title: Post-effort chances in C-reactive protein level among soccer players at the end of the training season.
abstract: Numerous literature data point out the differences in immunological parameters as a result of physical effort and the relation of those changes to the subject's fitness level. This study was aimed at the assessment of soccer players' condition and adaptation to physical effort based on the changes in C-reactive protein (CRP) blood level. C-reactive protein, total protein, and albumin plasma levels before and after 60-minute-long outdoor running were determined among 16 (8 men and 8 women) soccer players. Statistically significant increase in total blood protein level was observed in both studied groups. However, there were no statistically significant changes in albumin level in soccer players' blood. Determination of CRP showed that the exercise test caused changes in its level among both women and men; yet, statistically significant increase in CRP level was found only in women's blood. The different influence of effort on CRP plasma level may be explained by the involvement of various mechanisms in regulation of acute-phase responses in different conditions. It was found in our study that CRP level could be a valuable tool to assess the metabolic response to aerobic exercise.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Modern Movement Forms, Faculty of Physical Culture and Health Promotion, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland; 2Department of Biological Bases of Physical Culture, Faculty of Physical Culture and Health Promotion, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland; 3Department of Sport, Faculty of Sport Education, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, Poland; and 4Department of Biological Bases of Physical Culture, Faculty of Physical Education and Health Promotion, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kostrzewa-Nowak
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chamera
authors.forename: Rafał
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buryta
authors.forename: Waldemar
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Moska
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cięszczyk
mesh_terms: D000210:Acute-Phase Reaction; D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000502:physiology; D000293:Adolescent; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology*; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology; D012420:Running / Q000502:physiology; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism; D012737:Sex Factors; D012916:Soccer / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin; D002097:C-Reactive Protein