Changes in Inflammatory Cytokines and Irisin in Response to High Intensity Swimming in Adolescent versus Adult Male Swimmers

Autor: Rozalia Kouvelioti, Panagiota Klentrou, Bareket Falk, Brandon J McKinlay, Malcolm Sanderson, Alexandros Theocharidis
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Zdroj: Sports
Volume 8
Issue 12
Sports, Vol 8, Iss 157, p 157 (2020)
ISSN: 2075-4663
Popis: Swimming is a popular youth sport that is considered beneficial for cardiovascular fitness. However, the potential inflammatory outcomes of high intensity swimming in younger swimmers are unclear, as is the response of irisin, a myokine released during exercise with anti-inflammatory properties. This study compared the plasma concentrations of interleukins 1-beta (IL-1&beta
), 6 (IL-6), 10 (IL-10), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-&alpha
) and irisin in response to intense swimming between adolescent and adult male swimmers. Thirty-two swimmers (16 adolescents, 14 ±
1 years
16 adults, 21.5 ±
3.1 years) completed a high intensity interval swimming trial. At rest, only TNF-&alpha
was higher (33%, p <
0.05) in adolescents compared with adults. There was an overall significant increase in IL-1&beta
from pre- to post-swimming (3% in adolescents, 24% in adults), but no significant interaction. IL-10 significantly increased in both groups (+34% in adolescents, +56% in adults). IL-6 and TNF-&alpha
increased significantly (+32% and +26%, respectively) in adults, but not in adolescents (+2% and &minus
9%, respectively). Adults showed a small, but significant decrease in irisin (&minus
5%), with no change in adolescents. The lack of an IL-6, TNF-&alpha
and irisin response to intense swimming in adolescent swimmers may suggest a blunted inflammatory and myokine response following high intensity exercise in trained youth.
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