Beetroot Juice Increases Human Muscle Force without Changing Ca2+-Handling Proteins

Jamie Whitfield; Daniel Gamu; George J. F. Heigenhauser; Luc J. C. Van Loon; Lawrence L. Spriet; A. Russell Tupling; Graham P. Holloway

doi:10.1249/MSS.0000000000001321

Beetroot Juice Increases Human Muscle Force without Changing Ca2+-Handling Proteins

Jamie Whitfield^*, Daniel Gamu, George J. F. Heigenhauser, Luc J. C. Van Loon, Lawrence L. Spriet, A. Russell Tupling, Graham P. Holloway

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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effects of 7 d of beetroot juice (BRJ) supplementation on SkM contractile characteristics and function. Methods: Recreationally active males (n = 8) underwent transcutaneous electrical muscle stimulation of the vastus lateralis for the evaluation of contractile characteristics before and after 7 d of BRJ supplementation (280 mLIdj1, similar to 26 mmol NO3-). An additional group of individuals (n = 8) followed the same supplementation protocol but underwent SkM biopsies pre and post-supplementation for the determination of proteins associated with calcium handling via Western blotting, and the ratio of reduced/oxidized glutathione (GSH: GSSG), an indicator of cellular redox state, via high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Results: After supplementation, there was no change in maximal voluntary force production (602 +/- 50 vs 596 +/- 56 N) or electrically induced tetanic contractions. By contrast, force production was increased at 10 Hz electrical stimulation (41.1% +/- 2.3% vs 37.6% +/- 2.4% of peak force, P

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2016-2024
Number of pages	9
Journal	Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Volume	49
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000001321
Publication status	Published - Oct 2017

Keywords

NITRATE
NITRITE
NITRIC OXIDE
EXCITATION-CONTRACTION COUPLING
MAXIMUM VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION
FORCE-FREQUENCY RELATIONSHIP
DIETARY NITRATE SUPPLEMENTATION
HUMAN SKELETAL-MUSCLE
TIME-TRIAL PERFORMANCE
REACTIVE OXYGEN
MITOCHONDRIAL EFFICIENCY
SARCOPLASMIC-RETICULUM
CONTRACTILE PROPERTIES
VASTUS LATERALIS
BLOOD-PRESSURE
NITRIC-OXIDE

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