Gender differences in non-specific immune response to exercise in the lactate threshold: A study in equine athletes

Gender differences have not been shown in relation to the immune system in athletic horses. The aim of the present paper was to elucidate gender differences in the non-specific immune response of the polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN), plasma glucose and in hormones before and after an exercise in t...

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Published in:Research in veterinary science 2008-10, Vol.85 (2), p.250-256
Main Authors: Escribano, Begoña M., Castejón, Francisco M., Santisteban, Rafael, Agüera, Estrella I., Tovar, Pura, Vivo, Rafael, Rubio, María Dolores
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anglo-Arabian (horse breed)
Animals
Arabian (horse breed)
Autoimmune diseases
blood glucose
crossbreds
Epinephrine - blood
equine athletes
exercise
Exercise in the lactate threshold
Female
females
Gender differences
Glucose
Heart rate
horse breeds
Horses
Horses - physiology
Hydrocortisone - blood
immune response
Immune system
jumping
lactic acid
Lactic Acid - blood
Male
males
neutrophils
Non-specific immune response
Norepinephrine - blood
Physical Conditioning, Animal - physiology
Plasma
Plasma glucose
Psychological aspects
Sex Characteristics
Thoroughbred
Training
Veterinary medicine
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Summary:Gender differences have not been shown in relation to the immune system in athletic horses. The aim of the present paper was to elucidate gender differences in the non-specific immune response of the polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN), plasma glucose and in hormones before and after an exercise in the lactate threshold (LT). A group of 12 Anglo-Arabian horses (6 females and 6 males, 4–7 years old) was observed. A submaximal exercise test was carried out at the LT. The results showed that males had a higher PMN percentage, plasma glucose values, Adherence index (AI) and random migration than females. Also, females showed significant negative correlations between cortisol and catecholamines with PMN and glucose with phagocytosis, and positive ones between AI and catecholamines. In males, negative correlations were established between random migration and chemotaxis with cortisol, and positive ones between cortisol and phagocytosis.
ISSN:0034-5288
1532-2661
DOI:10.1016/j.rvsc.2007.12.003