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Exercise‐induced increase in serum interleukin‐6 in humans is related to muscle damage.

Exercise‐induced increase in serum interleukin‐6 in humans is related to muscle damage. 1. This study was performed to test the hypothesis that the exercise‐induced increase in circulating cytokine levels is associated with muscle damage. Nine healthy young male subjects performed two high‐intensity bicycle exercise trials separated by two weeks. The first trial consisted of 30 min of normal bicycle exercise (concentric exercise), whereas the second consisted of 30 min of braking with reversed revolution (eccentric exercise). The work loads were chosen to give the same increases in heart rate and catecholamine levels in the blood during each trial. 2. Significant increases (P < 0.05) in plasma concentration of creatine kinase (CK), aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase were observed only after the eccentric exercise. Furthermore, the level of interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) in serum increased significantly after the eccentric exercise and was significantly correlated to CK concentration in the following days, whereas no significant changes were found after the concentric exercise. 3. The total concentration of lymphocytes increased significantly (P < 0.05) as a result of eccentric compared with concentric exercise. This was mainly due to a significantly more pronounced recruitment of natural killer (NK) cells and CD8 positive cells (CD8+ cells) during the eccentric trial. However, no significant differences between the two types of work were found in regard to the circulating concentration of monocytes. The concentration of neutrophils was only significantly increased 2 h after the concentric exercise. 4. The finding that high‐intensity eccentric exercise caused a more pronounced increase in the plasma level of IL‐6, compared with concentric exercise, supports the hypothesis that the post‐exercise cytokine production is related to skeletal muscle damage. The fact that no differences between eccentric and concentric exercise were found in the recruitment of most blood mononuclear cell subsets to the blood supports the hypothesis that the exercise‐induced increase in plasma catecholamines is a major determinant of the mobilization of these cells into the blood. However, as eccentric exercise caused a more pronounced increase in the concentration of NK cells and CD8+ cells, factors involved in muscle damage may also contribute to the recruitment of these cells. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Physiology Wiley

Exercise‐induced increase in serum interleukin‐6 in humans is related to muscle damage.

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© 2014 The Physiological Society
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0022-3751
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10.1113/jphysiol.1997.sp021972
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Abstract

1. This study was performed to test the hypothesis that the exercise‐induced increase in circulating cytokine levels is associated with muscle damage. Nine healthy young male subjects performed two high‐intensity bicycle exercise trials separated by two weeks. The first trial consisted of 30 min of normal bicycle exercise (concentric exercise), whereas the second consisted of 30 min of braking with reversed revolution (eccentric exercise). The work loads were chosen to give the same increases in heart rate and catecholamine levels in the blood during each trial. 2. Significant increases (P < 0.05) in plasma concentration of creatine kinase (CK), aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase were observed only after the eccentric exercise. Furthermore, the level of interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) in serum increased significantly after the eccentric exercise and was significantly correlated to CK concentration in the following days, whereas no significant changes were found after the concentric exercise. 3. The total concentration of lymphocytes increased significantly (P < 0.05) as a result of eccentric compared with concentric exercise. This was mainly due to a significantly more pronounced recruitment of natural killer (NK) cells and CD8 positive cells (CD8+ cells) during the eccentric trial. However, no significant differences between the two types of work were found in regard to the circulating concentration of monocytes. The concentration of neutrophils was only significantly increased 2 h after the concentric exercise. 4. The finding that high‐intensity eccentric exercise caused a more pronounced increase in the plasma level of IL‐6, compared with concentric exercise, supports the hypothesis that the post‐exercise cytokine production is related to skeletal muscle damage. The fact that no differences between eccentric and concentric exercise were found in the recruitment of most blood mononuclear cell subsets to the blood supports the hypothesis that the exercise‐induced increase in plasma catecholamines is a major determinant of the mobilization of these cells into the blood. However, as eccentric exercise caused a more pronounced increase in the concentration of NK cells and CD8+ cells, factors involved in muscle damage may also contribute to the recruitment of these cells.

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The Journal of Physiology – Wiley

Published: Mar 15, 1997

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