2134/16793 Hawley Kunz Hawley Kunz Nicolette Bishop Nicolette Bishop Guillaume Spielmann Guillaume Spielmann Mira Pistillo Mira Pistillo Justin Reed Justin Reed Teja Ograjsek Teja Ograjsek Yoonjung Park Yoonjung Park Satish K. Mehta Satish K. Mehta Duane L. Pierson Duane L. Pierson Richard J. Simpson Richard J. Simpson Fitness level impacts salivary antimicrobial protein responses to a single bout of cycling exercise Loughborough University 2015 Exercise intensity Exercise training Fitness Innate mucosal immunity Salivary antimicrobial proteins Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified 2015-02-24 13:39:23 Journal contribution https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Fitness_level_impacts_salivary_antimicrobial_protein_responses_to_a_single_bout_of_cycling_exercise/9619163 Purpose: Salivary antimicrobial proteins (sAMPs) protect the upper respiratory tract (URTI) from invading microorganisms and have been linked with URTI infection risk in athletes. While high training volume is associated with increased URTI risk, it is not known if fitness affects the sAMP response to acute exercise. This study compared the sAMP responses to various exercising workloads of highly fit experienced cyclists with those who were less fit.