Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Effect of 8-Week β-Alanine Supplementation on CRP, IL-6, Body Composition, and Bio-Motor Abilities in Elite Male Basketball Players.
Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Effects of dietary supplements on lower-limb power and jump performance in physically active individuals and athletes: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Nutritional Supplements on Explosive Lower Limb Performance in Volleyball Players: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- High-dose beta-alanine supplementation for two weeks did not enhance intermittent endurance or sprint performance in trained futsal players.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Trial
- The Effect of Acute Pre-Workout Supplement Ingestion on Basketball-Specific Performance of Well-Trained Athletes.Nutrients · 2023Trial
- β-Alanine Is an Unexploited Neurotransmitter in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.NeuroSci · 2026Review
- The impact of sports supplements on metabolism, glycemic control, and lipid profile in adolescents and young adults: a narrative review.Pediatric endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism · 2026Review
- Novel predictive biomarkers for atonic postpartum hemorrhage as explored by proteomics and metabolomics.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- The Effects of Zumba FitnessInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Identification of Perception Differences in Personality Factors and Autonomy by Sporting Age Category in Competitive Bodybuilders.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of 8-week β-alanine supplementation on C-Reactive Protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), body composition, and bio-motor abilities in elite male basketball players. Twenty male basketball players (age: 23 + 0.6 years; body mass: 78.3 + 4.8 kg; height:185.3 + 5.4 cm, %BF, 15.2 ± 4.8) volunteered to participate in this study. They were divided into a β-alanine group (BG, N = 10) and a placebo group (PG, N = 10). All players were preparing for university competitions and had played for over five years. Players used 6.4 g/d of β-alanine in BG and maltodextrin in PG. The participants were involved in regular basketball training three months before the study. CRP, IL-6, body composition parameters, and bio-motor abilities were measured before starting the exercises and after completing the eight-week training period. The research findings showed a significant decrease in CRP and IL-6 and an increase in anaerobic peak power between the pre-test and post-test, as well as between BG and PG groups (
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