Immune and inflammation responses to a 3-day period of intensified running versus cycling

• Published in: Brain, behavior, and immunity Vol. 39; pp. 180 - 185
• Main Authors: Nieman, David C., Luo, Beibei, Dréau, Didier, Henson, Dru A., Shanely, R. Andrew, Dew, Dustin, Meaney, Mary Pat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Allergy and Immunology; Cytokine; Exercise; Exercise - physiology; Female; Granulocytes - physiology; Humans; Immunity, Innate - physiology; Immunology; Inflammation - blood; Male; Middle Aged; Monocytes - physiology; Muscle soreness; Myalgia - immunology; Psychiatry; Respiratory Burst; Respiratory illness; Respiratory Tract Infections - immunology; Running - physiology; Young Adult; Muscle soreness; Respiratory illness; Exercise; Immunology; Cytokine

•This study showed that a 3-day period of intensified training resulted in substantially more muscle damage, soreness, and systemic inflammation in runners compared to cyclists. Functional overreaching has been linked to alterations in immunity and host pathogen defense, but little is known as to wh...