Table 3. Blood immune and biochemical variables at rest in endurance athletes during normal training and after 2-3 weeks of heavy intensified training. All data are mean (± S.E.M.). |
|
Normal Training |
Heavy Training |
|
| LPS-stimulated neutrophil degranulation response ♦ (fg/cell) |
166(13) |
111(7)* |
Robson et al. (1999b), (n=8) |
| Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio |
1.4 (0.2) |
1.5(0.2) |
Additional interval training sessions |
| Saliva IgA (mg/l) |
115(21) |
104 (25) |
|
| Plasma Cortisol (nM) |
431 (37) |
471 (42) |
|
| Plasma glutamine (µM) |
686 (46) |
646 (50) |
|
| Plasma CK (U/l) |
137(33) |
564(189)* |
|
| T-cell CD4+/CD8+ Ratio |
2.91(0.71) |
2.05 (0.32) |
Verde et al. (1992), (n=10) |
| IgG synthesis (ng/ml) |
644 (207) |
537(130)* |
Training distance increased by 35% |
| IgM synthesis (ng/ml) |
730(190) |
585 (445)* |
|
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*P<0.05: significant effect of additional training |
LPS, lipopolysaccharide; CK, creatine kinase; CD, clusters of differentiation; Ig, immunoglobulin. |
♦ elastase release in response to stimulation with bacterial LPS. |
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