where CK were significantly lower post supplementation in the curcumin group (p < .0.0001). Curcumin resulted in significantly lower muscle soreness compared to the placebo (p = 0.0120) overall. In conclusion, curcumin may reduce muscle damage, and soreness without affecting the natural OS and inflammatory response to exercise.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/17594

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