Influence of exercise on plasma ammonia and urea after ingestion beverages of carbohydrate electrolyte

Abstract

Ingestion of beverages with carbohydrate electrolyte during exercise can delay fatigue. Fatigue caused by the decreasing of glycogen deposit source and indefensible reproduced ATP result in the improvement of IMP and ammonia during fatigue. The aim of this research was to observe the alteration of plasma ammonia and urea before, during and after exercise, after ingestion beverages of carbohydrate - electrolyte. Ten male subjects (age 18-30 years) were subjected to there cycle ergometer at 60% of VO2max with a pedal speed of 60 rpm until there is fatigued. The subject was given a drink of carbohydrate-electrolyte at a concentration of 6%, 12% and a flavored water placebo (P) to consume the volume of 3 ml/kg BW every 20 minutes. Blood samples were taken at rest and every 20 minutes until fatigue for analyzing plasma ammonia and urea. Mean exercise until fatigue show that no difference for three beverages. However, plasma ammonia and urea were significantly increase compared before and after exercise (p<0.001). Results of plasma ammonia before exercise for beverages CHO 12% (HC) (31.86±1.93μml/l vs 86.50±5.13μml/l), for CHO 6% (MC) (33.08±1.43μml/l vs 90.68±3.41μml/l), for no carbohydrate (P) (33.64±1.93μml/l vs 93.12 ± 2.91μml/l). Whereas plasma urea before exercise for beverages CHO 12% (4.75±0.12mmol/l vs 5.44±0.10mmol/l), for CHO 6% (4.88±0.20mmol/l vs 5.22± 0.10mmol/l), for Placebo (4.88±0.20mmol/l vs 5.54±0.24mmol/l). Conclusions that increase of plasma ammonia of during fatigue, can become the criteria for determining intensity exercise until fatigue results are better than plasma lactate.