Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Θεραπευτική-Ιαματική ΆσκησηLibrary of the School of Health Sciences
Supervisors info:
Αναστάσιος Φιλίππου, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Αρμακόλας Αθανάσιος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Χρυσανθόπουλος Κωνσταντίνος, ΕΕΠ, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Η επίδραση ενός αγώνα καλαθοσφαίρισης με αμαξίδιο στα επίπεδα κυταρροκινών στο σίελο
Translated title:
The effect of a whelchair basketball match on cytokine levels in saliva
Summary:
Wheelchair basketball is one of the most popular sports among people with disabilities and requires athletes to have good cardiorespiratory endurance, strength, speed and coordination. As it is characterized by intermittent moderate- to high- intensity efforts, it may provoke acute physiological responses accompanied by the release of various agents into blood circulation.
Purpose: The present study is aimed to investigate any potential changes in salivary interleukin (IL)-6 levels after a wheelchair basketball match.
Methods: Seven experienced wheelchair basketball players (age: 39.50±1.27 years, injury functional classification: 1.0-4.5) participated in the present study. Saliva samples were collected from the athletes immediately before, and after, the completion of the game, using specialized Salivette® cotton swabs. Cytokine IL-6 levels were measured using commercially available ELISA kits. Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used for statistics.
Results: IL-6 concentration in saliva exhibited a slight trend to increase in both absolute values and percentage changes, although without reaching a statistical significance, compared to resting baseline levels (p>0.05).
Conclusion: Our findings suggest that a wheelchair basketball match can only induce mild changes in IL-6 concentration in saliva immediately after its completion. However, these changes in saliva may not reflect the acute systemic cytokine responses due to exercise intensity and the effort of athletes with spinal cord injuries during a match.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Wheelchair basketball, Cytokines, Interleukin 6, Saliva
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