title: Effects of exercise on circulating vascular adhesion molecules in healthy men.
abstract: Based on previous studies showing an increase in circulating soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) after exercise, we hypothesized that exercise may also increase serum levels of the vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1) and sE-selection. In a prospective controlled clinical trial, serum levels of sE-selectin, sICAM-1 and sVAM-1 were measured before and after two different exercise protocols in healthy untrained men. Lactate levels increased up to 12.7 mmol/L (95% confidence interval: 10.1-15.9) and 3.6 mmol/L (CI: 2.4-4.7) after ergometry and after an one hour endurance exercise at 60% of the maximal work intensity, respectively (p = 0.028 vs baseline and controls). The maximal increase in lymphocyte counts of 106% (CI: 63-146), which was only of short duration, was higher immediately after ergometry as compared to that observed after endurance exercise (p = 0.028). However, the maximal increase in neutrophil counts of 178% (CI: 120-298) which was seen at 2 hours after endurance exercise was higher than that seen after ergometry (p = 0.028). In contrast, only small changes of circulating adhesion molecules were seen immediately after ergometry: sICAM-1 increased by 11% (CI: 4-25; p = 0.028), and similar tendencies were also observed for sVCAM-1 and sE-selectin. No other consistent and time-dependent changes of circulating adhesion molecules were observed and all differences and changes were < or = 11%. In sum our study provides evidence that recreational sporting activities in untrained healthy subjects at normal altitude have little influence on serum levels of the circulating vascular adhesion molecules sE-selectin, sVCAM-1 or sICAM-1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, TARGET, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jilma
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Eichler
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stohlawetz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dirnberger
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kapiotis
authors.forename: O F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schütz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krejcy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D019040:E-Selectin / Q000097:blood*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005080:Exercise Test; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000097:blood*; D007773:Lactates / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D010807:Physical Endurance; D011446:Prospective Studies; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D019040:E-Selectin; D007773:Lactates; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1