%0 Journal Article
%T Polypodium leucotomos Extract use to prevent and reduce the risk of infectious diseases in high performance athletes
%A Mar¨ª Solivellas B
%A Cabanes Mart¨ªn T
%J Infection and Drug Resistance
%D 2012
%I Dove Medical Press
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S29113
%X lypodium leucotomos Extract use to prevent and reduce the risk of infectious diseases in high performance athletes Original Research (774) Total Article Views Authors: Mar¨ª Solivellas B, Cabanes Mart¨ªn T Published Date October 2012 Volume 2012:5 Pages 149 - 153 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S29113 Received: 09 January 2012 Accepted: 10 July 2012 Published: 16 October 2012 Bartolom¨¦ Mar¨ª Solivellas, Teo Cabanes Mart¨ªn Sports Medicine Service, Mallorca Regional Government, Mallorca, Spain Objective: Many components of the immune system undergo adverse changes during intense physical activity in athletes, leading to a heightened risk of respiratory tract infections. This study evaluated the reduction in infectious processes in athletes due to intensive training with anapsos. Methods: The study compared athletes who took 480 mg Polypodium leucotomos Extract (Armaya fuerte; Centrum laboratories, Alicante, Spain) twice daily for 3 months (n = 50) with a control group (n = 50) in the evaluation of the onset of infectious processes and relapses during an 8-month period (June 2010 to January 2011). Results: The onset of infectious processes in the Polypodium leucotomos Extract group was lower when compared to the control group (14% versus 56%). Relapse in the Polypodium leucotomos Extract group was seen in just one athlete (14.2%) compared to ten athletes (37.5%) in the control group. Conclusion: Polypodium leucotomos Extract has been shown to be useful in the prevention of infectious processes, as well as reducing recurring episodes in athletes.
%K immunological stress
%K recurrent infections
%K Polypodium leucotomos extract
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