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Immune responses during and after exercise of constant and alternating intensity above the lactate threshold.
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PMID:  20842100     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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AIM: Intense and prolonged exercise greatly affects circulating cytokine levels. The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible changes in tumour necrosis factor -a (TNF-a), interleukin 6 (IL-6) and cortisol concentrations during and after prolonged exercise of constant and alternating intensity of the same duration and total work performed.
METHODS: Ten male subjects underwent two main cycling exercise trials lasting one hour each. On one occasion, exercise intensity was alternated between 46.5±1.9% of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max ) for 40 s and 120% of VO2max for 20 s, so that the mean intensity corresponded to 105% of the lactate threshold. On the other occasion, exercise intensity was constant at 105% of the lactate threshold. Levels of TNF-a, IL-6 after lipo polysaccharide (LPS) stimulation as well as cortisol were measured at rest, 30 and 60 minutes of exercise and 1 hour after.
RESULTS: No significant differences were observed in TNF-a concentrations between the two exercise protocols (P= 0.75), but there was a significant time effect (P<0.01). TNF-a was increased in both groups from a resting value of 436.1±102.5 to 649.5±187.7 pg/mL (P<0.05) at the end of exercise and was subsequently decreased 1 hour post exercise to 305.9±78.8 pg/mL (P<0.01). No significant difference in IL-6 and cortisol concentrations was observed between the two exercise protocols (P=0.13, P=0.10 accordingly).
CONCLUSION: In conclusion, prolonged constant and alternating intensity exercise of the same mean intensity and duration seemed to provoke similar changes in aspects of immune response in healthy subjects.
Authors:
S Spanoudaki; M Maridaki; M Tsironi; G Baltopoulos; G C Bogdanis; P Baltopoulos
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness     Volume:  50     ISSN:  0022-4707     ISO Abbreviation:  J Sports Med Phys Fitness     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-15     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376337     Medline TA:  J Sports Med Phys Fitness     Country:  Italy    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  363-70     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Sports Medicine & Biology of Physical Activity, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Athens, Athens, Greece - sspanoud@yahoo.gr.
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