Effects of sauna bathing on stress-related genes expression in athletes and non-athletes
Zychowska M, Półrola P, Chruściński G, Zielińska J, Góral-Półrola J
Annals of agricultural and environmental medicine : AAEM · 14 citations
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- Controlled clinical trial (classified by our AI screen)
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- Main outcome
- Mechanisms only
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2017-03-21 · Ann Agric Environ Med · vol. 24 · issue 1 · pp. 104–107
- Publisher
- Institute of Rural Health
- Cited
- 24 citations · more than 79% of similar papers · 1.3× the field average
- References
- 23 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY-NC
- Research areas
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses · Exercise and Physiological Responses · Heat shock proteins research
- Keywords
- Heat shock protein, Athletes, Gene expression, Interleukin 6, Gene, Medicine, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Biology, Cytokine, Biochemistry, Physical therapy
- MeSH
- leukocytes, humans, c-reactive protein, rna, messenger, interleukin-6, interleukin-10, steam bath, humidity, gene expression, heat-shock response, male, hsp70 heat-shock proteins, hot temperature, hsp27 heat-shock proteins, young adult, athletes
5 authors
From PL
- Małgorzata Żychowska · correspondingGdansk University of Physical Education and Sport
- Paweł J. PółrolaJan Kochanowski University
- Grzegorz ChruścińskiGdansk University of Physical Education and Sport
- Jolanta ZielińskaUniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
- Jolanta Góral-Półrola
Abstract
Introduction and objective
Heat stress induces the expression of genes encoding heat-shock proteins and immune response mediators. The aim of this study was to determine the differences in the expression of genes encoding heat-shock proteins 70 kDa and27 kDa, interleukin 6, interleukin 10and C-reactive protein, between athletes and non-athletes after sauna bathing.
Materials and method
Athletes (n=9) and non-athletes (n=9) were exposed to a Finnish sauna twice during one session at a temperature of 98.2 °C and humidity of 10% ± 2%, with a 5 min break for cooling down under a shower. The groups did not differ in terms of age, height or body mass. Blood samples were taken before and after sauna exposure in order to assess gene expression, using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.
Results
Differences were observed in leukocyte mRNA levels of tested genes between athletes and non-athletes. In the non-athlete group, all the tested genes were expressed at higher levels as a response to the same heat challenge.
Conclusion
It appears that expression of stress-related genes induced by heat stress is dependent on the level of physical activity.
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