Intensity of Depression Symptoms Is Negatively Associated with Catalase Activity in Master Athletes

Larissa Alves Maciel (), Patrício Lopes de Araújo Leite, Patrick Anderson Santos, Lucas Pinheiro Barbosa, Sara Duarte Gutierrez, Lysleine Alves Deus, Márcia Cristiane Araújo, Samuel da Silva Aguiar, Thiago Santos Rosa, John E. Lewis and Herbert Gustavo Simões ()
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Larissa Alves Maciel: Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília 71966-700, Brazil
Patrício Lopes de Araújo Leite: Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília 71966-700, Brazil
Patrick Anderson Santos: Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília 71966-700, Brazil
Lucas Pinheiro Barbosa: Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília 71966-700, Brazil
Sara Duarte Gutierrez: Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília 71966-700, Brazil
Lysleine Alves Deus: Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília 71966-700, Brazil
Márcia Cristiane Araújo: Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília 71966-700, Brazil
Samuel da Silva Aguiar: Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Mato Grosso-UFMT, Cuiabá 78060-900, Brazil
Thiago Santos Rosa: Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília 71966-700, Brazil
John E. Lewis: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33316, USA
Herbert Gustavo Simões: Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília 71966-700, Brazil

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 5, 1-10

Abstract: Background: This study examined associations between scores of depression (DEPs), thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase activity (CAT) in master athletes and untrained controls. Methods: Participants were master sprinters (MS, n = 24; 50.31 ± 6.34 year), endurance runners (ER, n = 11; 51.35 ± 9.12 year), untrained middle-aged (CO, n = 13; 47.21 ± 8.61 year), and young untrained (YU, n = 15; 23.70 ± 4.02 year). CAT, SOD, and TBARS were measured in plasma using commercial kits. DEPs were measured by the Beck Depression Inventory-II. An ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis, Pearson’s, and Spearman’s correlations were applied, with a significance level of p ≤ 0.05. Results: The CATs of MS and YU [760.4 U·μL 1 ± 170.1 U·μL 1 and 729.9 U·μL 1 ± 186.9 U·μL 1] were higher than CO and ER. The SOD levels in the YU and ER [84.20 U·mL −1 ± 8.52 U·mL −1 and 78.24 U·mL −1 ± 6.59 U·mL −1 ( p < 0.0001)] were higher than CO and MS. The TBARS in CO [11.97 nmol·L −1 ± 2.35 nmol·L −1 ( p < 0.0001)] was higher than in YU, MS and ER. MS had lower DEPs compared to the YU [3.60 ± 3.66 vs. 12.27 ± 9.27 ( p = 0.0002)]. A negative correlation was found between CAT and DEPs for master athletes [r = −0.3921 ( p = 0.0240)] and a weak correlation [r = −0.3694 ( p = 0.0344)] was found between DEPs and the CAT/TBARS ratio. Conclusions: In conclusion, the training model of master sprinters may be an effective strategy for increasing CAT and reducing DEPs.

Keywords: depression; master athletes; redox balance; catalase (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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