The effect of 4-month cycling trainings performed on elite cyclists on some immunological parameters

Year 2018, , 49 - 56, 31.08.2018

Fulya Erantgil , Mehibe Akandere

https://doi.org/10.15314/tsed.357054

Abstract

The aim of this
study was to investigate some immunological parameters, which showed
differences in elite cyclists as a result of four months of chronic cycling trainings.
The experimental group in this study consisted of 15 elite level trained
cyclists between the ages of 17-19 who participated in international
competitions. A regular training program was applied to the cyclists belonging
to the experiment group for 6 days a week for 4 months. Prior to four-month
chronic training, blood samples of cyclists were taken from the elbow vein.
This procedure was repeated four months later. The control group consisted of
individuals who did not regularly exercise and their ages were equivalent to
the cyclists. No training program was applied to the control group. The data
obtained in the study were analyzed statistically with the SPSS computer
package software after being transferred to the electronic medium. In order to
determine the homogeneity of the obtained data, "Single Sample
Kolmogorov-Smirnov" test was performed, and the data was found to show normal
distribution. "Independent t" test was used to determine differences
between groups, while the analysis of intra-group measurements was performed by
"Paired t" test. Significance level was determined as P<0.05.
Immunoglobulins and leukocyte parameters were measured in the study. In the
obtained findings, as a result of the 4-month chronic cycling training in the
experimental group, statistically significant difference was found in
neutrophil, neutrophil%, lymphocyte, lymphocyte% values before and after
training, whereas leukocyte, monocyte, monocyte%, eosinophil, eosinophil%,
basophil and basophil% parameters did not display any significant difference (P>0.05).
Significant differences were observed in IgA, IgG, and IgE parameters, whereas
no significant difference was found in IgM parameter (P<0.05). When the
leukocyte counts of the experimental group and the control group were examined,
no significant difference was observed in the lymphocyte, monocyte, monocyte%,
eosinophil, eosinophil%, basophil parameters, while a statistically significant
difference was detected between leukocyte, neutrophil, neutrophil%, lymphocyte%
and basophil% values (P<0.05). When the immunological parameters belonging
to both groups were examined, it was found that there was a significant
difference in the parameters of IgG, IgG, and IgM between the control and
experimental group (P<0.05). This was not the case for IgE parameter (P>0.05). In
conclusion, some leukocyte and immunoglobulin parameters were increased in the
presence of chronic training. This increase is due to the reaction of the
immune system to the training.

Keywords

exercise; immunoglobulin; leukocyte and its subgroups.

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