Serum vanadium concentrations in different sports modalities

Víctor Toro-Román; Ignacio Bartolomé; Jesús Siquier-Coll; Javier Alves; Francisco J Grijota; Diego Muñoz; Marcos Maynar-Mariño

doi:10.1016/j.jtemb.2021.126808

Serum vanadium concentrations in different sports modalities

J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2021 Dec:68:126808. doi: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2021.126808. Epub 2021 Jun 8.

Authors

Víctor Toro-Román¹, Ignacio Bartolomé², Jesús Siquier-Coll³, Javier Alves⁴, Francisco J Grijota⁵, Diego Muñoz⁶, Marcos Maynar-Mariño⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physiology, School of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Avenida de la Universidad s/n, 10003 Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. Electronic address: vtororom@alumnos.unex.es.
² Department of Physiology, School of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Avenida de la Universidad s/n, 10003 Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. Electronic address: ignbs.1991@gmail.com.
³ Movement, Brain and Health (MOBhe) Research Group, Center of Higher Education Alberta Giménez, affiliated to Comillas Pontifical University, Costa de Saragossa 16, 07013 Palma, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Electronic address: jesussiquier@cesag.org.
⁴ Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Education, Pontifical University of Salamanca, C/Henry Collet, 52-70, CP: 37007 Salamanca, Spain. Electronic address: fjalvesva@upsa.es.
⁵ Faculty of Language and Education, University of Nebrija, Campus La Berzosa, Calle del Hostal, 28248, Hoyo de Manzanares, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: fgrijota@nebrija.es.
⁶ Department of Physiology, School of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Avenida de la Universidad s/n, 10003 Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. Electronic address: diegomun@unex.es.
⁷ Department of Physiology, School of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Avenida de la Universidad s/n, 10003 Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. Electronic address: mmaynar@unex.es.

PMID: 34126540
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2021.126808

Abstract

Aims: The aim of this study was to compare serum vanadium (V) concentrations between athletes of different sports modalities and people who did not practise physical exercise regularly.

Methods: One hundred and twenty-one subjects divided into a control group (CG; n = 37; 1.75 ± 0.03 m; 79.45 ± 10.20 kg; 24.72 ± 6.06 years) and an athletes' group (AG; n = 84; 1.77 ± 0.05 m; 66.34 ± 6.12 kg; 19.57 ± 1.95 years) participated in this research. AG were classified by sports modality: aerobic (AE; n = 26), anaerobic (ANA; n = 22); aerobic-anaerobic (AE-ANA; n = 36). Serum V concentrations were analysed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.

Results: AG showed higher V concentrations compared to CG (p < 0.01). AE obtained higher concentrations compared to ANA and AE-ANA (p < 0.05).

Conclusions: Physical training could increase serum V levels. Specifically, aerobic sports modalities could increase serum V levels to a greater extent than other sports modalities.

Keywords: Aerobic; Anaerobic; Athletes; Training; Vanadium.

MeSH terms

Athletes
Exercise
Humans
Sports*
Vanadium*

Substances

Vanadium