title: The effect of short and long duration exercise on serum erythropoietin concentrations.
abstract: The effects of short and long duration exercise on serum erythropoietin concentrations [EPO]s were studied in seven male cross-country skiers of national team standard and eight male marathon runners, respectively. The short duration exercise was performed as 60 min of cycling at an intensity of 80%-95% of maximal heart rate. Arterial blood oxygen saturations monitored by pulse-oximetry remained unchanged throughout exercise. The partial pressure of O2 at which haemoglobin was half-saturated with O2 calculated from forearm venous blood gas tension and blood O2 saturation, and the erythrocyte 2,3-diphosphoglycerate did not change significantly during the exercise. Blood lactate concentrations were increased at the end of exercise [from 1.3 (SEM 0.1) to 3.6 (SEM 0.3) mmol.l-1]. The [EPO]s determined (by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) pre-exercise, 5 min, 6 h, 19 h, and 30 h after the exercise were unchanged [from 16.1 (SEM 2.6) to 19.1 (SEM 3.2), 17.9 (SEM 3.0), 17.0 (SEM 2.5), and 18.6 (SEM 2.9) U.l-1, respectively]. The [EPO]s were not correlated to the earlier parameters. The long duration exercise consisted of habitual training, a 3 week break from training followed by 2 and 4 weeks of re-training. The [EPO]s, body fat (BF), and serum free-testosterone concentrations determined at the end of each period remained unchanged. The maximal oxygen uptakes were decreased after the break from training and increased during retraining (P = 0.04). Body mass (mb) increased after the break in training (P = 0.02).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Fredriksberg Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Klausen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Breum
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fogh-Andersen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hippe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000097:blood*; D015444:Exercise; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010313:Partial Pressure; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D004921:Erythropoietin; D013739:Testosterone; D010100:Oxygen