Table 2 Changes in hormones and inflammatory mediators before, just after and 3 h after completion of the 1–1.5 hour long run
From: Delayed leukocytosis after hard strength and endurance exercise: Aspects of regulatory mechanisms
Blood sampling | Subjects | Cortisol (nmol.l-1) | GH (mIU.l-1) | IL-1β (pg. ml-1) | G-CSF (pg.ml-1) | CRP (mg.l-1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before | Athletes1 | 290 ± 98 | 4.5 ± 10.3 | 6.5 ± 2.2 | 118 ± 39 | 0.7 ± 1.9 |
Control2 | 470 ± 221 | 1.5 ± 2.2 | 7.4 ± 1.4 | 103 ± 29 | 2.6 ± 2.7 | |
Just after | Athletes | 395 ± 192 | 16.9 ± 7.0* | 6.1 ± 1.6 | 120 ± 31 | 1.4 ± 3.8 |
Control | 663 ± 132* | 35.7 ± 14.0** | 7.3 ± 2.0 | 119 ± 51 | 5.1 ± 3.6 | |
3 h after | Athletes | 186 ± 153 | 3.1 ± 6.4 | 6.9 ± 2.2 | 125 ± 45 | 0.0 ± 0.0 |
Control | 366 ± 258 | 2.5 ± 5.7 | 8.3 ± 3.0 | 100 ± 23 | 4.9 ± 2.2* |