Mucosal immune responses to treadmill exercise in elite wheelchair athletes

• Published in: Medicine and science in sports and exercise Vol. 43; no. 8; p. 1414
• Main Authors: Leicht, Christof Andreas, Bishop, Nicolette Claire, Goosey-Tolfrey, Victoria Louise
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2011
• Subjects: Adult; alpha-Amylases - metabolism; Athletes; Exercise; Exercise Test; Heart Rate - physiology; Humans; Immunity, Mucosal; Immunoglobulin A - immunology; Lactic Acid - blood; Male; Mouth Mucosa - immunology; Oxygen Consumption - physiology; Saliva - chemistry; Saliva - immunology; Salivary Glands - enzymology; Salivary Glands - immunology; Salivary Glands - innervation; Salivary Glands - secretion; Wheelchairs

The study's purpose was to examine salivary secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) responses and α-amylase activity after constant load and intermittent exercise in elite wheelchair athletes. Twenty-three wheelchair athletes divided into three groups (eight tetraplegic (TETRA), seven paraplegic, and...