Effects of physical training on hormonal responses to exercise in asthmatic children.
A 4-month period of physical training increased the physical working capacity of 16 asthmatic children (aged between 9.3 and 13.6 years) by a mean of 11%. The increase was greater in boys and was negatively correlated with pretraining capacity. Urinary excretion of adrenaline, measured during a submaximal exercise test, decreased during the training period; the decrease was correlated with the increase in working capacity. Be fore the training period, exercise induced an increase in the plasma cortisol level; no increase was evident after training. In contrast, the training did not affect the exercise-induced increase in the plasma growth hormone level.
D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000097:blood / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000652:urine; D002648:Child; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006728:Hormones / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012737:Sex Factors; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation
D006728:Hormones; D013006:Growth Hormone; D006854:Hydrocortisone; D004837:Epinephrine