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Table 4 Antioxidant variables in the circulation before (rest) and after exercise protocol in the YMD-CHO, YMD-F, and Control-CHO conditions

From: The Impact of Pre-Exercise Carbohydrate Meal on the Effects of Yerba Mate Drink on Metabolism, Performance, and Antioxidant Status in Trained Male Cyclists

 

Rest

After exercise

Total phenolics (μg/mL)1

YMD-CHO

82.1 ± 39.0*

99.3 ± 66.0#

YMD-F

114.7 ± 63.6*

131.3 ± 87.1#

Control-CHO

39.7 ± 28.1

59.7 ± 64.0

TAC (Trolox Eq/L)2

YMD-CHO

1.82 ± 0.48

1.75 ± 0.65§

YMD-F

2.11 ± 0.59

2.61 ± 0.81#

Control-CHO

1.75 ± 0.59

1.71 ± 0.77

TOS (μmol H2O2 Eq/L)2

YMD-CHO

13.80 ± 3.00*

13.44 ± 3.14

YMD-F

13.62 ± 4.55

13.58 ± 4.50

Control-CHO

17.09 ± 2.50

18.51 ± 6.85

OSI (TOS/TAC)2

YMD-CHO

0.08 ± 0.04

0.10 ± 0.07

YMD-F

0.07 ± 0.04

0.06 ± 0.03

Control-CHO

0.12 ± 0.05

0.17 ± 0.08

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD. *P < 0.05, compared with Control-CHO at rest; #P < 0.05, compared with Control-CHO after exercise; §P < 0.05, compared with YMD-F after exercise; TAC, total antioxidant capacity; TOS, total oxidant status; OSI, oxidative stress index; 1Plasma; 2Serum; YMD-CHO yerba mate drink and carbohydrate meal, YMD-F yerba mate drink and fasted state, Control-CHO control (water) and carbohydrate meal