Metabolic Changes Following Eccentric Exercise in Trained and Untrained Men

Abstract

The effects of one 45 minute bout of high intensity eccentric exercise (250 Watts) were studied in 4 male runners and 5 untrained men. Plasma creatine kinase (CK) activity in these runners was high (p < 0.001) than in the untrained men before exercise and peaked at 207 IU/ml one day after exercise, while in untrained men the maximum was 2143 IU/ml five days after exercise. Plasma interleukin-1 (IL-1) in the trained men was also higher (p < 0.001) than in the untrained men before exercise but did not significantly increase after exercise. In the untrained men, IL-1 was significantly elevated 3 hours after exercise (p < 0.001). In the untrained group only, 24-hour urines were collected before and after exercise while the men consumed a meat-free diet. Urinary 3- methyl-histidine/creatinine in the untrained group rose significantly from 126 umol/g before exercise to 180 umol/g ten days after exercise. The results suggest that in untrained men, eccentric exercise leads to a metabolic response indicative of delayed muscle damage. Regularly performed long distance running was associated with chronically elevated plasma IL-1 levels and serum CK activities without acute increases after an eccentric exercise bout.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA166521

Entities

People

  • C. A. Dinarello
  • C. N. Meredith
  • J. G. Cannon
  • W. J. Evans
  • W. R. Frontera

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amino Acids
  • Blood
  • Cells
  • Cellular Structures
  • Chemistry
  • Creatine
  • Enzymes
  • Histidine
  • Metabolism
  • Muscle Cells
  • Muscle Fibers
  • Muscle Proteins
  • Muscles
  • Peptide Growth Factors
  • Proteins
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Exercise and Sports Science.