Effects of Exercise and Zinc Supplementation on Cytokine Release in Young Wrestlers
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Tarih
2011
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Yayıncı
Humana Press Inc
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
The present study aims to examine the effect of zinc supplementation on the release of some cytokines in young wrestlers actively involved in wrestling. A total of 40 male subjects of the same age group were included in the study: half were wrestlers and the other half were not involved in sports. The subjects were equally divided into four groups and treated during an 8-week period as follows: group 1, zinc-supplemented athletes; group 2, non-supplemented athletes; group 3, zinc-supplemented sedentary subjects, and group 4, non-supplemented sedentary group. Blood samples were taken from each subject at the beginning and at the end of the study period. The serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-2 (IL-2), and interpheron-gamma levels (IFN-gamma) were determined using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method. At the beginning of the study, there were no significant differences of the measured parameters between the four study groups. At the end of the study, the levels of TNF-alpha, IL-2, and IFN-gamma were significantly higher in the two zinc-supplemented groups compared to those that did not receive supplementation, regardless of the activity status (p < 0.01).
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Sports, Wrestlers, Zinc supplementation, Cytokines
Kaynak
Biological Trace Element Research
WoS Q Değeri
Q3
Scopus Q Değeri
Q1
Cilt
143
Sayı
3
