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A Carnitine-Containing Product Improves Aspects of Post-Exercise Recovery in Adult Horses

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dc.creator Johnson, Sally E.
dc.creator Barshick, Madison R.
dc.creator Gonzalez, Madison L.
dc.creator Riley, Julia Wells
dc.creator Pelletier, Megan E.
dc.creator Castanho, Beatriz C.
dc.creator Ealy, Elayna N.
dc.date 2023-02-24T15:46:16Z
dc.date 2023-02-24T15:46:16Z
dc.date 2023-02-14
dc.date 2023-02-24T14:07:50Z
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-01T18:42:06Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-01T18:42:06Z
dc.identifier Johnson, S.E.; Barshick, M.R.; Gonzalez, M.L.; Riley, J.W.; Pelletier, M.E.; Castanho, B.C.; Ealy, E.N. A Carnitine-Containing Product Improves Aspects of Post-Exercise Recovery in Adult Horses. Animals 2023, 13, 657.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10919/113936
dc.identifier https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13040657
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/280496
dc.description Strenuous exercise can cause tissue damage, leading to an extended recovery period. To counteract delayed post-exercise recovery, a commercial product containing L-carnitine (AID) was tested in adult horses performing consecutive exercise tests to exhaustion. Fit Thoroughbreds were administered an oral bolus of placebo (CON) or AID prior to performing an exercise test to exhaustion (D1). The heart rate (HR) and fetlock kinematics were captured throughout the exercise test. Blood was collected before, 10 min and 1, 4 and 6 h relative to exercise for the quantification of cytokine (<i>IL</i>1<i>&beta;</i>, <i>IL</i>8, <i>IL</i>10, <i>TNFa</i>) gene expression and lactate concentration. Horses performed a second exercise test 48 h later (D2), with all biochemical and physiological measures repeated. The results demonstrate that the horses receiving AID retained a greater (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.05) amount of flexion in the front fetlock on D2 than the horses given CON. The horses presented a reduced (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.05) rate of HR decline on D2 compared to that on D1. The expression of <i>IL</i>1<i>&beta;</i>, <i>IL</i>8 and <i>IL</i>10 increased at 1 h post-exercise on D1 and returned to baseline by 6 h; the cytokine expression pattern was not duplicated on D2. These results provide evidence of disrupted cytokine expression, HR recovery and joint mobility in response to consecutive bouts of exhaustive exercise. Importantly, AID may accelerate recovery through an undetermined mechanism.
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dc.language en
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dc.title A Carnitine-Containing Product Improves Aspects of Post-Exercise Recovery in Adult Horses
dc.title Animals
dc.type Article - Refereed
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