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Muscle Nerve ; 32(5): 633-8, 2005 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16025522

RESUMO

Fatigue of hand and forearm muscle groups can limit task performance by astronauts wearing space suits. Countermeasures to delay fatigue would therefore be useful to the space program. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has been shown to inhibit fatigue during other tasks so we tested its effects during handgrip exercise. Volunteers practiced isometric handgrip maneuvers until performance was reproducible over three successive sessions (baseline). Performance then was retested after ingesting NAC (150 mg.kg(-1)) or saline. Drug administration increased NAC and cysteine blood levels (P < 0.001). Performance of sustained maximal efforts was unaffected. During repetitive submaximal efforts, NAC delayed fatigue (130% baseline) and inhibited glutathione oxidation. Saline did not alter glutathione status or performance of sustained maneuvers; repetitive task performance was increased by 15% (P < 0.05), a placebo effect. These data indicate that NAC supports glutathione homeostasis in exercising humans and may delay muscle fatigue during repetitive handgrip exercise. Our findings support oxidative stress as a causal factor in human muscle fatigue and argue for larger translational studies to define NAC effects on human performance.


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Acetilcisteína/farmacologia , Glutationa/efeitos dos fármacos , Glutationa/metabolismo , Força da Mão , Fadiga Muscular/efeitos dos fármacos , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos , Adulto , Exercício Físico , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Oxirredução/efeitos dos fármacos , Fatores de Risco , Resultado do Tratamento
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