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Upper respiratory tract infection symptoms in ultramarathon runners not related to immunoglobulin status.
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PMID:  20051733     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between variation in exercise load, immunoglobulin (Ig) status, and self-reported symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) in ultramarathon runners.
DESIGN: Longitudinal observational field study.
SETTING: Four weeks before and 2 weeks after an 86.5-km Comrades Marathon, South Africa.
PARTICIPANTS: Fourteen randomly selected, amateur, male, ultramarathon runners.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Daily record of training and URTI symptom incidence. Salivary IgA and IgM at 28 days, 14 days, and 1 day (01PRE) before the race, immediately post race (IPR) and 1 (01 PR), 3, and 14 days post race. Serum cortisol, IgG, IgM, and IgA concentrations at 01PRE, IPR, and 01PR.
RESULTS: Mean weekly training distance varied from 89.4 kilometers per week (28.9 kilometers per week) to 4.2 kilometers per week (6.7 kilometers per week). Absolute and relative mucosal IgA and IgM concentrations were unaffected by pre-race taper in training volume (P > 0.05). IgA and IgM secretion rates decreased post race (P = 0.018; 0.008), returning to baseline by 01PR. Blood leukocyte, serum cortisol, and serum IgG concentrations increased at IPR (P < 0.001, <0001) and 01PR (P = 0.009), respectively. Upper respiratory tract infection symptom incidence was highest at 28PRE and 7 to 14 days post race but not related to salivary IgA and IgM secretion rates. Eight subjects (57%) who reported URTI symptoms pre race also reported these during days 7 to 14 post race.
CONCLUSIONS: Upper respiratory tract infection symptom incidence was not associated with secretory Ig concentrations. Reactivation of pre-race viruses during the 2 weeks post race and exercise-induced inflammatory response are proposed as causes of the elevated URTI incidence at 28PRE and 7 to 14 days post race.
Authors:
Edith M Peters; Junaid Shaik; Neil Kleinveldt
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine     Volume:  20     ISSN:  1536-3724     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin J Sport Med     Publication Date:  2010 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-01-06     Completed Date:  2011-01-06     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9103300     Medline TA:  Clin J Sport Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  39-46     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Human Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag 7, Congella, Durban 4013, South Africa. futree@kznu.ac.za
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Exercise Tolerance*
Health Status
Humans
Hydrocortisone / analysis,  immunology
Immunoglobulin A / immunology*
Immunoglobulin G / immunology*
Immunoglobulin M / immunology*
Incidence
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Questionnaires
Respiratory Tract Infections / immunology*,  physiopathology
Running*
Saliva / immunology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Immunoglobulin A; 0/Immunoglobulin G; 0/Immunoglobulin M; 50-23-7/Hydrocortisone

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