期刊
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY
卷 115, 期 5, 页码 1015-1027出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-014-3082-8
关键词
Innate mucosal immunity; Salivary antimicrobial proteins; Exercise intensity; Fitness; Exercise training
资金
- NASA [NNX12AB48G]
- NASA [NNX12AB48G, 30923] Funding Source: Federal RePORTER
Salivary antimicrobial proteins (sAMPs) protect the upper respiratory tract (URTI) from invading microorganisms and have been linked with URTI infection risk in athletes. While high training volume is associated with increased URTI risk, it is not known if fitness affects the sAMP response to acute exercise. This study compared the sAMP responses to various exercising workloads of highly fit experienced cyclists with those who were less fit. Seventeen experienced cyclists (nine highly fit; eight less fit) completed three 30-min exercise trials at workloads corresponding to -5, +5 and +15 % of the individual blood lactate threshold. Saliva samples were collected pre- and post-exercise to determine the concentration and secretion of alpha-amylase, human neutrophil proteins 1-3 (HNP1-3) lactoferrin, LL-37, lysozyme, and salivary SIgA. The concentration and/or secretion of all sAMPs increased post-exercise, but only alpha-amylase was sensitive to exercise workload. Highly fit cyclists had lower baseline concentrations of alpha-amylase, HNP1-3, and lactoferrin, although secretion rates did not differ between the groups. Highly fit cyclists did, however, exhibit greater post-exercise increases in the concentration and/or secretion of a majority of measured sAMPs (percentage difference between highly fit and less fit in parentheses), including alpha-amylase concentration (+107 %) and secretion (+148 %), HNP1-3 concentration (+97 %) and secretion (+158 %), salivary SIgA concentration (+181 %), lactoferrin secretion (+209 %) and LL-37 secretion (+138 %). We show for the first time that fitness level is a major determinant of exercise-induced changes in sAMPs. This might be due to training-induced alterations in parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system activation.
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