Changes of Urinary 8-Hydroxydeoxyguanosine Levels during a Two-Day Ultramarathon Race Period in Japanese Non-Professional Runners

Abstract

Using the urinary 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) concentration, effects of participation in a two-day ultramarathon race period on oxidative DNA damage were investigated in Japanese nonprofessional runners. Before the first day (baseline), after the first day (mid-race) of 40-km running, and after the second day (post-race) of 90 km running, biomaterials were successfully sampled from 95 participants (males, 79; females, 16) who completed the full race. We analyzed urine for 8-OHdG and blood for aspartate aminotransferase (AST), creatine phosphokinase (CPK) and myoglobin, and evaluated fluctuation in the values at three sampling time points. Adjusted baseline urinary 8-OHdG levels (µg/g creatinine) (mean ± standard deviation) showed no significant differences between males and females, at 2.85 ± 1.17 and 3.04 ± 1.56, respectively. In males, mid-race urinary 8-OHdG levels rose to 3.29 ± 1.15 (p < 0.01), but then returned to 2.73 ± 1.16 at the post-race time point (p < 0.01). In females, a similar increase to 3.32 ± 1.47 and subsequent decline to 2.80 ± 1.47 were noted. In contrast, AST, CPK and myoglobin were increased at both mid- and post-time points and particularly the latter, independent of the sex. Extreme prolonged exercise in a two-day ultramarathon race period causes oxidative DNA damage but antioxidant repair systems are apparently induced to protect against oxidative DNA stress with physical exercise.

Key words

DNA damage - muscular damage - urinary 8‐OHdG - ultramarathon

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