The effects of B-sitosterol (BSS) and B-sitosterol glucoside (BSSG) mixture on selected immune parameters of marathon runners: Inhibition of post marathon immune suppression and inflammation

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 258-262

  Bouic, Patrick J D ^a,e   Clark, A ^a   Lamprecht, J ^b   Freestone, M ^c   Pool, E J ^a   Liebenberg, R W ^c   Kotze, D ^d   Van Jaarsveld, P P ^b  

^a Immunology Section   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^c Essential Sterolin Products   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

sitosterol; sitosterol glucoside; Anti inflammatory; DHEAs; Immunomodulation; Immunosuppression; Marathon

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6; PHYTOSTEROL; PRASTERONE; SITOGLUSIDE; SITOSTEROL;

ADULT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; NEUTROPHILIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BLOOD CELL COUNT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; LYMPHOPENIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; PHYTOSTEROLS; SITOSTEROLS;

EID: 0032906518     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971127     Document Type: Article

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