SynthesisSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2017
Plasma/Serum Zinc Status During Aerobic Exercise Recovery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Lower Serum Zinc Concentration Despite Higher Dietary Zinc Intake in Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2018Pooled it
- Quantifiable effects of regular exercise on zinc status in a healthy population-A systematic review.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
- The Effect of Whey Peptides and Micronutrients on Improving Exercise Performance in Mice.Nutrients · 2026Article
- An integrated nutritional and performance monitoring framework for athletes with celiac disease: A structured narrative review.Current research in food science · 2026Review
- Zinc and Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review with a Narrative Synthesis of Their Bidirectional Relationship and Clinical Perspectives for Personalized Nutritional Support.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The Role of Zinc on Liver Fibrosis by Modulating ZIP14 Expression Throughout Epigenetic Regulatory Mechanisms.Biological trace element research · 2024Article
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- Extracellular and Intracellular Concentrations of Molybdenum and Zinc in Soccer Players: Sex Differences.Biology · 2022Article
- Zinc at the crossroads of exercise and proteostasis.Redox biology · 2020Review
- Crosstalk between zinc and free fatty acids in plasma.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundExercise and the subsequent recovery processes have been proposed to induce disturbances in zinc homeostasis. We previously reported acute increase in serum zinc concentration immediately after aerobic exercise; the change in the indices of zinc status during exercise recovery was not explored.
objectiveThe aim of the current analysis is to determine the changes in zinc biomarkers during recovery from an aerobic exercise bout.
methodsWe conducted a systematic literature search on PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus and SPORTDiscus electronic databases from inception to 20 December 2014 to identify studies that investigated the acute effects of exercise on selected indices of zinc status. Meta-analyses were conducted to determine the change in serum zinc concentration during exercise recovery, defined as up to 4 h following exercise cessation, compared to pre-exercise levels.
resultsForty-five studies were included in the systematic literature review, of which 12 studies (providing 18 comparisons) reported serum zinc levels after the cessation of exercise. During exercise recovery, serum zinc concentration was significantly lower than pre-exercise values (-1.31 ± 0.22 μmol/L, P < 0.001; mean ± SE). Secondary analyses showed a significant decrease of serum zinc levels in all categories of participants' training status, mode of exercise and time of blood collection. Insufficient data were available for meta-analysis of other zinc biomarkers.
conclusionsThe present analysis showed that serum zinc levels decrease significantly during exercise recovery, compared to pre-exercise levels. This extends our previous report of an increase in serum zinc immediately after exercise. We postulate that the exercise-induced fluctuations in zinc homeostasis are linked to the muscle repair mechanisms following exercise; the potential for zinc to enhance the exercise recovery process remains to be determined.
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