| Title | Chronic l-citrulline supplementation improves cardiac sympathovagal balance in obese postmenopausal women: A preliminary report. | ||
| Author | Wong, Alexei; Chernykh, Oksana; Figueroa, Arturo | ||
| Journal | Auton Neurosci | Publication Year/Month | 2016-Jul |
| PMID | 27356482 | PMCID | -N/A- |
| Affiliation + expend | 1.Department of Health and Human Performance, Marymount University, 2807 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22207, USA. Electronic address: awong@marymount.edu. | ||
The present study evaluated the impact of chronic l-citrulline (L-cit) supplementation on resting heart rate variability (HRV) and blood pressure (BP) in obese postmenopausal women. Participants were randomly assign to either an L-cit group (n=12) or a control group (n=11). HRV and BP were measured before and after 8weeks. There were significant decreases (P<0.05) in nLF (sympathetic activity), LnLF/LnHF (sympathovagal balance), and BP as well as a significant increase (P<0.05) in nHF (vagal tone) following L-cit compared with no changes after control. Our findings indicate that L-cit supplementation improves sympathovagal balance in obese postmenopausal women.