Cardiovascular Fitness and Vascular Inflammatory Markers After Acute Aerobic Exercise

Inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP), fibrinogen, and white-blood-cell (WBC) count are strongly associated with cardiovascular disease. The authors' purpose was to compare the inflammatory response to a single aerobic-exercise session between individuals of high and moderate fi...

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Published in:International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism 2007-04, Vol.17 (2), p.152-162
Main Authors: Plaisance, E.P, Taylor, J.K, Alhassan, S, Abebe, A, Mestek, M.L, Grandjean, P.W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
biomarkers
Biomarkers - blood
C-reactive protein
C-Reactive Protein - analysis
C-Reactive Protein - metabolism
cardiovascular diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases - blood
Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology
exercise
Exercise - physiology
fibrinogen
Fibrinogen - analysis
Fibrinogen - metabolism
Health Status
Humans
inflammation
Inflammation - blood
Leukocyte Count
Male
men
Middle Aged
Oxygen Consumption
physical fitness
Physical Fitness - physiology
Risk Factors
Time Factors
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Summary:Inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP), fibrinogen, and white-blood-cell (WBC) count are strongly associated with cardiovascular disease. The authors' purpose was to compare the inflammatory response to a single aerobic-exercise session between individuals of high and moderate fitness. Ten apparently healthy highly fit and 11 moderately fit men expended 500 kcal at 70% of VO(2peak). Fasting blood samples were obtained on 2 consecutive days before and again at 24, 72, and 120 h postexercise. Blood samples were analyzed for CRP, fibrinogen, and WBC count. CRP was 76% lower at baseline in the highly fit group than in the moderately fit group (P = 0.03). CRP, fibrinogen, and WBC count remained unaltered, however, in the days after exercise (P > 0.05 for all). These findings suggest that markers of inflammation are stable in the days after a single session of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise in apparently healthy men of at least average fitness.
ISSN:1526-484X
1543-2742
DOI:10.1123/ijsnem.17.2.152