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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.