Bovine Colostrum and Increased Neutrophil Elastase Release

• Effects of acute bovine colostrum supplementation on immune responses to prolonged cycling: a randomised crossover trial.

  • 2026-06
  • RCT
  • European journal of nutrition 65(4)
  • • Arwel W Jones
    • Rhys Thatcher
    • Glen Davison

  • PubMed: 42249952
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00394-026-04016-5

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  • Increased Neutrophil Elastase Release

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  There was greater ... bacterial-stimulated blood neutrophil elastase release at post-exercise and 1 h post-exercise respectively in the bovine colostrum trial (trial × time interaction, p < 0.05).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  30 g 1 h prior, then 5 g immediately prior, and 5 g midway through exercise