Table 1. Plasma cytokine, granulocyte (GR) and monocyte (MO) phagocytosis (PHAG) and oxidative burst activity (OBA) (mean fluorescence intensity or MFI), and oxidative stress measures pre-exercise, immediately post-exercise (75-km), and 1-hr post-exercise in cyclists under banana (BAN) and 6% carbohydrate beverage (CHO) conditions (mean±SD).
| Variable | Pre-Exercise | Post-Exercise | 1-h Post-Exercise | Time; interaction P values |
| TNFα (pg/ml) | ||||
| BAN | 6.03±1.68 | 8.82±2.02 | 8.70±2.17 | <0.001; 0.104 |
| CHO | 5.64±1.31 | 7.21±2.02 | 7.00±1.72 | |
| IL-6 (pg/ml) | ||||
| BAN | 0.90±0.56 | 14.6±9.35 | 10.9±7.93 | <0.001; 0.540 |
| CHO | 0.99±0.56 | 12.2±9.80 | 8.66±7.86 | |
| IL-2 (pg/ml) | ||||
| BAN | 1.27±0.71 | 1.71±0.71 | 1.62±0.90 | 0.036; 0.185 |
| CHO | 1.50±0.86 | 1.52±0.71 | 1.48±0.79 | |
| IL-8 (pg/ml) | ||||
| BAN | 2.12±0.56 | 11.1±5.84* | 8.82±3.14* | <0.001; 0.004 |
| CHO | 2.19±0.79 | 7.38±3.74 | 6.75±3.07 | |
| IL-10 (pg/ml) | ||||
| BAN | 2.61±1.57 | 11.0±5.13* | 13.2±12.3* | 0.003; 0.003 |
| CHO | 2.24±1.76 | 5.98±3.52 | 6.96±7.82 | |
| GR-PHAG (MFI) | ||||
| BAN | 270±71.1 | 373±134 | 435±171 | 0.001; 0.215 |
| CHO | 284±134 | 321±164 | 346±147 | |
| MO-PHAG (MFI) | ||||
| BAN | 137±50.9 | 233±104 | 281±117 | <0.001; 0.191 |
| CHO | 156±87.6 | 206±117 | 224±100 | |
| GR-OBA (MFI) | ||||
| BAN | 12.0±4.94 | 12.2±4.12 | 11.6±4.60 | 0.492; 0.697 |
| CHO | 12.9±7.11 | 11.4±5.91 | 11.0±6.73 | |
| MO-OBA (MFI) | ||||
| BAN | 8.70±2.17 | 10.2±2.39 | 9.19±3.11 | 0.207; 0.810 |
| CHO | 8.95±3.89 | 9.56±3.67 | 9.13±5.05 | |
| F2-Isoprostanes (pg/ml) | ||||
| BAN | 80.2±14.4 | 104±15.5 | 98.5±13.4 | <0.001; 0.145 |
| CHO | 82.9±11.9 | 98.3±15.3 | 90.3±9.95 | |
| FRAP (ascorbic acid equivalents, µmol/L) | ||||
| BAN | 460±51.3 | 604±79.3* | 575±76.0* | <0.001; 0.012 |
| CHO | 442±71.8 | 521±75.6 | 510±63.6 |
*
P<0.025, difference in change, pre-exercise when comparing BAN and CHO conditions.