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Impaired immune response to voluntary arm-crank ergometer exercise in patients with cervical spinal cord injury.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20309004     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
STUDY DESIGN: Non-randomized study.
OBJECTIVE: The mechanism underlying exercise-induced argumentation of natural killer cell cytotoxic activity (NKCA) in humans remains unclear. To address this, NKCA responses were studied during and after exercise in persons with cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI) and dysfunctional sympathetic nervous system.Setting:Kibikogen Rehabilitation Center for Employment Injuries. Methods: We examined the NKCA responses to 20-min arm-crank ergometer exercise at 60% of maximum oxygen consumption in eight persons with CSCI (between C6 and C7) and six able-bodied subjects. NKCA, adrenaline, and cortisol were measured before, immediately after exercise, 1 h after exercise, and 2 h after exercise.
RESULTS: In able-bodied subjects, NKCA increased immediately after exercise (P<0.01) and then decreased to below the pre-exercise level 1 h after exercise, before recovering to the baseline level at 2 h after exercise. Plasma adrenaline concentrations increased significantly immediately after exercise (P<0.01) and returned to the baseline level 1 h after exercise. The plasma cortisol level did not change throughout the study. In contrast, NKCA, plasma concentrations of adrenaline, and cortisol did not change throughout the study in subjects with CSCI.
CONCLUSION: In subjects with CSCI, the lack of response in NKCA throughout the experiment is probably mainly due to a dysfunctional sympathetic nervous system.
Authors:
M Yamanaka; K Furusawa; H Sugiyama; M Goto; T Kinoshita; N Kanno; K Takaoka; F Tajima
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-03-23
Journal Detail:
Title:  Spinal cord     Volume:  48     ISSN:  1476-5624     ISO Abbreviation:  Spinal Cord     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-07     Completed Date:  2011-01-28     Revised Date:  2011-06-06    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9609749     Medline TA:  Spinal Cord     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  734-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Nachi-Katsuura Research Center of Sports Medicine and Balneology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama-shi, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Anthropometry / methods
Arm / physiopathology*
Cell Count / methods
Epinephrine / metabolism
Ergometry / adverse effects*
Exercise Therapy / adverse effects*
Hematocrit
Hemoglobins / metabolism
Humans
Hydrocortisone / metabolism
Immune System Diseases / etiology*,  pathology
Killer Cells, Natural / pathology
Male
Oxygen Consumption / physiology
Sacrococcygeal Region
Spinal Cord Injuries / rehabilitation*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Hemoglobins; 50-23-7/Hydrocortisone; 51-43-4/Epinephrine
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Spinal Cord. 2010 Oct;48(10):739   [PMID:  20351744 ]

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