title: Plasma levels of adhesion molecules ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 in athletes with sickle cell trait with or without alpha-thalassemia during endurance exercise and recovery.
abstract: The aim of the study was to examine the effects of endurance exercise on circulating vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) in sickle cell trait (SCT) athletes with or without alpha-thalassemia. Five athletes with SCT, 7 athletes with both SCT and alpha-thalassemia (SCTAT) and 8 control athletes (CONT) performed an incremental test on cycloergometer followed 72 hours later by a 60-min endurance exercise with a workload set at 70% P(peak) (peak power). We assessed levels of sICAM-1, sVCAM-1 and TNF-alpha at rest, immediately after endurance exercise and 1, 2, and 24 hours of recovery. Although, CONT and SCTAT groups exhibited similar basal plasma levels of adhesion molecules and TNF-alpha, SCT group had higher sVCAM-1 basal concentrations. No significant variation in sVCAM-1, sICAM-1 and TNF-alpha was measured following endurance exercise. Consequently, sVCAM-1 remained elevated in the SCT group after exercise and during the recovery period. In conclusion, our findings support the concept that SCT athletes might be at risk for microcirculatory disturbances, but these adhesive processes were not further impaired in response to endurance exercise. In addition, alpha-thalassemia co existing trait may be protective both at rest and after endurance exercise in SCT subjects.
authors.affiliation: EA 647 Center of Research and Innovation on Sports, Claude Bernard University of Lyon 1, and Unity of Hemoglobin Molecular Pathology, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Geraldine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Monchanin
authors.forename: Laura D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Serpero
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Connes
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tripette
authors.forename: Dieudonné
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wouassi
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Francina
authors.forename: Raphael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Massarelli
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gozal
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thiriet
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D010807:Physical Endurance; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000097:blood; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000097:blood*; D017085:alpha-Thalassemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1