ORIGINAL ARTICLE  EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL MEDICINE 

The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness 2019 February;59(2):267-73

DOI: 10.23736/S0022-4707.18.08030-1

Copyright © 2018 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA

language: English

Oxidative stress biomarkers after a single maximal test in blind and non-blind soccer players

Diego VIANA GOMES ^{1, 2}, Patricia SANTOS VIGÁRIO ³, Bruna K. LIMA PIAZERA ^{1, 2}, Filipe PEREIRA COSTA ³, Mario VAISMAN ², Veronica SALERNO PINTO ¹ ✉

¹ Department of Biosciences of Physical Activity, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (EEFD), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; ² Department of Clinical Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; ³ Institute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; ⁴ Rehabilitation Sciences Master’s Program, Augusto Motta University Center (UNISUAM), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to compare oxidative stress biomarkers, antioxidant capacity, muscle damage and hormone response between vision impaired and non-vision impaired athletes after a single maximal exercise test.
METHODS: Eight vision impaired and fifteen non-vision impaired athletes performed a maximal aerobic test with blood collected before and after.
RESULTS: Non-vision impaired athletes displayed greater aerobic capacity than blind individuals (P<0.05). Lactate increased by four-fold, while creatine kinase and gamma-glutamyltransferase as well as the oxidative stress biomarkers and antioxidants were unchanged. Cortisol increased, but testosterone and their ratio were not altered. Differences were observed for alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase, which were increased only in non-blind athletes.
CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that blind soccer players, in comparison to those with vision, experienced less cellular damage.

KEY WORDS: Oxidative stress - Biomarkers - Soccer - Visually impaired persons - Exercise