title: Exercise and cytokines with particular focus on muscle-derived IL-6.
abstract: Exercise induces increased circulating levels of a number of cytokines. Thus, increased plasma levels of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin (IL-1) beta, IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra), TNF-receptors (TNF-R), IL-10, IL-8, and macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1 are found after strenuous exercise. The concentration of IL-6 increases up to 100 fold after a marathon race. Recently, it has been demonstrated that IL-6 is produced locally in contracting skeletal muscles and that the net release from the muscle can account for the exercise-induced increase in arterial IL-6 concentration. IL-6 more than any other cytokine is produced in large amounts in response to exercise. It is produced locally in the skeletal muscle in response to exercise, and IL-6 is known to induce hepatic glucose-output and to induce lipolysis. This indicates that IL-6 may represent an important link between contracting skeletal muscles and exercise-related metabolic changes.
authors.affiliation: Copenhagen Muscle Research Center, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. bkp@rh.dk
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steensberg
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ostrowski
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schjerling
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000378:metabolism; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D015850:Interleukin-6; D004837:Epinephrine