Supplementation with Saccharomyces boulardii Increases the Maximal Oxygen Consumption and Maximal Aerobic Speed Attained by Rats Subjected to an Incremental-Speed Exercise
by
Anne Danieli Nascimento Soares 1,2,
Samuel Penna Wanner 3,*
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Elissa Stefane Silva Morais 1,
Alexandre Sérvulo Ribeiro Hudson 3,
Flaviano Santos Martins 4 and
Valbert Nascimento Cardoso 1
Anne Danieli Nascimento Soares 1,2,
Samuel Penna Wanner 3,*,
Elissa Stefane Silva Morais 1,
Alexandre Sérvulo Ribeiro Hudson 3,
Flaviano Santos Martins 4 and
Valbert Nascimento Cardoso 1
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Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sudeste de Minas Gerais, Barbacena, MG, 36205-018, Brazil
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Exercise Physiology Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
4
Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Nutrients 2019, 11(10), 2352; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11102352
Received: 8 August 2019 / Revised: 12 September 2019 / Accepted: 12 September 2019 / Published: 2 October 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Diet and Fatigue)
Benefits to the host metabolism resulting from Saccharomyces boulardii (Sb) supplementation have been described; however, no study has investigated the effects of this supplementation on aerobic metabolism and performance during physical exercise. Thus, in the present study, we addressed the effects of Sb supplementation on the rate of oxygen consumption (VO2), mechanical efficiency (external work divided by VO2), and aerobic performance of rats subjected to fatiguing, incremental-speed exercise. Twenty-six male Wistar rats were randomly divided into two groups: (1) non-supplemented, in which rats received 0.1 mL of a saline solution, and (2) Sb-supplemented, in which rats received 0.1 mL of a suspension containing 8.0 log10 colony-forming units. The rats received the treatments by gavage for 10 consecutive days; they were then subjected to fatiguing treadmill running. Sb supplementation did not change the VO2 values or mechanical efficiency during submaximal exercise intensities. In contrast, at fatigue, VO2MAX was increased by 12.7% in supplemented rats compared with controls (p = 0.01). Moreover, Sb improved aerobic performance, as evidenced by a 12.4% increase in maximal running speed attained by the supplemented rats (p < 0.05). We conclude that Sb supplementation for 10 days increases VO2MAX and aerobic performance in rats.
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Keywords:
aerobic capacity; metabolic rate; microbiota; physical performance; probiotics; yeast
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Soares, A.D.N.; Wanner, S.P.; Morais, E.S.S.; Hudson, A.S.R.; Martins, F.S.; Cardoso, V.N. Supplementation with Saccharomyces boulardii Increases the Maximal Oxygen Consumption and Maximal Aerobic Speed Attained by Rats Subjected to an Incremental-Speed Exercise. Nutrients 2019, 11, 2352.
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