• Cannabidiol in sport : Ergogenic or else ?Peer reviewed 

      20 mars 2020, Gamelin, François-Xavier; Cuvelier, Grégory; Mendes, Antoine; Aucouturier, Julien; Berthoin, Serge; Di Marzo, Vincenzo; Heyman, Elsa, HE Condorcet
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      In the sports domain, cannabis is prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) across all sports in competition since 2004. The few studies on physical exercise and cannabis focused on the main compound i.e. Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol. Cannabidiol (CBD) is another well-known phytocannabinoid present in dried or heated preparations of cannabis. Unlike Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, CBD is non-intoxicating ...
    • Plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine concentrations are not related to differences in maximal oxygen uptake in endurance trained and untrained menPeer reviewedClosed access 

      22 novembre 2018, Pawlak-Chaouch, Mehdi; Boissière, Julien; Munyaneza, Désiré; Tagougui, Semah; Gamelin, François-Xavier; Cuvelier, Grégory; Heyman, Elsa; Goossens, Jean-François; Descat, Amandine; Berthoin, Serge; Aucouturier, Julien, HE Condorcet
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      Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis that could limit oxygen (O2) delivery in the working skeletal muscles by altering endothelium‐dependent vasodilatation. Exercise capacity is associated with plasma ADMA concentrations in patients with cardiovascular diseases, but this issue has still not been investigated in healthy subjects. We aimed to ...