Effect of Acute Dietary Nitrate Supplementation on the Changes in Calf Venous Volume during Postural Change and Skeletal Muscle Pump Activity in Healthy Young Adults.
Nutrients
; 16(11)2024 May 26.
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ABSTRACT
Dietary nitrate (NO3-) supplementation is known to enhance nitric oxide (NO) activity and acts as a vasodilator. In this randomized crossover study, we investigated the effect of inorganic NO3- supplementation on the changes in calf venous volume during postural change and subsequent skeletal muscle pump activity. Fifteen healthy young adults were assigned to receive beetroot juice (BRJ) or a NO3--depleted control beverage (prune juice CON). Two hours after beverage consumption, the changes in the right calf volume during postural change from supine to upright and a subsequent right tiptoe maneuver were measured using venous occlusion plethysmography. The increase in calf volume from the supine to upright position (total venous volume [VV]) and the decrease in calf volume during the right tiptoe maneuver (venous ejection volume [Ve]) were calculated. Plasma NO3- concentration was higher in the BRJ group than in the CON group 2 h after beverage intake (p < 0.05). However, VV and Ve did not differ between CON and BRJ. These results suggest that acute intake of BRJ may enhance NO activity via the NO3- â nitrite â NO pathway but does not change calf venous pooling due to a postural change or the calf venous return due to skeletal muscle pump activity in healthy young adults.
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Assunto principal:
Músculo Esquelético
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Estudos Cross-Over
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Suplementos Nutricionais
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Beta vulgaris
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Perna (Membro)
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Nitratos
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nutrients
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
Japão
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Suíça