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Table 4 Changes in blood biochemical and hematological markers before and after resistance training and supplementation

From: Eight weeks of resistance training in conjunction with glutathione and L-Citrulline supplementation increases lean mass and has no adverse effects on blood clinical safety markers in resistance-trained males

Variable

Placebo

CIT-malate

GSH + CIT

Baseline

8 weeks

Baseline

8 weeks

Baseline

8 weeks

Glucose (mg/dl)

93.3 ± 2.7

93.1 ± 3.4

97.5 ± 3.4

101.8 ± 3.9

93.9 ± 1.7

93.5 ± 2.8

Total protein (g/dl)

7.3 ± 0.1

7.2 ± 0.1

7.4 ± 0.1

7.2 ± 0.1

7.4 ± 0.1

7.3 ± 0.1

Urea nitrogen (mg/dl)

18.6 ± 0.9

16.9 ± 0.6

16.8 ± 0.8

16.9 ± 0.7

16.1 ± 0.7*

15.4 ± 0.5

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.1 ± 0.03

1.0 ± 0.02

1.1 ± 0.03

1.1 ± 0.04

1.0 ± 0.02

1.0 ± 0.02

Bilirubin (mg/dl)

0.6 ± 0.05

1.0 ± 0.3

0.7 ± 0.08

0.6 ± 0.05

0.7 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.07

AST (IU/l)

25.9 ± 1.9

23.4 ± 1.4

23.8 ± 1.5

21.3 ± 1.3

25.6 ± 3.2

21.8 ± 1.8

ALT (IU/l)

26.0 ± 2.4

25.8 ± 2.8

24.9 ± 2.4

22.9 ± 1.8

28.3 ± 7.9

20.0 ± 1.4

Albumin (g/dl)

4.9 ± 0.04

4.7 ± 0.05

4.9 ± 0.05

4.7 ± 0.05

4.8 ± 0.05

4.7 ± 0.04

Albumin/Globulin

2.0 ± 0.04

1.9 ± 0.05

2.0 ± 0.07

1.9 ± 0.06

1.9 ± 0.05

1.8 ± 0.05

ALP (IU/l)

71.0 ± 3.4

71.3 ± 4.4

74.9 ± 4.5

73.0 ± 4.5

71.5 ± 4.4

71.0 ± 3.5

WBC (× 103/μl)

5.5 ± 0.3

5.3 ± 0.3

6.2 ± 0.3

5.7 ± 0.3

6.1 ± 0.3

5.7 ± 0.3

RBC (× 106/μl)

5.1 ± 0.08

5.1 ± 0.07

5.1 ± 0.07

5.1 ± 0.06

5.1 ± 0.05

5.1 ± 0.06

Hb (g/dl)

15.3 ± 0.2

15.3 ± 0.2

15.1 ± 0.2

15.0 ± 0.1

15.1 ± 0.2

15.0 ± 0.2

Platelet (× 103/μl)

222.3 ± 7.3

203.2 ± 7.1

218.2 ± 10.9

212.4 ± 8.0

237.3 ± 14.2

223.5 ± 12.2

Red cell distribution width

13.1 ± 0.1

13.2 ± 0.2

13.3 ± 0.1

13.5 ± 0.4

13.2 ± 0.1

13.1 ± 0.1

Absolute Neutrophils (μl− 1)

3042.8 ± 217.4

2877.7 ± 300.0

3652.2 ± 306.1

3292.4 ± 318.9

3548.3 ± 235.3

3312.7 ± 259.4

Absolute Lymphocytes (μl− 1)

1864.1 ± 87.4

1784.3 ± 93.9

2032.1 ± 131.4

1902.7 ± 85.5

1956.6 ± 110.3

1780.1 ± 84.8

Absolute Monocytes (μl− 1)

411.4 ± 39.6

457.7 ± 35.3

371.8 ± 25.6

370.5 ± 30.7

445.8 ± 39.1

402.3 ± 38.1

Absolute Eosinophil s (μl− 1)

185.5 ± 30.1

209.7 ± 36.2

130.5 ± 16.6

312.8 ± 79.5

155.6 ± 30.2

256.9 ± 43.8

Absolute Basophils (μl− 1)

33.8 ± 4.4

20.9 ± 1.9

31.2 ± 3.3

26.8 ± 3.2

22.8 ± 2.7*

22.1 ± 2.6

  1. Mean ± SEM, *Significantly different from Placebo (p < 0.05). AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, ALP alkaline phosphatase, WBC white blood cell, RBC red blood cell, Hb hemoglobin