Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Public Library of Science
Faculty
Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science
School
Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research
RAS ID
18413
Abstract
This study explored the relationship between serum ferritin and hepcidin in athletes. Baseline serum ferritin levels of 54 athletes from the control trial of five investigations conducted in our laboratory were considered; athletes were grouped according to values 100 mg/L (SF>100). Data pooling resulted in each athlete completing one of five running sessions: (1) 8x3 min at 85% vVO2peak; (2) 5x4 min at 90% vVO2peak; (3) 90 min continuous at 75% vVO2peak; (4) 40 min continuous at 75% vVO 2peak; (5) 40 min continuous at 65% vVO2peak. Athletes from each running session were represented amongst all four groups; hence, the mean exercise duration and intensity were not different (p>0.05). Venous blood samples were collected pre-, post- and 3 h post-exercise, and were analysed for serum ferritin, iron, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and hepcidin-25. Baseline and post-exercise serum ferritin levels were different between groups (p0.05). Post-exercise IL-6 was significantly elevated compared to baseline within each group (p100; p
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0093002
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Comments
Peeling, P., Sim, M., Badenhorst, C. E., Dawson, B., Govus, A. D., Abbiss, C. R., . . . Trinder, D. (2014). Iron Status and the Acute Post-Exercise Hepcidin Response in Athletes. PLoS ONE, 9(3), e93002. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0093002. Available here