Effect of exercise duration on pro-oxidants and pH in exhaled breath condensate in humans

• M. Tuesta ^[1] ; M. Alvear ^[2] ; T. Carbonell ^[3] ; C. García ^[4] ; R. Guzmán-Venegas ^[5] ; O. F. Araneda ^[5]
  1. [1] Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

     Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

     Santiago, Chile

     
  2. [2] Universidad del Desarrollo

     Universidad del Desarrollo

     Santiago, Chile

     
  3. [3] Universitat de Barcelona

     Universitat de Barcelona

     Barcelona, España

     
  4. [4] Fundación para la Investigación de las Ciencias Ambientales y Humanas, España
  5. [5] Universidad de los Andes

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• Localización: Journal of physiology and biochemistry, ISSN-e 1877-8755, ISSN 1138-7548, Vol. 72, Nº. 2 (June 2016), 2016, págs. 353-360
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Exercise promotes pulmonary oxidative imbalance. In this regard, some evidence has been obtained from the study of exhaled breath condensate (EBC) during urban races, in which the factors involved in the occurrence of this process are still not characterized. In this paper, under laboratory conditions, both the role of time of exercise on the generation of pro-oxidants (H2O2, NO2 −) and pH have been assessed in EBC of 16 under-trained subjects who completed three tests of cycloergometric exercise at low intensity (30 % of VO2 max) with a duration of 10, 30, and 90 min. Samples were obtained as follows: immediately before and at 80 min post exertion in each test. In the 90-min test, an increase in H2O2, NO2 − concentration in EBC at 80 min post exertion with no changes in the pH was observed. Total O2 consumption and total ventilation weakly correlated with the changes in H2O2 and NO2 −. In conclusion, the concentration of pro-oxidants in the EBC depends on the duration of the exercise when it is performed at low intensity under laboratory conditions.