Association between circulating inflammatory markers and marksmanship following intense military training
| Autor: | Yftach Gepner, Ishay Ostfeld, Jay R. Hoffman, Hila Zelicha, Hadas Fisher Cohen, Mattan W. Hoffman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male Firearms medicine.medical_specialty Education Continuing Inflammatory response Shooting range Serial sevens test Combat unit Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Glial fibrillar acidic protein Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Israel Inflammation business.industry Target engagement 030208 emergency & critical care medicine General Medicine Field training Military Personnel Cytokines business Biomarkers |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps. 165:391-394 |
| ISSN: | 2052-0468 0035-8665 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/jramc-2018-001084 |
| Popis: | IntroductionIntense military operations during deployment or training are associated with elevations in inflammatory cytokine markers. However, the influence of an inflammatory response on military-specific skills is unclear. This study examined the association between brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), glial fibrillar acidic protein, markers of inflammation, marksmanship and cognitive function following a week of intense military field training.MethodsTwenty male soldiers (20.1±0.6 years; 1.78±0.05m; 74.1±7.9kg) from the same elite combat unit of the Israel Defense Forces volunteered to participate in this study. Soldiers completed a five-day period of intense field training including navigation of 27.8km/day with load carriages of ~50% of their body mass. Soldiers slept approximately fivehours per day and were provided with military field rations. Following the final navigational exercise, soldiers returned to their base and provided a blood sample. In addition, cognitive function assessment and both dynamic and static shooting (15 shots each) were performed following a 200 m gauntlet, in which soldiers had to use hand-to-hand combat skills to reach the shooting range.ResultsResults revealed that tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) concentrations were inversely correlated with dynamic shooting (r=−0.646, p=0.005). In addition, a trend (r=0.415, p=0.098) was noted between TNF-α concentrations and target engagement speed (ie, time to complete the shooting protocol). BDNF concentrations were significantly correlated with the Serial Sevens Test performance (r=0.672, p=0.012).ConclusionThe results of this investigation indicate that elevated TNF-α concentrations and lower BDNF concentrations in soldiers following intense military training were associated with decreases in marksmanship and cognitive function, respectively. |
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