Table 1 AA changes in BH-divers
From: Serum Amino Acid Profile Changes After Repetitive Breath-Hold Dives: A Preliminary Study
Amino acid | Basal value (µmol/l) | T1 value (µmol/l) | T1% of basal value | T2 value (µmol/l) | T2% of basal value | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy need | ||||||
Alanine | 454.0 ± 97.1 | 343.1 ± 69.1 | 78.7 ± 21.4 | 364.1 ± 64.2 | 81.5 ± 12.4 | T1:**/T2:*** |
Histidine | 70.5 ± 11.6 | 57.6 ± 11.2 | 83.9 ± 20.8 | 75.4 ± 10.1 | 108.9 ± 20.4 | T1:*/T2: Ns |
Isoleucine | 70.7 ± 24.8 | 46.2 ± 14.5 | 71.9 ± 28.6 | 75.6 ± 21.2 | 113.0 ± 34.3 | T1:*/T2: Ns |
Leucine | 149.5 ± 40.8 | 110.1 ± 28.5 | 77.9 ± 25.2 | 157.3 ± 34.5 | 108.9 ± 25.4 | T1:*/T2: Ns |
Lysine | 175.8 ± 26.5 | 129.8 ± 28.7 | 75.3 ± 19.1 | 175.6 ± 32.0 | 100.8 ± 18.3 | T1:**/T2: Ns |
Methionine | 28.3 ± 6.7 | 19.7 ± 4.7 | 73.4 ± 23.8 | 25.9 ± 7.6 | 92.3 ± 20.2 | T1:**/T2: Ns |
Threonine | 167.1 ± 39.9 | 114.5 ± 27.8 | 70.1 ± 16.3 | 134.1 ± 31.9 | 81.0 ± 11.4 | T1:***/T2:*** |
Proline | 234.1 ± 76.2 | 143.8 ± 57.2 | 62.0 ± 15.6 | 198.8 ± 74.6 | 85.0 ± 18.5 | T1:****/T2:* |
Valine | 257.1 ± 43.9 | 194.1 ± 48.0 | 76.8 ± 19.2 | 246.5 ± 47.8 | 96.6 ± 15.6 | T1:**/T2: Ns |
Fatigue tolerance | ||||||
Ornithine | 85.6 ± 25.7 | 49.7 ± 13.8 | 60.4 ± 14.5 | 76.4 ± 24.8 | 90.7 ± 18.4 | T1:****/T2: Ns |
Phenylalanine | 73.1 ± 14.3 | 53.3 ± 7.4 | 75.1 ± 14.9 | 76.7 ± 18.1 | 105.0 ± 12.7 | T1:***/T2: Ns |
Tyrosine | 77.6 ± 18.1 | 54.9 ± 13.4 | 76.4 ± 19.4 | 70.2 ± 12.3 | 93.0 ± 19.6 | T1:***/T2: Ns |
Nitric oxide production | ||||||
Citrulline | 25.8 ± 16.7 | 21.1 ± 5.4 | 68.1 ± 24.2 | 19.3 ± 9.6 | 70.0 ± 22.9 | T1:**/T2:** |
Antioxidant synthesis | ||||||
Cystine | 8.7 ± 5.8 | 18.6 ± 7.1 | 289.6 ± 181.3 | 21.2 ± 6.8 | 333.9 ± 216.7 | T1:**/T2:** |
Glutamate | 19.0 ± 11.4 | 19.6 ± 8.0 | 129.2 ± 65.3 | 22.2 ± 14.5 | 152.1 ± 134.2 | T1: Ns/T2: Ns |
Glycine | 227.7 ± 59.0 | 160.4 ± 36.8 | 72.6 ± 17.7 | 186.1 ± 46.4 | 82.6 ± 11.6 | T1:***/T2:*** |
Hypoxia tolerance | ||||||
Serine | 138.4 ± 27.2 | 101.7 ± 16.6 | 75.8 ± 17.8 | 123.5 ± 26.5 | 90.1 ± 14.0 | T1:***/T2:* |
Taurine | 121.2 ± 28.1 | 54.2 ± 17.2 | 47.8 ± 20.1 | 80.0 ± 16.0 | 69.6 ± 23.6 | T1:****/T2:** |