Effect of a maximal exercise test on serum and urinary concentrations of magnesium, phosphorous, rubidium and strontium in athletes.

Diego Muñoz, Francisco J Grijota, Jesús Siquier-Coll, Víctor Toro-Román, Ignacio Bartolomé, Marcos Maynar-Mariño

Journal: Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology : organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS) 2021;62():126572

PMID: 32512477

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Abstract

AIM

This study aims to determine the changes induced by a maximal exercise test until exhaustion on the serum and urinary concentrations of Magnesium (Mg), Phosphorous (P), Rubidium (Rb) and Strontium (Sr) in athletes (AG) and sedentary students (SG).

METHODS

Fifty subjects participated in the study divided into two groups. In AG there were twenty-five male athletes and in SG there were twenty-five male sedentary students. Both groups performed an exercise test until exhaustion, starting at 8 or 10 km/h respectively, and increasing the speed at 1 km/h every 400 m. Serum and urine samples were obtained from all participants before and after the test.

RESULTS

Regarding the basal status, AG showed lower values of Mg in serum (p < 0.05) and urine (p < 0.01), but higher concentrations of serum P (p < 0.05) in comparison to SG. Comparing the pre and post-test values, corrected or non-corrected for hemoconcentration in serum and for creatinine in urine, AG showed a decrease in serum Mg (p < 0.05), in serum P (p < 0.01) and in urinary Sr (p < 0.01) while an increase was observed in urinary P (p < 0.05) and in urinary Rb (p < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS

It can be concluded that a treadmill test until exhaustion leads to changes in serum and urinary concentrations of minerals in both AG and SG males. This may reflect an adaptive response of the body to overcome the physical stress and, in some cases, to avoid loss of these elements.

Address: Exercise Physiology Lab, Sport Sciences Faculty, University of Extremadura, Avenida De La Universidad s/n, 10003, Cáceres, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected].; Exercise Physiology Lab, Sport Sciences Faculty, University of Extremadura, Avenida De La Universidad s/n, 10003, Cáceres, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected].; Exercise Physiology Lab, Sport Sciences Faculty, University of Extremadura, Avenida De La Universidad s/n, 10003, Cáceres, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected].; Exercise Physiology Lab, Sport Sciences Faculty, University of Extremadura, Avenida De La Universidad s/n, 10003, Cáceres, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected].; Exercise Physiology Lab, Sport Sciences Faculty, University of Extremadura, Avenida De La Universidad s/n, 10003, Cáceres, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected].; Exercise Physiology Lab, Sport Sciences Faculty, University of Extremadura, Avenida De La Universidad s/n, 10003, Cáceres, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2020.126572

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MeSH Terms: Adult, Athletes, Creatinine, Exercise Test, Hematocrit, Humans, Magnesium, Male, Nontherapeutic Human Experimentation, Phosphorus, Rubidium, Strontium, Young Adult